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Date: 31 July 2011 20:55:21
Me and mum went for a day to Soul Survivor on Saturday, at Staffordshire County Showground. When we arrived, we had missed the 9:30 am seminar, but we were in time for the main meeting at 11am, with worship, bible study and prayer, led by Mike P (who founded Soul Survivor). That was really good. Mike's right; I was prepared for lots of strange things happening, especially during the prayers. However, I found it really moving and comforting. After lunch we went to a seminar about hiding things from God. I always thought I was totally honest and up front with God (which I'm not on here for the sake of my job) but during that seminar and afterwards, I began to wonder if that was true. that will give me something to ponder and pray about. It was interesting; the seminars were spilt into three strands, and I automatically looked at the ones about work in the community, which is what I do. However, the two seminars from that strand weren't really suitable, once I read the detail. I just felt, honestly, that God was saying "Go to this, because its for you and your relationship with me, not you helping others". Consequently I ended up in the seminar I went to, and he was right, of course! I'm still contemplating that! Overall I found the whole thing really interesting and thought-provoking, but it does leave us with a quandry. We have both decided that we don't want to give up going to Greenbelt, and I don't think we can afford to go for the whole time to both events. However, I think, having thought about it, that i would really like to go again. We know we can afford to go for a day, so we may do that again. Maybe by this time next year things will have changed and we might be able to camp for the whole time at both, but right now, I don't see that! Money is the issue for everyone these days, isn't it?!?!