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Psalm 103v1 - 'Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name'

So 360 Beach Mission 2015 has started with a BANG! The mad scientist theme seems to be a big hit.

These pics were from the carnival last Saturday, which proved to be a great way to kick off the mission.

We have been very blessed with lots of new team. Please pray for them and thank God for their faithfulness and bravery. Everyone seems to be getting on really well and pulling their weight, so things are getting done in good time and there's a great vibe around the place. The Holy Spirit is definitely here.

The morning groups are proving to be a storming success. The children are loving to hear from God's Word and the team are doing a wonderful job of keeping the children's interest, telling stories and playing some really fun games. Today in Minors there are 50 - yes 50 children. We thank God for that!!

The afternoon activities are also going really well. It was 'Don't Forget Your Towel' (wet games) yesterday. Everyone got drenched and lots of fun was had by all. We thank God that there were no accidents and for the great relationships the team are forming with the children. God's goodness, grace and mercy are being lavished on us. We truly are so grateful.

So far we have had two 'Worship and Word' sessions led by Paul Thomas and Sally Timms. Both were inspiring and it was great to hear God's word for us and to have the reminder of what an awesome, mighty God we have, to whom we can turn to for our every need. Please pray that what was heard in Worship and Word will go deep into all of our hearts; that God will continue to remind us that He is fully in control.

I would also ask that we might be changed, from the inside out, by our Lord and Father as we go about His work. Please pray we won't take this privilege for granted, that we will remain on our knees with our hands open, seeking the Father's heart in everything we do.

Just to close, here are some points for praise and prayer. See you in a day or two - more photos to follow :0)

Praise

• thank you God for the numbers of children and young people we are seeing each day
• thank you for the willingness of the team, to leave their own needs behind and be completely focussed on what needs doing on the mission
• for the number of God incidents that have taken place within the last 48 hours - from team being at the right place at the right time, to phone battery not running out while someone was on a very important call - sounds trivia but boy to we know God is with us

Prayer

• for the health of the team and that they don't grow weary as they exert their energies doing God's will
• for next week when the Dutch team join us (more on this soon) that they won't feel disjointed and will be able to join in fluidly with what God is doing
• for lives changed by the realisation that Jesus is our saviour, that there's no other way to the Father except through Him

Thanks for reading.