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Day 15 - part 2
REPORT FOR FALMOUTH
We had a delightful week. It was fruitful, and enjoyable – one of my best mission experiences with TFM.
We were a small team (6 in total) but an excellent one. Everybody had a great servant attitude, and the team spirit was great form the outset. Our times together were characterised by a lot of laughter – not least when we (because of a breakdown in communication) were required to eat two full meals of lasagne and a pudding in the space of an hour!!
We were hosted superbly by the New Life Centre, in particular the pastor and his wife (David and Jean Gray) and adult daughter (Sarah). A lot of work had gone into preparing the programme by Phil Misslebrook (Baptist) and three of the team had a bed, and some breakfasts, at the home of the Winslade’s, from one of the Anglican churches.
Much of the time was spent in door-to-door. This proved very fruitful, with around 15 people expressing commitment, with a welcome of a follow up, and others expressing a commitment but declining follow up.
Specific events were in fact something of a disappointment, in that some were cancelled, through lack of support, and some were really church events (a home group, open evening in a church cafe etc.). The men’s breakfast and ladies’ “Be beautiful” on the final Saturday somewhat broke this mould.
Schools work amounted to 4 assemblies and a CU – which I felt were valuable encouragements to the developing chaplaincy programme in Falmouth Secondary School.
A personal highlight was preaching at All Saints Anglican on the final Sunday – an Anglo-Catholic church with a congregation of 30ish. Wasn’t really sure how the message had been received. However, over coffee at the end people were queuing up for KGP. Lynda (from the team) and I had 12 between us. We ran out, and had to arrange for extra supplies. One lovely 84 year old gent said “I am tired of all the words – I want something more simple, more personal” He prayed the commitment prayer twice, just to make sure!!
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