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Tuesday Club........

When I was approached to help out at Tuesday Club, my initial thought was 'there is no way'!!! I then got to thinking what volunteering I actually do for the church. I know I work there, but what is my free, volunteering service?

So I have been helping at Tuesday Club for the last few months. Tuesday Club is a social for adults with all different kinds of disabilities. They have outside visitors such as the emergency services to give them talks. They do arts and craft, play pool, table tennis and just chill out with friends.

This week we went to an amazing lady's home. Jeanette Roberts has a beautiful heart to serve and a gorgeous family. Over the years Jeanette has fostered many children and adults with learning difficulties and opened up her home as their home. We took some people from Tuesday club there and they had the most fantastic time. Jeanette's home is beautiful with loads of grounds where they could all just be free to do what they wanted. There were trampolines, a marquee with music and a swimming pool. Watching these ladies and gentlemen in the pool was truly stunning. They were having a whale of a time and were just so free. The smiles on their faces were huge - mine not so as I think I was wetter as a spectator than them in the pool!!! After this they all tucked in to bowls of strawberries and ice cream.

The whole evening to me just confirmed that is what church work is all about. Not the paperwork, nor the number of bums on seats on a Sunday; but the actual out reach to people. Making people smile, ensuring people enjoy themselves and enabling them to be free...


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