St Mary's Hollingworth

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YOUNG PEOPLE OF HOLLINGWORTH

Eden Club* - is one year old! By Tim Ashworth

So, what happens when you pray?

Say you were to pray for a chance to share the hope of Jesus with young people who are at a tricky stage in life....what would you expect God to do? He might ask you to put your money and time where your mouth is. He might ask you to step out and push a couple of doors.

So how might one use the Eden Bus, to forge inks with Secondary School youngsters in Hollingworth? (The bus, a high tech playground that invites youngsters to unwind together after school and offers an opportunity to speak of a God who is besotted by them)...and the bus was available.

What about funding?....and it was offered. Helpers were needed to pray and commit to this vision...and people responded from local churches.

God then provided a place to park the bus...with the help of a kind pub landlord.

He brought the young people along that he had in his heart before He had given the vision!

This is our God. This is how he responds when His visions become ours.

After a year, what has happened?

We have come to know those young people quite well since that start, at the beginning of 2019. We have found some bits quite tricky, as we’ve tried to find ways to share our faith in the midst of chaotic fun!

God is growing us, as he is growing our new young friends.

We moved after 10 fantastic weeks on the bus with our new Eden friend, John, into St Mary’s Church. Would these young people be prepared to trade a state-of-the-art activity bus for a church hall?

Of course!...God has a work to do.

God has reached out, and a number of the young people have taken a tentative step towards him...can’t tell you how exciting that is to see!

We have met 85 young people over the past year. Each week we have spent with between 6 and 25 youngsters.

What a privilege to be a part of God’s plan in whatever we take on in His name!

Do you think you might be able to help us in being Jesus to young people in Hollingworth? We would really appreciate your help. We would value your prayers for the young people, and that we would be able to follow God’s leading faithfully.

If you feel that God might be stirring your heart to share Him with these young people, then speak to Bruce Perrin to find out more. You might share Him by making toast and drinks, or playing pool, or doing crafts...and through the conversations that come out of those things.

The work that God has been doing in your life is a powerful testimony to others, so why not share it?

* Youth drop in for years 7-11, Tuesday afternoons 3-4.30pm

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