Southchurch Update 19 August

Sonya Low is one of our volunteers, at work every Tuesday & Thursday
afternoon, from 1-5.00pm. She's one such volunteer from a variety of
churches, involved with extreme:REBUILD at the Kursaal (or
Woodgrange) Estate. Here, she kindly gives us an update from last week:
 
We had the great fortune of being able to do three days work here this week. The youth club on the estate asked us to come and do something as one of their activities that had been planned was cancelled,so we worked on wednesday as well. There were fewer delegates as the yearly pull to soul survivour was great, however
this did nothing to alter the effect God had here this week.

 

We got to spend more time with specific children this week and help encourage them in their sports activities, one young boy in particular has become an enthusiastic player and now is eager to join in and try. In the begining he wouldn't participate as
willingly.

We have noticed several them blossom over the last week or two in their abilities and confidence with us as they are encouraged by the delegates.

In your prayers this week could you please pray that they will begin to encourage each other more, we have noticed alot of abusive and derogatory talk and names etc if someone doesn't play so well, however we are praying that our example of love and encouragement will rub off as we all work together more.

One of the highlights for me this week was when we were litter picking one of the boys who was helping us called up to his dad in the block above where we were cleaning. "Look Dad I'm doing something good" His dad came out onto the balcony with his mum and they both stood and watched him working. Thank you God for that lovely moment

Sonya

 

Please pray for our urban regeneration team. For more information,
please e-mail Rosalind Butterworth at agapes_grip@hotmail.com or ring
Elizabeth Butterworth on 01702 333319.