Old prayer letter number 2
This is from the beginning of February:
So since the last letter I have had an events week and a Houseparty with Stockton CU. The events week was quiet but much was learnt about how to approach the campus. The houseparty was certainly memorable for the journey there, the torrential rain certainly slowing our progress.
When we got to the Youth Hostel, after a brief stop in Whitby to shop, we were faced with a half mile trek from the car park to the door in the rain. Eventually I reversed the car down the little road, using the rear fog lamp for illumination, stopping next to the little wooden bridge across the river. In the morning it transpired that the road was slip road and I had stopped about 15 feet from the North Sea. On the Saturday we walked into Robin Hood's Bay, visiting the beach and the museum, before heading for fish and chips in Whitby. In the evenings we spent some time looking at The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis.
Over the Christmas holidays I went away with my family to a lovely little place called Thornton Dale, just on the edge of the North York Moors. It was wonderful to be able to spend time with them, especially my Grandma, who I see a lot less than my parents and sister.
We had the second of our conferences, Relay 2, towards the end of January. It was wonderful to see all the other Relay workers again and we had some wonderful teaching. In our small groups we each lead a bible study from Isaiah. There was also a karaoke competition in which the North East team came second with an intriguing reworking of Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid.
We have also had a team day in Doncaster at our team leader's (Pete Dray) house. As well as an opportunity to spend time with everyone from the region we looked at engaging with culture, such as secular music, when we seek to tell people about God.
This term Stockton are studying the Free For All course, an evangelism training course, looking at the gospel truths and how these shape our approach to evangelism.
Currently the CUs are in the process of choosing their new committees for the coming year. Please pray that they make wise choices.
I have recently started training as an American football referee. This is a great opportunity to meet people outside of the Christian bubble I can find myself in sometimes, as I can continue with this for many years. Please pray that I have the opportunity to build some great friendships with the other officials and have an opportunity to witness to them.
Next week I am travelling to Manchester to help with Manchester Met’s mission week. Although a CU works all year round a mission week is a concentration of events designed to make the message unavoidable. This is going to be quite daunting as I don’t really know people there or how the campus works. Please pray that I am able to support the CU in the events they are running and give the students encouragement and support in their evangelism. Pray that I am able to get stuck in and not be afraid to speak to people about Christ.
I am going to Newcastle's mission week w/c 22/2. This will be quite different from the one in Manchester as it not such an unknown quantity. I already know many people in the CU and have helped with the three previous mission weeks whilst I was a student there. Please pray that I will support their work over the week. Pray that I will be able to meet the non-Christians that I know on campus and bring them to the events.
The new CU leaders will be attending the New Leaders’ Training Weekend at the end of February. We will hope to show them the vision and values we hold in UCCF. There will be different streams for the roles such as president, secretary and treasurer. They will learn their roles and how to work as a team to effectively work on campus. I will be helping with the small group leaders’ stream. Please pray that the students are able to attend, that they will greatly benefit from what we are able to teach them and they will build strong bonds so they work well as a team next year.
This one is considerably longer than the first one. As a result I decided to do them more frequently.
So since the last letter I have had an events week and a Houseparty with Stockton CU. The events week was quiet but much was learnt about how to approach the campus. The houseparty was certainly memorable for the journey there, the torrential rain certainly slowing our progress.
When we got to the Youth Hostel, after a brief stop in Whitby to shop, we were faced with a half mile trek from the car park to the door in the rain. Eventually I reversed the car down the little road, using the rear fog lamp for illumination, stopping next to the little wooden bridge across the river. In the morning it transpired that the road was slip road and I had stopped about 15 feet from the North Sea. On the Saturday we walked into Robin Hood's Bay, visiting the beach and the museum, before heading for fish and chips in Whitby. In the evenings we spent some time looking at The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis.
Over the Christmas holidays I went away with my family to a lovely little place called Thornton Dale, just on the edge of the North York Moors. It was wonderful to be able to spend time with them, especially my Grandma, who I see a lot less than my parents and sister.
We had the second of our conferences, Relay 2, towards the end of January. It was wonderful to see all the other Relay workers again and we had some wonderful teaching. In our small groups we each lead a bible study from Isaiah. There was also a karaoke competition in which the North East team came second with an intriguing reworking of Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid.
We have also had a team day in Doncaster at our team leader's (Pete Dray) house. As well as an opportunity to spend time with everyone from the region we looked at engaging with culture, such as secular music, when we seek to tell people about God.
This term Stockton are studying the Free For All course, an evangelism training course, looking at the gospel truths and how these shape our approach to evangelism.
Currently the CUs are in the process of choosing their new committees for the coming year. Please pray that they make wise choices.
I have recently started training as an American football referee. This is a great opportunity to meet people outside of the Christian bubble I can find myself in sometimes, as I can continue with this for many years. Please pray that I have the opportunity to build some great friendships with the other officials and have an opportunity to witness to them.
Next week I am travelling to Manchester to help with Manchester Met’s mission week. Although a CU works all year round a mission week is a concentration of events designed to make the message unavoidable. This is going to be quite daunting as I don’t really know people there or how the campus works. Please pray that I am able to support the CU in the events they are running and give the students encouragement and support in their evangelism. Pray that I am able to get stuck in and not be afraid to speak to people about Christ.
I am going to Newcastle's mission week w/c 22/2. This will be quite different from the one in Manchester as it not such an unknown quantity. I already know many people in the CU and have helped with the three previous mission weeks whilst I was a student there. Please pray that I will support their work over the week. Pray that I will be able to meet the non-Christians that I know on campus and bring them to the events.
The new CU leaders will be attending the New Leaders’ Training Weekend at the end of February. We will hope to show them the vision and values we hold in UCCF. There will be different streams for the roles such as president, secretary and treasurer. They will learn their roles and how to work as a team to effectively work on campus. I will be helping with the small group leaders’ stream. Please pray that the students are able to attend, that they will greatly benefit from what we are able to teach them and they will build strong bonds so they work well as a team next year.
This one is considerably longer than the first one. As a result I decided to do them more frequently.
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