Roots!

Roots was awesome. Had some great fun, great fellowship with lovely mates and a great time with Jesus....and got a burnt nose too hehehe

Jeff Lucas's bible studies were ace...really funny but also just full of love and Jesus. The highlight for me was the Sunday night with Danielle Strickland what God gave her to say was really eye opening and a revelation, I realised that I am totally dependant on God, I can't imagine my life without Him. I also realised that my blood is red, yellow and blue throughout and even though I haven't been in the Salvation Army for years, born and bought up in it I know that it runs through me, quite a thing as in the 6 years that I have been in the Salvation Army I have been one of those people that wished things would change and agreed with people when they say things should change (not getting into a discussion about that though) I love all the talk of it being a war and waging a battle with the devil its ace...woohoooooo. When Danielle had finished speaking, the percussionist played a march beat or whatever its called on the drum and I found that so moving and just closed my eyes and God gave me a picture...I saw a big Salvation Army flag being carried round all the streets in Swinton and Pendlebury and Clifton where I am from and it seemed God was saying that these streets have already been claimed for Him we just need to go out and tell people..didn't see any people marching or a band or anything like that just the flag moving round the streets, ace stuff. Came out of that meeting and felt ready for the battle...full of courage and empowered etc...

Unfortunatley though I am still a coward at times, when I got home I had to get a taxi to work to pick up my keys and the taxi driver asked if I had had a good weekend, told him yes and that I had been camping, he asked where so I just told him southport with friends...ridiculous innit I could have told him flippin loads and I really wanted to, in my head I was thinking to tell him about what I had been really doing and about Jesus but I just wasn't brave enough grrrrr really really riled at myself for that. What a missed opportunity, God puts people in place for us to share the gospel with and we should grasp that opportunity not flippin talk about rubbish grrrr grrr and grrrr

might write more later