Saturday night at the Movies..er..I mean Sunday!

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This coming Sunday night’s ‘God, Games & Goats’ is going to be a ‘Movie Night’ yay!!!!!!

Come along to Ty Llywelyn Community Centre at 6pm this Sunday 20th August to see a free film with some free popcorn!

It’s going to be an epic movie night watching a 1990s classic; ‘Cool Runnings‘. It is based upon a true story of an underdog team of bobsledders from Jamaica (see here). A bit like our very own Eddie the Eagle Edwards who competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

We all love watching a movie about underdogs. People who through tenacity and determination overcome all kids of obstacles to achieve their goals. Watching their triumphs gives us hope. It makes us think that we can accomplish our dreams. That we can do it too.

So come along this Sunday and have some fun watching a feel good movie that will give you some laughs and lots of encouragement.

We hope you can make it!

Also don’t forget that our last ‘God, Games & Goats’ night is going to be on Sunday 27th Augsut where we will be holding a truly epic ‘Ninja Warrior’ night. Truly not to be missed!

Be blessed!

 

We will Nerf-er forget the fun we had last Sunday night!

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Hi all, as promised here is the update on last night’s ‘Nerf War’.

It was a fantastic event and was attended by young people from all over North Wales.

There was a lot of fun had.

we started the evening with an impromptu game of ‘Ultimate Frisbee‘ in the football/basketball court outside the Ty Llywelyn Community Centre.

Then we headed into the warzone and made a pit stop at the refreshments & supplies station to fill up on fruit, chocolate & fruit juice. All in order to fortify ourselves for the battle ahead.

Once we were fully refreshed, we headed into the armoury, where the LLYFC centre director Mr Tim Gough took us through the correct usage of the various assorted Nerf guns that were on offer. He then went through all of the safety rules for the Nerf War. As soon as we were divided into our teams of Geese & Goats we selected our weapons for the conflict that was to come.

We then headed towards our respective bases and waited for the music to start which would signal the start of the first battle.

Before we knew it some 1990s disco music started pumping out of the sound system and we were all guns blazing.

I took several hits for my team; but at the end of the first round, the Goats were the winners (yay go us!…not at all biased honestly). This trend continued throughout the night, with the Goats winning every single game that we played. We even won the last man standing round, with a ‘Goat’ team member being the last to be shot by a Nerf dart.

It was a brilliant night that was accompanied by a retro 90’s disco soundtrack that for me brought back memories of my days in University.

We had a lot of new faces as well as many of our regular attendees at Redefine & Reverb events. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and did a brilliant job of helping to tidy up after themselves.

Our next ‘Box Fort‘ night with a ‘Nerf War‘ will be in November as part of our next ‘Spark‘ event; but keep your eyes peeled on our blog here and our Facebook page for further details.

Be blessed!

This is war! – Nerf War!

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This Sunday the 13th of August we are holding one of our amazing ‘Nerf War’ nights. This Sunday the theme is ‘Geese v Goats‘.

This is due to the fact that LLYFC’s mascot is ‘Noa’ as small furry toy goat. She gets taken home by young people and volunteers alike and they get to do a photo diary of Noa’s week with them. We chose a goat due to the fact that in Llandudno on the Great Orme we have a herd of wild goats living there. We chose Geese for their opponents because Geese are well known for not having the best of temperaments.

So this fun farmyard themed battle is going to be exciting and not to be missed. on top of the Nerf War we are also going to be having it surrounded by a 1990’s themed disco. Retro to the max!

Come along wearing your grunge flannel shirt, Kappa tracksuit, wide leg jeans etc. to show off some of the crazy fashions of the decade!

It’ll be a great event and one to bring a friend along to; Ty Llywelyn Community Centre, Ffordd Yr Orsedd, Llandudno, LL30 1LA. 6pm to 8pm.

We hope you can make it.

PS: We will do an aftermath blog post to let you know whether the Geese of the Goats emerged as the victors of the evening’s warfare!

Be blessed!

The Big Bounce Back!

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On the 29th of July, our intrepid centre director, Mr Tim Gough finally launched himself into empty space, attached to a 400ft high crane by a bungee cord – all with the aim of raising funds for our amazing charity LLYFC.

