by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2019 | What's Happening
We had one very happy little girl tonight on the birthday box! I doubt she will ever find this ritual quite as exciting as she did tonight. It’s so lovely to see her enthusiasm. As well as buns and mince pies, we also enjoyed her birthday cake after the service....
by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2019 | What's Happening
Stephen spoke this morning on the gift of giving, looking at the shepherds and wise men who brought their gifts and worship to the baby Jesus (Luke 2:15-20, Matt 1:1-2). We often think about giving at Christmas because of these gifts, but really God was the ultimate...
by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2019 | What's Happening
One of the things we forget in our Western obsession to create the ‘perfect’ Christmas for our families is that God is kind. He is not the slave-driver we sometimes make Him out to be, and He is certainly not the one demanding spotlessly clean houses, gourmet-cooked...
by Julie Turner | Dec 21, 2019 | What's Happening
Have you ever wondered where the tradition of giving gifts at Christmas originated? Maybe you’re in that frantic state today of having to buy all your Christmas presents on this mad Saturday before Christmas and you wish that no one had ever started the tradition of...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2019 | What's Happening
It’s always good to get updates from the children we support in other countries. This month, we have had letters from Bedline in Haiti (who will be 10 in 2020) and from Innocent in Uganda. Bedline asks for our prayers for the forthcoming year, especially for her...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2019 | What's Happening
Have you ever had a bad day? Some days start badly (the alarm clock fails to go off; you oversleep; it’s a constant rush from the minute you get up) and then progress from bad to worse (everything seems to break down; the milk is off; the car won’t start; the kids are...
