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Who's Been Here, October
2006
St. Thomas, Denbigh
On the 15th of September a group of
young people from St. Thomas, Denbigh, joined us
here at Coleg y Bala for a weekend along the
theme of “Change”. The weekend started with a
collection of team games and after a refreshing
walk and a thought-provoking epilogue everyone
was ready to go to bed and recharge their
batteries, ready for the sessions the following
morning. During the first session we read
through the story of Saul’s encounter with God
on the road to Damascus and then his conversion
to Paul – and how his life changed as a result
of becoming a Christian! The two teams then rose
to the challenge in the second session: to
re-create the story in photographs. These
photographs were then shown during the Sunday
morning along with a few laughs. During the
Sunday morning we learnt about Jesus dying on
the cross to save us and the change that Jesus
has made in the lives of some people and had the
opportunity to ask Jesus to come and change our
lives. An enjoyable weekend!
Welsh Youth Weekend
22nd September saw the arrival of 32
youths from across North Wales. They all arrived
prepared for a weekend of fun and fellowship.
Friday evening was full of activity and you
could still hear the excited chat, as people
made new and met old friends, going on until the
early hours of Saturday morning! During the
sessions on the Saturday morning we split into
groups to discuss Saul’s conversion to Paul and
many questions were raised such as “Can Jesus
change the life of anyone, even murderers?” and
discussing the importance and significance of
becoming a Christian. After an afternoon in the
swimming pool, a game of rounders as the sun set
and a relaxing sit down during a film in the
evening, an epilogue was lead on the passage in
Ecclesiastes, telling us that there is a time
for everything. During the Sunday morning
service some of the leaders performed a short
sketch based on the T.V. fashion gurus Trinny
and Susanna. The message showed us that it is
the inward change that can be seen on the
outside that is important! Before we knew it, it
was time to swap phone numbers and e-mail
addresses and say farewell – the time to go home
and sleep.
Rhian Barratt
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