A Visit from a Swede

Meet Anna, she is 19 and is mission building here at the Seamill Centre for 3 weeks. I like her a lot, she is fun to be with and very cheerful. I feel like I am doubly blessed by Anna being here, firstly in a work setting because she is helping with the very crazy cleaning rota and secondly because she has been a great friend.

You know those times when someone comes into your life, just for a short while but you just get on really well. I am coming to find these times a real blessing. I see lots of faces pass through the entrance of my house each day, some i know well, others not at all. Often people come and stay, for a week, a few days, maybe a few months. The conversations are always the same "my name is alison, i am from west kilbride, i did my dts last January, i went to Morocco, I am part of the Youth and Evangelism team..." Sometimes I find myself avoiding these conversations, more faces, more names, more of those usual conversations. But sometimes, just on the odd occation you find that that face, that name, that conversation is with someone very precious who is a refreshment and a joy to be with. Anna is one of those people, I have been so blessed by her.

12 Young People

6 Leaders

20 hours

Chaos!!!

On Thursday the 12th April at 3 pm the St Andrews youth group invaded the church for a night of fun and madness. Armed with paintbrushes, paper and power tools they set to work on various projects around the church. In an hour and a half they had completed the painting of a room, the re-organising of storage and the planning of shelving and an office/prayer room. Then 3 hungry teams re-united for some pizza and ice cream and a good old giggle.

After the dinner clear up we ventured outside for an easter egg hunt, then down to the glen for some games. Two hours later 12 hyper young people and 6 tired leaders headed back to the church for some down time followed by more games.

At 12.30 the gaming came to an end, the sleeping rooms were established, movies set running and card games started up. Long into the night the sound of games, movies and snores could be heard alongwith the quiet whispers of leaders saying the beautiful words, "It's your turn to go and sleep."

With only one person surviving the whole night awake the leaders wakened those who had drifted off and warned them all to be packed up and ready by 9.30. Breakfast began and tired but excited faces came in for their cereal. At 10 the teams united again and set to work on the clean up, by 10.45 the church was sparkling and the van was packed, just one thing left to do. Judge Cool returned to announce the winning team, "Red in the Head", of course, how could they loose with such a great leader. A great night was had by all, young people and leaders.

Me showing off my artistic skills with my team shirt!!