Youth Councils SNE Style and a whole bunch of other stuff.

Life at Project has not stopped. We found Canadian chocolate in the fridge and Laura and I guzzled it; sad to say, but it was a total high!

Last Monday we bade farewell to the Ignite students from 614 Toronto. The Salvation Army continues to be a surprising network of people. We had a lovely time with the Canadians, (and Aussies!) God really does have good things for His children. What lovely people I meet in this job, and in all my SA jobs. If I've met you while working for the SA, yeah for you, and big yeah for the God in you!

So after spending a week while Heather, (my new friend who is now in Australia - it's ok, the Knaggs will take care of you,) running around the school and then one fun day in the city it was time for them to go home. The city was very fun, we hit up all the glamourous hotspots, lol, or rather, the really tacky ones. After visiting the John Lennon bit of Central Park, we visited Times Square, where we saw a very handsome man dressed in a cream suit handing out Maybelline lip gloss. Well, Fiona, the fiesty wee Aussie, over heard from the beautiful man, that he was one of 16 beauties handing out lip gloss's. So Fiona and I took up that challenge, and ten minutes later had 34 Maybelline lip glosses between us! FREE BARGAINS! My favourite kind. I have since handed all but four out, (there were four flavours,) and I have none left, sorry. ;(
After the time in Times Square, we headed to Rice to Riches... wow! Amazing, very very yummy rice pudding in the city! Amazing carry home containers and crazy spoons. Seriously, you should go and get some. Mango flavour, may sound gross, but your tastebuds will beg you for more.

We had 3 whole down days before we headed off to Southern New England Youth Councils, held for the first time at Camp Connri. Gotta say, Mhairi Smeaton's opinion is that Youth Councils should be at the Divisional Camp as much as possible, ownership of camp, I like it. Well, that was my opinion until Friday. The sun was splitting the trees when we arrived on Thursday, but Friday, not a dry moment.

The kids arrived and nothing was dampening their spirits, they were up for a giggle, and that they had. Worship led by the Singing Company, (CD available, get yourself one!) and activities planned by the Divisional Staff, the evening was excellent. Although, I would like to take this moment to apologise to all who visited the Snow Cone stand - it's a much more difficult job that I thought it would be, sorry for the shoddy snow cones, they were not great to look at, hope they tasted better.

It was a great weekend, good job SNE, you did Him proud.