It's always encouraging to share good news. Our mission partner Pathway has been giving thanks for the following -an uplifting read.

"For the grant money that we have been able to attract, thanks in no small measure to your generous donations to our Next Steps Appeal. We have now received grant funding totalling £64,400 from five Christian Grant-making Trusts, The John James Trust, The Maurice & Hilda Laing Trust, The Benefact Trust, The Deo Gloria Trust and, in the last few days, from The Joseph Rank Trust. This means that we are now guaranteed the funds needed to cover the cost of expanding our staffing for the next three years, as we had planned.

For the fundraising efforts of our supporter Andrew, who has raised over £1,600 towards our work with his successful completion earlier this month of a sponsored challenge to climb Ben Cruachan in Scotland. Thank you Andrew!

That last weekend’s Pathway children’s ministry work at the St James Muswell Hill Church Weekend at Home went really well. (We received lots of positive verbal feedback from both children and parents).

For the local churches that are keen to partner with us to offer the two new Enfield school lunch clubs that we have been asked to set up, and that we have been approached to set up two further clubs elsewhere. If everything comes to fruition that would mean eight new clubs this year, 3 more than the target we set ourselves at the start of the academic year.

Please pray:

· That we would have the capacity to meet the increased demand for this year’s Christmas Experience. (This year’s bookings are 30% up on last year, for which we give thanks.)

· That our team will be able to have a rest over the half term and so as to get ready for a very busy period in the run up to Christmas.

· For the success of our recruitment process, as interviewing for the position of Children’s Outreach Area Worker for Enfield begins in just over a week’s time.