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England, Europe
First Year Missionary
| Trip Dates: | 1/15/2006 to 5/15/2006 |
| Age Group: | College-aged adults and adults |
| Status: | Completed |
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The End & The Beginning
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5/20/2006
By: Hanna Miecznikowski, England Field Staff
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After four months in England, our trip has come to a close. As we look back over the past four months, they have flown by. We have all been challenged to grow in the Lord, and we have seen Him do amazing things.
Sometimes, those things seem tiny, but in the scope of eternity, they are huge. Ministry in Europe is highly relational. Day by day, relationships are built and God is at work. Often, it hard to see fruit in the midst of ministry. Only in retrospect can we see just what the Lord has done. May He get all the glory!
As we finished in England, everyone headed out in different directions. Please be in prayer for each of us as we follow the Lord in various ways. Listed below are where we are going and what we are doing next.
Thank you so much for your faithful support and prayers throughout our trip! God bless you.
FUTURE PLANS
Hanna (staff) - Hanna will spend some time home in the summer to visit family, support-raise and help with training camps in Gainesville.
Shannon (staff) - Shannon will return home to seek the Lord and discover what comes next in his life. He has a lot of doors open, but he is waiting to see where the Lord leads. Meanwhile, he will also get to spend two weeks in Israel with his home church, walking where Jesus walked.
Holly - Holly will stay in England for a few weeks, visiting various people and places. After that, she'll hop on a plane headed toward Chicago. From there, who knows? God has an amazing plan for Holly's life, and we're all waiting to see what it is....
Katie - Katie will work as a camp counselor for the summer, and then she's headed to South Africa as an RA for AIM's FYM team there.
Marilyn - Marilyn will also work at a camp this summer, as a rock climbing instructor. After that, we'll see....
Brenda - Brenda has returned to New Orleans, where she is helping with reconstruction from Hurricane Katrina as well as seeking the Lord on what comes next.
Kim - Kim plans to work as an equestrian trainer at a summer camp, and then she will return to England in the fall as an FYM until May 2007.
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Girls Sleepover………..GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!
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5/3/2006
By: Marilyn Goeden, FYM
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During April we had the amazing opportunity of hosting a girls’ sleepover for those girls involved with St. James’ Quest (similar to a youth group). It was an amazing time to simply get to know the girls better as well as show them God’s love; all while having a little fun of course. We started the night off with some fun activities, which allowed everyone to open up and a chance for us to get to know where they’re coming from a little bit better. We ate some pizza and delicious ice cream sundaes topped with all sorts of yummy things. We also did some fun activities such as pampering the girls with doing their nails, hair, and giving them facials. It was a chance to show them their worth and how truly beautiful they are in God’s sight. We also had a bible-study on the book of Ruth and all that she entailed on her own journey. We also discussed how we could apply such things as loyalty, friendship, and selflessness into our everyday life; and many of the girls gave their own examples. We also made some bracelets that had different colored beads on them to represent the colors (black=sing, red=Jesus’ blood, etc.) of the Easter story. This was a great opportunity to simply tell the Easter story if they had never heard it before, or to simply really make sure they knew what it meant. Looking back I realized it was simply a great time to bond with the girls in building relationships, have some fun; all while planting a little seed. I believe it was a success, in fact they want to have another one sometime soon. It’s truly amazing how simple investing and sacrificing a little time (and even sleep) can make a difference.
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Congolese Worship Service
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4/22/2006
By: Katie Hyman, FYM
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There are times in my life in which I wish I would have paid more attention in French class, and although there are few of these times, this afternoon was definitely one of them. The team had the unique, yet amazing experience of attending the almost completely in French Congolese worship service. The members there were truly enjoying worshiping God and just thanking and praising Him for who He is and how He has been working in each of their lives. With lifted hands and voices and dancing feet, they were just truly excited and filled with joy to be praising and worshiping the Lord. For the first time in a while I actually got to stand up and kind of dance, although sadly not out of control, but I think it would have been fine if I had. The bright colors they wore as each group or person came to sing were representative of their passion and joy.
