Having spent Sunday morning relaxing (I'd had a whole week of Bible talks so I gave myself the morning off!), I spent an enjoyable time at Bradford Holmewood Salvation Army, which my aunt Caroline heads up, supported by my uncle Craig and 18-month year old cousin Edie, amongst others! It comes under the banner of NEO (New Expressions Of...) Salvation Army, which you can find out more about here.
Nice and chilled out on sofas, Caroline gave a talk about how we respond to Jesus in our everyday lives - are we like those praising Him on Palm Sunday, or like those denying Him later in the week or condemning Him on Good Friday? We also sung a few songs and watched a short video clip, in addition to creating a palm leaf, writing our praise on it and sticking it to the cross. It was really great to be there.
There's a lot of good stuff going on during the week at 'The Sally Bash', as it's known to the locals. Lots of youth clubs, kids clubs, and activities for the over-60s, despite having quite a small membership it is having a great impact on the community. When they arrived there was only a small gathering on a Thursday night, in addition to a reasonable community programme. In the three years since arriving they've seen the community programme expand and many different ministries are currently in place, plus the main meeting has moved to a Sunday afternoon, with Bible studies and many other things coming through. It's my prayer that their ministry will be blessed, that it'll be guided by God and be everything that he wishes it to be, that the community will be amazingly impacted by them and the other Churches nearby, to the glory of God.
No comments:
Post a Comment