Here Comes Croyde...

Here it comes...our once-a-year-but-always-awesome youth residential. Tomorrow, 20 young people and a few leaders will be heading down the M5, destination: Croyde. This is our third visit to this amazing part of the world and expectations for the weekend are sky high, as they should be! It's easy to look back and reminisce about 'the good old days' and last year's trip culminated in a truly astounding meeting on the Friday night that ranks in my Top 3 All Time God Experiences EVER.

But that was last year and this is er...this year.

I was praying about this trip and felt the Lord remind me of the Israelites' travels that brought them to the cusp of the Promised Land. But whilst it was there, they still had to possess it. I believe this weekend sees us in a similar place: heading for an awesome time of blessing, abundance and outbreaks of God's Kingdom BUT we will have to fight for it and determine in our minds that we will take possession of all He has for us, regardless of the natural circumstances or challenging odds.

You can help though! Please pray for us and all those involved in taking us into this 'Promised Land'. We do have a plan for the weekend but, as is the hallmark of BCC, we aim to follow God's lead and if that means tearing up the plan and going 'cross country' then that is what we will do. Pray for all the practical matters including transport, protection, the food (always an important consideration when teenagers are involved!) and a powerful sense of spiritual unity.

I know it is going to be a really special time full of fun, happy memories, laughter, good times and encounters with God that take change us forever. We'll probably drink several gallons of coffee too...lol