After about two hours of listening and praising, Kim and I stayed for the Easter message. It was really funny because I had noticed this man at the front just dancing and having so much fun praising and worshiping, and then he got up to speak and I was definitely looking forward to what he was going to say. (It was cool because he actually spoke in English, so we actually got to hear his message!!!) Since it was Easter weekend, he spoke on the Passover and how Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice and just as the lamb gets eaten afterwards we should treat God’s sacrifice the same and feed on it as well. I had never really thought about it in that respect before, but being passionate about scripture, prayer, ministry, and praising and worshiping God is feeding on Him and it is the ultimate food for the soul. God wants us to take full advantage and every opportunity to feed on what he has done for us. Through their passionate and joyful worship they were feeding on the goodness of God’s ultimate sacrifice. Although I had no clue what they were saying 90% of the time, I could feel God’s presence there and learned all over again that it is okay to get excited and dance about a great, great God we serve!
“Praise the LORD…Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.” Psalm 149:1-3
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Easter in England
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4/18/2006
By: Kim Gaul, FYM Participant
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We went downtown with a few friends from church to see a reenactment of the Easter Story at Town Hall. The reenactment, called Manchester Passion, was being broadcast on television, so Albert Square was packed and the stage, speakers, and big screens were all set up. It was a powerful experience to be one of the faces in the crowd that sets Barabbas free, and then when the man playing Pontius Pilate asks what he should do with Jesus, everyone yelled “CRUCIFY!”
Even though I wasn’t there in the crowd that sent Jesus to the cross, He was nailed to the cross on behalf of my sins too. He died for me before I was even born. Teaching the story of Jesus’ journey to the cross in school assemblies and lunch groups has instilled the importance of His life all the more.
In years past, Easter really was more about the Easter bunny and Easter baskets. By serving in the Broughton team and seeing how they emphasize the importance of Lent, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, I am beginning to see things from a different perspective. On Maundy Thursday, there was a Passover meal at church and then yesterday afternoon, there was a meditation service that really delved down into Jesus’ death and suffering and his experience on the cross. We are going to watch the Passion of the Christ this evening and then tomorrow is Easter Sunday.
By experiencing what Jesus went through and reliving the events leading to the cross makes Jesus much more real to me and even more important. He wasn’t just a “good man” that lived long ago, He rose from the dead on Easter and is still alive today. This inspires me to live my life surrendered more fully and completely to Him because there’s nothing else I can do to repay what He has done!
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1000 miles of Fellowship
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4/13/2006
By: William S Compton
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The turkey sandwiches were made, the Pepsi was loaded in the boot of Alan's white Citroen 1.5 litter diesel hatchback and we had our gear packed and stowed away. Everything was ready for the trip, all that was needed was the most important thing; prayer. We prayed for a safe and relaxing journey to our destination and set out on our way to Inverness Scotland over 400 miles away.
Alan has been the Lords provision for me while here in England. He has provided me with most everything I’ve needed to live, the most important of which is true Christian fellowship. As we drove along on our way to the Highlands I was taken back by the gorgeous landscape that passed by.
Alan and I talked over the ministries that we have been serving with together and shared more then a few cheeky (funny) stories from the past several months. We had the opportunity to encourage one another in our walk with Christ and gain new insight about our lives and backgrounds before arriving in Inverness for a stop over. Tomorrow we were headed for a drive around lock ness and then on down the Sol Way Coast.
Up and out again at 8:00 after a wonderful Scottish breakfast we were on our way. We had no real plan other then to make it as far down the coast as possible. Passing by the sharp mountain peeks, numerous sheep farms and icy cold locks Alan and I praised God for His wonderful creation and for friends to share in it with.
We shared our mutual concerns for the church, and our family, but most importantly we shared our admiration and love for the Lord while driving through some of the most beautiful land I’ve ever had a privilege of seeing. The Lord blessed me with a glimpse of His creation on this trip that I’ll never forget, but even more so with a Glimpse of His love through my friend Alan.
We pulled into Manchester two days after setting out refreshed and ready to go. Jesus had provided safety, great weather, and wonderful fellowship as always. What a friend we have in Him!
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Lunch Clubs
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4/13/2006
By: Brenda Miranda, fym
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A few weeks ago we had to figure out how we were going to tell our lunch clubs the Easter story. We knew this was the most important story we would be telling them so we needed it to be amazing. Then the light bulb went off: a board game!
The kids loved it. There they were, having fun and reading the Easter story.
To make things even more amazing, we got to tell the Easter story in three schools.
Isn’t God amazing! He always gets His message out in the most amazing ways!
