hello Christmas is upon us :)

The last couple of weeks since training have been very good, very busy but good. getting everything sorted for Christmas, getting the crafts ready for carols in the car park.today we was giving out leaflets for that. on Friday when i go listen to the children read to me at the school, well this week it was different i watched there wigly nativity instead, which was very good. on sunday we went through sparkle again and listen to help the kids learn there lines and the songs was a bit chaotic with the younger ones running around but everyone did amazing and sparkle will be very good. We have got the cameo party and the high 5 christmas party this week which will be really nice having a disco and food and games. Which will be really nice to get in the christmas spirit. Tonight i went and had a look at a youth club which was really good got asked to go ice skatign with them next week which will be fun, getting to know the youth better and the team better aswell. I think it will help me get experiance with doing youth work as its what god is calling me to do. Well i hope you enjoy the read its quite short but ill do another one at the end of the week to tell you how this week goes. so after tonight it will only be 15 days till christmas can not wait.

Hello there :)

So the last week we went to training left Eston at 6 got to kent about 12ish so a early long morning. So we had feed backs on things while we were there learning about what we are going to do this week and said our reviews on some books. I quite liked the grave book which is a illustrated version of what's so amazing about grave I'd recommend both, as you learn about grace in different situations. I like one chapter on velvet Elvis which was when rob started a church. It was successful getting bigger the church but he didn't know if he believed in god and the chapter was about that. We have new books now to read darkest England way back in and a book written by brother Lawrence. So on the first night didn't have why games really to play but we bought nerf guns had fun with them all week even if yiu do get shot in the face! We did part of our creditation which was the presenting a presentation which went really well, did that all day then. We then said our stories of how we found hoe and what he is doing in our lives now, so we had to that for 5 minutes mine was 6 minutes 7 seconds everyone did very well. We listend to brother Paul about his journey, of how he became a friar as he was a successful man with quite a bit if money he worked hard on but he listend to god and was talking to him and that's how he decided to be a friar. He told is about the history of the hermit monks and how the branches of different friar families he is a carmanlite friar if that's how you spell it. The building was nice accept no hot water so cold showers and the beds were hard but it was warm and nice. The food was very good and we were fed well. A really lady made is homemade cakes and biscuits everyday. We went to mass one morning it was different but I didn't understand it or connect with it, we had captain Steve Wilson from Abergavenny come in and do bible explorer the New Testament which was really fun and good was hard to remember the actions, but we did try learn it on one day. We all had chats with Matt and Anita if you don't know who they are they are apart of the alove team. They are the ones who sort everything out for us like placements training all f that. So we had individual catch ups which was good. We did a cross walk which was very good as I was trying to listen to god avid speak to him of what I want to do after this year which at the moment is to do essential 2 and become a youth worker that's my calling at the moment. But this week for me was to reflect and listen and speak to god figuring out the plan he has for me. I want to thank everyone for the financial support but the prayers too it's been a great help. So we went to the college Friday night as we had to go regent street hall in the morning to help the fair trade Christmas market thing. But before that the joystrings we're singing and talking at WBC me axl and Chris didn't want to go we even got asked by Joy Webb and we still said no we went and played table tennis instead before we went to bed to get up early. So get up early go to regent hall Salvation Army which was really fun help set up the bunting and then all day stood outside giving leaflets out trying up get people in. Was hard giving them out as many said no thank you but we managed to give some to people which was good. So I go to give some leeflets out and I see my mum and dad as they were going to the fair. So I said hello to them and spent some time with them had some lunch which was very nice :) Was getting a bit cold but at the front was a game being sold in the market which I was the best at. It was called PUCK IT where you ping little pucks through a gap and to win you had to ping all your pucks through to the other side do you don't have any pucks at all on your side. I would recommend it to anyone. So then get back to work and I start giving out free bags which I was getting rid of quickly. The girls who we're giving them out kept saying more already every time I got then out. Theny brother comes and meets up with us with other essential 2s as we all went to the alumni together it was really good seems him and other people I know good was good TC Comissioner Clive Adams spoke well, the first part of the talk to me seemed more  aimed to the Timothy's who were on the Timothy programme and past essentials and towards the end aimed to the present essentials which was good. So overall it was a great week and a great weekend with great people and a great team. I hope you all read this far haha and really enjoyed it too 

