Youth Blog

Meet Rosie………..Hello everyone!! I’ve been in Hoylake for about two (ish) weeks now - I still don’t know all of you and I don’t know how much you know about me either. Well here it goes… Rosie 20 years old I come from St. Ives but that’s the place not by the sea but it’s very flat because it’s in the fens in Cambridgeshire (it floods a lot!!) My Home Church is Huntingdon Methodist Church. I’ve been a Christian for 5/6 years. I’ve been doing youth work for about 18 months - one year in Manchester with the Pais Project and 6 months in Nuneaton near Birmingham in a YFC centre. 3 words to describe myself: Bubbly, Smiles, passionate. I dance, sing, play guitar, take photos and song write but not all the same time. I have Two Brothers Jonathan 22 and Richard 18 and my lil Sister Naomi 15 as well as my mum Sue and dad Mark. I love Music. My favorite bands / artists are; Switchfoot, Superchick, delirious?, Katy Perry, Little Boots, Girls Aloud, Skillet, Athlete, Jimmy Eat world, Jon McLaughlin, Michael Bubble, kings of Leon, Planet Shakers, Hillsong, Coldplay, Wombats, Yfriday and anything really just not rap or really heavy metal music. I love TV too my Favorite shows are ER, Scrubs, Friends, Heroes, Doctor Who, Top Gear, Torchwood, Grey Autonomy, Hustle, waterloo road, CSI, Numbers, Ugly Betty, and One Tree Hill. Favorite films of many are……Sweet Home Alabama, Moulin Rouge, Ps I love you, Walk to Remember, Jason Bourne movies, The Island, Confessions of a shopperholic and that’s just a few. I love reading to I’m reading a book at the moment about the Old Testament convent and Isaiah and Abraham etc. It’s by a guy called Rob bell (from the Nooma dvd’s) and it’s called ‘Jesus wants to save Christians.’

I was brought up going to the church but I didn’t get this God stuff I’m still Trying to tackle it today we will never stop trying to understand it really will we? It’s great cause we can learn from each other in many different ways and I feel it’s a lot about how we live out our faith with those around us and how we reflect God’s character and how we act. Whether that’s when we out after school or at the weekends even more when we are at school. I’ve always asked God how can I reflect Him to my friends who aren’t Christians and to young people who have know idea who He is?? Whether it’s when I don’t swear or if I’m Be respectful even if someone is getting on my nerves. I ask God why is it important that I share my faith with others - what does that do for me? Well imagine you have been given a really cool present or you’ve brought this really great Game or laptop you wanna Go tell your friend so much you wanna show them that your new laptop is a Mac book and it has an amazing camera where you can take very funny pictures of yourself. You would wanna tell everyone!

Hey guys,

Anthony has asked me to write a little bit about myself to help you get to know me, so here goes;

I come from a Christian family and ever since I was a tot I attended

I have been involved in the youth group at

During the summer holidays I flew off to

I became a committed Christian about five years ago after spending a weekend away with my youth group at a camp in Bala North Wales.

Over the last two years I attended

So how did I arrive at Hoylake?

Well I came to hear about the gap year course after talking with one of my youth group leaders who suggested contacting Martin Dickson at Wirral Youth For Christ (WYFC) to ask him about any voluntary work I could get involved with. Martin gave me details about the opportunity to work with both WYFC and St Luke’s. After praying about it I really felt God was telling me to go for it, so after meeting with both Martin and Anthony here I am!

I am really looking forward to gaining  lots of experience throughout the year, getting to know you all at St Lukes, and particularly getting to know all the youth group and building up good relationships with them as we share the next 12 months together.

Finally thanks to you all for this opportunity and the support I have already received from the Church

I hope that helps but if you want to know more just ask.

Jenny