I wonder if you know any of God’s names?  Yahweh Jireh – the Lord provides;  Yahweh Rophe – the Lord who heals;  Yahweh Raah – the Lord our Shepherd.  This term the young people who attend the Thursday Club have been discovering more of who God is and what He wants to do in our lives through learning some of the names that God has given to Himself or have been given to Him.  For example, did you know that God declared about himself that ‘ He was the Lord who heals’  just after God’s people had crossed the Red Sea and were starting their journey with the Lord in the wilderness.

We have seen the Lord be true to His names throughout the ministry times on a Thursday night and teenagers have been healed, been given guidance, and peace and love has filled them.  Other names we have looked at are Jesus, the name given to our wonderful Saviour, and Abba Father, the one whom Jesus came to reconcile us to.

What we have discovered is that God is like a diamond in the sense that when you look at a diamond there are so many different sides to it.  Is it not amazing that we can relate to God in so many ways?  As Father, as Saviour, as Healer, as Provider, as Shepherd to name just a few.

This term also saw us take a group of teenagers down to Whithaugh Park in the Borders thanks to St Mungos Church.  During the weekend the weather was terrible but we had a lot of fun.  The ropes course provided an opportunity for some of our guys to take a bath, and I was slightly concerned by the number of hairdryers and hair straighteners that seemed to appear in the boy’s cabin.  No names!  During the weekend the young people encountered God through the activities, the Word and through the ministry times when God’s spirit was moving.  Once again thanks to St Mungos for their wonderful support to us, which allows us to continue the youth work here at Holy Trinity.

Other high points have been the After School Club where we have been looking at the life of Jesus, building on what we learnt from last term when we did a mini Alpha course.  We see this work slowly bearing fruit as young people start to encounter God and put their faith in Him so please pray for these young followers of Jesus that they would make a difference in the community they are living in.

The Middle J Team have been focusing on the early church and learnt that being a Christian in those days in the Roman empire could be life threatening.  The Junior J Team have been looking at several topics but are finishing with the account of Easter.  The Senior J Team have been attending the services due to the building project so we hope you have been enjoying the Rev. Do Good and Feel Good.  A big thank you to all the members of the youth team who give up their time to serve and show the young people Jesus.

As we enter a new term we would ask you to continue to pray for the different groups that are open to the young people attending:

                         Tuesday               Boys Cell Group

                          Wednesday         Girls  Cell Group

                          Thursday             Teenage Youth

                          Friday                  After School Club

                                                    Teenage Youth and fun events

                          Sunday                J Teams

Happy Easter and thanks for your prayers and support

God bless

Ollie and Hazel.