Usually at this time of year we’d be cleaning off the tents, packing the minibus, and heading off to a big field somewhere for a week of smelly camping. Odd enough, that’s not happening this year. That’s a blow for us – but it’s not game over! We love to innovate and try new things […]
Hi folks If you know someone who is about to go into year 7 then please pass this on to them. We are running a ‘New Year 7 Breakfast’ as part of our Camp-Not-Camp event this week. This will be a friendly, easy session to get to know them. They are welcome to bring big […]
I was just getting on a plane to speak at Vineyard in Sweden, but more interestingly was the week after that. The beginning of summer for us usually means summer plans and projects. Last year that was five days away at Soul Survivor, the Golden Spoon Awards, Ice Cream Movie Night, Robot Wars Night, Human […]
Dads are great right? Mine taught me to use tools and gifted me with a love of puns. It’s amazing to celebrate Dads and all that they’ve done for us. It’s not always that simple though is it? Below is an article I wrote as a guest column in ‘Premier Youth and Children’s Work’ magazine […]
It’s North Shore beach in Llandudno. I took this photo on a 35mm point-and-shoot camera in the mid 1990s. It was Easter People, and this was the week that I gave my life to Jesus. I was sat on the floor of St. David’s Methodist Church in Craig y Don, which was used as the […]
Yesterday’s ‘live Reverb thought’ began with me sharing some of my collection of stuffed monkeys. One of them in particular, Damien, was given to me by my youth worker (also called Damien!) back when I was a teenager. It was about then as a young person that I realised I really wanted to go into […]
Today begins National Volunteer Week 2020. This is a perfect time to call out our awesome volunteers! For the 2019 Annual General Meeting, we worked out that we work with around 5000 young people a year. Between 40 and 50 young people were spending at least an hour a week with us, some young people […]
Earlier this week I was cleaning up my old computer files and I found the plan for my first ever Recess lunchtime club. It was the 5th of May 2011, just three days after starting work for Youth for Christ. The plan included some hang out time with doughnuts, a game, and a set of […]
Usually at this time on a Monday morning the trustee board of Llandudno Youth for Christ meet at the office to pray. For thirty minutes, we begin each week by handing it over to God. That’s amazing right? Do you know when else we pray? Every Wednesday as an office team, every Thursday before and […]
All youth workers have a quirk, something that they’re known for everywhere they go. For me it’s ‘Summer Christmas Karaoke’. Throughout most of my years as a youth worker, I have run a Christmas party at the end of the summer holidays. This party includes all of the trimmings; tree, tinsel, mince pies, fairy lights, […]