We had a really good time last week, it was the 3 day project trip to Chepstow. The weather was great and we managed to get out and do lots of walking in the beautiful Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean. I will post some photos when I get them. As I suggested in a previous post there are usually a few who don't make it at the last moment, so on this trip we had 2 no shows but we still took 20 of us.
So now back in the office I am planning what is happening next at the JRP. So here goes.
This Saturday a few of us are attending a conference called Everything which is all about how do have the biggest influence we can have on society believing that God is much bigger than and very concerned about how his Kingdom affects all aspects of life. So on the advertising blurb there is focus on the media, the arts, medical and social change but personally it does seems to be missing something! Sport! How does the wonderful world of sport fit into Everything!
Next up is a Feast/JRP afternoon out on Easter Monday (25th April in case you were wondering). For the first few years of the project we did this regularly but during the last couple of years we have not done this sort of trip. Basically it means this, we reduce the crime/street drinking issues in Catford by taking them to a park away from Lewisham. On a serious note these are memorable occasions that people talk about for years. For some it is the only time they leave the city. You are very welcome to come and join us. Swanley Park has a small railway running around the park, and we will be providing a drink (tea/coffee only) and a piece of cake.
And then on Saturday 30th we have the Social Action Conference which I have blogged about before and I am really looking forward to the day. Please book in by emailing jrp@kingschurchlondon.org
Another one to mention here is Encounter Camp which this year is in June not August. So the dates are 20th - 24th June. Letters/flyers are going out this week and I am hoping we will take a group of over 25. Encounter is a weeks camping (or stay in a caravan for extra money) in a remote location 8 miles from Evesham, which happens to be my birth place. Encounter is a mixture of worship, teaching, hanging out, sport, fun for those who are overcoming life controlling issues. Knowing that God can do a far better job than I of turning lives around, the week is really about people encountering God and being changed. I am hoping that the weather in June will be better than most of August weather we have endured for the past 4 Encounters.
One final event is a fundraiser on the 3rd July when we are planing to join up with the North Kent Bikeathon and raise some money by cycling through Kent. The Rotary Club of Catford, who just this week sent us a donation from their Christmas collection, organise it brilliantly with the best treats at the staging posts. If you want to get involved and raise some money for the JRP, email me and we can arrange your entry for the Bikeathon 2011.
If you have read all that, Thank you!
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