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Batch from the Photoshoot

Here are some of the shots from the photo shoot day at Hemel Hempstead. More on the way soon! :)

The Signs of the End

In the Bible, Mathew chapter 24 expounds on the signs that we'll see manifested in thew Last Days before Jesus' return. Below is the majority of these signs in picture format... enjoy!

The Four (Domestic) Horsemen :P...

Hey all!
Sorry for not updating more frequently! The YouthReach team has been insanely busy at the tail-end of this month with a flurry of changes and upheaval! Simon's in Pakistan at the moment on a business trip and the rest of us happen to be shoving everything we own into boxes and bags double-time.
Why, I see you asking? Uh because we're moving houses. Yep, that's right. We finally found a nice seven-bedroomed house in a decent location (Southall) which makes for drinks all around, wouldn't you say? Well...maybe at the housewarming party...which isn't gonna be for another week at least (groan). Oh well...it's worth it just to watch Death, Greed, War and Jesus packing kitchen stuff and cooking meals with plastic utensils..(check out the pic of Jesus getting down and floury with our in-house infant Collin...grin)
Oh well. God is good! It's pretty much an all-out miracle to find a house big enough for a team of our caliber, not to mention cheap enough for a team of our limited budget, hah!
Anyhow, on a different topic, the YouthReach theater team was requested to do a photo shoot in downtown Hemel on a bright and cheery Saturday afternoon. It was a fun and novel experience as we performed both the Four Horsemen and Everything skit quite a number of times (you know how picky photographers can be...'there's too much of a glare...do it again...quick while there's cloud cover...oh now it looks like rain, let's put the cameras away...' etc etc)
Just kidding :P. The camera guys were great! And so was the afternoon as we met with friends new and old (some of whom recognized us and some of whom didn't) in Hemel. And anyone who happened to miss our version of the Everything skit weren't let off the hook, since there was a church group down the walking street who were also performing their own rendition! Looks like Jesus really wanted to get the point across, lol!
Anyhow, when we have the photos, so will you - promise, cross our hearts! Till then, God bless ya all!

Kensborough and Reading

Back again, this time with photos from the performance at Kensbourough Family Church!
It was a very special morning, beginning at 10:00 sharp with an adult service, during which we performed the Everything play with usual gusto (one carpet burn and an elbow to the larynx were the extent of sustained injuries). The audience response was wonderful and everybody cheered as Jesus held the vices at bay!
Some of us then headed upstairs to participate in a lively repertoire of action songs for the children while the rest of our team was treated to a stirring sermon in the chapel.
At 1:00 we joined in on the youth group meeting Emerge and performed both the Four Horsemen and Everything skits, and received great reactions to both. Then Simon conducted an impromptu interview with our team on the subject of spreading the message of God's love your average person on the streets. The wonderful young people also had a number of questions for us and were very interested in our lifestyle! We hope to bale to work more with them to bring Jesus to England!
Yesterday we hit Reading YOC with the Everything skit and a simple, spontaneous repertoire of songs (even a duet with Heather and DeeJay, lol). The detainees expressed that the play was "moving and relatable" and were happy to talk about it's relevance afterwards as we split into cell discussion groups. Enjoy the pics and God bless!
(PS: For security reasons we're not allowed to take pics inside of Reading, so the group shot outside of the prison is as much!)

(Pics from the Kensborough Church performance!)

(Our group outside of Reading YOC!)

Upcoming venues....

Introducing...

Just a short note to announce that our team is going to performing both the Four Horsemen skit and the Everything play at a church event this Sunday... so stay tuned for an upcoming post heralding the great success of the venture, lol.

Also, we had the privilege of doing the Four Horsemen play for some of the inmates at Reading Young Offender's Center (sorry, no cameras allowed inside the prison, otherwise I'm sure there would have been some very classic shots). This month, God willing, we'll debut the Everything skit at Reading YOC, so fingers crossed on that one!

In the Merry Month of May...

Wow..it's already May. Where have we been?? Sorry for not updating regularly, people! A lot's been going on with the Four Horsemen team recently so where should we start?
At the beginning. Right...well, we've been doing the Everything skit in all of our usual spots (Watford, Uxbridge etc) and a couple of weekends ago we hit Staines with both plays. It was a bit of a gamble as we'd never been there before and weren't sure about the crowd etc. But it went amazingly well, ,and despite the fact that a large market was in swing, we managed to find a spot to claim as our own.
The young people in Staines were a lively bunch and a lot of them were very interested in the messages portrayed in the plays. We were able to talk with quite a few of them about all sorts of topics regarding life, its perils and of course...how Jesus is the answer!
It was a very moving day for us - in more ways then one, hah! Anyway enjoy the accompanying pictures!