This year forty people from the church community set off to Soul Survivor. This is the UK’s largest Christian Youth Festival for 11-18 year-olds, located at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet. We chose Week C and camped alongside 10,000 fellow Christians and Christians-to-be.
(Photo: Will Sudworth)
There were a couple of firsts for me. It was not only my first time at Soul Survivor but also my first time driving a big white van full of suitcases and our pop-up kitchen. I knew all about Soul Survivor through my children and the countless Mike Pilavachi and Andy Croft YouTube talks I have watched, but at last this was the real thing.
The first worship session on the Friday night felt like coming home. It was such a safe place to meet with God, to feel his presence and of course to jump about like a lunatic to the pounding music.
Why bungee? As Miriam Swaffield said in an excellent preach: just as you can’t bungee jump a bit, with one foot still on the platform, you can’t be a bit of a Christian. Don’t hang onto the platform. Jump fully into your Christian life and God will hold you.
1-2-3 Bungee!
Louise Johnson, Chronic Volunteer