He was originally intended to take his leap of faith on Friday 28th of July, but due to high winds that had to be cancelled. His wife and mum & dad had travelled down with him to Chepstow in South Wales to support him as he jumped, but obviously due to the jump being cancelled they had to return up north without Tim as he spent the night praying that the weather would improve and he could finally jump.

His prayers were answered and on the Saturday morning Tim leaped all 400ft and reached a speed of up to 90mph as he hurtled earthward. Praise God he survived and has lived to tell the tale.

As of today we have raised over £3,000 towards sponsoring Tim’s Big Jump. This is great. We are still receiving in monies that have been pledged, so we may well still attain our goal of £5,000 raised. There is still time to support Tim for having done such an insane feat of daring. You can donate here.

We want to thank everyone who has donated to Tim’s Big Jump so far; thank you. We also want to thank the UK Bungee Club for holding this amazingly high bungee jump.

Thank you to all of the local churches that have supported Tim also as he took this leap.

Also a big thank you to everyone who was praying for Tim as he did his Big Jump. We are so grateful for your faithfulness in praying and also grateful to God for answering those prayers.

“Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 (In the Amplified Bible)

This verse came too mind when thinking about Tim’s jump; because it took no-small measure of resilience for Tim to go through with the jump; especially after it was cancelled due to high winds. He also needed to have a resilient bungee; one that wasn’t frayed at the edges, but one that would support his weight and bounce back. One that would endure.

The bungee ‘bore‘ his weight, Tim ‘believed’ he could do the jump and ‘hoped‘ that it would go well and he ‘endured‘ the slow escalation of the crane as it extended up to 400ft in the air.

Why did he do all of this?

The short answer, to raise the needed funds for the work that we do at LLYFC.

However that is just the short answer; the full answer is that he jumped because Tim believes in the message that we have to share; as the apostle Paul said “Sooner or later we’ll all have to face God, regardless of our conditions. We will appear before Christ and take what’s coming to us as a result of our actions, either good or bad. That keeps us vigilant, you can be sure. It’s no light thing to know that we’ll all one day stand in that place of Judgment. That’s why we work urgently with everyone we meet to get them ready to face God… If I acted crazy, I did it for God; if I acted overly serious, I did it for you. Christ’s love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do.” – 2 Corinthians 5:10-14 

Tim believes in Jesus and the good news that He brings; and it is the love of God that moves Tim to leap from over 400ft headlong towards the earth; all to ultimately see more and more young people connecting with God and being transformed by His love.

Have a great week and be blessed!

 

Singalong with me!

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This coming Sunday evening we will be having the second of our ‘God, Goats & Games’ evenings.

After our fantastic Box Fort night we are having a ‘Disney Sing Along’ event ?!

This should be fantastic; if only we had the famous actor Chris Evans (he plays Captain America amongst other roles) because, due to having so many nieces & nephews he is an expert in singing Disney songs. However even without Captain America to help us belt out a plethora of Disney’s best tunes; I know we are going to sing amazingly. We are after-all talking about a youth group in Wales, the land of song!

I grew up on Anglesey and fondly remember going to Cymanfa Ganu (Community Singing) meetings with my Nain (Gandmother in Welsh) and thoroughly enjoying the noise, celebration and sense of community that I felt. We all sang together; each person doing their part and all being led by the song leader. This was an important part of my upbringing and is also an important part of the Welsh heritage.

However, Wales is not the only country that has cornered the market on building community through singing. In Israel community singing was an integral part of their culture; it still is today. In the Bible we have a whole book of songs; to be sung in community; songs to be sung to foster & nurture community. Songs to be sung to strengthen each other in our walk with God. Just read some of the psalms; such as Psalm 95; Psalm 115 & Psalm 135. These Psalm encourage their hearers as a community to worship God together. They also remind the community of God’s faithfulness in the past and reassure them of His faithfulness in the present. They build unity by looking to God together for salvation.

There is something powerful in creating unity that singing together does. It joins hearts & minds into one purpose; and when that purpose is to praise God and give Him glory it is most powerful indeed.

Another aspect from the singalong is the fact that some people will identify with some songs more than others because they resonate with what is already on the heart of the singers. The same goes for songs we sing in worship to God. Some impact us more than others because they touch upon the song that God has already put upon our hearts.