Hey all

I know I have forgotten the last 2weeks and I will do them now :). I'd say prayer week was really good I enjoyed spending time with myself in the prayer room. Really thinking of what god wants me to do! Had quite slot of talking on this with him and took all week I kind of knew what he wanted me to do, but this was actually god was saying it to me he wants me to become a youth worker. So the next week starts after half term back to the routine but I wasn't feeling myself. I wasn't enjoying it as much but I kept thinking I can do this. As im not a quitter after talking to my mum and dad and brother and people who care. So had a good meeting on the Sunday. I was feeling a bit sad as I was gong home on the Thursday night as it was the songsters funeral the Friday afternoon so enjoyed Tuesday as I led cameo about fireworks. I really enjoyed it and the cameo lot approved :). Thursday mornings are nice to like talking to people at coffee morning getting to know them better. But I enjoy listening to the kids read at the school brings joy listening to them trying and reading well. I then got home after a long journey. Dinner waiting as I got in ha. Having good chats. The service following day was good saw people who I love and love and care about me but what cheered me up was I saw my mentor mike but I had a chat with him but I was holding  Zachary his baby as not seen him yet was nice holding him. Me going home really did me good got in a better mood. Missing them loads but bring on a good week at Eston :) 

Everything is going well

Hey how is all I'm sorry i forgot about last week so here is 2 weeks on one. Last week was really nice done a couple more assblys and sang in them which was really scary but fun Aswell. Like I say all the time everyone is lovely I get on really well with them and get on well with my mentor too. Last week for 3 days Lorraine and Gary went away so me James and Chris had to do a few things open the hall and things like that . Went to the beach to get some rocks for the prayer room and Finnish ghe prep for that . Sunday was an enjoyable Sunday to whiteness to young people be enrolled as junior soldiers gearing there testimonies. And saying mine what it was like for me being a junior soldier. We had a cafe church in after non which helped us get ready for prayer week, getting ready to pray in the prayer room, which I have never done before but I have really enjoyed it :) so far spending time with god wrighting things in my journey. So I say if yiu get the chance have a pray and spend time with god which is a special thing to do I hope you enjoy reading get in touch with me when yiu get a chance to bye for now :) 

So Christmas is coming around quick

So the reason for my heading this week is a little boy at high 5 which is the kids club on a Wednesday night. His news every week is that Christmas is coming or Father Christmas will be here soon. So it was quite hard this week for me as I felt home sick which I think I will at times. It was a good week. So prayer week is around the corner so final preparation this week for that. Also led a song this week at an assembly which I liked but it was scary, my favourite thing this week was on Sunday as I liked the meeting and the bible story was the story James told about Zachiaus. But I enjoyed most about leading the Sunday school and I was teaching them about loving enemies and that god loves everyone . So overall was a good week accept the fact I was missing home and my mum and dad. But the days are going so quick bring on next week.

What a week

This week was very good enjoying it more and more here. The people are just so lovely and really nice. This week I only did 3 days of work as I caught a bug and wasn't very well but im much better now. We had a nice meeting Monday which was good talking about our time tables and how we worked hard the previous week. Me and James led cameo this week which was fun the cameo lot seemed to like it. But on the Sunday I felt quite blessed at northern youth councils giving my testimony telling people my story who I didnt know was quite scary. As I had to tell my story on a platform but it went really well and it was a good afternoon listening to other peoples story's so that was my highlight of the week. I hope to keep enjoying the people here and Eston Aswell 

