Thinking about these many characters in the book of Acts makes me realise that there are so many ‘Goldthorpe Giants’ who may never be recorded elsewhere but who matter enormously to the people of God in Goldthorpe.
Thanks to all who volunteer so faithfully at GPCC each week: to Mark and Diane, Stephen and Karen, Ray and Pat who help each week with the youth club (and to Jamie and Emily who help out there as well.) Thanks to our faithful coffee morning volunteers: to Alan and Janet, Stephen and Karen, James and Jade, Pat, Karen and Gill who serve drinks faithfully and to Dave, Joan and Eileen for attending each week and chatting with so many people. Thanks to Ray and Pat, Dave and Joan and Diane for their help with the Parent & Toddler group, to J-P and Herlen for their faithfulness in helping teach our children each Sunday at church, to Herlen for her sterling behind-the-scenes work with accounts, keeping our income and expenditure all accounted for! Thanks to Garry and Stephen, Tony and Gary for all their help with musical things at church (not forgetting Stephen, Gill, James and Roger who help to work the not-so-Easy Worship program and keep us on track with the right lyrics!) Thanks to all who help out at Fun Days and who help with cleaning and maintaining the building on a regular basis. Thanks to Dave, Stephen, Garry, John, Pat and Roger who help with leading meetings and preaching. Without your faithfulness and service, so much would not get done!
We can’t thank church members enough for their input into so much of what the church does: whether that’s translating Julie’s wacky craft ideas into manageable projects (Gemma, Janet, Sue and Pat do so much here!) or taking photographs (Stacey and Alan!) or simply being there to wash up (Brenda and Jeanette always turn out in force here, amongst many others!) We are always grateful to people for their financial support of Bedline, Amshika and Innocent and for their commitment to the local food bank as well as to the church’s general funds. None of the projects we support would be successful without the support of individual members, who give faithfully, regularly and joyfully.
A very big THANK YOU to you all. God sees your hearts and knows all the unseen things which perhaps haven’t got mentioned here because only He knows about them. May you be encouraged in faith, hope and love and know that your labour for the Lord is not in vain. Many apologies if I’ve forgotten anyone – God never forgets your acts of service and devotion to Him and values each one of His people more than we can ever begin to comprehend.
