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Great night! Great crowd! Great food! & a great message from Bob Telford!

34 men enjoying the now famous annual Men’s “The Net” BBQ in the woods! Complete with wildlife kebabs and great message from Bob Telford, “Why Jesus.”
Please ‘pray in’ the challenging and poignant message that was spoken.
The Net is an outreach to men run by Counties Hampshire.

On Monday next week Josh will be off to Zambia! Please keep him in your prayers, that he will have a safe journey and settle in easily at the GLO Alive centre.

Abi will be off to the mountains in Peru next week – please pray that she will get there safely and that her time there will be an amazing experience where she is drawn closer to God.

Hazel is still helping out at the Nyangombe training centre in Zambia but hasn’t been too well this week. Please pray she will make a speedy recovery and that God will give her the strength she needs for these next few weeks!

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

‘BodyBuilders’ Houseparty 2015 DVD Bournemouth UK

Hard to say in a few words how a weekend away like this impacts so many lives, memories created that will last a lifetime and people encountering the Living God in a new and fresh and for some a first-time way!

Many thanks to the BB team of volunteers & helpers – you all did a great job in making the weekend work so well!

‘Body Builders’ is an inter-Church youth event (& Houseparty weekend) for those in school years 6 to 10

A few quotes from FaceBook:

“Can add Bodybuilders to the list of things I’m glad I gave a try. Loved it! So many amazing people.” – Chris

“I had the best time with the best people!!” – Kathy

“Amazing weekend away:)” – Katie

“Such an amazing weekend away with this crazy lot. Goodbye charminster chapel, see you in a year!” – Becky

“Bbhp 2015, it was a great weekend” – Katie

“A great weekend with great friends ‪#‎bbhp2015” – Beth

‘BodyBuilders’ Houseparty 2015

and we’re off!
collect mini-buses (or buzzes if you were raised in the best part of the UK)
load mini-bus full of ‘stuff’
head off to Bournemouth
set up Chapel were we are all kipping for the weekend
welcome campers and leaders as they arrive
brief everyone
hike up Hengistbury Head (dark, cold & windy – but somehow enjoyable!)
back to Chapel for hot dogs and drinks
bed and very little sleep!
Please pray for us and that the weekend fellowship and teaching will make a real difference in the lives of campers and leaders!

Good to be back on the Isle Of Wight, ben a while since I last came over and preached in the Prison as well as in a few of the Churches.
Today I am speaking at a Men’s breakfast organised by Churches Together in West Wight Men’s Group.
We are meeting in a very nice hotel in Freshwater overlooking the sea – I do enjoy a full English breakfast.

Great to join with Paulsgrove Baptist Church, Portsmouth for a Skittles Evening at the ‘Kings Head’ in Wickham and to speak at their men’s group ‘Monmentum’.

It was really good to receive an email from one of the leaders on behalf of a non-Christian man who attended, He had a really helpful conversation with him and the man requested some of the literature I had taken with me and offered at the end of my talk. He should get it in the post this weekend – please pray it will be helpful to him on nhis journey of faith.

Josh is now back from his UK church placement, and only has a few weeks left before travelling to Zambia. Please pray for the following weeks as he tries to get everything sorted for moving onto Bible college in September and for all his preparations for going overseas.
Hazel is travelling to Mwinilunga today where she will begin her second placement at Nyangombe Training Centre. Pray for safety in travel and for this whole new adventure, that God will provide her with new opportunities while continuing to challenge and encourage her.
Abi is now in Pucallpa helping out with a variety of children’s work – pray that God will really use her time there and that she will be a blessing and support to everyone she meets there.

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

Thirty-two men squeezed into the function room of the Queens Head Pub, Titchfield for a Quiz Night.

Great to link up with Alistair Hornal, who shared a short talk on the topic ‘Dead Men Don’t Rise!’
Please pray for the unchurched men who attended.

‘The Net’ is an inter-church event for men. It is an opportunity for Christians to bring a work colleague, neighbour or family member along to an event where they will feel at ease but also encounter something of the good news of Jesus Christ.

Hot Dogs, Cakes, Candy-floss, Pop Corn and Family Games made for a messy, chaotic but very enjoyable Family Fun Time!

Family Fun Time. Duncan Road Church. Park Gate. SO31 1BD.