Love Holbeck - What a Day!

Who would have thought it would work - a community day in January in the freezing cold? However with around 150 people attending in total, a number of people prayed for, 100s of conversations, 4-5 people coming along later that day to our 4.30 service and dozens of parents and kids alike asking us if and when we are running the next Love Holbeck Day, there was lots to look back on and give thanks to God for.

The odds were stacked against us going into it. All week the weather forecast had been rain and snow, the gazebo was broken, the burger van couldn’t get onto the moor and had to leave but by the time things had got going there was a great atmosphere and everyone seemed to be having a good time.

Thanks for all of you who came and helped out and braved the cold. Thanks for “mucking in” and making it happen. If you have any encouraging stories then please do post a quick blog (without being too detailed) to encourage us. And if you have any feedback on how to improve the day or any people we can follow up personally then just drop me an e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Here are just a few highlights for me; talking to a guy who had lived in Holbeck for 4 years who had recently been asking God to lead him to a church and then “up we pop,” seeing Matt Pearson surrounded by (very competitive) dads and kids wanting to play in the football cage, seeing Emily Bosworth being pleaded with by a young girl to play some mooooore parachute games and hearing afterwards that Jenni Hill had 50 people take part in her arts and crafts.

That is just a flavour of what went on and there will surely be loads more that you can let us know about but just think, if we can do it in January - just imagine how many would come along on a hot summer’s day! The next one is scheduled for Sunday 3rd May so put the date in your diary and let’s keep praying for those that we met and those that live in Holbeck, that they know hope and love in Christ and support and comfort from Mosaic.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” (Ephesians 3.20-21)