busy busy

Hi

Last week was very busy, starting on saturday when I decorated Joels birthday cake into a big Bob the Builder! Rose came over and made bricks! and then we made a joint blog. check it out: www.couldtheybecloned.blogspot.com or e-mail us at couldtheybecloned@hotmail.com we would love to hear from you! :)

and then of course sunday was mad, a day without stopping, first off to PGCC so tom can do accounments (and he was meant to pray for two friends who flew to oz today but ger turned up late), then a quick dash using the car across to Utown, where i got introduced to the church. We then stayed for the BBQ and managed to get a lift back to PGCC (Liz and Joel left Utown early for Joels nap), for the newcomers lunch! and then a quick trip home to load the car then back down to PGCC to set up for Joels birthday party! It seemed like the day would never end!

On monday, i cant remember what we did! ohhh yeah. Denai was ill, so Amy and me did devotions and planned devotions, and then we went to Amy's house where I had a menoring session, then it was back to 10th, for some student thing they have, as Rebecca was speaking and we has to man a stand! monday was extremly tiring!

On tuesday, we all planned campusfire at Bethel, I spent the morning typing job descriptions for the volunteers - which i still need to check over! then in the afternoon, because I had been working on the job descriptions and andy the department coordinator for site management works for his church on tues, i got given the task of sorting all the site management stuff out, so i need to sort sercuity out - get walkie-talkies, tee-shirts, rotas inplace and do various others tasks! im sure it will be an awesome learning curve, when i get my head round what im meant to be doing! During the campusfire weekend i will be a PA to up to 3 guest speakers which will be good!

On Wed, Denai and I where alone in the office, so I lead a devotion and then we brainstormed different aspects of mintrsy and what we as a team can offer. We then went to the 10th staff meeting, where we got introduced, it was then time for us to do the work our youth pastors set for us, so i headed back to tom and liz's where tom cooked me, lunch and we planned friday night. we then had CATCH - Christ at the centre here - where the kids started to open up, then ENJOY and the band came to practise and I got to chill out with some kids.

On thurs, I went to a PAOC meeting - pentecostal assemblies of canada - with senior pastors from the churches in the vancouver district. Rose came as well, and as well as having a loverly meal cooked by a chef - wonderful cheesecake - which Rose couldnt eat, we got to meet some amazing people and have some good chats as well as hear David Wells speak.

On friday, Amy tried to get in-touch with the schools and failed! so please pray that next time we try the headteachers/people we need to get in touch with will be avaiable to speak to us! I wrote a workshop on business, and we prayed and listened to a seminar. In Denai's devotion I learnt my divine appointment - message me if you want to know -. we then had OTT and sam help tom lead us in worship! we did about the kingdom of God and had some good discussions, brendon was the focus person and tom managed to get hold of a tee-shirt that had special meaning to him and he had lost which was awesome!

I had a few pictures/visions for vancouver this week but i will share them in another post!

Also today during the service this morning I felt God increase my vision and reveal to me part of the biggert picture! its scray stuff and when i have refined in more i will post!

Grouse Mountain

Today, I went to church in the morning, and then dad picked me up and we drove to grouse mountain, which overlooks vancouver city.



We then got a cable car to the top, where we saw bears and stunning views. It was very warm, and i felt sorry for the people taking party in the grouse mountain grind, a race up the mountain!





My dad left in the afternoon so since then ive been chilling out and shopping for Liz - who is illergic to wasp stings and managed to get stung on her stomach when she is pregant, however she has reall reaction which is amazing,




I then went to the sunday evening worship service and meet some new loverly people! tee-hee they are stuck with me!

Whistler

Oh thursday my dad came to visit, bring english chocolate with him! wooo



So on Saturday we drove up to Whistler, it was a beautiful drive passed some snow-topped (just) mountains, and with some loverly views, beautiful lakes and waterfalls.



But first off all dad picked me up at 8am and we went back to his bed and breakfast for an amazing breakest; cranberry and chocolate muffins, thai black sticky rice with peaches, spianch something i cant spell with walnut bread!! very yummy.



