Picture of the Day!

This is my 100th post!! Hoooraaayyy!!

I love this picture! I took it yesterday when visiting my cousin Simon in Swindon. This is one crazy roundabout, and is just as confusing in reality as it is on the sign. It looked like a dodgem thing at the fair!

In reality, our lives are also very confusing and we have times where we have no idea where we are going and why we have to go that way once we go in a confusing direction.

One thing I do know is that God knows the future and Has Great Plans for us...

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.


If you are fed up of that verse now...maybe it's because God sees you haven't truly believed it and experienced the freedom and joy it brings.


He is Good. He Loves You. He wants the best for you. Trust Him :-)

Picture of the Day!

To keep in with the theme of my 5th Birthday here is a picture taken when I was just one week old! I'm the one caught blinking at the back. This picture has some of my closest friends in it such as Amy (red cap),  Matthew (white hat), Sarah (glasses and blue fleece) and Adrian (at the back with a black hat).
They are also some people I really miss such as Kristin (in between Amy & Matt) & Ifiok (far right with headphones).

Praise God for the time in between where He has kept me, encouraged me and Blessed me!!

Picture of the Day

This is a picture of our campsite in Pembrey Park where PCY has Camp every year. It is one of the best weeks of the year where we all grow with God. have tonnes of fun and make lifelong memories. Today we had a meeting to plan the 2011 Camp and I am as excited as ever for what God is going to do this year. Book quickly to avoid disappointment as we have to limit numbers this year!

Picture of the Day!

Today's picture is a tribute to the pastor of my Church, Mr Phil Lewis!

Phil has been a wonderful inspiration to me ever since I began coming to my parents Church in Talbot Green. He is someone whose passion for the things of God has rubbed off on me over the years and his Bible knowledge and belief that it is truly the Word of God (which I share!) has encouraged me to get to grip with scriptures more. I have taken so much from him, having been a part of the Church, Genesis Youth Group & the Boys Bible Study for many years.

As you can see from the picture above, he is also a lot of fun and he is one of the few I know to share an interest in Football & Formula One racing.

Thanks for everything Phil!

Picture of the Day

This week there has been some exciting talk of a trip for the guys in PCYA to go to Uganda. I would only want to go back if it involved helping the people rather than visiting stuff and this time I have heard it will be for evangelism and painting a hospital. So I have posted one of the most memorable pics from last time. This man is looking for food on a big pile of rubbish. An example of some of the misery some have to endure in this world. This misery is a result of the Fall, when sin came into the world and the subsequent sinful actions of selfish human beings in power in parts of Africa and all over the world.

We must pray that all are provided for, give them their daily bread Lord.

Picture of the Day Wedding Special!

We didn't take many pictures so this is the best I could gather but I just want to send my congratulations again to the blissful couple Matthew & Naomi!

Matt is a friend of mine from Church and a real encouragement & strength to me and it was such a privilege to be there on his big day.

All the best mate!

Pictures of the Day 2010 review special!

The last few days has given me some time for reflection and thought and I have thought about what the five things are that I will always remember happened in 2010 so here are the pictures to show my five choices, which are in no particular order (edit!)!

Cardiff v Leicester, May 12. This was my birthday and as a present I had tickets to go and see Cardiff play in their big play-off game. If they won overall they got to go to Wembley Stadium to play for a place in the Premier League. They were 1-0 up from the game in Leicester and an incredible topsy turvy game saw us lose 3-2 and go to a penalty shoot out. By this point, I had enjoyed the game so much I didn't care who won and didn't have much faith it would be Cardiff as Cardiff usually let everyone down (which they did a few weeks later at Wembley!). But when the goalkeeper saved the penalty for us to win the shoot-out everyone went nuts and that feeling of elation, shock and emotion was very powerful and beautiful. My best birthday yet!

Next is seeing my friend Kathryn in South Carolina last June! She is one of my sweetest friends and it was such a memorable week. She is one of the most godliest girls I know and I have been blessed to have had her struggle, love, fight, pray and be faithful with me over the last few years.

Next is PCY Camp in August. Just because it is always amazing spending a fun week with some of my favourite teenagers in the world and that I saw God move so much in their lives and I saw how He had moved in mine too. The effects of Camp are still working now and I am looking forward to Camp 2011!

In October we had a weekend away with PCY and that is next on my list. I had never been to Woodcroft Christian Centre before, even though PCY had been many times before. I found it such a beautiful place and I was truly able to relax there. Better still, we had a wonderful weekend of teaching, fellowship and worship and it was wonderful to see real progress in peoples lives.

My last one is developing a great friendship with the girl whose glasses I am sporting above. Her name is Caitlin and she rocks. I can't think of many people who love God more than her and we share so many passions, ideals & lifestysle choices. She is going to do mission work in Spain this year and I hope one of 2011's highlights will be visiting her!

I felt, making this list, that I had almost left out spiritual events but what I realised is that actually God was working through all of this. He isn't just a God who does crazy things in your life on occasions but He is a God who is always there and always working for our good. I am proud above anything that in 2010 I was in relationship with Him, and despite the bad times, it is stronger than ever before.

My hope for 2011 is to know Him more, to love Him more & to serve Him more.

So what are your highlights of 2010?? Let me know in the comments section or on facebook!

Picture of the Day Christmas Special!

This a picture of me and my family at the restaurant we went too on Christmas Eve. We had a fantastic Christmas in Hungerford, where my Uncle & Auntie live.

A few thank you's:-

Thank you for Grandad for paying for a lovely meal!

Thank you to my parents Santa for all the fab presents!

Thank you to my Uncle & Auntie for having us!

Thank you to my brother Joel & my cousin Andrew for all the fun we had, I will fondly remember the MarioKart marathon!

Thank you to God for giving us your Son and Salvation through Him meaning we have a reason to truly celebrate! He is the Reason for the Season!

Hope you all had a wonderful CHRISTmas!

Picture of the Day!

So I asked people to 'like' my facebook status if they were reading my blog and only two people have responded thus far! So either people are very shy or I am wasting my time haha.

Anyhow, one of the people who liked it gave me an idea for my 'Picture of the day' for sunday.

This is me with one of my closest friends from school almost four years ago now! His name is Ian. We decided to turn up to our PCY Bible study 'Coffee shop' in pink one week, just for a laugh!

Due to our own busy lifestyles and circumstances we haven't seen each other very often the last few years so I thought I would use this blog to say that I still miss him a lot and hope to see him very soon!

Also, congratulations on recently setting a wedding date! I promise to keep you & Gemma & Evie in prayer! :)

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.