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HelloWelcome to another edition of my ndays ago. We enjoyed a fantasticalso had the opportunity to send andwas a fantastic week and God was c

MentoringThis newsletter feels a bit special. It'print) but because on 8th August Iwith young people and students. The

I have been truly blessed ofantastic people and I believe the fri

to be a wonderful privilege to be ablwhen those needs arise. I have learngrace (and that of those I mentor anwith which I'm involved.

This coming September, therto university for the first time or whothat the travelling required is likely tomore regularly to keep in touch withvisits. There will always be a needshows that individual that they are va

I'm also pleased to say thatwith Special Educational Needs) wilincome, for which I am grateful.

Summer Activities and Diary DThe summer is always a mixed bagleading the sung worship at WeekBrown were speaking and leadingamongst the young people and althleading the worship.

Soul Survivor Week C is nobeen organising the trip and 32 of usfor all those who are going to Soul Sup and pack down days! I'm sureyear.

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ertainly at work in it all. More about that later...

s nothing to do with the paper it's printed on (forelebrated 2 years of freelance mentoring andtime has flown by.

ver these past two years. I have had the privndships that have been nurtured have been a m

e to mentor and disciple individuals and assist wed a great deal, and certainly made mistakes alod meet up with) I am delighted that He has conti

e is the potential to partner with a number of peore moving further afield due to changes in their eincrease, but I'm also looking into the potential

people in between visits. However, that is nevero meet with people face-to-face, because takinglued and worth investing time in.in the short term, my work with Lapwing Suffolkl continue and with this comes stability and the

tesof activity and rest and this year is proving to

One of Suffolk Christian Camps at Sizewell Hathe sessions. They did an incredible job! Thugh I found parts of the week quite tough, I th

rapidly approaching. Matt and Jenny Brown wiwill be heading down to Somerset from 18th torvivor and in particular that we would have dryod is going to move powerfully within the you

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ristian Camps just a fewteaching in the barn andurage to one another. It

those who receive this inastoral ministry, working

ilege of mentoring sometual blessing. It continues

ith pastoral issues as andng the way, but by God'snued to bless the ministry

ple who are going awaymployment. It does meanf using Skype video callsoing to replace personalthe time to visit someone

(mentoring young peopleknowledge of a regular

be no exception. I wasll, whilst Matt and Jennyere were new Christiansroughly enjoyed my role

th the help of others have3rd August. Please prayeather, especially on setg people as He did last

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In addition to these summer activities, there are a few important dates coming up outside of the 'normal'mentoring, student and pastoral visits. I would very much value your prayers for the following dates:

18 - 23 Aug Soul Survivor with Battisford Free Church, Somerset25 Aug Preaching at Farmlands Church, Brentwood

3 Sep Return to work at Lapwing6 Oct Preaching at Horringer Court Community Church, Bury St Edmunds20 Oct Preaching at Parkview Chapel, Botesdale28 - 31 Oct Speaking at CROPS Residential Week at Letton Hall, Norfolk

Sporting 87 Football ClubOpportunities to work with lads at Sporting '87 are still numerous. There are now over 350 children and youngpeople and around 100 adults actively involved in the club. I'm continuing to coach the third adult team (ATeam) and it looks likely that I will also be managing one of two Sporting U18's teams. This is a late changeso there is plenty to organise in the coming days. Please pray for the ongoing ministry of Sporting 87 FC andthat we can offer the right framework of pastoral care and assistance to all those involved in the club.

Prayer and PraiseThere is plenty to pray about and praise God for. Your prayers are very much appreciated! If you feel led topray about things specifically in the ministry here are a few additional pointers to help:

Praise God for those who have and who continue to support my ministry financially, practically andprayerfully. They enable me to do what I do.

Pray for safety whilst travelling. With all my work commitments I'm travelling in excess of 20,000 milesa year now!

Please pray for renewed vision regarding future work. I want to be in God's will moving forward, andopen to hear and know which doors He is opening and which people I should be getting alongside to

mentor and disciple. Praise God for all the additional opportunities to preach and speak at youth events in the next few

months. Praise God for all those people I am currently mentoring and pray for wisdom as I continue to meet up

with young people and students.

And finally...Jenny Brown encouraged all of us to write notes and letters of encouragement to other people on camp whilst atSuffolk Christian Camps and I was incredibly blessed to receive some lovely messages after my week away. Itwas also fantastic to hear from campers on the last evening about how God had been challenging andspeaking to them during the week. Please pray that the young people would continue to live for Jesus as they

prepare themselves for a new term at school.

That's about all for now, but if you would like to keep up to date in between newsletters, you can do so byvisiting my Facebook page www.facebook.com/MarkCrawfordMinistries or website www.mcministries.co.uk.

I hope this update encourages you and may God bless you in whatever you do for Him.

Mark