Hi everyone, here is a quick update on how things are going!
First of all I would like to thank everyone for your support so far, both prayerfully and financially. It’s been amazing.
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I’ve made so many friends and the Team are incredible. Every 3 weeks or so I am travelling to Bromley to have my ‘ 2 day blocks’ where I get to catch up with everyone else who is doing the course and have lots of brilliant teaching on a range of topics. I’m learning so much and I really look forward to them. I am also completing study worksheets on different areas, such as ‘Worship’ or ‘Spiritual Gifts’. This makes up two of my days each week. It’s great to be learning about something that I’m really interested in and I can already see how much God is developing me through it all.
New Life Church
Where to start, there is so much going on! I am involved with so many different things from week to week.
Schools work
Hannah and I go into 2 different schools on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. We run a lunch time club where the children come and play games and we help with a CU in another school that has sixth form. We also run an afterschool club where we discuss our faith as well as play games. It’s been so amazing to see how they are all changing, even in the few weeks I’ve been here. We have had some really good chats with the children. One week we discussed ‘do miracles still exist’ the next week we talked about how words can be powerful and how Jesus wants us to use words that encourage each other. It’s great to see that even though they don’t believe in God (yet) they are so engaged and interested in all we have to say.
Little Sparks
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NLC are also joint running a toddlers and mothers morning with the local children’s centre. This is full on but fantastic. So many mothers and their children turn up every Wednesday morning for ‘Little Sparks’. it is a safe and fun environment for people to meet others in the area and feel supported. At the end of the session we also have a bible story and sing a Christian song, I think it’s a great way to introduce children, as well as the mothers to God’s character, without coming across in an overwhelming way.
Some of us in the church also pray in the town centre every Thursday, this has been challenging but I’m so glad that I’m working with people who are bold and prepared to be actively showing their love for Jesus. There is also a ‘young peoples’ cell group that I’m part of. It’s a social time where we join together to worship and study the bible. I have also helped with a service at a home for the mentally ill; it was so touching to see people praise God in some really tough situations. I’m also part of a ministry called ‘third choice’ where we just want to bless the community, last week we went and handed out coffees to taxi drivers and prayed for one man, the response has been great. Also helped with car washing on a Saturday morning, in another attempt to just love people. As a church we also decided we wanted to do something alternative around the time of Halloween so we had a Caribbean party! It’s so much fun being in a church made up of people from different cultures!
I feel really content in where I’ve been placed and I’m so excited for my year ahead. There’s alot I’m involved with and it’s hard work but the church is so supportive.
New Life Church is an exciting place to be! Bring on Term 2 !
Prayer Points!
· For continued enthusiasm for all that I’m involved with
· People in South Woodham Ferrers will come to know God!
· That I will be servanhearted in all situations!
· I will continue to learn!
· Finances for Term 2 and 3 !
If people would like to receive a second update, would like to send me prayer points, or sponsor me please reply to me with your e-mail address - chloeenamandry@hotmail.com
Thanks so much for reading!
Love Chloe
J
