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’BodyBuilders’ Houseparty 2012
May 13th, 2012 | 
Author: Despite the rain and cold the ‘BodyBuilders’ Houseparty for young people was another great event. A full programme of events included Swimming, 10 Pin Bowling, New Forest late night walk, Wii Games or Pamper Evening and even a visit to the Beach at Branksome Chine, Bournemouth. Altogether 38 of us (leaders & young people) descended on Bournemouth for a weekend of activities, Bible teaching and very little sleep!
Ivor Cooper was guest speaker and he was spot on with his sessions! Please keep praying that what was shared over the weekend will still impact lives.
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The All-impics Holiday Club
“On your marks, get set, go!” The All-impics was a five-day holiday club, for 5 to 11s, held at Efford Christian Fellowship, Plymouth, in the UK and was especially suitable for children who are not yet part of a church community.
It had a ‘Global Games’ sports theme and was based on significant events from the life of Jesus as found in Luke’s Gospel. The Bible stories were supported by a DVD with five storytelling episodes and a number of Christian athletes representing Team GB shared about their sports and their faith in Jesus Christ.
Lots of fun competetions, quizzes, craft and games made for a great week!
‘Mission Rescue’ Holiday Club
Security level high! Stay alert Agents! Each day we were joining with the other secret agents at ‘Mission Rescue’ Holiday Club @ Duncan Road Church, Southampton (2nd-6th April 2012) to discover how God rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, and how God continues to rescue people today through Jesus. Every day there’s a chance to engage in missions, crack codes, invent secret languages, make disguises, take part in quizzes, competitions and craft-time, learn memory verses, new songs and of course listen to some great Bible stories!
GLO Team @ DRC
It was great to have a team of students from GLO (Gospel Literature Outreach – www.glo-europe.org) at Duncan Road Church this past week (11th-18th March 2012).
Each day started with a School assembly, we were able to distribute 2,500 ‘Challenge’ newspapers and invitations to DRC Church during the week, and of course we had a variety of meetings and activities which all went top make an exciting week of outreach!
Even today a mum and her baby came into the ‘Noah’s Ark’ Parent & Toddler group as a result of an invitation through the door!
GLO Team @ Duncan Road Church
Great to have a team of students from GLO (Gospel Literature Outreach) at the Church this week ((11th-18th March 2012).
School assemblies, literature distribution in the local area and of course a variety of meetings and activities!
Mission: Rescue Holiday Club – Chichester
Mission: Rescue Holiday Club was held at Swanfield Chapel, Chichester, West Sussex, UK, during the February half-term holiday 2012.
An average of 60 children enthusiastically came along each day. The fun theme was Secret Agents and the spiritual theme was discovering how God used Moses as his agent to rescue the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, and how God continues to rescue people today through his Son Jesus Christ.
An action packed two hours each day included quizzes, competitions, DVD’s, craft-time, memory verses, songs and of course Bible stories!
The Net
Last night 30 men got together for a Snooker Evening at Stubbington Green Snooker Hall. Within minutes many of us realised afresh, how easy it looks on the TV and how hard it is in real life! Despite our lack of skill we still had an enjoyable evening!
The night was rounded off when guest speaker Tim Hancock shared a short talk on the topic; ‘Men Who Met Jesus – The Centurion’.
Please pray in the message that was spoken and pray that friendships between the group will deepen!
FirstServe Gap Year Programme
FirstServe is a gap year programme designed to give young adults (18-25) a taste of service in the UK and overseas. Not only will they have the chance to help, support and encourage others but ‘FirstServe’ (www.first-serve.org.uk ) also includes a discipleship and missions training programme.
Gordon is part of the steering group and believes it is a valuable investment of his time to be involved in this project.
Please pray for Ally and Jade as they embark on this next phase of their FirstServe gap year.
UPDATE FROM ALLY WATSON WHO HAD JUST STARTED HER OVERSEAS PLACEMENT IN RWANDA:
“I have landed safe and sound! All the flights were good and I got fed well, even got an ice cream which I was made up with! I’ve been to visit a boy who is sponsored to go to school with Chrissie, and to visit some vocational training centres, I also went to see the rehab centre I will be working in this morning, I will be starting there on Monday! I am settling in ok at the moment and everyone has been very kind.”
UPDATE FROM JADE IRVINE, WHO HAS JUST STARTED HER OVERSEAS PLACEMENT IN ZAMBIA:
“I have arrived in Zambia and am now at Chengelo. The journey was totally fine, my last plane was delayed a wee bit just because they were putting on extra baggage they had forgotten. Jani and his daughter picked me up and Jani then took his daughter and I to a shopping centre while he went to pick up a boy who is coming to work at the school as well. The school is really nice and the campus is huge its like a village itself and is so beautiful and all the food is all homegrown and freshly made so had homemade mango icecream and I am going to learn how to make my own yoghurt! I am not actually a house parent, I am living in a house just beside the Bournes at the moment and I am expecting a girl from New Zealand to arrive tonight who will also be living with me. However I already have four small geko (think thats how you spell it) lizards in my house as well, haha! Although I think I will be moving house a wee bit, which should be fine. I am still waiting on my timetable but I will be working with another teacher in learning support as well as P.E. and Drama so that should be exciting! So basically I am loving Zambia and Chengelo.”
Happy New Year from the Curley’s!
Happy New Year from the Curley’s!
Inspirational quotes for the New Year:
From Jim Elliot (one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Waodani people of Ecuador. Jim Elliot died on January 8, 1956 along with Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, and Pete Fleming):
“Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.”
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”
“Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.”
“Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.”
“Lord, make my way prosperous not that I achieve high station, but that my life be an exhibit to the value of knowing God.”
“God always gives his best to those who leave the choice with him”
(Two books I recomend for 2012, they may not be recently published but they are books every Christian should read again and again and again. ‘The Shadow of the Almighty’ & ‘The Journals of Jim Elliot’)
Christmas Greetings
Christmas Greetings from the Curley’s!
Thank you for all your support, interest and friendship over the past year – much appreciated!
May God grant you the light of Christmas,
which is faith;
The warmth of Christmas,
which is love;
The radiance of Christmas,
which is purity;
The righteousness of Christmas,
which is justice;
The belief in Christmas,
which is truth;
The all of Christmas,
which is Christ”
