Dear Friends 

Today for many young ones marks the end of the Summer holidays. Thousands of children will put on new school uniforms and others face the daunting task of going into a new school.  So we thought it would only be fitting to keep the focus on children as we offer a bit of light reading to start with, enjoy ………

 

Dear God…..

Please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There
is nothing good in there now.

Thank you for the baby brother but what I asked for was a puppy. I
never asked for anything before. You can look it up.
Did you mean for a giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?

If we come back as something, please don’t let me be Jennifer
Horton-because I hate her.
Did you really mean Do Unto Others As They Do Unto You, because if you did then I’m going to fix my brother

Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they
had their own rooms. It works with my brother.
 My brother told me about being born but it doesn’t sound right.

If you watch in Church on Sunday I will show you my new shoes

I didn’t think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset you made
on Tuesday. That was Cool

 

‘Jon’s Journey’

It’s been a summer of many comings and goings with some much welcomed family space and time off. Most recently, we have just returned from settling Chris in Luxembourg where he is working his placement year from Uni. Jess will be off to Uni next month and so Beccy and I will start a new phase of our lives together!

So we are very much looking forward to Beccy coming to join me more fully in the work of ‘Turning the Tide’, just a part of the changes that will be happening soon – see Carl’s news below.

Ministry-wise the highlight was joining the young people of St. Luke’s for their residential at Dalesdown. It was so special to be with so many old friends again.

The main focus for Mel and myself for September will be finances and fundraising.

Carl

With the new term and schools starting back, my main prayer request is for the projects that I am currently involved in to start well in the next few weeks. Obviously there are going to be new students at all the schools so please pray that we can reach as many as possible with the all-embracing message of Jesus.

Also there is a season of change coming up for me in the next few months (more information about this will follow in a couple of weeks). Please pray that my trust in God will remain as strong as it is now if not get stronger. All things are in His hands and I surrender to His will.

Thank you for your prayers over the summer. All the camps that I have been involved in have been amazing and there has been much fruit. For a more detailed review of Teens & Teens + at Dalesdown please log onto the TTT website.

 

And last but not least…

Our Prayer Mornings are normally held on the second Wednesday of each month.  This month’s is planned for Wednesday, 10th September, from 10 a.m. until noon and 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 so much for your prayers, support and encouragement. You are such a vital part of the team and we value your friendship and partnership as fellow workers-

Jon and the rest of the TTT team – Carl, Mel, Beccy

 For those of you who use Facebook, TTT has a Facebook group; just search Groups for ‘Turning the Tide’.