This Week . . .

The Deanes School and Extreme

Hello guys, I hope you enjoyed Sunday night, it was a good time. As you heard the King John week was a good one, with a good deal of contact with many pupils the prayer is that they now come along to Extreme on Wednesday.

Anyway there are a few things going on this week, if you would like to remember us in Prayer

:: Monday - Preparation for school lessons and Extreme, as well as Deanes Fusion Group

:: Tuesday - Schools prep and study. King John lunchtime football, Year 8 Deanes Lesson, Ignition and Radiate

:: Wednesday - Year 9 Deanes Lesson, Year 10 Deanes Lesson (Dave Pickett will also be in) Plus the Extreme Launch Party!

:: Thursday - King John Fusion Group, 2 x Year 8 Deanes Lessons, and Richard at College in the evening

:: Friday - 2 year 8 Deanes lessons, Radiate Extra

Many thanks
Richard

King John Mission

King John Mission - Day Five

Hi guys, first of all a massive thank you for all the prayer support over the past week, it has been great to know that people are praying for ya!

Today has been good, although the tiredness in the team was clear. however we have had a great load of lessons, and good connection with the staff and pupils.

We also had some postive comments today from the assistant head teachers!

Prayer Points

:: For myself, Dave and Beth, and Collective to find rest over the weekend, and be reengergised for our work next week
:: For Extreme on Wednesday
:: For the lessons in Deanes next week
:: For new relationships to be built upon from the week
:: For pupils to come along on Wednesday
:: For the message to grow in pupils hearts over the weekend
:: That the school remembers it as abenefit and postive thing for the school
:: For Jesus to be glorified in Thundersley!

Thank you
Richard

King John Mission

King John Mission - Day Four

Hey guys, today has been another fine day, seing a lot of kids, Our RE lesson went well and its now the fourth lesson we have had with the new RE teacher who seems really friendly which is always an encouragement!

The lunchtime concert went well with a good turn out, we now only have one day left!

Prayer points ::

:: Sophies back is abit sore, please pray for healing
:: Allys shoulder is still in pain
:: Dave went home ill today ill, please pray for him
:: Kids are opening up to us, please pray we can direct them to the help they need and to the God that loves them
:: For Barry (not real name) and his group of friends, please pray they come to Extreme next week
:: Tomorrow is the last day with 1 RE lesson, 1 Dance Lesson, Drama and Music lessons, and our lunchtime event Radiate extra.
:: Please pray for excitment about the extreme event next wednesday, that an excitiment goes around the school about it and many come along, and soon recieve salvation.

Dont forget there will be a short review at tonights Church meeting and I will be speaking about mission this Sunday!

King John Mission

Hi Guys

One last thing, tomorrow lunchtime is the concert in the school, it would be good to have a church presense there to steward if you can help between 1:30 - 2:20 please let me know on 07867 801560 FIRST

DO NOT JUST TURN UP WITH OUT LETTING ME KNOW!!!!

Many thanks

Richard

King John Mission

King John Mission - Day Three

Hello guys! One exciting thing was walking into the Church this evening and seeing all the prayers and the creativity that has been developing at the morning prayer meetings, its great to know that this is going on!

Ok so today....... Felt more like day one hundred than day three! But again its been good, with a mixture of re lessons, drama and music. Beth was'nt in today so Dave went with Kat to do drama, which left me on my own to do RE, Which was fine, but just meant there was no room for a breather! something that i'm use to know after three years of this job!

All the lessons have gone, well, and friendships continue to form, which is excellent, anyway straight on with the prayer requests ::

:: For a kid called Peter (Not his real name) and for his group of friends, that they will come to Extreme next Wednesday. (It would be great if they come, they are great fun, and a good group to be there)
:: For continuation of chats with the pupils, as they continue to ask questions
:: For a continued and renewed relationship with the school and staff
:: Tomorrow is a year 10 assembly, then we need to move out of the main hall for an exam, the girls will end up in the canteen to take lessons!
:: Tomorrow we have 3 drama lessons, 3 music lessons, 1 dance, 1 re lesson, and an assembly
:: Also pray for Dan (not real name) that he will commit to coming on Wednesday
:: Also for the pupils that started Extreme last year, Pray they will come back this year to find the answers they are seeking
:: The girls voices and Allys shoulder
:: That we can continue to be 'Role models' and approachable to pupils, and be their friends!

