TC @ YG 6

A wonderful evening of Table Church with almost all the young people getting together in a big reunion Chinese meal. There was a great deal of noise and energy around the table and a really special feeling of having the whole YG family together for the first time since Christmas. As part of the evening I told the group the story of what I did the previous Sunday morning. A large group of children and young people turned up unexpectedly at church for the morning service. Unfortunately it was not particularly aimed at them and they soon got bored and left en masse. Prompted by the Spirit I followed them out and after catching up with them, explained that I was not cross with them but wanted apologise for the fact that the church had let them down.

What followed was sheer pantomime - we went to the swamp (a place I never knew existed) and sat in a tree and talked about what they thought church ought to be and what they would like us to provide for them. Then we had a brush with some swans and finally I returned to church with the service long over and things bring packed away. It was one of the best Sundays I have had for a long time. Katy suggested that we might do a version of Table Church for these kids after Easter just to see how it works.

YG found the whole story fascinating and much sharing followed. All in all the evening was the best TC so far with this group.