Where were you this time last year?
I was just getting on a plane to speak at Vineyard in Sweden, but more interestingly was the week after that.
The beginning of summer for us usually means summer plans and projects. Last year that was five days away at Soul Survivor, the Golden Spoon Awards, Ice Cream Movie Night, Robot Wars Night, Human Cluedo, Refresh Camp, and (if you can imagine it now) an ‘Ultimate Loo Roll Fight.’
This year? Well we still don’t know.
With the dust around the new social distancing rules still settling, and the continued uncertainty, it’s very hard to plan for summer. For me this will be the first year in 14 that I haven’t taken a group away on camp. I’m not sure what Summer even looks like without camp!
This year the plans will evolve along with the social climate. That said, one thing is absolutely for certain, we will still be telling young people about Jesus.
Whether that’s online through Zoom meetings, or on YouTube, or in very careful gatherings, or just standing on top of Town Hall and yelling. Whatever it takes our job is to tell young people about Jesus as frequently and fully as possible.
The mission doesn’t stop, even if it changes shape.
Please keep praying for us as we discuss options for the summer and do all that we can do to safely serve young people while tell faithfully telling them about Jesus.
All the best!
Tim