What song has God put upon your heart?

if it is to see young people impacted by the love of God and their lives transformed by the good news of Jesus; then perhaps you should consider volunteering with Llandudno Youth for Christ?

And whatever song God has put on your heart; let us sing it with everything; and let us continue to encourage one another to worship God and give Him glory.

Be blessed!

Boxing Clever!

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We held the first of our ‘God, Goats & Games’ nights last night. A lot of fun was had as we battled around a box fort! ?

It was a great way to start off the Summer’s activities. It was also a perfect opportunity for us to test out our box fort building skills in preparation for a bigger box fort event that we will be holding in November.

In November, we will be holding our next ‘Spark‘ event at Gloddaeth Church and be building a big box fort. It will be a lot of fun and not to be missed.

Keep your eyes peeled to our blog post or our Facebook & Twitter pages for updates.

The building of the box fort also made me think of how we are called by God to encourage each other and ‘build each other up’. The other word often used for this is edifying or edification. It comes from the same root as the word edifice which means ‘a large imposing building’. The word comes from late Middle English: via Old French from Latin aedificium, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’. So in essence it is to make a dwelling.

As disciples of Jesus; Christians are adopted into God’s family and become the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. So let us build each other up in the faith. Let us encourage each other in our walk with God. Let us help each other make a dwelling place in our hearts, lives, churches & communities for God’s Spirit to dwell. For Him to move amongst us and bring salvation, healing, restoration, life and transformation.

Be blessed!

God, Goats & Games

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Hi all, on Sunday 30th July we will have held our first ‘God, Goats & Games’ night of the summer.

This is an event in the summer that we home that combines the best elements of our ‘Redefine‘ Bible study from Sunday nights, with our ‘Reverb‘ Thursday after school drop-in youth club.

We hold these throughout the summer; every Sunday at 6pm to 8pm at Ty Llywelyn Community Centre, Ffordd Yr Orsedd, Llandudno, LL30 1LA.

It’s a great opportunity to meet up with your friends & have great fun with games, food and talks.

We will be having different special events for each night. On our first night we will be having a ‘Box Fort’ ?event. What is that?!?! Come along & find out. On Sunday 6th August we will be hosting a Disney ?sing along! ? 13th August will be a Nerf battle ?to end all Nerf battles (Goats v Geese), on the 20th we will be watching a movie ? together, and on our last night the 27th of August we will be hosting a ‘Ninja Warrior’ night! Hiya! ???

We hope you can come along & enjoy these fun nights together.

Be blessed!

The Golden Spoon Awards

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Last night we put out the red carpet and welcomed some celebs to our black tie event; the ‘Golden Spoons‘ award ceremony.

It was a really fun night and the perfect way to finish off our last ‘Redefine‘ Bible study before the summer break.

All the young people that come to our events and the leaders got dressed up in their best clothes and were greeted at the door to Ty Llywelyn Community Centre with a red carpet and Sparkling Grape juice in champagne flutes.

It really was a great evening.

We had a plethora of awards to hand out. Awards that celebrated the uniqueness of each attendee of ‘Redefine’, both from the young people to the leaders. There were many laughs to be had, especially when our very own LLYFC administrator Todd Warden-Owen did a bit of interpretive dancing to a comedy song played and sung by our director Tim Gough. It was a hilarious moment.

The room was all decorated with glitter and gold and there were mountains of Ferrero Rocher chocolates covering the tables that each of the young people were sitting at. Lights were strewn throughout, festooning the ceilings and walls. We had gold and glamour everywhere you looked.

It was great being able to honour and celebrate the young people that come to ‘Redefine’. To really honour the person that God has made them to be and the ways in which his nature and character shines through them.

All too often in today’s world; people are so quick to tear each other down, to point out each others shortcomings, flaws and faults. It was great to come against that spirit of the age with the heart of the Father and the spirit of His kingdom. To speak life; to show love and to build one another up.

“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” – 1 Thess 5:9-11

“Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” – 2 Corinthians 13:11 Read more →

Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

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Drum-roll please!

In 8 days time Tim Gough, our centre director will be leaping into the air from a 400ft high platform to raise much needed funds for the work of Llandudno Youth for Christ.

8 days!

