Hands at Work gathering on the 28th November 2015

Exciting news! On Saturday 28th November from 10am until around 4pm you are invited to a Hands at Work gathering.

It will be hosted in St Albans (it's the same location as last year if you came.)

Map here: 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/St+Lukes+Church/@51.7455056,-0.3171659,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48763eea2f089937:0xaae0bf70e6e99542

The format will be a bit different to last year but will cover:

What's happened in Africa this year

What's happened in the UK this year, including progress against 1,2,3,4

A chance to learn more about Partnerships and how we want these to develop.

A look ahead to the challenges set for 2016.

In the afternoon we plan to run informal workshop sessions for those interested in:
Volunteering in Africa for a year - or those who might want to challenge a friend or family member to step out.
Those leading a team or going on team visits
Probably one on partnership for those who are looking to help their partnership go deeper or are interested in a new partnership.

We're relaxed on the details, particularly the workshops. We'll respond to the needs of people attending to make sure it's valuable.

We'll also sing, pray and enjoy some good coffee and excellent cakes.

If none of the Hands stuff appeals, then come for the cakes!

We'll send some more information out as we run up to the event. In the meantime can I please ask you to extend personal invites to people you know who this might appeal to.

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Please pray for:

My name is Alison Dilley and, as well as seven others, I attend the church of St Andrews Biggleswade and belong to the youth group called The Room. I have recently finished my A-Levels in Geography, English and Psychology and have applied to read English at university in the September of 2015.

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George Snyman in the Church Times

'We look back and say we were at our happiest when we literally had nothing." There were three waves of the AIDS pandemic. The first wave was when people got infected, called the invisible wave. The second wave was when thousands of people started dying. The third wave is what Hands at Work is involved in now, caring for the orphans that were left behind.

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Barefoot to Swaziland by Jane Newsome

 On one of the hills overlooking the community there is a full size labyrinth, marked out with slate, the narrow pathways filled with gritty sand. The idea is to walk the labyrinth slowly, following the paths that lead almost to the centre but not quite, then almost back to where you started but not quite, until eventually, with perseverance and patience, you reach the centre. It is a way of slowing down, of centring prayer,and of praying with mind and body. 

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A Personal Story

This year, Heather and I had the opportunity to spend three and a half weeks in Africa, split between Kachele Farm in Zambia and the Hub in South Africa. From a personal point of view, we felt this was much needed as it gave us a chance to 'be' rather than to 'do', and also re-charge our own batteries.

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