Tough Week

It always seems to be the case that whenever you have a mountain top experience it won't be too long before you hit the valley! The past couple of days have been tough, not that anything overly trying has came upon us, there just doesn't seem to be much in the tank.

Thursday night was great and I enjoyed the chance to challenge the guys again. I talked about the song "How to save a life" by The Fray. We spoke about having something good (God) to focus on and what happens when you don't have God at the centre of our lives. Everybody needs to have goodness and light at their core, otherwise when we do start down a wrong path, how do we find our way back?

It was so great to see Marko pop in. Marko is one of our "originals." He started coming to classes as a result of working at Anna Ritchie School over 6 years ago now. Mark is now 17 and working at Tesco supermarket. It is so cool to have known Marko all these years and for him to still feel that he can come and spend time with us - good times.

One of the reasons for this being a tougher than normal week has been a decision we have made this weekend to stop our Wednesday night "Supper" with the kids. I have really struggled with having to do this because of the long standing "Tradition" it had become. Way back in the time we were in the States and first began this as an outreach to kids it always proved a success, but these past months the same has not been the case. It was always my vision that Wednesday night be the hub of our program, a time for deeper things. However, the depth seems to be more evident on a Thursday night and the Wednesday nights have become a challenge. So, the supper is no more and we will try a regular approach to Wed night with a together time for 10 minutes going to classes and having a 10 minute "chill" time with juice and muffins and then having 30 minute lesson time and finishing up with everybody together again for close and prayer.

It is good to look at where God is active and where His word is taking root in the lives of the young. I have come to terms with the fact that God's ways are above my ways and no matter how much I wanted Wednesday nights to be "The Hub" God has made us look in a different direction. So, the next wee while will be a time of re-thinking and watching where the Spirit leads - as if there is any other way!

Take care - God bless!