Wanda Barnard

as a youth worker with no youth to work with.  I love my job and this was killing me.  I applied for other jobs The last year has been one of the hardest times I have experienced in my 15 years as a youth worker in Gravesend. 2 years ago we lost many of our families at church over a disagreement over a delicate matter.  I sat there but nothing satisfied my thoughts.  I had to make a decision to stay the course or leave.  As soon as I had made the decision to stay and build up from the beginning again, I experienced God's peace.  And the young people started returning. We serve a good God that knows our hearts.  And he has a beautiful way of changing our will to His and building his Kingdom though us.  I see similar things happening in other churches. Clearly we are ‘losing’ our solid ground but this is not the time to leave.  I like this Gideon perspective and agreed to also join the Gideon Gang because this is where I connect with Atlantic Bridge and their vision of doing ministry. Even if times are difficult, we need to continue because it is not our work, but His.

Wanda Barnard – Gravesend, UK