A Mighty Army!

Good morning all. I hope you all have had a good week. It's been nice and busy here in Eston and then we had a great weekend at Alove's big day out on Saturday. More of that to come...

I can't quite believe how quick the year is going. It didn't seem too long ago since last Easter but now Holy Week is upon us. I'm just about to lead our CAMEO (Come and Meet Each Other) as I'm writing this and my talk is going to be focusing on the Easter message but how we prepare for the it. Do we look for something new in the story or do we just wave it away as a tale we've time and time again. What does the story mean to us? So over the next couple of weeks I'm going to be going over the Scriptures and looking for something new to apply to my life.

On Saturday it was ALOVE's Big Day Out. It was held at Thorpe Park and around 1500 young people gathered together for the day. It was such a good day and after the park closed we had access to an after hours gig where all the Salvation Army youngsters were invited to come and share in mass worship. To just see all these people come together for this sole reason was so inspiring. Yes many I'm sure came for a day out in a theme park but I was able to witness a part of the Salvation Army being brought together. Being on the team meant that I didn't get to go on many rides (sympathy please!) but I wasn't really worried as I was able to meet people from all around the country. It was a privilege to be able to work at this event! Seeing all this young people got me thinking that Salvation Army is strong, what potential we have in our young people and in turn what a responsibility we have in teaching and nurturing these young people into obedient disciples. A few months ago I wrote a blog on Ezekiel and the valley of dry bones and in that passage of Scripture that when God breathed upon the bones there was a "Vast Army". I saw a vast Army on Saturday, all worshipping and praising God. We came together from all walks of life, all with different pasts and stories but with one thing in common, we all belong to the Salvation Army in one way or another and (whether we realise it or not) we are all children of God.

Have a blessed week.

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