This week I've been in Wales with the rest of the Isle of Wight YFC core team for our annual retreat. It's been such a great week full of fun, laughter, prayer and a lot of good food! We spent the mornings chilling with God in all kinds of different ways and the afternoons spending time together as a team doing things like 'mountain' climbing (apparently 6km is a really long way?), cooking (and eating) some pretty incredible food, white water kayaking, playing silly games (as you might expect from a bunch of youth workers!), chatting a lot and inevitably complaining about the Welsh weather! Its been so good not only to spend time with each other but also to take out a whole load of time every day to spend with God.
We had a conversation one evening about how Isle of Wight Youth For Christ first started around 15 years ago. To see how much God has done since then is really exciting, especially as we look to the future with expectation. I feel so blessed to get to be a part of that and to work with such a great group of people. IOW YFC started because 2 young guys were obedient to God; out of their faith and obedience they launched an organisation which now reaches hundreds of young people all over the Isle of Wight. I doubt that any of us would be here if others hadn't taken risks to invest in us and empower us to do what we do.
I hope that I'll have the faith and obedience to invest in others in the same way that others have invested in me...
God will use us every day if we'll let him.
Have a read of my youth work blog if you're interested, at http://gunvillemethodistyouthwork.blogspot.co.uk/
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