Cheers 2021-02 Blessed to Bless

It's now 12 months into the pandemic, and we've been fairly protected here in Western Australia. With the first lockdown, Cheers transitioned fairly well into Cell Church mode, using digital tech to relieve the isolated, and our usual small group discussion format to keep Biblically centred.
After lockdown,
- the young adults settled into 4 groups
- our teens re-gathered quickly 
- Church 247 met on alternate weeks in Home Groups, and gathered in the Community Hall as able.

Confidence?
Adults were less confident to lead Home Groups than I'd hoped. It's not so difficult to run a small group, especially when compared with meetings and other responsibilities they conduct at work, and they have all they need in terms of knowledge, skills and tools, yet most still seem bluffed by leading a small group around the Bible. Not sure what to do about that, but press on. However it does show the importance of training young people who seem to be more likely to learn and do the stuff.

Outflow
During the year some of our young adults married and moved to the country, taking their training with them and we're cheering for them, confident that they will find ways to bless and benefit their new part of the world with the Gospel. Others have done this in the past, and more are set to do so in the next year or so. We pray this outflow will result in multiplied mission.

We didn't have family camp in April, but in January many of us were involved as directors, leaders, and campers, in running the first annual Worldview Australia youth leadership camp. We just knew from the outset that God wanted this to happen, so we pressed ahead with preparations despite the spectre of COVID lockdown. And it went very well, with 70 campers, plus 30 leaders, plus the directing & logistics volunteers.
WVA really consolidated a Christian Worldview for the high-schoolers and team members.
We plan to do it all again January 2022, hopefully with observers from other states who might want to replicate it there. Contact me if you're interested.