 Hello dear Friends
We send you greetings from Scotland.
Riots in Britain! Whoever thought that this could happen here. It came as a huge shock to most of us. And large numbers of the people involved were young. Scotland was spared the riots thankfully. There are many theories as to the cause and clearly all is not well…
We continue to see great interest in all aspects of our Create ministry which attracts hundreds of young people off the streets of Paisley into a safe environment of lights, music, arts, fun, snacks and a lively staff of Godly people ready to share, care and listen. At Create there are many opportunities to share about our faith and the love of Jesus, and lives are being changed. Thank you for your part in this work through your prayers and your support of us.
The picture shows some of our staff at a prayer time prior to teams going out to various parts of Scotland on outreach.
 Please pray. Our major Scottish Impact World Tour outreach begins in just a short time. Over 10,000 school children will meet the teams at school assemblies where they’ll tell of their Christian faith. Teams start arriving to work alongside our Scottish staff and the many local church people on 11 th October. The first school assemblies and events start on 24 th October.
Please pray:
· that this Impact World Tour outreach will point many people towards our loving, caring God.
· also for some of the outstanding practical arrangements which still need to be worked out, such as accommodation for teams, local travel arrangements and final printing deadlines.
· the fifteen outreach locations include places like Oban, Castle Douglas, Peebles, Clackmannan and Dalkeith. Outreaches and proclamation of the Gospel will take place in public venues, churches, prisons, high schools and retirement homes.
Shine in August. In August we had our usual Shine outreach during the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Our YWAM teams linked with various other Christians in Edinburgh and Shine was an opportunity to share the love of Jesus with whoever our people came into contact with. We used dance and music and just plain friendship as a means of coming alongside the crowds and the individuals. Edinburgh was brimming with visitors who had come to be a part of this huge annual arts event and we had the privilege of sharing with just some of those people.
Family News:
Newcastle University outreach. Simon and Zoe are in a new season of outreach with the students at Newcastle University. Their church has good links with the university and things like Alpha are ‘tools’ they use to reach the hundreds of students from all over the UK. They often have the students in their home, at church events or they meet them in coffee shops for mentoring times.
From Shetland to Edinburgh. Kim and Alex have returned to Edinburgh after their year in Shetland. Alex is now a student again at Edinburgh university for the next three years and they have linked in with a very active Christian group which is part of the university chaplaincy. This is giving them the opportunity for all sorts of contacts with university students.
Hospital ministry. Carla and Conrad each work in different Edinburgh hospitals. So this brings them into contact with countless people with a health challenge. They thus have many opportunities to minister to people who are often broken and hurting.
Thank you for your prayers for all the above. It is a privilege to live and work here and we love the people of Scotland.
We send so much love to you
Wade & Katharine
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