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Your Story - A Podcast edition

Prepare to be challenged, Inspired, excited by life stories of God at work in people's lives.
Rev Dr Liam Fraser, sports stars, people of different faith, John Mosey and Annette West are some of the real lives in this 91 minute program.
Could your life be featured to make an impact in other's lives?
You can hear Your Life Story daily at 4 am an 1 pm.  also Monday - Friday and Sunday at 10 pm
We are thankful to David Aird and the team from Heart of the Matter, Dudley Anderson, Audio Pot and to all those who have come on Gospel4Grampian to relate their life stories.  

Community Element - Springhill Community Garden and reminders of other community services

Also in this edition
An introduction to Springhill Community Garden 
A reminder to those organisations providing support to different communities.
Aberdeen Seafarers Centre – Currently closed due to restrictions – keep checking the Facebook page.  
Fishermen’s Mission
Aberdeenshire North Food Bank
CFINE
Aberdeen South Food Bank
 

Brian's Good News 2 July 2020

Easter Anguston Farm which was threatened with closure has been given a reprieve through a fund raising effort organised by The Evening Express.  Easter Anguston is run by social care organisation VSA. The site supports those with learning difficulties to get vital work experience and is a popular visitor attraction welcoming more than 20,000 visitors each season. VSA are still looking out for donations to keep the farm going.  Cheques can be sent to VSA, 38 Castle Street Aberdeen, AB11 5YU
Milene Munro whose 7 year old son Braeden died from a brain tumour in 2014 is  heading up Glow Gold and is preparing to distribute 25,000 cards to schools and nurseries with health information.  She is being supported by CALICO an Aberdeen cancer organisation.  As pert of the Annual Glow Gold September campaign, children who have or have come through cancer are making wooden tags to put onto a special tree in Seaton Park with ribbons. There is also a special Glow Gold garden in the park.
Charlie House are inviting entries for the Big Sunday variety show which will raise money for the charity. Charlie House supports children and young people with complex disabilities and life limiting conditions.   The Big Sunday Showcase screens on Zoom on Sunday 2 August from 6 pm. The public will be asked to vote for the winner.  Charlie House are raising money for a specialist unit in the grounds of Woodend Hospital through The Big Build Appeal.
NHS workers are being honoured in grass on Udny Green. The work was undertaken by Alan Smith and at the suggestion of local poet  Jeannie Price.  Alan's work has spurred other local residents to queue for cutting the grass on the green.  Udny Community Facebook Group has been very busy with offers and enquiries
 
Brian's choice of scripture is Proverbs 3: 5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;    do not depend on your own understanding.Seek his will in all you do,    and he will show you which path to take

Power Hour - It All Comes Down To Love

Power Hour - Applying God's Word in Prayer.  
The bible scriptures this week lead to Love. What is our response to God's Love and the commandment to Love God with everything we are and Love our neighbour as ourselves.
Hosea 10:12:  I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
    and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
    for now is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come
    and shower righteousness upon you.’
Amos 6:12: Can horses gallop over boulders?
    Can oxen be used to plow them?
But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison
    and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
Leviticus 19:18
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
Mark 12: 28-31
The Most Important Commandment
28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. 30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’[g] 31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[h] No other commandment is greater than these.”

Brian's Good News 26 June 2020

Cameron Troup who was inspired by Captain Tom Moore has run 100 miles to raise money for the NHS.  Cameron whose mother works at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary attends Kemnay Academy and is a Scout was also supported by his father.  He ran the 100 miles over 32 days.  He kept at it in spite of finding the going tough on occasions and raised £1,338 for The Grampian Health Board Endowment Fund.
An Inverurie youngster Ross Sharp hit on an idea which has proved very popular with the people of Inverurie.  Ross wanted to help those in need so has been collecting food bags to send to the local food bank in Inverurie.  In 1 week, 50 bags of food was dropped off at Ross's home.  His mother Tracey has found a full time role in making sure that the food is in date before it is collected by Catalyst Vineyard Church on a Wednesday.  The church then distributes the food to those in need.
AC2U is a partnership of different organisations including Aberdeen Foyer,  CFINE and Social Bite. It is headed up by Aberdeen Cyrenians. The partnership has recently been awarded £20,000  by The Lord Provost's Charitable Trust Aberdeen Covid -19 Hardship Fund to assist those who do not have a safe or permanent home and to buy necessary items as many new lets are empty even without furniture.  To assist AC2U and help a vulnerable person, visit.ac2u.org
Pupils and staff from Sunnybank School in Aberdeen have been considering what makes a Superhero.  Pupils were challenged to consider who their superheros are before the pandemic and at this stage.  The outcomes to the project have been striking with pupils drawing and even dressing up in uniforms of key workers showing how perceptions have changed. A video has been made.
Brian's scripture reading for today is. Proverbs 3: 3-4
Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!    Tie them around your neck as a reminder.    Write them deep within your heart.4 Then you will find favor with both God and people,    and you will earn a good reputation.

Brian's Good News 19 June 2020

In Discussion - Trusting In God

On the Gospel Cafe show we are talking about trusting in God. So our question to you is: 
What does it really mean to trust in God?  
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Stand Up For What is Right - Discussion and Prayer - Lives Matter who ever we are

An extract from this week's Gospel Cafe Show 8 June 2020. Rachel McKay was sharing about a subject of Black lives matter and how really racism has no place in society and certainly not in God's Kingdom.  John 3:16 - “For this is how God loved the world: He gave[a] his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Rob and Rachel discussed this then Rachel prayed.
We are planning more short discussions.

Community Element - Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Brian's Good News today prompted us to find out a little about Vitamin B12 deficiency.
The B12 Society helps potential sufferers recognise symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency and offers free accredited training sessions to the medical profession.
The Pernicious Anaemia Society recognises a direct link between vitamin B12 Deficiency and pernicious anaemia 

Brian's Good News 12 June 2020

Mark Robinson, a North East Man has completed a challenge to walk 1,000,000 steps - equivalent to 463.24 miles (Aberdeen to Skegness where Mark likes holidaying at Butlins).  The money is going to NHS Charities Mark was spurred on by the example st by Captain Tom Moore. The money is being raised to go towards  To contribute to Mark's fundraiser, go to his JustGiving page - . Mark has received even a card from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.  As a gesture of good will, bosses at Butlins are contributing family passes for NHS employees for each 100,000 steps Mark has taken.
Matthew Kinghorn who normally works at the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen as a net rigger has taken to writing a story - 'Grin and Bear it' an illustrated story about a family of bears experiencing the ups and downs of lock down life.  Mark was recorded reading the story in the forest around Pitmedden Garden.  The video is been seen by over 25,000 people and appreciated by very many.
Vikki McIntee has raised over £700 by running 100 miles in three weeks for the B12 Society- a charity that raises awareness of vitamin B12 deficiency.  Vikki was diagnosed with the condition after a series of doctors visits.  The condition presented itself in July 2016. 
Mo Simpson from Aberdeen who wrote 'The Dump' as a story for her 4 grand children to encourage the children to recycle waste- what can and what can not be recycled. The story features the adventures of 4 dump collecting trucks. The story has been greatly favoured by her publisher.  
This and all the stories today were featured in the Evening Express.
Brian's scriptures for today.
1 John 4:10
10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
1 John 4:19
19 We love each other[a] because he loved us first.