Official Shipwrecked Theme Tune Music Video

Now that Holiday Club is over - here's the 'Official Music Video'. Just in case you've managed to get the tune out of your head yet...




Thanks to everyone who made Holiday Club possible - over 120 local children encountered the love of Jesus.

Loom Bands

As a dad with three daughters of primary school age I know all about loom bands. Our eldest two, along with some other local children, were filmed for a piece for the BBC's Newsnight which was aired on Friday. The video will only be available for a few more days but if you want to see what they got up to here's the link - start at 27 minutes in.

Click here to watch.

Responding to Iraq Crisis

Do you ever watch the news from places like Iraq and wonder - yes, but what can I actually do?

Christian Today website have a list of five things that we can actually do. Pray. Give. Write. Sign. Raise awareness. To read the article click here.

It's been a while since I posted a video from Christian Aid...

Marked

At our Holiday Club we are looking at the story of Daniel from the Old Testament - a story in which Daniel and his three friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, are required at a number of points, to stand up for their faith in God - even when that means putting their own lives at risk. To do what they know to be right or to face death.

As a Christian in the UK this is not a reality that I experience. Often when people talk about being persecuted for their faith it is in the context of not being allowed to wear a cross to work.

But for Christians living in many parts of the world this is their experience. In Iraq Christians are experiencing severe persecution. Christians in the city of Mosul have been driven out. The homes of Christians are being marked with an 'N' written in Arabic (N = Nazarene = Christian) along with the choice - leave/convert/pay/die.

You may have seen this symbol - the letter N - cropping up on Social Media sites as Christians as well as Muslims and those of no faith support the Christians in Iraq and call for end to what is going on there.

Shipwrecked

In one of his letters to a young church the apostle Paul talks about the way in which God gives different gifts to each person. He describes the church as a body - hands, feet, eyes, kidneys, bladder - all are different and perform a different task, but the body needs them all to be functioning if it is going to work properly.

We have just finished the first of two weeks of Holiday Club at church and these last couple of weeks have been a great example of what Paul's talking about in 1 Corinthians. We've had people planning, organising and building. Others have been writing songs, scripts or preparing talks. Resources were copied, some needed painting. Some have been cooking meals or providing lunches for our volunteers, others have been washing up afterwards. Some have been meeting to pray each evening. The drama team have been rehearsing and filming. Videos and CDs needed editing. The PA and projector needed operating. Floors had to be hoovered. Coffee had to be made, water bottles had to be filled, bins had to be emptied, toilets had to be cleaned. Children were registered, parents were welcomed, cake was eaten. Games were organised, rooms were decorated. Groups had to be led and leaders had to be helped. Crafts were prepared, and paint was washed off tables. Instruments were played, songs were sung, talks were talked, memory verses were remembered. Children were cared for, they had fun, and they experienced God's love.

Well done and thank you to everyone who took part.