Un-Lock Bridgeton

Our un_lock course has know come to an end.But what a great journey it has been over these last 7 weeks .We finished up the course last night but will meet next week and have a curry together.

It was great to hear peoples stories of how God has been at work in there lives it was great to see and hear those stories un-locked .What was even better was how people began to have a realisation of just how much God is at work in there lives .I'm amazed at some of the stories I heard and encouraged that God is indeed at work in the lives of everyday people.Normal working class people who have encountered God and who are finding ways to express that and the confidence to share it with others.I feel both inspired and blessed to have been part of the journey.

A few of the folk on the course have now started to come along to our gatherings on a Sunday.What is so exciting about that is the fact that we never asked them to come they just came along to find out a bit more about us and they seem to like us.

One of the challenges that came out of the course was how people with low income are limited in the ways they can fulfill there dreams.the low income reduces there ability to make choices.A few folk expressed a desire to go along to college or even university so that they could follow the dreams they had when they were younger.This shows how the power of the empire is still at work in the lives of the working class.One grandmother simply wanted her grandson to be able to join a football club but could not afford to but the boots he needs.There is a great challenge to those of us in the kingdom to be creative in the way we help people fulfil there dreams and the dreams they have for there families.