October News '05

Hello All!

Terribly sorry that this month's blog is so late in coming out! We are still here, and here's what we've been up to...

Erika (and Baby): I’m now on part time maternity leave! I’ll be supervising Jo Jingles Classes one day a week and then doing some office hours one day a week until the end of November (or until the baby comes- whichever is first)! With so many free days, my plan is to get a head start on Christmas baking and cards as I think my hands will be full when our new baby arrives!
I’ve just started Ante-natal (pre-natal) classes at our local health clinic and Nate and I are doing some couples classes at the hospital as well. This makes having a baby more and more of a reality. Wow- just 3 weeks left!

Nate: Nate has always been into his music, and finally found a concert that wasn’t on a work night. We went to see one of his favourite bands, Explosions in the Sky, a couple of weeks ago and Nate thoroughly enjoyed himself.
He also loves dress up parties. So when he was asked to do a fundraiser for work, Nate decided to put on a Lord of the Rings dress up party. The party lasted around 12 hours as the participants watched the full Lord of the Rings extended trilogy!
Nate was given the opportunity to preach again this month. And again he delivered another heart-felt sermon, which I believe was straight from God’s heart. If you’re ever interested to know what it is that Nate preaches on, you can download his sermon off of our church website:
www.e-runnymede.co.uk

Ministry:

exodusonfire: Our church youth group is going well. Our young people are really growing in their faith. This past month at our youth service, Ignite, many of them got involved for the first time (i.e.: played on the worship team, read a scripture etc). It was really exciting to see them step out and do something new. Plus we had some youth from another local church come along and join in which is always encouraging for our young people and us.

Impact on the Green: Impact clubs are also going well. While numbers in the older club are at a bit of a stand still, Nate is seeing an increase in numbers for the younger club. Numbers aside, the young people really enjoy coming out, and we’ve been able to have some deep and meaningful conversations with several of them. That of course is the whole aim of these clubs, to let the kids know that God loves and cares for them- and so do we!

If you want any more info on what Nate does for east2west, you can check out their website www.e2w.org.uk

Answered Prayer:
*We’ve been able to cover the major financial costs this past month! Thank you Jesus! And thank you to every one else who gave so generously!
*Nate has been promised a laptop! It will hopefully be delivered into his hands within the next week!

Prayer Requests:
*For the safe arrival of Erika’s Mom Dec. 1st, and that God would look after the rest of her family as they are with out Pixie for 3 weeks!
*For the safe arrival of our little baby sometime within the next few weeks!
*For God’s peace and wisdom as we embark on this new adventure of parenthood!

Thanks so much for all of your prayers and support! We appreciate you all very much!

Lots of Love,
Erika and Nate

Please Note: Next month’s blog may be a little late in coming out as well, as we’re going to wait until the baby is born! Watch this space!

Pictures: Nate and I, an awesome work of art done by one of our young people for Ignite