Many thanks

Richard <><

King John Mission

King John Mission - Day Two

Hi Guys, its been a good day today, although tiring, again its been a packed line up, starting off with a year 8 assembly, followed by Music, and Drama lessons, and the first of our RE Lessons

The RE lessons, went really well, with some postive responses from the teachers, to be honest I was most nervous about these lessons out of all of them, after feedback from last year, but they have been both fun and enjoyable to do.

The radio interview went well, I believe its is going to be pod cast on the schools website, its basically abit of a chat with the girls

Lunchtime today was good, me Dave and Beth, spent all lunch in the canteen chatting with a group of girls who we kind of know, we then meet a group of boys, who repsonded to us rather well.

At this stage the week is going well, I have benn quite inspired and hope to share more at the service sunday evening!

Prayer Points::

:: Tomorrows lessons, including 3 drama lessons, 5 music lessons and an RE lesson
:: We have already had some good 'GOD' chats with pupils in the playground and after lessons, please pray that the pupils respond to these conversations
:: For the impact we have on the staff and pupils to be POWERFUL
:: For the pupils to identify us as role models and people to approach and chat too
:: For clear minds, focused on Jesus, as we start to get tired, and struggle with the lessons
:: Allys shoulder is still in pain, and it is needed during assemblies and lessons
:: For all our voices to remain intact and clear
:: For God to open up more chances to chat one on one with pupils

Many Thanks

Richard

King John Mission

King John Mission - DAY ONE

Today has started out as a good start to the day! we started by getting to the school at 7:00am, for soundcheck etc to be ready for a year 7 assembly at 8:30am

This was then followed by a packed line up of lessons, with the team spliting in half to cover them. Myself, Dave and Beth went with Kat to take some drama lessons (intresting) and the rest did music lessons.

All the lessons have gone well, and its intresting to see young people being highlighted to us already on the first day, Please remember a troublesum kid called Bob (Not real name!) and also some other girls that we had lunch with.

During period five I was able to have a quick walk around the school and remember what im doing, it was a great peaceful time, I was able to think back and see where God has brought me, I also had a couple of periods of realisation! the fact of what im doing, suddenly hit me, and realising how important our job is!

Looking ahead quickly I will be speaking at the evening service, and will share more on these things.

Also coming up tonight, Collective are taking the Girls brigade, with a gospel message etc

Points of Prayer

:: GB Tonight and for the girls we invited along
:: For the team as tiredness is present already!
:: For Bob (not real name)
:: For the year 8 assembly tomorrow morning
:: Tomorrows lessons including RE, Drama, Dance and Music
:: The radio interview tomorrow at lunchtime.
:: That God would be revelaed to these pupils this week

Thanks Guys

Richard <><

King John School

King John Mission 2007

Ok so here it is, starting this Monday morning TCC and Collective will once again be in the King John school working to tell the Pupils about a aloving God and the love, ecceptance and salvation he offers. During the week I hope to keep this updated with prayer requests and news, but at the moment here is a start :

:: Please pray for the assemblies each morning, that we have enough time to set up, present and that there is a good response from the Pupils and staff

:: Please pray for the lessons during the week, including RE, DRAMA, DANCE, MUSIC, that a really good and powerful message is presented

:: For the thousands of Extreme invites that will go out, please pray that they are well recieved and that pupils will come to the extreme event on May 2nd

:: For the head, assistant head, teachers and support staff

Please also remember that all this week there are prayer meetings in the church 7:00am - 8:00a

Many thanks

Richard

This Week . . .

Hi Guys

Thanks for checking out the blog! this week is quite a busy week in the field of schools work! starting tomorrow Im covering some RE lessons in the Deanes school for the next few months, please pray for this, I will be taking year 8, 9 and 10 lessons, which equals out at 7 lessons a week, during this time, I will be teaching Islam for year 8, Religion and belief to year 9 and religion and science to year 10.

This is quite an exciting oppurunity as I will be working in and out each week with this group of young people, so it will be a great chance to build relationships with them and share more of my faith.

Please pray for this week ::

Tuesday - Year 8 Islam lesson at Deanes. Meeting with RE Department at King John. And Ignition and Radiate restart

Wednesday - Year 9 and 10 lessons at Deanes

Thursday - Solid meeting, Year 8 lessons, King John Fusion and College in the evening

Friday - Year 9 and 8 lessons at Deanes, Radiate Extra at Deanes.

Saturday - Prepration for King John Extreme Week.

Sunday - Evening service presentation with Collective

Please also remember that next week is the King John mission we will be holding prayer meetings at the church each morning at 7:00am till 8:00am

many thanks

Richard