Open door update 4

Our worker Anne has been in post for about 6 weeks now and is working hard to develop the project in Bridgeton.We are trying to find out what other projects are in the area so we can network with them and also to try and make sure we don’t stand on any toes.
At our development day we were encouraged to do what we were good at and so our focus has been on thinking about what we are good at and how we can give that away to the community.Things are getting clearer a little at a time and I do believe we have something to give to the families of the community.
Our work with the young people continues to grow and there is now a Sunday night group for girls working with two age groups 12-14 and 14 -16 .Anne has some funding and has two people working with her.We continue to run the drop in on a Thursday night for the 12-16 age group and I feel I’m making some progress with the young guys ,its hard work but we are building relationships that might enable us to do some group work with the guys.We could do with some more volunteers to help with the load.

On a practical front we need people for the board of directors and I would like that to be done before Christmas and then we need to get down to trying to secure future funding.So please pray for us and get in touch if you want to be involved.

Open door update 3

This week we will meet with those who may become part of our board of directors.It is very important that we get the right people on the board we need people who at this early stage are willing to put in some work to get the project established.
We will be looking for people who can help us with administration with funding and with setting the vision.At this stage its important that we think about where we place our project for funding .many funders will not allow us to introduce the gospel so we have to think about what the alternatives are .
We have great opportunities to bless the people in our community but we must make sure that we don’t compromise just for the sake of money.On the other hand without money we will not last very long as we only have enough for about nine months at a push.So please pray for us that we find the right way ahead.

Open door so it begins

Its been more years than I car to think about since some of thought about having a place in the centre of the community a place we could use to bless people a place that would not be seen as church.Overt he last few years the place has been ours but we have taken a while to get to this stage where it can be open every day.

And now at last I feel like it has begun.As we prayed together the other night I could feel a great sense of excitement and a great challenge .I know God is going to use what we are doing to bless people and I know that people are going to get to see who he is and what he looks like.As we begin to work out our plan of action and think about how we will minister to the community its important we stay true to who God id calling us to be and what he wants us to look like its vital that with all that needs to be done we don’t lose sight of Jesus.

There is a plan and its starting to take shape and I think that’s good but I know its how we make people feel and how we engage with there story that will make the difference .I want them to get the sent of Jesus to be able to encounter him themselves and to see what church should look like a new model .Its about our ability to love and serve as Jesus did that’s where the rubber hits the road.There are many details to be looked after but I know we will work our way through them but please pray for us to stay faithful to the dream God gave us but also that we would be able to adjust when he needs us too .

OPEN DOOR A PLACE TO BE YOURSELF.

Open door update 2

We had our development day last week which was well attended with about a dozen people there.The day was to help us to begin to put together a clearer plan for the project.The outcomes for the day have still to be written up and I will put them up here when they are finished.
I felt that we began to get some clearer direction for the project and the needs of the project came into focus a bit more.Things are going along well and its good to be building a foundation that will help us in the future.

Open Door Update

This week we move to the next phase of our open door project.On Saturday we will hold our development day we have invited people from the church and from the community to help us think about the way forward and to see if we can form a board of directors for the ltd company.

This is a big day for us as we are now committed to taking the project forward and we want to do that in partnership as much as possible.At the moment we can finance the project for about 6 months from the church funds from then on we need to attract funding.I don’t want our worker to have to spend all there time chasing this so we need a strong board who can take that forward.

Please pray for us as we meet on Saturday that the right people will step up to the plate and that the finance wills start to be released .Pray for Anne the worker that she continues to feel confidence in what we are doing and also hat we don’t lose sight of what God is calling us too.