IGNITE HOPE 2010
A BREAK FROM LITTER PICKING
Sarah enjoys her "Peters" sausage roll alongside Pastor Ian outside Belmont Baptist church, Tremorfa, Cardiff.
During the Bank Holiday weekend Friday 30th April and Monday 3rd May, more than 20 of our young people (and not so young)were part of approximately 500 delegates at the "Ignite Hope 2010" event. The event which was based at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff sought to serve Christ in the community alongside churches all over South Wales.
One team, led by Jon and Deborah Davis spent the weekend working alongside Belmont Baptist church, Tremorfa. Whilst another team led by Jon & Hannah Davies (notice the different spelling)were active with a church in Ely. Two others from DPBC (Jane & Jade) were part of a team coming alongside and showing Jesus' love to Muslims in the Cardiff Bay area.
All the delegates were involved in a variety of different activities which included, car washing, litter picking, gardening, painting, running children clubs, Fun day events, showing God's love in both the practical and the spiritual (words & deeds).
During each of the evenings there were worship celebration events held back at Sophia Gardens. One of the highlights for our group was to see Alana's boyfriend Dafydd Griffiths respond to the message that Mike Pilavachi brought and go forward with about 20 others to receive Christ. That was on the Saturday evening and anyone who was in church at St. Cyres the following morning would have heard Daffydd share his testimony of Salvation with the church family there.
God was not finished with members of the DPBC group and the following evening Sammi Dean also responded to the message and went forward to give her heart to Jesus.
As well as the delegates there were many others from DPBC involved as helpers during the weekend, serving as drivers, stewards, catering, base helpers & organisers. Everyone finished the weekend on their knees physically but floating spiritually at what God had done during the weekend.
Praise God for those who responded to the message during the weekend but please remember to keep praying that the seed sown across South Wales will bear fruit at the right time as God's Spirit moves in the lives of those that they teams came into contact with.
I have added some more pictures on the next page to show of the things delegates got up to during the weekend.
