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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 15:07 | and posted in SU Scotland
For some of you your Easter holiday holds the prospect of exam revision and very little holiday. But what if you could revise and holiday at the same time? This is what our Study Holidays are all about!!
All of our study holidays feature four hours of supervised revision spread throughout each day of the holiday. This is dedicated revision time where everyone on the holiday is quiet and studying at the same time. Motivating yourself to revise is so much easier to do when everyone is doing it together. The rest of each day is freed for all the usual action and adventure of an SU Holiday with a whole bunch of new friends.
Friday, 16 December 2011 15:36 | and posted in Events
The Christmas Houseparty is for all pupils in S4 to age 20 who want to spend a few days away over the Christmas period. We offer the chance to relax together and explore parts of the Bible in a blend of worship, workshops and activities at a pace that suits the Christmas holidays.
The fun starts at Lendrick Muir on Wednesday 28th December at 4pm and lasts right through to Friday 30th December at 2pm at a cost of only £60.
Friday, 30 September 2011 08:34 | and posted in SU Scotland
Our programme of fantastic activity holidays for 10-18s taking place in 2012 is now live and bookings are being taken as from 12 noon on Thursday 29 September.
We offer a full range of superb holiday options including:
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 14:23 | and posted in Events
For the second year in a row I travelled to Kingscross, Arran, for an SU Holiday, expecting to make new friends and see old ones as well. My second week at KX5 was excellent and I really enjoyed all the activities including gorge walking, pony trekking, power boating, abseiling and many more. All these excellent activities though are not what makes KX5 so brilliant, it's the amazing attitude all the leaders and campers have to learning about God and giving there all to live for Him. This is shown beautifully through worship and small group times in which you see Christian faith blossom.
Friday, 22 July 2011 15:38 | and posted in News
You may have heard on the news about the ongoing food crisis in East Africa. It began in 2010 with low rainfall across East Africa and the Horn of Africa, which led to poor harvests in 2011, with some crops failing entirely. After years of similar low yield harvests, it now means that families are left with small stores of food and little, if anything, to keep them going until the next harvest. Some regions are having their lowest rainfall for 60 years. While this has been happening, food prices have been rising – the price of maize in Ethiopia has doubled, in Kenya grain prices have increased by 30-80%.
Friday, 01 July 2011 16:58 | and posted in Events
Jesus calls each of us to seek God's kingdom first... Is that possible at school, home, with friends?
Go Conferences give you 4 days of bible teaching, seminars, workshops and activities, plenty of time to be with friends sharing the stories and realities of being a Christian where you are.
Thursday, 26 May 2011 15:49 | and posted in Book Reviews
The Voice is a fresh and highly readable translation of the New Testament that was first published in 2008. More than any other translation I have ever read, The Voice captures your attention and hooks you into the Biblical narrative and doesn’t let go. The majority of my own Bible reading tends to last around 10 minutes before I start to get fidgety and lose concentration – a result of the Bible being written in such a different style to which I am used to. With The Voice however, I find myself reading for hours instead of minutes, much like I would when reading a good novel.
Monday, 28 March 2011 16:20 | and posted in Book Reviews
I've just finished reading Brother Andrew and Al Janssen's Light Force; the sequel to the wide-selling God's Smuggler. Light Force covers the periods of time in which the duo visit areas in the Middle East, around West Bank and Gaza in their mission to bring light and hope back into the suffering church which is bearing the brunt of raging conflicts and tension between differing cultures and nationalities.
Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:39 | and posted in Environment
It’s nearly time for Earth Hour 2011, that day of the year when people across the globe switch off their lights to highlight the issue of climate change. Earth Hour this year is set to be even bigger and better than ever before. A record breaking 131 countries and nations are signed up to switch off their lights at 8.30pm on Saturday 26th March. And you might be pleased to know that of all the people in the UK who have signed up to turn off their lights for an hour - the 15 regions with the most pledges are in Scotland, with the Shetland Isles in first place.
Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:25 | and posted in Book Reviews
Recently, i've been reading a book called " Millies Unsettled Seasons " which is the first of eight fabulous books! The book is about christian faith in the 1830's, and the main character's name is Millie, who lives in Landsdale, Ohio, she is twelve and the eldest of eight children.
In this book, Millie's faith is really put to the test when she finds out that she has to move to an undeveloped state called Pleasant Plains, Indiana, due to her family's money problems.
Would you like to join a small team from Scotland going to the Ukraine from 8th – 23rd July 2011?
Biblefresh is holding a photography competition, with a star prize of a Nintendo Wii for under 16s and an ipad for 16s and over! 
Strictly Come Praying is a national youth prayer event for those aged P7-S6, held each March. This year events will be held in Grangemouth (20 March) and Dundee (27 March) and the theme at both will be 'Dare to Ask.'
The BBC's flagship drama for Christmas is a story you will all know very well. Over four half hour episodes the drama faithfully tells the nativity story from the New Testament. The series has been written by Tony Jordan (Life On Mars, Hustle, Eastenders) for BBC One and so has a very human perspective. It focuses upon the enduring love story of Mary and Joseph - from their initial courtship as Joseph attempts to win Mary's heart to Joseph's emotional turmoil at Mary's unexpected pregnancy.
On Sunday we celebrate ignite's third birthday! There's no huge birthday card to sign, but instead we'd love it if you could fill in our ignite Survey (think of it like a birthday card...). 
I was recently on a 2 week mission trip in Bogota, Colombia. Me and a team of 12 others went out there to work with a charity called Children’s Vision International (CVII). Basically they rescue street kids and provide a home, food and education. They have 3 homes, Genesis for the young kids, Exodus for the older boys and Numbers for the older girls. They’ve also recently built a school called the Beginning of Wisdom. The vision is for 5 homes full of rescued children. 
Some say he’s written an autobiography of his life and that the BBC tried to sue him because of it… all we know is, he’s called the Stig.
Sorry to interrupt… I was going to give a big ‘Shout Out’ to all those who had been to either Go Live or Go Mad last year – but then I thought, that’s so rude. I was always told that shouting out was just drawing attention to myself, and that’s not what anyone wants to see. So how about a polite ‘Hello, sorry to interrupt’ to all those who were there last October. Ah, the memories… but let’s look to the future and in particular to Friday 15th October at Lendrick Muir – close your eyes (metaphorically – you need to keep reading), picture the scene… and cue dream sequence type music...
With the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow in four years time the churches have formed a group to look at how it can play its part in the event. The aims of the group can be found at the bottom of this article but we are now looking for a logo to represent the group and its aims and we need YOUR help!
Ah, summer days...that amazing SU holiday...brilliant activities...time to hang with friends...being the first table called for seconds of sticky toffee pudding...nukem ball...begging the minibus driver not to put on Radio 4…no-one claiming ‘those’ pants from the lost property table...evening events...talent shows...the tearful goodbyes...