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Transformed - December Newsletter

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

We pray that you will know the fullness of His peace and joy this Christmas season.
Thank you for all your support this past year.
With love, from all at Taunton Youth for Christ

Updates

Dunelm Christmas gifts
We are incredibly grateful to have been able to join in with the 'Delivering Joy' campaign again this year and were gifted an extremely generous amount of Christmas gifts for our young people, from customers of Dunelm. This is such a blessing and we were able to give gifts to every young person we work with in all spheres of Taunton Youth for Christ's ministry.

Pyrland Christmas Service
We were delighted to join Pyrland School for their Carol Service at St Andrews Church last week. This was such a joyful time and we had some very animated singers! The journey to and from the church was filled with endless conversations of Christmas plans and painful realities, but it is always such a blessing to support one of our local secondary schools

Pyrland Christmas lunches
We were able to help serve over 500 students during their Christmas lunch last week and enjoyed being a familiar friendly face to so many of the young people we work with on the streets.

Youth Christmas Party
Last Friday we held a Christmas party for the young people we journey closely with. We gathered together to eat, play games, share the gospel and savour some festive joy. We are beyond blessed to walk alongside such an incredible group of young people, so grateful for everything we offer.

New bible study
In the New Year we will be launching a second girls bible study on a Wednesday afternoon, alongside our current bible study which will continue to serve those exploring faith. Please be praying as we establish this new group with girls who are already journeying with the Lord and desire to go deeper.

Prayer and Fasting Day
Our next prayer and fasting day is Monday 3rd February.
We won't be meeting in January due to the team being away at our National conference, but please do continue to pray for us.

Office Closed
The office will be closed from Friday 20th December until Thursday 2nd January. There will be a slow response to any emails received during this time.
Our National Youth for Christ conference will run from the 6th - 9th January, so the office will be closed then too. Thanks for your understanding.

Safeguarding and Youth Culture Training Update
It's that time of year again for our Annual Safeguarding and Youth Culture training update. This is an annual training that TYfC delivers to all Churches and Ministries who interact with young people.
We are hosting the next training day on Saturday 18th January. Please scan the QR code below to book your ticket or send Kelly an email. There are limited spaces available.

Prayer Points

Christingle Service
Please pray for Kelly today as she delivers a gospel message at a Christingle Service, to over 700 staff, students and parents. Please pray that hearts would hear the message of Jesus and His love would flood their hearts and minds this Christmas.

New bible study
Please pray as we establish this new group and seek to provide a safe place for spiritual growth, where these young girls can grow in revelation, identity and maturity.

Christmas break
Please continue to pray for our young people over the Christmas break. For a large group of them, this is a really difficult few weeks filled with painful family interactions or complete lack of interaction. Please pray that they can find the Lords peace amongst it all and that they would have heavenly encounters with Jesus.

Weekly prayer covering
Please pray for and during our various activities during the week.
Monday - Home work club/ Youth drop-in session - 4pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday - Priorswood/Lyngford Outreach 6pm
Wednesday - Pyrland School - 1pm - 4pm, Bible Study 1 - 4:30pm - 6pm, Bible Study 2 - 6pm - 7:30pm
Thursday - Asylum seeker Outreach - 4pm - 5:30pm, Halcon/Victoria Park Outreach - 6pm - 8:30pm
Monday - Friday - Chaplaincy at Court Fields School & community mentoring

Challenges
We have a number of young people facing some big challenges at the moment. Please pray for wisdom as we navigate this season with other professionals.

Team
Please pray for wisdom as we look to grow our team with staff and volunteers. We are so aware of the uniqueness of what Taunton Youth for Christ does and finding people with the right heart and skill set for this isn't always easy.

Youth Hub finance
Please pray with us as we look at funding this vision. At this present time, the space is not usable and needs work doing before we can start to create a home. We will be looking for grants to support this but please share this with anyone you feel would like to partner with us in this vision.

Thank you's

Riverside Church
A huge thank you to Riverside Church for allowing us to host our Christmas party in their building last Friday.

Oakwood Church
A continued thank you to Oakwood Church for letting us host our clubs and bible studies in their building this past year. These spaces are invaluable and we hugely appreciate your commitment to us.

Trustees & Volunteers
As ever, our continued thank you to all of our Trustees and Volunteers who have faithfully served the youth of Taunton this year. Your love, commitment and sacrifice are a foundation stone of this ministry and we couldn't do this work without you!

Giving
A continued thank you to everyone who has partnered with us financially this past year and for all those who continue to support us.
We pray the Lord would bless you for your faithful commitment to us.

Prayer Partners
A continued thank you to all that continue to partner with us in prayer. Your prayers and time are invaluable to the work that we do. Please do email Kelly any thoughts, verses or anything prophetic that you receive whilst praying.

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