A Message from an Elder

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Bitterne United Reformed Church exists to praise and worship God, to reach out into the community in love and service so the joy of Christ Jesus may be shared.

Dear Friends

I am writing this whilst on holiday with my grandsons at Butlins, Bognor Regis. Many of you, like me, will have many childhood memories of holidays or day trips.

Butlins has changed a lot to keep up to date, but has still kept many original features; fair rides, redcoats, copper machines etc, the same. But now there are modern hotels and electronic games venues. Shows too, which included a group of Kenyans who were being sponsored performing gymnastic/ acrobatics in part of one of the shows & another, Animals & Mythical beasts, which included a tribute to Sir David Attenborough amongst endangered animals & a man called Moses from Uganda making it his life to protect Pangolins with the help & support of Butlins & the Animal Guyz group. So far saving 160 of these lovely animals. A lovely, light hearted and informational show for all the family.

It set me thinking as I look around, how families large & small, from all walks of life are here. Young & elderly, fit & unfit, but everyone is helping each other, being polite, caring & kind, from what we have seen & experienced. 

This is what our Father in heaven would love us to be. As can be found in Philippines 2 v4 which says to look not to your own interests but to interests of others & Peter 3 v8 Be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate & humble. We can certainly see that here & I pray you can too amongst your daily lives with all the things that you do & see, especially the things that are happening with family, friends & all around our world today.

God bless, Sue S.
 

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