Around the bible in 80 days – by Sophie and Jess

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It’s amazing that two of our former young people have contributed towards a fantastic new devotional! Check out the story in their own words…

 

Around the bible in 80 days.

‘Around the world in 80 days’ is the name of a novel that came out in 1872. It tells the compelling story of two men

racing against time to travel the world in just eighty days. Of course travelling has become so much easier since then, with vast technology improvements, but in a post COVID-19 world travelling around the world in 80 days is probably near impossible. However, we would like to invite you to do something even better that is entirely possible, journeying through the Bible in eighty days, and we’d like to share with you a brilliant devotional that follows this theme.

‘One True God 80 Devotions’ is an eighty day devotional aimed at teenagers. The idea behind the title is taken from the image of a 180 degree turn – a complete change, a new direction, lives turned around for Jesus. Remember what your life was like when you committed to following Jesus – how much you changed? This book has been created to encourage and challenge teenagers to turn their lives around for Jesus.

This book, produced by Girlz 4 Christ Ministry in America, has been written by over 25 people from at least three continents. Each day starts with a verse or two from the Bible, the author shares a story or thought and it closes with a challenge/action point to encourage the reader to respond. Some of the topics throughout book include faith, friendship and leaning on God through all circumstances. We wrote pieces on self-worth, God-given gifts and social media among other things.

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elieve this book has the potential to be a great blessing, and we’re really excited to see what God does through it in the lives of, hopefully, many young people.

If this devotional sounds like something a teenager in your life would benefit from, please prayerfully consider gifting them a copy. ‘One True God 80 Devotions’ is available on Amazon in paperback and kindle format.
And please join us in praying as this challenging idea of a 180 degree turn for Jesus is brought to many teenagers all around the world.

Thank you

Sophie Spree and Jessica Edwards

Camp-Not-Camp is over – but what a ride!

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It’s been a great two days – thanks for praying for us. Check out the last two videos. The first to supporters and the second to young people.

 

Camp-not-camp day 1 is over – what a blast!

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It’s 8pm, and the first day of ‘camp-not-camp’ is over. Today was all kinds of fun!

We began with a breakfast for new year 7s and heard from a couple of leaders who have recently left school who shared their best advice for starting as a year 7. It was great to see new faces and to have time to just hang out, share stories, play games, and connect up together.

Fast forward to the afternoon and we had our first ever digital cookery lesson! We made frying pan pizzas (or cheat pizzas!) together. Fresh dough, proper home made sauce, and a whole range of toppings. We had great fun, made lots of mess, and even came up with some tasty food.

This evening, to top the day off, we ended with a weird-and-wonderful ‘hot chocolate quiz night’. Far from the usual style of traditional quizzes, we had rounds like the ‘celebrity forehead’ round, and the ‘will it float’. Great fun, with something for everyone – and of course, hot chocolate!

In the meantime, we’ve been getting ready to camp. So some of us have set tents up in the garden (check out the videos below of mine!), and others have made dens in their house. Brilliant fun.

What a great day! It’s a shame that we can’t really be together in the traditional sense at the moment, but doing a innovative camp like this still creates great memories, draws people together, and helps us stay possitive and have fun at this odd time.

Please keep praying for us tonight as we sleep outside (most of us!), and for tomorrow. We kick the day off with breakfast together, and end the day with a movie. Camp-not-camp is being brilliant, do pray that God brings the best from it, and people take another step together towards Jesus.

All the best!

Tim

 

 

Camp-not-camp – Starting today!

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Usually at this time of year we’d be cleaning off the tents, packing the minibus, and heading off to a big field somewhere for a week of smelly camping. Odd enough, that’s not happening this year. That’s a blow for us – but it’s not game over! We love to innovate and try new things out, and that’s exactly what we’re doing, starting today.

Today is the first day of ‘Camp-Not-Camp’. This is a camping trip, without the ‘trip’ bit. Tonight, young people from all over Llandudno and Colwyn Bay will be camping in their gardens, living rooms, dining rooms – wherever they can fit a tent – all at the same time. Mass camping, in our own safe spaces!

Around that we are having five different online events. We have two breakfasts, the first this morning will be just for brand new year 7s. We have a cooking lesson (taught by me!) this afternoon, where we’ll make ‘Frying Pan Pizza’ together – which will either be totally amazing, or a total disaster. Either way it will be a blast. This evening we’re running a ‘Hot Chocolate Quiz’ and tomorrow evening we’ll be watch-partying a movie together.

This presents us a great opportunity to connect with our young people right at the beginning of summer, and give them some really fun memories. It also creates a way for us to provide options for young people who might love the idea of cooking, but really not be up for a quiz. Do you remember those ‘choose your own adventure’ books? This is a little bit like a choose your own camp. They can do as much or as little as they would like.

As usual there will be times to share from our lives, talk about Jesus, answer questions, and share the gospel. What an opportunity right?

So please be praying for us today as we start Camp-Not-Camp, online with our young people. Pray for fun, for good connections, for memories made, for safety, for good weather, for young people to feel safe and loved, and for them to hear and understand the story of Jesus.

Thanks folks!

Tim

 

If you’re a young person or parent – here are all your details. Just remember that meetings are for team and young people only – anyone else will be removed from the meeting. This is just to make sure everyone feels safe and recognise who the registered adults are. The only exception is the year 7’s breakfast this morning, where any new year 7 is welcome to bring a parent or older brother or sister. Thanks! 😀

Wed 5th
10am – Year 7 breakfast – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82024902979 (Meeting ID: 820 2490 2979)
2pm – Cooking lesson – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89871097470 (Meeting ID: 898 7109 7470)
6pm – Quiz night – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691325961 (Meeting ID: 816 9132 5961)

Overnight camping in gardens in their homes if they want

Thu 6th
10am – Breakfast for everyone – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86364090822 (Meeting ID: 863 6409 0822)
6pm – Movie night – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85698363550 (Meeting ID: 856 9836 3550)

 

New Year 7’s Breakfast – This Week!

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Hi folks

If you know someone who is about to go into year 7 then please pass this on to them.

We are running a ‘New Year 7 Breakfast’ as part of our Camp-Not-Camp event this week. This will be a friendly, easy session to get to know them.

They are welcome to bring big brothers or sisters, or parents with them (but obviously the new year 7 needs to be there!).

It will be just 40 minutes, from 10am, this Wednesday 5th Aug on Zoom. Please contact us on facebook (TimGoughYFC), Instagram (@LlandudnoYouthForChrist) or email (llandudnoyfc@gmail.com) for the link.

Please spread the word!

Tim