Highlights & Roundup from 2015

2015 was definitely a year of change and transition. The past year reminds me of what John 3:8 where when talking about the Holy Spirit, Jesus says “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

Jesus paints a picture of God’s Spirit at work in believers being active and moving; no stagnation, no doldrums; but a vibrancy and life with an exhilarating unpredictability. It’s great how God keeps us on our toes, following Him in faith and expectation as we adventure with Him.

The past year has been full of adventure. We started with a large group of our volunteers attending the YFC National Conference, where they were blown away by the powerful and impassioned teaching of Wes Stafford (former direction of Compassion). They returned from the conference full of vision and ideas fro the year ahead.

Another great RE Day Conference over the Easter period was held with Ysgol John Bright, and many young people were given opportunity to think more deeply about the Easter story.

The hunt for a new place to make our home was started in earnest in the spring: it was time for us to pack our tents and follow God’s lead to where He wanted us to go.

Talking of tents and camping, our annual trip to Soul Survivor was lots of fun, with great fellowship amongst the young people who attended, despite the typical British Summertime weather. It’s amazing how many people can crowd into a small gazebo to huddle away from the wind and rain over a nice pot of spaghetti or whilst making toasted marshmallow smores.

A brave supporter of the work of LLYFC raised money for the work we do by shaving all of her hair off, and getting sponsorship for doing this amazing deed of selflessness (If you have any ‘hair-brained’ ideas to help us raise funds please don’t hesitate to get in touch)

Then it was full tilt into our premises move in July and August, with our last day in our Madoc Street premises being August 31st. So many memories to cherish and take with us.

Even before we had fully settled into Ty Llywelyn in September we held our first conference there on August 29th called Spark. This was organized (with a little help) by the young people, for the young people.

All of our regular events went from strength to strength, and we had a great Christmas period exploring the message of the Nativity, and finished off our Christmas program with a great Christmas buffet for all the young people.

2016 here we come.