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We're Getting Ready!

Less than two weeks to go until REAL, and we're getting ready! There's been a lot of work going on for a long time behind the scenes, but now we're so close, it's more obvious - and its great to share the excitement!
My daughter's just come home from making beautiful decorations with a group of girls - the Kerith centre's going to look so lovely! My boys'  friends are hanging out it in my kitchen  eating flapjacks, drinking coffees - both young men totally committed to serving wholeheartedly at REAL.
And I've spent this evening in the company of some remarkable women. They'll be sharing their stories at REAL, so we were all getting to know one another and deciding the interview questions together. Their stories will really inspire and challenge you - and they are wonderful and real as they tell them!
I can't wait!
This week there's a lot of activity for REAL - so look out for it!
We'll be taking a few moments at each Prayer meeting (this Wednesday and Thursday evening) to pray for REAL - so please come and join us in praying if you can. We'll be "..praying that He'll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with His own energy so that it all amounts to something.." (2 Thess 1). It's all for Jesus, and we just want to prepare as well as we can, knowing that He will come and breath life into it all, changing us all, from the inside out.

Thought I'd share the beautiful creative work of my friend Esther - I love this - she has created and prepared a special notebook for REAL - she's fully expectant that God will speak at REAL! Love that faith.


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