On Jan 2nd, the fabulous team from St Bertelines in Runcorn touched down in Uganda. For the next 8 days they were to get stuck into all things River of Life, and in particular run a Holiday Club for the children of Nyendo. We were expecting maybe 50 children, but no-one quite knew what would happen come Monday morning... !
With Big Charles and Gerald managing registrations, we waited for the children to arrive... First there were 10, then 20, 25, 30... at this point I was thinking we should have got the word out a bit better! Then there was 50, 60, 70. Soon the Church was filled with over 90 'children' aged from 3 to 23 = plus the 10-strong team of staff and volunteers looking slightly alarmed.
But we rocked (if I may say so myself), and really set the scene for 2010 - River of Life is a church that exists for the community, for mission and to see peoples lives transformed. Themed 'The Body of Christ' we taught from Corinthians 12 about how everyone has a part to play in God's Plan, and everyone's part is important. With a drama skit designed and performed by the White Eagles, games, parachutes, balloons and teaching sessions, the holiday club was something that most of the children there would never have experienced before.
You can check out pictures of the week on our Flickr gallery. A special thank you to the team from St Berts!
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