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Hope Isabelle Jolly

December 30, 2008 in Personal with 8 Comments

Sorry about the lack of information up on the blog this past week, I’ve been a bit pre-occupied! Due to some complications, Kirsty was induced nearly 3 weeks early which suddenly changed all our Christmas plans! Then after 3 days of induction and 20 hours of labour ending in a c-section, our daughter Hope Isabelle [...]

Crazy Day!

December 19, 2008 in Personal with 3 Comments

Apologies for the lack of posts this week (especially after such a sustained effort) but I’ve had a nasty cold which wiped me out for a few days. I did however, manage to host the youth group’s Christmas party, and take 28 kids Ice Skating! Today started out with the Breakfast Club’s end of term [...]

A Great Quote!

December 16, 2008 in Personal with 2 Comments

At the breakfast club this morning, I was sitting next to a young girl who was chatting away to me. At one stage she turned to me and said: “You know how when you’re 7 and then you have a birthday and then you’re 8 and then you have another birthday…” “Yeah”, I said expectantly. [...]

Sunday Shares: 13 December 2008

December 14, 2008 in Links with 0 Comments

The following links are items that I have read and shared through Google Reader in the last 7 days. Some will be youth work or youth ministry related, while others are of personal interest. You can view my full shared items here. 9 Year Old girl Is Appointed Bishop 12 December 2008 – Short news [...]

Mini Volleyball

December 12, 2008 in Group Games, Youth Work with 0 Comments

This is a silly adaptation of the classic volleyball game except players must remain on their knees at all times! Numbers: groups of around 10 or over (2 teams of equal numbers are needed). Suitable for: ages 7 and up! Preparation time: under 5 minutes. Venue: large room or small hall. Safety First: As participants [...]

Online Missions Trip

December 11, 2008 in Youth Ministry with 4 Comments

Tim Schmoyer over at Life In Student Ministry has unvieled his idea for free missions trips – a co-ordinated online “mission to facebook”! The Online Missions Trip is a two week outreach campaign for teenagers and youth leaders to capitalize on the tremendous social opportunities that exist on the Internet and use it to share [...]

Youth Work Links for 5th December to 9th December

December 9, 2008 in Links with 4 Comments

These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 5th December to 9th December. For more related links, check out my links page Don’t Buy the Lies. – Youth Ministry Forum – Reflections on common lies within youth ministry Help for Young Life Leaders NOW – Aimed at Young Life [...]

The Big Church Day Out

December 9, 2008 in Youth Ministry with 9 Comments

I’m getting quite excited about The Big Church Day Out that’s happening on 24th May 2009. Although it’s still six months away, momentum is building for the biggest cross-denominational church celebration event in the South of England! Organised by my friend Tim, the day is taking place in the grounds of Wiston House, West Sussex [...]

Love Your Neighbour

December 8, 2008 in Personal with 6 Comments

There’s a guy that lives across the road from us who is always out in the street chatting to people. He’s a really friendly man in his late 50′s and you always hear his booming voice at some point in the day as he hollers a greeting to someone. Over the past few months we’ve [...]

Sunday Shares: 7 December 2008

December 7, 2008 in Links with 0 Comments

The following links are items that I have read and shared through Google Reader in the last 7 days. Some will be youth work or youth ministry related, while others are of personal interest. You can view my full shared items here. Understanding and preventing suicide in young people 6 December 2008 Young people create [...]