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Jelly, Jam, or Jell-O?
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3/22/2006
By: Kimberly Gaul, FYM
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We took a trip to Chester on Saturday; we toured the cathedral and wandered in and out of the little shops. It’s an old town and the architecture is impressive, but a man named Stephen made my day.
Brenda and I had just stepped out of a bookstore and music from a violinist echoed throughout the street. It was felt like I had just stepped into a scene from a movie. Brenda and I caught up with Shannon and Holly; it was almost time to meet up with the rest of our team. While we were walking to our meeting point, we passed by a homeless man who I had noticed before. Over the course of the entire day, he had not moved from the spot he had been sitting. After we walked passed him, I grabbed Brenda and asked her if we still had our leftover sandwiches. She had them in her bag, so she gave them to me and I knelt down on the ground with this guy, offering him our peanut butter and “jelly” sandwiches. His eyes lit up over the course of our conversation, and it makes me laugh to think of the things that were coming out of my mouth. It’s not my personality AT ALL to approach people on the street and start a conversation. We talked a lot about the states and random other things, such as camping, and he knew I wasn’t from this area because the sandwiches were peanut butter and “jelly.” In case you’re ever in England, “jelly” is actually what English call Jell-O, and they call our jelly, “jam.”
In conclusion, if you ever see a homeless guy on the street, why not go have a chat? They’re just people, and there’s nothing wrong with them, Stephen was just a little bored, that’s all. I hope that I brightened his day, because he sure made mine worthwhile!
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Prayer
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3/22/2006
By: Holly Hudgens
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A still, quiet, peaceful, moment. The smell of vanilla filling the room, and coming from the only source of light, a small candle in the center of the room. That would describe last night for our team here in Salford England. Wow! God is so amazing. Five of us just went through a 12-hour prayer intercession for our team and many other things that were on our hearts.
We took 2-hour blocks through the night to just spend time alone with God. Praying for the community, people we have met, our team, other teams, and just whatever God lay on our hearts. Then at 3am we met together for a time of group prayer and worship. It was such a needed and blessed thing. Just to be able to join together even at such early hours and pour out our heart, our gratitude, our praise, and our requests out to our amazing and beautiful Savior.
It just amazes me how intimate and personal our Lord really is. God brought us together as a team in such a beautiful and intimate way. God is working in such awesome ways in His church. He is opening eyes to the need for unity and coming together under Him. He is building an army of prayer warriors, children of His who are totally abandoned and surrendered to Him. It is so exciting to see. And the victory of God is moving forward. I am so excited to live in these times. We all need to learn and live more in prayer, staying connected to our Lord and Father.
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Barn Dance/Hoe Down
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3/15/2006
By: Holly Hudgens, FYM Staff
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Yee haw! I must admit the last thing I would have been expecting to go to in England would be a Barn dance. Last Friday though, our whole team had the opportunity to go to a barn dance fundraiser. We went with a few of our good friends that we have made here.
I have never been to a barn dance so I was not sure what to expect, but it ended up being one of the funniest team activities that we have done. It’s so wonderful that God knows just what we need, because I would have never thought we needed to go to a barn dance, but it was just what we needed at the time.
It was just such a fun and relaxed thing. Most of us had no idea what we were doing so that made it so much more enjoyable. It was so funny trying to learn and messing up and trying again. Everyone was laughing so hard and it was awesome just to be silly and have a good time with each other.
I am just so thankful to God for special times like that. He loves to see His children laugh and enjoy life, and I am so thankful He knows just what we need when we need it. What a truly awesome God we serve.
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I Get On My Knees…And Pray
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3/15/2006
By: Marilyn Goeden, FYM
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Living and ministering in England has already taught me so much as God is continually revealing new things to me through his words and those around me daily. One thing in particular that God has really been laying on my heart and teaching me more about recently, is the importance of prayer and being intercessors for England, and for the future FYM teams to come. Prayer, prayer, prayer…what an important foundation it is for our ministry right here in England. Prayer is wonderful thing that as his children we get to climb up into the lap of our heavenly father and simply spend some quality time with our Abba (father). Yet another thing God has been teaching me about being intercessors for this place, is that we must first allow our hearts and souls to break and weep for the things that break God’s heart. As it is the most important thing we can do because God can do more then we can ever hope or imagine.
