Our current 2013-14 team stands at 25 Gap Year Volunteers serving all across The Tees Valley! We have had a great start to the school year and we are off and running! We had a tremendous time together for our training week. We spent the first two and half days in a classroom setting going over all the requirements for being a safe, effective youth and kids worker here in the UK! We discovered our tendencies and temperaments and we dialogued about effective outreach and estate work. Then we loaded everyone up for a two night retreat over in The Lake District where we had a great time of team building, worship and bible study. The Lakes is honestly one of the prettiest places in England and I love going there! One of the highlights of our time together was hearing from Eric Alldritt, a retired Pastor who was saved through a Youth for Christ outreach in 1946! As he shared his story and journey of faith it was so moving and inspiring. It was such a sweet moment and one that I will not soon forget. Upon returning from our training week the team has been serving in schools and churches. They are doing a tremendous job and have really bonded well together. As often as you think of us please remember to pray for all that we are doing here in Teesside. I have listed their names and the area or town in which they are serving. Please pray for God's provision for each of them. Please call on God to move powerfully through them. Pray for tender hearts for those who will hear the good news about Jesus. Please pray for awakening. We are desperate for God to move here among us!
In HIS JOY,
Mike
Gap Year Team 2013-14
1. Stephen Bell—serving in Hartlepool with All Saints Church Stranton (Burbank)
2. Bethany McNeely—serving in Hartlepool with Headland Baptist
3. Stephen Merkey—serving in Hartlepool with Oxford Road & Alton Manor Baptist
4. Jess Woody—serving in Hartlepool All Saints Church Stranton
5. Rachel Peters—serving in Stockton with Love Stockton & Life Church
6. Alicia Trinkle—serving in Stockton with The Vine Church
7. Tanner Bishop—serving in Stockton at The Tab
8. Bri Korenek—serving in Stockton at The Tab
9. James Trammel—serving in Stockton Hardwick with St. Johns & James
10. Jacob Chase—serving in Stockton with Portrack Baptist
11. Sam Benzing—serving in Stockton with The Parish Church
12. Lindsey Villareal—serving in Guisborough with The Bridge & Guisborough Fellowship
13. Hunter Brooks—serving in Guisborough with The Bridge & Guisborough Methodist
14. Jen Simpson—serving in Nunthorpe with St. Mary’s
15. James Wilde—serving in Nunthorpe with St. Mary’s
16. Andrew Millington--serving in Coulby Newham with CNBC
17. Allie Mandell--serving in Coulby Newham with CNBC
18. Jonathan Bagwell—serving in Middlesbrough with St. Barnabas
19. Rebecca Jackson—serving in Middlesbrough with Free Style
20. Meagan O'Hara—serving in Thornaby with Thornaby Baptist
21. Braden Davis—serving in Thornaby with Thornaby Baptist
22. Taylor Browne—serving in Thornaby with Thornaby Baptist
23. Liz Baldwin—serving in Stokesley with Stokesley Fellowship
24. Jared Bredeson—serving in Stokesley with Stokesley Methodist
25. Caleb Warren is coming in January!
26. Who's Next? Let's Jump...