So I'm beginning this endeavor into a travel blog. I have had a ton of people ask me to keep them updated about what's going on with England, so I figured this would be the simplest method of keeping everyone in the loop.
And now I have actual news-- an official job offer!
Stokesley Christian Fellowship has offered me a position in their church. It sound like I'll be basically starting up a youth group for them. They are a young church, only 6 years old, that began as a house church and now meets in the Town Hall on Sunday nights. On Thursdays they run a children's group, but 11 of the girls that attend are moving up into comprehensive school (the equivalent of a combination junior/senior high school, ages 11-18). So I will be doing fellowship and bible study for those girls.
I will also be working with the local Youth For Christ team in that comprehensive school. I'm not sure of what exactly I'll be doing with them, but I know they do lunch clubs, Religious Education courses, and after school clubs.
I'll be living in a 3 bedroom house, with two other local youth workers. For those of you who knew I had been talking to another church, this is the house that the youth worker there, Ste Corner, and the person they hired will also be living. It should be fun! and -even better- its covered by the church, as is my food!
I'm now working on putting together my plane/train tickets and getting a volunteer visa for the year. I plane to leave September 1, so I get to finish out the summer at the country club snack bar. yay?
I will try to continue updating as we figure things out!