Second week of Eston

I am really enjoying it here and the people are so lovely :) at toddlers on Tuesday we had a bake sale they bought some cake to eat and brought some in to sell that they made. Me and James made some cookies :) which went okay by the second lot we made. It's really cool to see how a corps works it's been really nice to be apart of that this week. I liked selling the papers in the pubs was nice seeing the old people and how long they have been friends with each other a d talking to then was nice :) I also enjoy coffe mornings talking to the older people hearing there stories. Also been helping out with the harvest as it was harvest. Helped setting up that and making food parcels that goes to a good cause so I'm really enjoying it here :) 

First week at Eston

First week of Eston was really fun. Tuesday Was the first fall day at Eston we    helped set up the cameo which is the home league we then set up for toddlers. Later on that night we had home group which was really good Wednesday was toddlers all day which was really good and fun seeing the kids playing on the slide and with the toys and making ice cakes. Then it was high 5 in the everning which was fun playing games and making kites Thursday we had a induction to school work then went into a school to hear year 1 read to us. Friday we went to a school for a harvest assembly then had a big assembly at the hall with a different school and my mentor phill and his family are really nice too :)

The last week of training

Well we just left the WBC, we then start driving to Leeds from London and I fell asleep, I then wake up 2 hours later to find out that we're still in London. About an hour to go we start to play eye spy which took everyone about 45 minutes to get what I saw. The week was very good apart from the weather we went down a coal mine which was fun finding out how it has evolved in the mines. We then had a look around a place called east end park which was rough but eye opening too. The next day Johny came up to do some youth work but I was ill so I kissed that, I felt better and got to do some team building games which was fun, we also did a lesson on inter faith which got Muslims and Christians to do things together and understand each other which was fun. Then later that night we had a Swedish night going to ikea for dinner dancing playing games which was  a good laugh. I also learnt how to play two new games which I now want as there awesome. Now getting ready to leave and start the new journey in Eston :) 

WBC week

Well last week was really nice got to know everyone better. We learnt about the history of the Christian mission and the salvo army, while we were doing the heritage walk. On one of the days we learnt the Old Testament in a day with actions which was really fun. Learning the different stories making our own actions. Then later on  that say we went rock climbing which was so fun, achy arms afterwards. We also learnt about our identity which was cool Learning more about ourselves, we gave everyone wise words of encouragement too. We went to the national art gallery to see some paintings of Jesus which was cool. On the Sunday we went to hillsong church for our worship, I really enjoyed and liked it I wouldn't  go every Sunday as I would need more intimacy with god. Some of us like it and some of us didn't so it was a divided opinion. So this week I've learnt more about myself and how I will grow strong with god and trying to listen to him more and telling me what he wants me to do. I hope you enjoy this blog :)

 

First bit of essential

Okay then where do i start....The first 3 days at Gilwel park was very nice and fun we got to know eachother and to work as a team we did team activites so much FUN :) we did really well at most of the activites accept the raft building ha well our design was very good shame it sank and broke..we did very well at the rest of the activites cheering each other on but also we got closer to god doing a prayer on the move which we got given tents and had to put them up and down spending time on our own reflecting with god and we did really cool status updates on blackboards with chalk yess like in the stone age and wrote a status update of how we were feeling at that particular time my team stepton which is stepney and eston mixed together at kubb, we watched a film called the life of pi which is an amazing film, we then went to our placements which was very welcoming and meeting the officers and the corps we got taken to frankies and bennies twice not in the same day of course our house is very small but its very homely and nice :) the corps is in a old catholic building so if you go for confesions your going to the loo the surroundings and all the places and towns around look very nice the hills and the sea side too there are alot of factories around we got taken bowling by the dyo of the northern division and met the officers kids then went to the candadates and new officers welcome meeting which was very good then had to come back to london to do some training which was 4 hour train journey and we had to be on a train at half 7 in the morning which im sure some of you like are not really morning people i hate mornings but never the less arrived in london for some more training and today was really nice today learned what it meant to be a disciple and we been shown our time tables over the next week and over the year what we will be getting up to i am with a group of lovely people and the alove team are great but most important of all is that we are all here to learn about god and learn from each other so i am very excited for this up coming year