Upon my arrival to England I guess my viewpoint and perception of doing mission work in England was a little different than what I’ve come to encounter and experience. But in that, I’ve learned the importance of simply investing and building relationships with people and taking them into spiritual conversations when the Spirit leads and/or when opportunities present themselves. I’ve learned about genuine love and simply meeting people where they are. In all of this however, I’ve learned the true importance of prayer and simply soaking this place in prayer that God will prepare their hearts and will unveil their eyes to the truth. That is the prayer God has especially laid on my heart since the first or second week I was here; that God will allow them to see the truth. Each day there are so many things to pray about that sometimes it’s overwhelming. There is just such a great need here and sometimes it is hard to know where to begin. But all-in-all, it’s always important to remember that God’s ultimately in control, and what a wonderful thing that is! And so as we continue to work and do our ministries here, we might just be beginning to plant the seeds and prepare people’s hearts, but it is definitely a start. I truly believe that we are just touching the tip of the iceberg of what God has in store for this place.
I have also been reading a book entitled “Red Moon Rising” that tells of the beginning of 24/7 prayer rooms in England that are now based all around the world. And it got me thinking and sparked my interest to ask the team about simply praying 12 hours straight for our team, each other, England, our ministry, the people we’ve already started to build relationships with, and anything else God has laid on our hearts, and wow was it amazing! Sure we had to sacrifice a little sleep time, but what’s that compared to being in God’s presence. It was a great experience that I hope to experience a lot more. It was awesome as our team gathered together in those wee hours of the morning to worship and give prayers of thanksgiving to a God who so greatly deserves everything we have. In fact, I have a vision that before we leave we can host one 24/7 prayer session with not only our FYM team, but with the many people we have already encountered and meet throughout the churches and local ministries we work with in the community.
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Have you ever wanted
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3/15/2006
By: Katie Hyman, FYM
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Have you ever wanted…?
Have you ever wanted to be someone else?
Have you ever wanted to be someone?
Have you ever wanted to reach your dreams and
have you ever wanted life to be more than it seems?
Have you ever wanted to reach up and touch the sky?
Have you ever wanted to pack it up and say goodbye?
Have you ever wanted someone to care and
have you ever wanted someone to be there?
I have tasted of love so wide that it stops all my time,
and I have tasted love so deep that it blows my mind!
He is sweet! He is sweet!
What you’re looking for…is my sweet, sweet, Jesus!
What you’re looking for is my sweet Lord. *
Walking through each day and just talking to people in this community, I cannot help but feel that they want life to be more than it seems, they want someone to care and be there, they have dreams they want to reach or used to want to reach before the world happened to them. Isn’t this everyone’s story and cry though, including my own before Jesus? Weren’t we all seeking to taste of love so wide and so deep it blew our minds.
The truth is…we are all beautifully broken, but we are made new and hidden with Christ in God, Colossians 3:3, and we can never be separated from the love of God, Romans 8:35-39. He is the someone else we want to be, he wants us to reach our dreams, we will touch the sky some day, and he cares so much and is always there. And more than anything, he wants us to taste of his love that is so wide, long, high and deep! Jesus is what we were looking for and what we continue to seek after.
“And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth…Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.” Hebrews 11:13,16
Life is more than it seems with Christ as our sweet Savior.
* Lyrics from Shawn McDonald, Simply Nothing
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Holiday Club
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3/6/2006
By: Brenda Miranda, FYM
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Have you ever been in a room full of pirates? You know the pirates I’m talking about. They’re about 3’-4.5’ tall and like to spend the day painting sea horses, searching for buried treasure, and playing Play Station 2.
Last week the schools had a week off. To give the kids something to do we partner with a program and had a holiday club. For a week we were shipwrecked pirates lost on a desert island with kids from the age of 4 to 8 years old.
Being around with the kids was the best part. We had seen these kids in their schools but never got to play with them. We even had opportunities to get to know their parents.
Pray that God will use the relationships we built last week to open new ways to minister.
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Sixteen Grandmothers.
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2/27/2006
By: Kimberly Gaul, FYM
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St. Clement’s church is the social hotspot for “elder” ladies on Monday afternoons. One of our friends is ninety-one years old! She has more life in her than some people half her age!
