Today we celebrated and gave thanks for love Gillingham.
the local councillor and Deputy Mayor, Steven Kearney, thanked us all for our hard work and great attitude.

The best story I heard came from the children’s team working in Balmoral Park. On a daily basis this park has a group of people drinking on benches who give no hassle as such, but certainly give off the ‘leave us alone’ vibes. On the Friday some of the drinkers brought their children to the park and they joined Sarah and her group. The team had some chats with the adults.

That afternoon the whole group with their children came to the BBQ. One of the ladies said to Sarah that she was incredibly surprised at her children. The quote went something like this:

‘My kids are really shy. They don’t talk to no-one, they stay away from strangers. In the park though we could not keep them away from your lot. There was something different about you. My kids recognised it, like you had something different to others.’

No gospel presentation, no Biblical teaching, no tracts, no open air service, no invite to anything other than play a few games and a BBQ. Nothing, other than general acceptance, respect and love. Yet, God met with these people in a way they can understand.

Fantastic!