Dear Friends

A warm welcome to those who have recently signed up; we praise God for you. We feel encouraged to know that we have so many people behind us as we seek to see our God turn the tide of what is happening to today’s young generation.

Carl and Camp Reunion

Carl was away for the half-term week which included organising and leading a reunion for Teens+ at Dalesdown. He reports that the numbers for the reunion were good and you will in due course hear more about how that went.
PLEASE PRAY for Carl and especially for Phoebe who was unwell at Dalesdown. Since then the family have been taking a short break in Cheltenham.

Jon’s trip to New York

The long awaited journal has been completed and just to give you a bit of what to expect we have included a section on his stay in New York:

Having left it very late, just before I left, I arranged by e-mail to visit Metro Ministries, based in Brooklyn (www.metroministries.org). MM has long been a source of great inspiration to me and also the vision behind KidzKlub, a ministry I am involved with in Brighton.
Looking at the Subway map, I begin to wonder about the wisdom of visiting Metro – it will require three trains. Time is passing and I get a little stressed, not helped by misplacing some dollar notes.
I end up leaving after 10.30; that was the meeting time so I phone and leave an apologetic message on Bill Fergus’ voicemail.
It’s hot now. I locate 46th Street station fine, buy my ticket and find my first train, going in the right direction! At the first change, I have to walk between stations. I’m not sure, ask a lady who can’t help me, then find some signs. I realise the ‘subway’ track is overhead; need to be more observant!
I have deliberately left my camera and any other non-essential valuables behind but somewhat nervously I take a few photos on the K-JAM (phone).
Now in Brooklyn, the third train starts ok, then I realise it’s branched off in a different, wrong direction. I have to get off, go back a stop and wait for one heading to Gates Avenue.
Walking to MM seems ok but then I get confused and looking at the street map doesn’t help. I ask a large, older, black lady for directions and I’m nearly there. I find myself thanking her graciously and the Lord tells me, “that’s a powerful thing I’ve just done.”
I arrive at the building I was directed to by the e-mail, with another caller. We knock on the door but there’s no answer. We agree for me to phone and we are directed to the right building. As I leave, the guy says to me, “Be careful, this is a very rough area.”

I walk to the right building and introduce myself at reception, finally. Its 12.15. The other guy then arrives and does the same. I learn that he works for the Police Department!
Bill Fergus is a lovely, gracious man; he tells me the appointment wasn’t in his diary but pretends ‘he’s really upset that I’m so late’! He gives me a detailed and extensive tour and overall spends over three hours with me….

Please feel free to contact us for the Journal and any questions or suggestions will be appreciated.

Finance

We are still awaiting news of the registration of ‘Turning The Tide UK’ as a charity. The new charity may be coming on line just in time because the original legacy, which enabled Jon to launch TTT, has just run out. We are therefore seeking the Lord very earnestly about the next stage in His provision.
Currently our monthly income averages £8-900 but our outgoings (including our three members of staff and the cost of the office) come to over £3,000 per month.
In addition Jon firmly believes he has heard from God regarding the addition of a new member of staff, to ‘partner with him’ in the ministry of TTT.
Clearly the shortfall cannot be sustained from Jon and Beccy’s savings indefinitely but God has said He will provide for TTT ‘not necessarily in the way we expect’; we are believing for Him to do it in His way and in His time.
We know that the Lord will provide for us because we are in His will; in the meantime we walk by faith!

And last but not least…

Please don’t forget our next Prayer Morning; it’s planned for next Wednesday,
14th November (10 a.m. until noon at St. Luke’s Church, Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, BN1 5DD).
Please would you pray anyway, even if you can’t join us?

Thank you.

Thank you so much for your support; it means a great deal to us and more importantly for the God we seek to serve.