Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Our dear friends, those who have been thinking of us, praying for us, wondering about us, giving to us...we are here and we thank you!
Your care and support mean a whole lot to us.
This post will contain no photos as I'm not equipped to include any now; all I will do is say that ISCF Grenada is alive and we are seeing God at work in the Ministry.
The past term was a learning experience for us as we tried to meet the students and plan activities that brought them together. It has not been easy, and each day we see the need for at least one full-time staff worker so that we would be more effective.
There are many obstacles including the fact that many Christian students seem to not want to be identified as Christians. Additionally, in most schools, there is a large number of believers yet we find it difficult to find persons willing to even sit in at meetings much less consider becoming a sponsor. There are many extra-curricular activities too, and these seem to attract a growing number of our students.
We are forging ahead, despite, and with each meeting we find nuggets of encouragement. The Wesley College group, for example, consists of mainly boys! In fact, at some meetings there are only boys! We praise God for them; they are consistent and participate well. At Grenville Secondary and Grenada Boys Secondary, we were able to form executives and we look forward to working with them. At Westerhall Secondary, the Lord provided someone who is willing to be a sponsor! We have held at least two joint executive meetings on Saturday mornings and students were excited about meeting, learning and planning together. Out of one of these meetings our students identified a plan to promote ISCF so that persons they meet will no longer be asking, "Wah is dat?" The plan is to hold a walkathon with students wearing t-shirts with ISCF logo and motto, handing out mini-flyers, answering questions and in the process strengthening our $1 drive. :)
In the near future, we expect to start groups at three new schools and restart in one that has become dormant. This term is a little crazy with heats, march past practice, school sports, parent-teacher conferences and so on, and this makes it a little difficult to meet with principals and teachers to hold discussions and even conduct group meetings. We are doing what we can to keep in touch and ensure that something is happening.
We are thankful to the Board which continues to support to the best of its ability. The Camps and Finance Committees have already begun to get things going for Camp 2016. Keep praying for us that the Lord will grant us great health and the wisdom do right in all things.
There's a lot more to share so we promise that we will keep you updated as things unfold (with photos too!)
God bless and thank you for being there.
Arlene & Cheryl
Your care and support mean a whole lot to us.
This post will contain no photos as I'm not equipped to include any now; all I will do is say that ISCF Grenada is alive and we are seeing God at work in the Ministry.
The past term was a learning experience for us as we tried to meet the students and plan activities that brought them together. It has not been easy, and each day we see the need for at least one full-time staff worker so that we would be more effective.
There are many obstacles including the fact that many Christian students seem to not want to be identified as Christians. Additionally, in most schools, there is a large number of believers yet we find it difficult to find persons willing to even sit in at meetings much less consider becoming a sponsor. There are many extra-curricular activities too, and these seem to attract a growing number of our students.
We are forging ahead, despite, and with each meeting we find nuggets of encouragement. The Wesley College group, for example, consists of mainly boys! In fact, at some meetings there are only boys! We praise God for them; they are consistent and participate well. At Grenville Secondary and Grenada Boys Secondary, we were able to form executives and we look forward to working with them. At Westerhall Secondary, the Lord provided someone who is willing to be a sponsor! We have held at least two joint executive meetings on Saturday mornings and students were excited about meeting, learning and planning together. Out of one of these meetings our students identified a plan to promote ISCF so that persons they meet will no longer be asking, "Wah is dat?" The plan is to hold a walkathon with students wearing t-shirts with ISCF logo and motto, handing out mini-flyers, answering questions and in the process strengthening our $1 drive. :)
In the near future, we expect to start groups at three new schools and restart in one that has become dormant. This term is a little crazy with heats, march past practice, school sports, parent-teacher conferences and so on, and this makes it a little difficult to meet with principals and teachers to hold discussions and even conduct group meetings. We are doing what we can to keep in touch and ensure that something is happening.
We are thankful to the Board which continues to support to the best of its ability. The Camps and Finance Committees have already begun to get things going for Camp 2016. Keep praying for us that the Lord will grant us great health and the wisdom do right in all things.
There's a lot more to share so we promise that we will keep you updated as things unfold (with photos too!)
God bless and thank you for being there.
Arlene & Cheryl
