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Jon Hilder. Relay Worker. North Wales. 54 Orme Road

Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 1AY
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Dear friends, 07749 832010

It seems like a long time since I last wrote; hopefully not too long. Much has
happened and it’s time for an update! I am very much more settled in
Bangor now and have begun to make good friendships, which makes all the
difference. I’m also getting into a regular weekly working pattern, so I feel
more like I know what I am doing!
Last week I was out of action for three days having picked up some sort of
bug. Unfortunately this meant that I was unable to attend the UCCF Welsh
team training days which I was looking forward to. Having recovered, it was
great to spend the weekend just gone with my girlfriend Una who came to
visit. One of my personal highlights of our time together was stumbling upon
Britain’s smallest house, in Conwy!
My responsibilities are gradually increasing. Last night (19th) I led my first
group Bible study on Philippians 2:1-18 with Glyndwr CU. I enjoyed the
challenge but I think it’s good that God’s word has the power, not me!
Having befriended some christian students, I will soon be starting to study
Colossians on a regular basis with two or three of them. I am also hoping to
start studying Mark’s gospel with my non-christian housemate. God willing, I
will be starting a group in early November to read through Lindsay Brown’s
book Shining Like Stars.

What has God been saying to me?

One aspect of Relay that I’m really enjoying is the study program (which Therefore, since we are surrounded
takes 8 hours per week). Recently we’ve been looking at the nature of God by such a great cloud of witnesses,
as trinity. 1 John 4:16 says that ‘God is love’. I’ve known this basic fact let us throw off everything that
since Sunday school, but why or how God is love can be unclear. hinders and the sin that so easily
Furthermore, I sometimes wonder if the claim Christians make that ‘God entangles, and let us run with
wants a relationship with you’ could really be true. However, realising that perseverance the race marked out
God is three persons in perfect community and relationship means I know for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,
that God is not only capable of love but He is, by His very nature, love. the author and perfecter of our
Therefore I can be confident in believing that the gospel is not too good to faith, who for the joy set before him
be true and seeing God as a loving Father. I can talk to Him and I can hear endured the cross, scorning its
from Him, I have a relationship with the Lord of the universe! My God is shame, and sat down at the right
amazing, this needs to be reflected in the way I live my life, the way I treat hand of the throne of God.
Him and my witness to those who don’t know Him. Consider him who endured such
opposition from sinful men, so that
One vision week you will not grow weary and lose
Here are some statistics to give you an idea of the mission field… heart. Hebrews 12:1-3
• Over 5,000,000 students at 300 universities & colleges in the UK.
• 95% have never heard a coherent explanation of the gospel.
But we believe God loves them, however unlovely they are, and that they
need Jesus as their Saviour – that’s where CUs come in! In the last week of
October the UCCF Wales team will be travelling around the nation running
special one off meetings in Swansea (26th), Cardiff (28th), Bangor (29th) and
Aberystwyth (30th). The aim is to challenge and inspire individuals and CUs
to love the gospel and take it to their fellow students. (NB: I will be at all of
those meeting, except the one in Cardiff).