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November 30, 2005

In the middle ...

In the middle of a new season, I've found that it's often easier to look on the 'new' with a sense of excited expectation, and then once we're living in the midst of it we forget to be thankful!
With the arrival of the new year-out course called 'TRANSIT' I have have tried to remember the blessing that this new lease of life has been. Thankfully, they're making it easy!

The Mezzanine Floor room has had a serious face-lift and has been used for the fortnightly training, prayer meetings and for a birthday party! The Art Studio is currently being used by our resident artist, and the front reception room is getting more and more use as an (often impromptu) drop in for local youth. The offices are a little bit warmer after the make-shift installation of a curtain between them and the kitchen/boiler room area!
However, we would still appreciate your prayers for the general upkeep of the building. In this weather we are very much feeling the COLD! Without central heating (yes, the boiler in the boiler room in the Boiler Room .. is broken, and has been since we moved in this Jan) it is hard to keep used rooms warm enough! Any spare heaters welcome ...

Posted by lorraine at 12:35 PM

November 09, 2005

Reading Boiler Room October Update

Four years ago, we launched in the Forbury Vaults pub, with a certain amount of fear and trepidation I will admit. Since then we’ve seen prayers answered, people coming to Christ, others motivated to mission or to work with the poor...