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Starts today! We are fully booked for another exiting week of Camp!

What is it?
‘Good News’ Camps are packed with interest and provide excellent value for money. Campers are given the opportunity to explore new places, meet new friends, and take part in exciting activities! Organised Camp activities include onsite sports and art and craft sessions, plus trips into the New Forest, a jaunt to the beach and a splash in a nearby swimming pool. During ‘free time’ campers can just ‘chill out’ or use the onsite facilities e.g. snooker, table-tennis, volleyball, badminton, football and a variety of board games.

At the beginning of the week all campers are placed into teams and healthy competition is encouraged throughout the week. Teams will compete with each other in a whole range of fun based activities, scoring points and trying to make sure they are the team who will win the team prize at the end of the week!

We ask prayer for:

*Set Up, this will mainly happen Sunday morning and Sunday will also be a training day for the volunteer leaders before the Campers arrive onsite between 5.00pm to 6.00pm.
*Unity & balance in the team – we have a variety of helpers with different backgrounds and experience– please pray that we will all complement each other in our various roles.
*For the Leadership Team Mark (the Moose), Naomi, Penny & GC).
*For Gordon as he preaches & leads 6 main sessions/talks & 4 short talks from John’s gospel for this year’s Camp.
*For a good time spiritually – that the week will be marked with conversions and spiritual growth.
*For the Cabin Leaders as they look after a group of 8 children, both practically and spiritually.
*Health & safety – accidents do happen – pray with us that any accident/health issue will be insignificant and handled well!

Fun theme: Going Bananas (all things yellow, banana plantation or jungle)
Spiritual teaching theme: John’s gospel.
When: Sunday to Friday.

And we’re off, well I am! Penny & many of the GNC gang are enjoying the reception following the Wedding of Beth & Johnny.
Tonight & tomorrow morning it’s Good News Camp Site Set Up! Preparing & decorating the site (Fun theme ‘Going Bananas/Jungle) ready for the rabble to arrive tomorrow – now where did I put that check list?

We ask prayer for:

*Set Up, this will mainly happen Sunday morning and Sunday will also be a training day for the volunteer leaders before the Campers arrive onsite between 5.00pm to 6.00pm.
*Unity & balance in the team – we have a variety of helpers with different backgrounds and experience– please pray that we will all complement each other in our various roles.
*For the Leadership Team Mark (the Moose), Naomi, Penny & GC).
*For Gordon as he preaches & leads 6 main sessions/talks & 4 short talks from John’s gospel for this year’s Camp.
*For a good time spiritually – that the week will be marked with conversions and spiritual growth.
*For the Cabin Leaders as they look after a group of 8 children, both practically and spiritually.
*Health & safety – accidents do happen – pray with us that any accident/health issue will be insignificant and handled well!

Fun theme: Going Bananas (all things yellow, banana plantation or jungle)
Spiritual teaching theme: John’s gospel.
When: Sunday to Friday.

Monthly visit to Hawthorne Court nursing home.
It is good to be are able to hold a short Christian service for some of the residents. We enjoy a short catch-up time with our regulars who come along and also the members of staff who join in enthusiastically, especially when we teach an old Sunday School or childhood song.
Hawthorne Court specialises in dementia care.

Todays Theme: Summer!
Hymn: Morning had broken
Prayer (& The Lord’s Prayer)
Short talk #1: John chapter 14 verses 1-6
Memory Jogger Song: We’re all going on a summer holiday
Sunday School Classic: Have you got a sunshine smile
Short talk #2: John chapter 14 verses 1-6
Hymn: To God be the glory
Benediction

I wasn’t planning on being at the Corner today, but events worked out well for me and I was able to leave the BBQ lunch mid-way and head to London.

It was so good to see Timothy back at the corner, many of you know that on Sunday, June 21st, 2026, he was violently attacked and left bloodied with significant injuries resulting in an open fracture to his jaw, Timothy had to have immediate surgery and they inserted a titanium plate fitted into his mouth that will remain there for the rest of his life!
Timothy continues to heal well but he knows he has a long period of recovery ahead of him. Thank you for your prayers, please continue to pray for him!
The attacker was taken into custody and the investigation to this series incident continues.

Highlight of the day was a good chat with Henry, who is a Chinese man visiting London, he wanted to talk on many topics but always in a broad way, the trouble with Jesus is he likes to get personal! Pray for Henry.

Gordon has been a regular at Speakers Corner since 2021.
Note: He has no hatred towards Moslems, the issue is with the ideology of Islam! As a Christian he seeks to love all Muslims, while honestly engaging with the true nature of Islam.

Can’t keep away! An unexpected & bonus visit to the Corner

“A word to the wise is infuriating.” – Hunter S. Thompson

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Gordon has been a regular at Speakers Corner since 2021.
Note: He has no hatred towards Moslems, the issue is with the ideology of Islam! As a Christian he seeks to love all Muslims, while honestly engaging with the true nature of Islam.

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Speakers Corner in London’s Hyde Park is the oldest free speech platform in the world. People won the right to speak in mass protests in the 1860s and early 1870s. Some people believe the tradition is connected to the right of the condemned to a last speech before being hung at the Tyburn gallows, a practice that stopped at the end of the 18th century. Every Sunday people from all sorts of convictions come to Hyde Park in the afternoon to spead their message or to have fun.

MORNING:
Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Shipton Bellinger Community Church. The Village Centre, Tidworth SP9 7TL
Title: ‘From Invisible to Visible: The God Who Speaks’
Speaker: Gordon Curley
Bible Passage: Hebrews chapter 11 verses 1-6

AFTERNOON:
Activity: Church & Community BBQ
Venue: Shipton Bellinger Community Church. The Village Centre, Tidworth SP9 7TL

Back in the office, preparing a sermon for Sunday – it is so encouraging to know that people continue to be helped and blessed from previous talks, below is a few of the positive comments (yes, I get the negative one too – lol) from my last sermon uploaded on YouTube –

“What a unique take on an old story!”
“Perfect message for the season, thank you!”
“Grace really is a game changer.”
“Grateful for insightful teachings like this!”
“I can’t stop thinking about this sermon.”
“Feeling grateful after watching this! 🙏”
“Each point resonated deeply; thank you!”
“Such a powerful message! 🙌”
“I can’t wait for the next sermon!”
“The illustrations were fantastic!”
“I learned something new today!”

Thank you to all who pray for me as I study and prepare sermons, this is usually a Thursday and Friday daytime assignment.
YouTube: CLICK HERE

Somewhere hot & sunny back on August 4th

‘A Parable of Grace & Generosity’ – Matthew chapter 20 verses 1-19 – sermon by Gordon Curley.

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(PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

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Preaching today…

MORNING:
Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Title: “A Parable of Grace & Generosity”
Speaker: Gordon Curley
Bible Passage: Matthew chapter 20 verses 1-19
YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/sh7X69uYi-I?si=34CPmStqqxBnepWA

EVENING:
Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Bethany Christian Fellowship. Holbury. SO45 1HB
Title: “Hopes and Dreams”
Speaker: Gordon Curley
Bible Passage: Matthew chapter 1 verses 23