3/8/08
There was a time when August was a quiet time in the life of our church. Lots of holidaymakers on Sundays to be sure, but otherwise there wasn’t a lot going on. It was a good time to rest and recuperate before the church year started again in September. Nowadays things are rather different. As I write, Geraint, Caleb, Jordan, Megan, Mary and Patrick will have just arrived at Liepzig for the Baptist World Youth Conference. Bob, Sally, Mike, Anthea, and Emma are already in Romania with about 40 young people building the school for the gypsy community in Salsig, and Phill and Maggie will be going out to join them this week. By the time you read this a large group from the church, including myself, will have travelled up to Builth Wells for New Wine Cymru, which finishes on Friday Aug 8th. The following day we are hoping to organise two floats and four stalls for Broad Haven Carnival, and a week or so later we are planning a two day beach mission called FABB (Fun And BBQ on the Beach). And that’s on top of Becky’s wedding on July 26th and Rebeca Michael’s dedication on August 10th! We can then wind down a bit with a walk on the coastal path followed by tea at David and Yona’s house on Bank Holiday Monday
With all that lot going on, you’d think we wouldn’t need any more meetings this August. Actually we have put one more in the diary for Wed August 13th, and that’s our monthly prayer meeting which we started last month. Martin Luther is reported to have said, “I’m going to be so busy tomorrow that I’ll have to get up an hour earlier so I can have an extra hour of prayer.” ….or words to that effect. As the church grows and becomes more busy, it’s essential that we put a greater emphasis on prayer. We haven’t had a regular corporate prayer meeting for the whole church for some time, and the prayer meeting last month was really special. We wanted to break away from the traditional mould of prayer meetings where the same few people prayed the same long prayers time after time, and I believe we have done that. August 13th may not be the same as last month, and that’s a good thing. We want to keep our prayer time fresh and special. More than anything we want to ensure it’s a time when we all meet with God as we meet each other. A time when we not only pray to God but listen to Him, and experience his presence and power in our midst. Some of our key prayers from last month are already being answered in an amazing way.
Please pray for the events listed above, and try to join us if you can on Aug 13th, at 7.30pm in the chapel. If you’re on holiday, ignore all this and rest!
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