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Jesus Army-London Jesus Centre IT suite update.

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Forwards.

The LJC is now approaching its third birthday and some of us have been living in the building for six years. I know it is very obvious to say time flies but it really does. Well, it does after you have gone through it, I know that the period of the refurbishment seemed interminable while it was happening but now it is just a dim, dusty memory.
A recent bit of reflection by the Community here helped me re-call the amazing way that God enabled us to obtain the building. It is truly remarkable that the Jesus Fellowship Church and Jesus Army Charitable Trust should have such a centrally located place for their work.
A good foundation has been laid in the Centre and many people are benefiting from its ministry. Material needs are met, housing and employment has been found for some, but, best of all, people find friendship regaining dignity and confidence. A good number of people have found faith in Jesus Christ and are in Covenant Membership with us, some of these are now exploring the possibility of living in Christian Community.
The big challenge ahead is how to keep the work moving forwards, reaching more people and offering a wider range of services. We desperately need more workers and more finance. Please stand with us in prayer to see this Kingdom work advance.

Catching up.

Having again failed to successfully up-load video I am resorting to words alone. We were not directly affected by last Saturday's events, although three helicopters droning over head all day got to be rather distracting. It was amazing to see on Sunday morning, around 8.00am how quickly everything was being cleared up. We enjoy great freedom to make protests or declare our beliefs (see the amazing MJA event every summer in Trafalgar Square, preceded by a march) it is very troubling when such freedom is marred by violence and damage to property. However strongly we might hold a view I cannot see that lawless behaviour helps; just laws protect society, a lawless society is one where the strongest and most ruthless will trample their way to the top. Perhaps the anarchist tendency should reckon up the cost of their behaviour: damage, police time, loss of trade to business(not just the ones they don't like) and a large amount of VAT.

Speaking of law and justice I recently was involved in supporting someone facing trial for a fairly serious criminal offence. One could not fail to be impressed at the fairness and humanity of the judge involved, the caring work of the defence lawyer and even the kind understanding of the prosecuting counsel. I do not suppose for a minute that it is always as good as this but we should look to the good standards in our public life to shame the bad rather than seek to denigrate everything in order to replace it with nothing.
The New Testament has quite a bit to say about the place of the authority of rulers which would benefit all of us whether rulers or those who are ruled.

Twitter.

In my continuing attempts to get connected here is my Twitter address:roblogextra@twitter.com

A Growing Vision.

The Jesus Army Charitable Trust which sets up and runs Jesus Centres has a vision to open more centres as funding and capacity allows. Pauline and I we privileged to make a trip up to Sheffield on last Friday and Saturday to share a bit of our experience. On the Friday Pauline held a Fund-raising Workshop which was surprisingly well attended, considering fund-raising is not the most popular subject, with lots of thoughtful contributions from those taking part. It was really encouraging to hear how much has been raised in grants for energy saving features in the refurbishment.
On Saturday morning we were able to share on how the Jesus Centre is playing a major part in the life of the Jesus Fellowship in London. Despite the challenges of making a big project succeed and the strain that inevitably puts on the committed members, the benefits are massive as a centre expands the ministry of the church throughout the week reaching a wider range of people and providing new opportunities for involvement.
We had the opportunity for a quick look round the building and it struck me that if you made a shopping list for what is needed you would come up with the building that God has provided.
It was great to see what is happening in Sheffield and I am sure it's going to be an amazing fourth Jesus Centre.
Plans are well on the way for Number 5 in Birmingham. Praise God for growth!

Mysteries.

I must admit (and I think I may have mentioned this before) that I am not the most IT literate person around but I am puzzled. I recently posted two videos in my journal series by pressing the one touch You Tube upload option of the idiot proof soft ware that comes with the idiot proof camera. Where are they now?
There was a brief introduction to the 'Meet the Staff' episode and a riveting think piece set in Regent's Park about the impact of the discovery of Black Swans and its impact on western thought.
If you see these floating about in cyberspace please let me know.