Back From a Cold and Windy Skegness
We’re back from Spring Harvest – and it was great!
Sorry we didn’t update the blog whilst there, but internet access wasn’t very good. (Neither was the phone signal – but that’s a different story!)
On weeks one and two we were leading Whizz Kids (5 – 7 year olds) as usual. The teams were great on both weeks, and the leadership teams, both Whizz Kids and Spring Harvest, were amazingly supportive – especially in light of Kay’s recent op.
The children were a pleasure to have – which was much appreciated as we had more children than we were expecting on both weeks, stretching resources somewhat, but we managed to make everything stretch to fit the numbers.
Many children became Christians – but the way this happened was amazing. We are careful in how we talk about becoming Christians – always avoiding asking the “If you want to become a Christian put your hand up” type question, because we are very aware of peer pressure and the need to please in this age group. We want to be sure that children who become Christians are sure of what they are doing and are genuine in wanting to follow Jesus.
This year children kept coming up to us to tell us how they became Christians in the night – woken up with the desire to give their lives to God! The one exception was a girl who became a Christian on the fair, because she saw Christians having fun!
Week three was a different role for Kay, as the disabilities consultant. This is a role she has done before and enjoys very much, making sure that all guests who have disabilities – children and adults, can access the programmes they want. It was a great week with only small issues to sort out, and many friends made – once again she was supported brilliantly by head office staff and the site leadership. Steve’s role was supposedly that of a guest, but he spent most of the time working side by side with Kay, helping move and park buggies in the big top, and making sure Kay could get into the less accessible venues to support the special needs teams in the children and youth work.
Even with all the hard work, Kay’s health has continued to improve – obviously so. She did get the ‘Bultins sniffle’ along with lots of others on site, which like everyone else made her feel a bit rough for a couple of days, but even that hasn’t slowed down her progress.
Next is the Latvian team member’s meeting – we’ll be flying out on 30th April!