Messy week was a huge lot of fun for everyone. It worked real well learning together, from the tinies right up to the most experienced holiday club kids worker. We painted, we prayed, we planned, we were challenged to see and hear God speaking for those around us, we worried a little and we prayed some more. We had the picnic inside. (Isn't Scottish weather an unpredictable joy?) Then on Thursday we had our first Messy Church. You kind of have to see it as it is hard to describe but we had 20 kids and 18 grown ups working on a variety of craft projects together, learning how God created everything in our world and was pleased with all he made!! We chatted lots during the story while the toddler made themselves heard, we sang, prayed and ate together.... baked potatoes and lots of cake!! We loved it!!! The next one for real, that was just a try out, is on 27th August at 4-6pm. Come and join us.
After a summer programme that mixed things up our community groups will be getting back in gear. The Zimbabwe orphanage sponsorship is moving along nicely and we will be ready to support kids attend school at the start of the school year which is at the turn of the year. We continue to collect food from M&S for James Bank but a change in policy of their sell by items has resulted in a huge reduction of "waste" we can collect. We are praying about how we can respond to the need which this will create for the service users of James Bank.
On Sunday mornings this month we are looking at the verse in Genesis 26v22 which we believe God has given us a church that says ""Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land." What does it mean to flourish as individuals and as a church, in our families, in our work places, in our community? In John 10 v10 Jesus says "I have come that they may have life and have it to the full" and as we were reminded yesterday that does not mean life will be easy but we will have everything we need to walk through our lives knowing peace and contentment.
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