Day 14

Duncan Tong | Re:Hope Southside

Last year my prayer was that I could get involved more in church, taking part in more things as well as making new friends and strengthening the friendships I already have. Being a very shy person, I have often struggled to do these things, which has tended to lead me to just hang back. 

I'm delighted to say that the Remain internship has been so effective in helping me with these areas, and has been such a blessing from before its start, to after its end. Thanks to Remain I have joined in with ministries like prayer, kids and youth, which have all been so rewarding. Whether it's the day to day privilege of interceding for people in prayer or supporting young people, or the occasional events like prayer gatherings and youth trips. 

I've also been able to become better friends with so many of the other people at church that I serve and worship with, which has been such a joy. Most of all, this has been seen at the West End church; which before, was a place I hardly knew. However, now I have so many friends there, not least of all the crew I served alongside during Remain. Serving as a youth leader at the Magnitude festival really showed me how far I've come; getting to play an active role in the lives of the church's young people, serving them and serving alongside such a great team whose company I've enjoyed so much.

I know applications for Remain have probably closed,  but I'd encourage anyone reading to get more involved in the church, doubly so if you've been wanting to but haven't yet. Joining teams and getting to know the people of Re:Hope has filled me with so much joy and there's so much more than I could fit in this passage. If you'd like to chat about all that, or indeed anything else, it would be my pleasure. 

Sarah Salami | Re:Hope West End

One of the prayer requests that I had at the beginning of the year during Fasting Week was for more Godly, deeper, friendships — as I had always struggled with loneliness.

About a few weeks after that prayer I began to really click with my Bible Read Through group. I got talking to a few of the girls after one of our meetings and we just clicked. We began to go out together and hang out a lot even outside of church and the friendship has just blossomed from there. I absolutely adore those girls and I'm so grateful for our friendship.

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Is there anything you’d like God to do in the area of friendship? Bring this prayer to Him today.