Most of these ladies live alone, so this is their opportunity to dress up for a bit of socializing. They whisk out their skirts and dancing shoes for a classic good time. So far, we have learned the Tango, Rumba, Cha-Cha, and several line dances. These ladies are top-quality, and they are especially patient as they teach Holly, Katie, and I new steps.
No event in England would be complete without tea and biscuits, so at half time we have a little break. A box of chocolates or another small item is raffled off every week as well. That is always interesting.
One of the ladies had us over for tea just the other night; she was quite the entertainer, with plenty of stories to tell about her grandchildren, family, and travels. These women are chock-full of wisdom to offer, and I always look forward to Monday afternoons just to spend time with them.
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Albert Park boys and girls’ club
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2/27/2006
By: Katie Hyman, FYM
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Having your hair thoroughly brushed and put into pig-tails, your nails polished with silver glitter polish with purple tips, and a facial all at the same time by 10-15 year old girls is quite an experience. Playing footy, also known as soccer, with 10-15 year old boys who think they’re Manchester United footballers is quite a different experience. Both, however, require loads of energy, patience and most importantly love.
Albert Park girls and boys’ club occurs every Wednesday and Thursday night. Around 20-30 girls come on Wednesday and boys on Thursday. These clubs offer a safe place at night for kids to come and just be kids who would normally be out on the streets. The girls can just be girls with each other not worrying about boys, and the boys can just be boys playing as much as possible.
God has given me such a passion for these kids and I literally cannot wait to see and just hang out with them each week. One thing God has shown me is that all of them want to be loved unconditionally and just spent time with and paid attention to. Whether you are in England, America or Africa, children need to know that they are loved and are precious, and what better way than by showering God’s abundant and everlasting love upon them each week.
“Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them…Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” Matthew 19:13-14
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Monday nights!
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2/21/2006
By: William S Compton, Assistant Director FYM England
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Monday nights!
We gathered around the living room of our dear friend Alan at his home in lower Broughton for our weekly Monday night FYM home group. As we sipped our hot tea and coffee it dawned on me how important this type of fellowship truly is to us as Christians.
That night Hanna was in the leader’s seat and had brought a simple CD to listen to about worship. She had heard this speaker while she was at college and decided to share what he had to say with us. God used that simple idea to touch our hearts deeply with a new appreciation for what it means to worship our Lord.
After discussing what we had learned and our past experiences of genuine worship we entered into a time of prayer together. We prayed that God would release us in honest praise and worship to Him. We asked for a greater hunger for Him and His word and for that hunger to spill out into the streets of Salford. As we closed this moment of prayer Alan’s heart was moved to play for us a song he had enjoyed for many years but had now just realized its meaning.
God used that song to tie together the meaning of the last few days for me and the message we had heard that night. The importance of His body (our Church) is the difference between life and death, and between life and abundant life. All because of 8 simple folks in a little cozy living room with a CD wanted to know more about the God that created them. How awesome is our Lord!
By William S Compton
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Ignite
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2/20/2006
By: Marilyn Goeden, FYM England
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I was extremely excited last Friday when I had the opportunity to go to a local worship service. This was a service where area youth within the Anglican Church gather monthly for some fun, fellowship, and worship; and let’s face it you can’t get much better of a combo then that. I was even more surprised to engage in my official first fondue party, my personal favorite combination was grapes dipped in white chocolate…..mmmmm good. Needless to say this was a great start to an incredible night in which I got the chance to meet and hopefully encourage some of the local youth within the area. I especially liked the worship service in which a gathering of around 20 or so worshiped to some more contemporary worship songs. Later on in the night one of the youth leaders gave a great message on what “true worship” is all about, which was enlightening. I even learned a little Greek. It was simply a great time to be around kids close to my age, which truthfully doesn’t really happen a lot around here. I’m excited to get to know some of these people better in the near future. I’ve also come to realize how much encouragement and prayer each individual needs.
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Brownies!
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2/20/2006
By: Brenda Miranda, FYM England
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Brownies (food) are great. Going to Brownies (Girl Scouts) is even better. As soon as you walk though the door you can hear the giggles. When you get to the room they are in the sound is about ten times louder. They quiet down when ”Brown Owl” calls them into their circle and they sing their welcoming song. Now it’s game time, and the noise level is up again and stays at that level most of the night.
We are now working with three different Brownie troops. Each troop has amazing girls who are so full of life and just want to be loved. It’s a great opportunity to love on girls who need to see God’s love. Please pray that God’s abundant, everlasting love shines through us.
