Annually our church spends time together deepening our relationship individually with God and together with each other. This past weekend our family had the blessing of retreating at Wydale Hall with our local church family. We have only been attending Roundhay Evangelical Church since we moved to Oakwood in April. Thus this was a lovely opportunity to get to know many people whilst enjoying the beautiful location of Wydale.
Together we had morning and afternoon worship, prayer, and teaching sessions; one session was led by my husband. We were blessed to have a guest speaker who taught on the book of Daniel. In between sessions we had time to walk around the beautiful walled gardens, play games, chat, and rest. And we ate delicious food catered by Wydale!
One evening we had a talent show in which our daughter amazingly played the piano whilst singing. I sang a solo (Goodness of God) and invited our church family to sing along. Some told jokes, read poems, and performed skits. We had judges who provided encouraging feedback. Great fun during the talent show was had by all! 🥰
The youth enjoyed their guest speaker teaching on the book of Mark. They played sports together and had a glow stick walk in the woods. It was heart warming to see many youth lovingly interact with the younger children as well as conversing with older adults. 🥰
As the weekend, unfortunately, came to a close our family walked the beautiful grounds of Wydale before returning home. We look forward to next year when we plan to return again! What a fabulous beginning on our family’s 12th anniversary of living and ministering in England!
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