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Dr Jeya Prakash claims he has reversed the ageing process by injecting himself and his wife with a human growth hormone which has improved their memories and removed wrinkles. He now plans to open a clinic offering the anti-ageing treatment…..yeah right!

….check out this link to the BBC News Website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4809992.stm?ls

The truth is that I am going to live for ever cos’ as a follower of Jesus Christ, I am assured of eternity with Him when I die although it started the momentI gave my life to Him and I have that relationship now that affects my every moment of every day. Its fab!

So, don’t spend thousand of pounds on ‘pie in the sky’ drugs etc, just decide to say yes to Jesus and you can be assured of eternal salvation.

COME ON!!

Stuart

…sounds like a joke but in fact apparently is true.

http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/

Stuart

……thought it would be good to blog as I havent for a while.

The world is in a pretty unstable place at the mo. So much killing, famine, disasters etc. Do you think it could all be part of ……the end of the world? dun dun dun!!!

Well, I don’t tend to be a bit of an ‘end of the world is nigh’ type of person but the Bible tells us that there will more of this sort of thing happening before Jesus comes back. The truth is I am happy either way but I can’t wait for Him to return or for me to meet Him in heaven.

The world is in a mess and Christians are finding out all over the world how important it is to ‘live the life’ and follow Jesus example and teachings as closely as possible. Fortunately, He gives us the Holy Spirit to enable and empower us. We can’t do it it in our own strength but God in us can!

If you’re reading this and you wouldn’t say you were a Christian, I urge you to check out the Bible and speak to God in prayer. He is listening and waiting to answer you of which I have no doubt!

Check out www.soulsearching.co.uk for more info about why you should trust God with your life.

Stuart

…if not you are probably not breathing!

 Check out this link  -  http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1851757,00.html

Stuart

It’s good to be back home after a week of camping in Shepton Mallett at Soul Survivor.

While it’s great to see God moving in the lives of thousands of young people, camping can make you very tired and achy! Ahhhhhhh!

The event was good and I would particularly pick out 3 main things that inspired me. First, just to look around the Big Top and see 10,500 young people worshipping God was amazing and, as always, very uplifitng. There were hundreds who declared a desire to start following Jesus over the week, answering the call of J John and Mike Pilavachi to live for Jesus.

J John is an amazing evangelist. Despite his (for the want of a better description) camp voice and unusual mannerisms, he clearly and cleverley can help young people understand their need for God and that God is real and loves them passionately - check out www.philotrust.com

However, it is clear that many who respond do so due to the emotional  atmosphere at the event and no-one at Soul Survivor is trying to hide that fact but, without a doubt, the atmopshere in the meeting is God meeting with His people. You can sense and feel His amazing presence as people sing songs of praise, worship and adoration. You can sense the love, peace, joy etc in the place.

The second thing that inspired me was a seminar I went to called ‘The Smile of God’ and the speaker was Andy Hawthorne of the Message Trust - check out www.message.org.uk

He inspires me with his passion for what God has called him to in the work among young people in Manchester. Over 20 years and he still exudes passion for God and the calling he has on his life. As an evangelist he can talk and talk and you often pick up the same stories and anecdotes but it is inspiring to see this guy full of God and seeing God use him and his team to make a massive difference in bringing down the crime rates and seeing church attendence rise dramataically! God is on the move.

Thirdly, we got hear Brother Andrew. What a most amazing and down to earth guy he is. 78 years old and yet not looking a day over about 60. His stories of how God is using him still to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with terrorists and those who are living in some of the most dangerous parts of the world are truly inspiring and challenging. The young people couldn’t get enough of this guy.He truly is a legend and definately not a leg end

As he puts it, “You can’t say God or Gospel without first saying Go!” and that was his call to the young people at the event; not to be scared of man or anything as with God all things are possible and that we can get anywhere and to anyone with the Gospel if we just go in Jesus name and believing in Him - check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Andrew

Anyway, heres to the future and all that God has for us here in Shirley, Solihull. I pray that He fills us with the same passion and courage that Andy Hawthorne & Brother Andrew has and that He continues to inspire us on the greater things in His name and for His glory.

AMEN!

Stuart

Next week, a group of us are making our yearly trek to Shepton Mallett to Soul Survivor. Soul Survivor sees 10’s of thousands of young people camping at the Bath & West Showground to have a great time and get closer to God through worship, good Bible teaching and testimony from amazing people who’s lives have been totally transofrmed through knowing God.

I am really looking forward to going this year with the added bonus that we are village hosts and so can, perhaps, have a little bit of fun with that!

Stuart

Since I was a little kid, I have loved the seaside. Going on holiday, even now, excites me when I know there’s a beach and the sea involved!

We went to Dawlish Warren ,Devon and had a great time. We stayed on a site called Ladys Mile which is excellent as camping and caravan sites go.

With the sun shining and plenty of time to swim in the sea, all was good. Also managed to get in the yearly visit to a steam railway with a trip on the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway. This was unfortunately the only day we had rain so it was a bit bleak but I reckon that there is no greater smell than that of a Steam Train in the countryside.

We currently have two girls with us in foster care and this was, for both of them, their first experience of the good old British summer holiday by the sea. They had a great time and seem to have loved every minute of it. We also spent the time with good friends of ours which made it an even better time all in all.

So, looking forward to the year ahead, roll on next summer!

Stuart