Brenda
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A Visit from Ms. Kathleen Crumpet
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2/13/2006
By: Hanna Miecznikowski, England Base Director
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Tonight, Ms. Kathleen Crumpet visited us at cell group. Dressed in high heels and long black skirt along with a brown fur coat, fuzzy blue scarf and big, silver, dangling earrings and carrying a few too many carpet bags, Ms. Crumpet (AKA our wonderful RA Holly) showed up at Bible study tonight to speak with us about the importance of the Bible.
Before long, everyone was buzzing as we discussed ways that the Bible is relevant to everyday life and how to make youth and/or the un-churched understand that truth. In the end, we concluded that the Bible becomes relevant to people as we demonstrate its truths lived out in our lives.
All the while, Ms. Crumpet facilited discussion in her very best English accent, continually reminding us what the prophet I-ZIE-A (Isaiah) has to say about the Word of the Lord lasting forever.
As you can imagine, we had some good laughs, but I think that we learned a lot too!
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Our First Month in Salford
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2/11/2006
By: Brenda Miranda, FYM Participant
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Missions in England is different from most places one would do mission work. In a third world country you would have to get down and dirty along side the people you are ministering to. In England you will have to go to Brownies (Girl Scouts), helping out with school assemblies and lunch clubs, playing bingo, or taking dance classes with elderly ladies.
Missions in England has been a lot different than most of us expected. We have learned that a big part of our ministry here is simply being intercessors and soaking the Salford community in a lot of prayer. We pray that we will have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with people and that God will unveil their eyes so that they may see the truth.
We realize the immense need to love on people and meet them where they’re at, no matter where that might be. We are also trying to be of encouragement to the Broughton church community as they are cooping with the closing of one of their churches, St. Johns.
We have also had the opportunity to connect and be involved with activities that involve the local kids of this area, such as the boys and girls' club. This is a huge step in the right direction.
A large majority of the youth tend to become bored after school as there are really no after-school activities for them to be involved with. Therefore, they sometimes turn to alternative forms of entertainment, such as vandalism within. We are continually looking for ways to be involved in reaching the youth.
As we help out and involve ourselves in the community we make daily time for our personal devotions, group worship, as well as studying various books together. We recently just finished “The Normal Christian Life” by Watchmen Nee and are now unto our next book entitled “ Victory Over the Darkness.”
Upon arriving in England, we have realized the immense need for workers here. Congregations are dwindling and there is a huge gap and lack of young people being involved in any religious activities.
However, we are amazed by the great ethnic diversity within this community from Muslims, Chinese, Indian, Jewish, to Pakistani people. In fact, in one school when asked how many countries where represented there were a total of around 40 different nationalities represented in one building.
This is exciting news because as we reach the people of England, we can actually reach the nations. Who knows what awesome things God can do with that. He can raise-up these different nationalities to become radical followers of Jesus Christ and let them go and preach the gospel to all the ends of the earth.
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New Pictures Added
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2/7/2006
By: Hanna Miecznikowski, England Base Director
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Hello from England! First, I apologize that there have been no updates since training camp. As we launch a new base, the team and I have been very busy, and we have not found much time to settle down and write about all that has been going on.
However, we are finally beginning to establish a routine so you should see loads of new updates in the near future. The girls are writing down some of their stories today, and you should see them up tomorrow. In the meantime, check out the pictures we have just added to our site. More will follow. Please check back soon!
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Great First Day
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1/10/2006
By: Dave Gross, FYM Camp Coordinator
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Everyone arrived safe, one time and with all their luggage yesterday! Praise the Lord. We all arrived at our training site and had a great first night of worship, challenge and prayer. Seth Barnes challenged each of the participants as they get ready to embark on this 4 month journey. That followed with a great time of worship in which God moved many to just continue and share and pray together.
Today, the team came out to AIM's headquarters for training. They are all getting along very well together. The teams are starting to gel as they get to know the ones they'll be living with and ministering together with over the next few months.
Thanks for your prayers. May God continue to work in these students lives.
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This interactive devotional is for the person who isn't satisfied with a dry faith. If you're dying to hear God's voice, the good news is that you can! Jesus is the door, and He has opened it up to you.
Don't Miss Out on Hearing God's Voice!
The Art of Listening Prayer |
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