Dear Friends

 Time

Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friend’s face, For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well, As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of trying to make a name….Tomorrow, I say! I will call on Jim
Just to show that I’m thinking of him.”

But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,

And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner, yet miles away, “Here’s a telegram, sir; Jim died today.”

And that’s what we get and deserve in the end, Around the corner, a vanished friend.

(Author – anonymous)

Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them, don’t be afraid to express yourself. Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you. Because when you decide that it’s the right time, it might just be too late.

‘Jon’s Journey’

It has been another very challenging month for Jon health wise. A course of antibiotics left him a bit under the weather and a few days later he started a course of anti-depressants. Both his GP and Beccy and Jon’s nutritional specialist were very positive about this treatment and the specialist believes this could be the thing he needs to finally get back on his feet. We are all hoping and praying that and trusting God for it!

At the same time Jon has been very encouraged recently as the Lord has been speaking to him a lot about the future of TTT!

Children in Prayer

Jon and Beccy are very excited about the way the Lord is leading them towards setting up one or more local ‘Children’s Prayer Cells’. Please pray for them as they seek to press through in this area; we know that there will be opposition!

Jon has now booked his flights to India at the end of June for him to attend the second ‘Global Consultation on Children in Prayer’ in Chennai.

Schools Work

This has been going well this month, either side of the school holidays. Carl has also been discussing the future of various schools projects with our partners at ‘Off the Fence’ and there are a number of exciting prospects which will be able to update you about in the near future.

Carl also did a one off talk at Brighton College CU as part of their Youth Alpha course. He spoke on ‘What about the church’ and felt it went well.

‘Innovate’

On Sunday 27th April Carl spoke at a youth service in Worthing called Innovate. This is put on by young people from a number of Churches with youth joining together once a month to worship together and go deeper with God. His talk should be available online soon at www.myspace.com/innovate_uk.

Finance

We continue to be moved and encouraged by the kindness and generosity of our supporters – thank you! As the ministry grows our financial need also increases and at the moment finance for our work is sourced from donations only. Would you prayerfully consider donating a small amount to our ministry each month or make a one off donation?  Cheques should be made payable to ‘Turning the Tide’ and remember, if you are a taxpayer then we are able to claim the tax element under the ‘Gift Aid Scheme’.

Comments and Suggestions

Your feedback is extremely important to us.  If you have a compliment, suggestion or concern about TTT, please let us know; we’d love to hear from you.

And last but not least…

Please don’t forget our next Prayer Morning; it’s planned for Wednesday, 14th May, from 10 a.m. until noon at St Luke’s Church, Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, BN1 5DD. You are most welcome to join us for some or all of this time.

Please would you pray anyway, even if you can’t join us?

Thank you.

 

 

Thank you so much for your support; we are more aware than ever how important our prayer partners and supporters are. Without the prayer, we could do nothing!

We are very grateful for all who pray for us regularly and who share our vision for the rising generation. May many, many of them find their purpose and destiny in the Lord Jesus.

Thank you for partnering with us in the Gospel.

With our love and prayers-

Jon and the TTT team – Carl, Mel, Beccy and partners like you.