May update / Prayer letter

Hello again! So the last thing I wrote about was New Word Alive down in Wales. I had a wonderful time but it was very hard work. After an eight hour journey on the train we got started with set up in the evening. I have posted some photos on facebook. The weather was brilliant all  week and there was some wonderful teaching. I helped count the collection and (including gift aid) we raised about £50k, which will be split equally between four charities. Again I surprised myself by joining in with some football. I really need to get a bit fitter. And possibly plimsolls are not the best footwear for kicking balls in.


Last month we had a team day and Jim Packer was due to speak to us but was stranded in Canada due to the wonderful volcano in Iceland. In the end our team leader's dad, Stephen Dray, came to speak to us. He was refreshing in his approach to scripture and helped me notice things I hadn't before.


This term the new CU execs have taken over so please pray for them as they find their feet. I am working to publish websites for Stockton and Teesside CUs. They are very much works in progress but hopefully they will be useful in the years to come. Also I am now working with a brand new Christian Union in Hartlepool. It's in Cleveland College of Art and Design. Currently there is no Students' Union but one is supposedly forming next year when they amalgamate the campuses. Please pray that as the only current society the CU will be able to work with the union to build good relationships right from the start.


Today I am going to Newcastle for another team day. We'll be looking at mission. We hope to use Orange Wednesdays to go and see Robin Hood.


I end Relay at the end of June and I will definitely miss it. So far I am undecided what to do in the short term but I will be moving back to Leeds for a while. Between now and then It could get quite quiet as students gradually finish the year and leave. We do have the third of our Relay conferences in June down near Oswestry and a couple more days away with other Relay workers.


I will aim to give more regular updates on here but I will write a full update when I finish in June.


JM

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