2 Stories in 1 Week
So on the 8th November, Oxygen had the first 'Vent' of the G8 team. I had been lead contact for this, and at the tim I took on the job I was very excited about being able to inject my self into the event. However, things soon got complicated...
Bands, didn't reply, bands were busy, bands eventually on the bill pulled out with days to go, most of the regular volunteers were unavailable, I couldn't decide what to wear... I had no end of problems! But God was very good to me - one the first and had fallen into place, they were then incredibly active in making it a success and I couldn't have done it with out them. So many thanks again to 'Upon Depths of despair' - your pessimistic name does not reflect your optimistic hearts!
The gig was a great success, and God clearly worked - The guys in the prayer tent really were allowed to really speak into people's lives by the power of the spirit, we got good numbers for the first one (85), and it was safe and fun. Heavy even for my tastes, but the whole thing was a great experience. And a good friend of mine (Phil GC, who did Oxygen in it's first year and introduced me to it) turned up, further increasing my enjoyment of the evening, and prolonging it to 3am...
In addition to this week I had my first 'Going Deeper' session wherein we spend time with particular young people outside the projects. I took some of my Kingsnympton boys for Pizza and the conversation flowed easily throughout the two hours. From finding out where they stood on the 'God thing' purely by how they reacted to being in a church) to the ins and outs of wrestling we covered a great range of topics that have made talk whilst on projects a much more viable option. This spells good things in transforming Kinsnympton from being a purely entertaining environment to one where people feel they are cared for and invested into. In my mind, that desperately needs to happen. Therefore, I have every faith that it will. Mark my words.
Bands, didn't reply, bands were busy, bands eventually on the bill pulled out with days to go, most of the regular volunteers were unavailable, I couldn't decide what to wear... I had no end of problems! But God was very good to me - one the first and had fallen into place, they were then incredibly active in making it a success and I couldn't have done it with out them. So many thanks again to 'Upon Depths of despair' - your pessimistic name does not reflect your optimistic hearts!
The gig was a great success, and God clearly worked - The guys in the prayer tent really were allowed to really speak into people's lives by the power of the spirit, we got good numbers for the first one (85), and it was safe and fun. Heavy even for my tastes, but the whole thing was a great experience. And a good friend of mine (Phil GC, who did Oxygen in it's first year and introduced me to it) turned up, further increasing my enjoyment of the evening, and prolonging it to 3am...
In addition to this week I had my first 'Going Deeper' session wherein we spend time with particular young people outside the projects. I took some of my Kingsnympton boys for Pizza and the conversation flowed easily throughout the two hours. From finding out where they stood on the 'God thing' purely by how they reacted to being in a church) to the ins and outs of wrestling we covered a great range of topics that have made talk whilst on projects a much more viable option. This spells good things in transforming Kinsnympton from being a purely entertaining environment to one where people feel they are cared for and invested into. In my mind, that desperately needs to happen. Therefore, I have every faith that it will. Mark my words.
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