400ft!

Pheweee!

Hence the title of this blog post.

“Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!”

Because I hope that the jump is a fun and exhilarating time for Tim, but also because although Tim is the only one doing the jump; so many people are supporting and encouraging him in this amazing feat. So it is a ‘we’ endeavour.

It is something for all the young people that come to our youth drop-ins, Bible studies, special events & other projects to support. It is an opportunity for churches and parents that have been blessed by the work that we are doing to get involved with supporting the work that we do. It is a time for us all to be praying for Tim as he makes the leap.

We are all involved in the jump in some way or shape and we will all benefit from the jump as people continue to sponsor Tim. We still have 8 days left to raise more money for this great cause.

Also, the money that is raised will be put back into all of the work that we do, and so many more young lives will be positively impacted by the good news of Jesus. Which in turn will have  positive affect upon their families, friends, neighbours and communities. Indeed it is a ripple effect that will effect the whole of North Wales and beyond. That is why it is so important for us to get behind Tim and be there supporting him in his Big Jump.

In effect on a certain level we will all be jumping with Tim. For we will all have a vested interest in him having a fun and successful jump.

This makes me think of how the apostle Paul gets us to think about how all believers; all followers of Jesus; were involved and part of Jesus’ death and resurrection.

“If I acted crazy, I did it for God; if I acted overly serious, I did it for you. Christ’s love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do. Our firm decision is to work from this focused centre: One man died for everyone. That puts everyone in the same boat. He included everyone in his death so that everyone could also be included in his life, a resurrection life, a far better life than people ever lived on their own.” – 2 Corinthians 5:13-15 (The Message)

“If we are ‘out of our mind,’ as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.” – 2 Corinthians 5:13-15 (NIV)

He puts it another way in the book of Romans in chapter 6; where “all of us who were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death” and “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” And in Colossians Paul says of Jesus’ death on the cross “For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God.” – Colossians 1:19-21

We were all included. Wow!

Let’s all get behind Tim as he jumps. Let us all support him, in prayer and with our finances.

And all this so that we can let others know of the great message of how God has opened the way for us all to live a new life at peace with himself through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.

Be blessed!

Suits you sir!

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This coming Sunday the 23rd of July, we have our last ‘Redefine‘ Sunday evening Bible study for this academic year!

To celebrate the evening we are having an awards ceremony with food, lights, fun, food, suits, dresses, food & of course awards! A mini Oscars or Bafta type night to celebrate the end of the year and launch us into the Summer.

Then in less than a week later our director Mr Tim Gough will be jumping from an insanely high platform attached to a bungee rope. He will be jumping 400ft and reach a maximum travelling speed of 90mph and the whole jump will only take him just over 5 seconds to do this! Though I’m sure it will seem a lot longer to Tim as he plummets headlong to the ground!

Why on earth is he doing this?

He is doing it to raise some much needed funds for the work of Llandudno Youth for Christ. In fact he is aiming to raise £5,000 in total with his jump. If you want to sponsor him in this, then donate here.

Let’s jump back to our awards evening now.

The night will be for us an opportunity to celebrate with each other, but also to celebrate each other. To give awards that recognise the contributions that each volunteer and young person that attends ‘Redefine‘ has brought to make our Sunday evening bible Study such a fun place to be.

It will also be a chance for us all to dress up; sort of like an end of school prom and also a chance for us to start the Summer holidays with a bang.

At LLYFC we love being able to bless the young people that come to the events that we do. We also love being able to honour them and also the volunteers that work so hard to see lives changed by the good news of Jesus.

“Love each other with genuine affection,and take delight in honouring each other.” – Romans 12:10

“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.” – Romans 1:16

So this coming Sunday’s awards ceremony is a great opportunity for us to bless and honour the young people that come to ‘Redefine‘.

We will also be able to let them know about the plethora of great events we have planned for over the Summer.

(Check out our LLYFC Summer Events Flyer 2017  for more information.)

So there is a lot going on here at Llandudno Youth for Christ; please be praying for us and the work that we do. Pray that God would use everything that we do to change lives and share His love. Also pray that God would send more workers to help us in the work that we do; or if you are one of those who would like to get involved, please contact us.

Have a great week and a great Summer.

Be blessed!