Shoe weekend

Hi all just back from running youth sessions at shoe weekend away. Shoebury have such a great youth group and it was great spend time thinking about the lords prayer and mission.

(for all our friends at shoe, we're really sorry but it didn't feel like we got much Time to see you all and find out your news. Sorry about that)

This is Jess swimming in the sea in nov!

Last week!

Last week two things happened. Which are going to provide us with an opportunity to serve Jesus and his kingdom in our local community.

First on Wednesday Terry the partner of the pub land lord died of cancer. I'm doing the funeral on monday and would really value you prayers.

Secondly we had a gathering for people we knew on Thursday night. We invited only people we knew personally and those we felt could do with being part of a community. (for example we did not invite people from the pun as at is already a community and our desire is to see the gospel in the pub community, not to take people out of pub community. )

The night included food, family activities, a kind of Kids club and a discussion with the adults about ' what do they think church should be like. And loads of fire works.

The night was amazing and we are now starting a weekly community meal at our house on a thursday night.

As a team we still have so much to work through , but it is amazing what is happening. Thank you for your support.

R.

Please pray

Please pray for
My friend t he has cancer and is very very Ill. Please pray that if it right I get to see him before he dies and that I do I'm able to say, be the right thing.

Fire station trip

On Wednesday we went to the new fire station on Harold Hill with 5 other families it was a great time of water and fun. The fire men were really good with the little kids. Alison arranged the trip and it was yet another great time of hanging out with some of the families.

Can you believe it's been a year

It's been a year since steve and lauren joined us. And what a year. To celebrate this we had a special evening together to express our thanks to them and to God for the last year.
We spent some time with the kids and then went out for dinner. At dinner we reviewed the last year and were amazed to see it all on paper. We are all so grateful to Jesus for all that we have learnt, been and done in the last year. We also looked at what we'd be looking to build on.

Thanking you so much for praying for us.

At the end of the meal we shared communion together and reminded each other that the first Passover was shared at the start of a journey. We are still only at the start of this journey but we've been very encouraged with our first few steps.



Our team communion. (some left overs of our time together).

I love you but.........

This is from http://asbojesus.wordpress.com/

And it sums up how I feel about established church.
(check the site it very good.)

Is it fair?

Is it me or are the government redefining the word fair?

Thankfully our gospel is not carry what is fair, but carry your cross.

Whatever political colour you are, I hope your prayer is 'lord your kingdom come for the poor.'