I have been feeling for some months we should gather to seek God. The context for this is praying for our nation. I have felt that God wants us to meet with Him and He to meet with us and as a result (in some way) the existing gap between church and community will have some gospel in it. I feel the Lord is content with New Wine’s strategy to support church leaders and churches, but there is an ever-widening gap and I think God may want to reach in to this arena somehow”.
I am not sure about anything else right now....I just have the idea of any who want to come to come. There is no hype; little teaching (or none!); but lots of following the Spirit. If any of you know you want to be part of this, you are welcome.
The dates are April 9th – 11th 2010. The place we have chosen is a Christian conference centre about 5 miles from Robin Hood Airport. On a site visit to our proposed venue, Bawtry Hall, we discovered that this centre used to be where bomber command was based during the war, and in their ops room, which still exists, there was written these words:
Remember O God for good those
Watchmen who by day and by night Climb into the air
Let thy Hand lead them, we Beseech thee, and thy right hand
Hold them
(part of the final prayer of National Day of Intercession Sept 8th 1940. Winston Churchill and cabinet were present.)
Bearing in mind the purpose we are gathering is a national one, I must admit my spirit did a leap or two as I read these words for the context of this meeting.
We are inviting people nationally and internationally for this event and if you are part of the Christ Church Network and would like to be a part of this please book up by Friday September 25th. Please forward your booking form with payment to Reception marked “Bawtry Hall” The booking form is at the back of church or can be picked up from reception. Booking is on a first come, first served basis as some accommodation types are limited.
Jonathan
http://www.bawtryhall.co.uk/
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