October—January 2019 Other Prayer requests:

October • At time of writing we are still Hall 1 – 4 AA* Sir Robert Hitcham awaiting the licence from Natu- October 2019 4 – 6 Battisford Free Church ral to be issued. Please 7 – 11 Andy's 50+ pray the delay won’t be any New Event at Sizewell Hall! 11 – 13 Hadleigh Baptist, Essex longer, as it cuts down the time 16 – 18 AA* Sproughton Christmas Crafts, Cake and there is to do the work. 18 – 20 Queen Edith Chapel Canapes 21 – 25 Dunstable Baptist • For the managers as they man- 25 – 27 East Anglian Womens’ age the roof work as well as This year we are introducing a chance Conference their ‘normal’ day to day jobs! 28 – 31 Stock taking for people to come to Sizewell Hall for a November • The vacancies available in 2020 mid week break to learn some new 1 – 3 Horham Baptist Church will be filled skills for Christmas. 8 – 10 Mickfield Evangelical • Give thanks for all those who What: Christmas Crafts, Cakes and Canapé’s Church came to Sizewell during the When: Tuesday 3rd 4pm – Thursday 5th Dec 2pm 15 – 17 Waldringfield Baptist Church summer, that what they learnt Includes: Making Christmas decorations, Christmas cake and canapés. A 22 – 24 St Matthew's Church, will be of benefit to them spirit- formal Christmas meal, carols around the fire, time around God’s Word, and ually. of course good fellowship and lots of good food. 29 – 1 Dec Epping Green Chapel • Pray for the African Adventure Cost: £140 which includes cost of craft materials and ingredients December groups who will come in and as 3– 5 New! Christmas Crafts Come and learn some new skills, make new friends, take home the things 6 – 8 Fressingfield Church their 2019 season finishes you have made – well perhaps not the canapes! 10 Community Carols • Pray for the Trustees as they In more detail, there will be a morning practical activity where we would go 13 – 15 High Street Church, seek God’s leading and guiding out and find foliage from the grounds and to come back and make table Isleham in their work for Sizewell Hall decorations and Christmas door wreaths. In the afternoon we will be mak- January ing Christmas cake and canapés, in preparation for the evening event where 10 – 12 Hadleigh Baptist, it will be a formal dressed event with Mocktails and various canapés that Thank you for all your interest and prayers were made earlier. The dining room will be decorated by handcrafted deco- 17 – 19 High Street Chapel, rations made earlier. Finishing with carols by the fire. Hopton 24 – 26 Women for Christ Sizewell Hall Then the next morning a time of communion and sharing, following a morn- Christian Conference Centre ing craft session and light lunch to leave by 2pm The idea is that the people AA* - African Adventure Suffolk IP16 4TX get to take their crafts home and learn the skills to do the things they have T 01728 830715 E [email protected] learnt themselves. www.sizewellhall.org.uk Registered Charity no. 269157 For more information and booking for go to www.sizewellhall.org.uk SEARCH, SHOP AND African Adventure at Sizewell there is a real tangible feeling here that Vacancies for 2020 there is something different, something that All Weekends RAISE is special. It’s always hard saying goodbye to schools that come to African Adventure be- 3 – 5 January Are you one of the many cause they don’t want to leave somewhere 14 – 16 February who shop online? If so, how that has made everyone feel cared for and loved no matter who they are. about raising funds for Sizewell Hall, just by 21 – 23 February searching and shopping items online, which Any idea of how many times you have 28 February – 1 March been / or how often do you come? I have will then raise funds for us? The stores in- In 2004 an African Village, with thatched huts, was built, in a wooded area at Sizewell been coming to Sizewell over nearly three 15 – 17 May clude Amazon, M&S, H&M, Ebay, John Lewis Hall for use by Christian Youth Ministry – years and basically live here for six months of the year! 21 – 23 August - not to mention the other 4,300 + stores. Ipswich. CYM run an African Adventure out- door residential programme for upper key Have you ever been here as a leader? Yes, This is very simple click on the link below to 27 – 29 November stage school children, during term time. On with African Adventure and other CYM register, it is easy to do Interested? Please contact average about 12 schools (usually CEVA events and helped other groups with their schools) from and around Ipswich come eve- youth programme while they are here. Chris on https://www.giveasyoulive.com/join/sizewell ry year. How would you describe Sizewell Hall? [email protected] African Adventure’s ‘2019 season’ is just A safe and peaceful place. about to finish. They will be back next year! Anything else you would like to say. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! One of the leaders I love coming to Sizewell Hall! It will always Josh Ambrose was hold special memories for me. Being a part We would like to thank everyone who has given so generously for our Repair our asked a few questions of it, working here I count as such a privilege. Roof fund. We are also very aware of all the prayers too. These have been a real about Sizewell Hall. Josh is just one of many – actually thousands encouragement to as all. Below are some of the comments from you: Josh hasn’t been com- - who come to Sizewell Hall each year. Thank ing to Sizewell for you Josh for your contribution.  Can’t give much but hopefully every little helps God Bless very long, compared  I was part of the original committee from day 1. It is great to see the work to many, but has been here a lot. continuing. Sizewell Hall has been a great blessing to many people and we When did you first came to Sizewell and Thank you to Josh and the whole ‘AA’ team trust it will continue to be so. why did you come? for the hard work they put in to make African  Thank you for the memories Sizewell, giving back where I can x Adventure something special for each child  Praying we will reach the total soon. :) I first came to Sizewell Hall in September and teacher that comes. 2016 when I started working for African Ad-  It's not much but every little helps. Another five slates. You will get there. venture.  We love Sizewell! What’s your most memorable time at Size-  I have enjoyed coming to Sizewell for a number of years and also on a walk- Check us out on Facebook well Hall? ing holiday. So good you have raised so much towards the roof. and like us. Search for It’s hard to think a one memory from Size- Sizewell Hall Christian  Five more slates for your roof! well Hall. I guess I’m always blown away at Conference Centre As work is about to begin we still haven’t quite reached our final amount, if you how present God is here. It doesn’t matter are able to give, please click here: https://www.give.net/sizewellhall whether children or staff are Christian or not Thank you again!