On Saturday night we went to the seasons bistro in queen elizabeth park to have dinner with Rose. The food was brilliant, and we had a few good laughs! Me and Rose shared a delicous starter of tomato's, mozarella and balsmic vinger, i then a steak (most expesnive thing on menu go me) and the we all shared a beautiful cheesecake! I think i will get dad to take me back next time hes in town... i need to dine in style once in a while!

Team

Hey

Pais goes into the schools offering a varity of different resources each school can tap into; assemblies on moral standards, healthly lifestyles, CAPP, and self confidence. We also provide things like psorts clubs, workshops, lunch clubs, tutoring, homework classes, mentoring and anything the school would like us to get involved in.

As a pioneer team, we have no resources and no money, so we are relying on donations, if and when they come in. This means we have no office supplies, and bascially are in need of money to buy the resources so we can be professional when we go into schools (which Amy will hopefully phone on monday).

If you feel you would like to support what I and my Pais team are doing this year, please contact me and let me know. This can be through finances, or prayer support. If you would like to support the team in prayer, let mw know your e-mail address and i can send you prayer requests and updates.

Thanks

God bless

Rosie <><

www.paisproject.com

Vision

Well, I have had a busy week - although it started with a bank holiday which was cool.

Vision Week
On tuesday we spent the day dicussing our own visions for the year and future, listen to an awesome seminar and then went to sit in a park to give each other our testimonies which was awesome.



Wednesday, i managed to get a lie in as we went to a prayer lunch, where pastors across Vancouver gathered to pray for the city, which was great! Then Amy, Denai and I went scavenger hunting - we manged to get a free manicure, $50 off subway, 2 x vintage 1930's suitcases, a crib, a fake blackberry and 3 fake mobile phones which is awesome as we can use them through out the year, we also got promise of some goods from a travel shops and possibly some manquins.


Thurs, I led a devotion in the importance of prayer, we then did a prayer walk, and ended up in a park on swings. then we brainstormed vision andf what we wanted to see in the school, churches and own lives.

Friday, Denai led a devotion in a Harvest, we made some cards - all artsy crafty which isnt my style, we then had lunch with Jade (Denai's Youth Pastor), then brainstormed promotion, listened to another seminar, then prayed and went for coffee.



Friday night, we had youth group which was cool. but before that could happen Joel got stung by a wasp - bless his little cotton socks. It was good to meet the youth, and it was more of a social event.



Today i got up to listen to the Saints at 6am (we lost), but i couldnt hear the second half, so i went back to bed, and when i got up, Tom has made pancakes for me which was awesome. I then went to Metro town, the 2nd largest mall in canada, with Rose, Denai and Rebekka, and brought some awesome straightners. I planned Joel's birthday cake - and hopefully it will work out, as loads of people will be there.

Tomorrow, Tom will introduce me to the church and next week to Utown, which is cool.



God bless x

hey

Hey

Well I arrived in Vancouver, Canada, just under a week ago, and im loving it!

Ive been to Lynn Valley, Deep Cove, Spanish Banks, Stanley park and downtown to areas such as Gas Town, and driven through - in a limo- China town and various places. On my first night in Vancouver the Pais:Canada crew met up for a social and we had a limo take us around vancouver for an hour which was cool!



Im really excited to be here and cant wait to see what God's brought me here to do in reality with the youth at Point Grey Community Church (PGCC) and Utown (the church plant) and in the schools! I know im going to grow and be stretched tons, but yet have such a time of influence in these kids lives.



Pais:Canada Westside, is made up of the lovely Amy Hicks (team leader), wonderful Denai Barker and myself. Other names you might hear mentioned in the next 10 months are:
North Shore: Andrew Poxon, Mel Easton and Jenna
Vancouver: Ali, Rose and Rebekka (not sure on that spelling)
along with Rebecca Bailey the Canadian director, Paul Gibbs, founder of Pais, Ben Woodman pais chaplain guy, Lawerance Senior pastor of PGCC and yeah people lol!

Here are some photos of the lovely Pais:Canada crew, Tom (the youth pastor at PGCC), Liz, his wife and Joel their son and of course some sights!



God Bless

Rosie & Jim

p.s hopefully this will be updated regularly so you guys can keep updated on my year if you would like and see whats going on! if not sorry im just too busy!