BOREHAMWOOD, England--The British Office reported on the following sites.
Seven hundred Feastgoers welcomed guest ministers Randal Dick, Roger Lippross and James Newby from the United States, and Bob Millman from Canada, who added an international flavor to the preaching.
Women attended two women's ministry sessions. In the first session, Susie Dick reminded the women that God needs all personality types from bold sunflowers to fragile lilies in the body of Christ.
The second session was a seminar titled "How to Be a Secure Woman," by Jeannette Barwick from the Waverley Christian Centre.
Four optional workshops were conducted in Scarborough: 1) worship, by Sarah Anderson, worship leader of the Peterborough congregation; 2) Seminar for Creative Christians, by Heather Douglass; 3) marriage enrichment, by Jose Couto and Barry Bourne; 4) depression and the Christian, by Jim Hammond, pastor of the Peterborough church and a qualified therapist and counselor.
On two days a traditional and a contemporary service were conducted, one in the morning, the other in the afternoon with the same sermon and same speaker, but with different formats and music. Some attended both services, and many said they enjoyed the contrast in the services.
Longtime members described the Feast in Kenmare as the most friendly Feast they had attended in more than a quarter century of Feasts. A theme of reconciliation ran through the messages and this was reflected in the members, both between one another and toward the church. This was a time of healing for many.
The highlight of the Feast was the worship, which was led for the first time in Ireland by a worship team. The worship team brought with them about 20 new contemporary hymns, which the musical Irish picked up quickly. These beautiful modern songs added to the atmosphere as Feastgoers put center-stage our God and King, the risen Jesus Christ.
Services in Oban blended well-crafted, positive messages with a mixture of old and new worship music. Under the leadership of Duncan and Shirley McLean, special music was different in that everyone had a part in it. Women participated in the prayers, songleading and scripture readings.
Most traveled to Iona to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the death of Colum Cille (Columba), who came from Donegal to Iona to establish a church and community that became, arguably, the most effective missionary work in the British Isles.
In the abbey we conducted our own service and reflected on our own spiritual journey and the progress we have made. We went there as Christians, we accepted the community there as Christians and they recognized us as Christians. It was moving to sing praises to God in a spot where he has been venerated for 14 centuries. Harry Sullivan.
The whole Feast was a tribute to God and to the body of Christ. In the past year most members in the Netherlands made a new commitment to their Savior and to the church.
Their relationship with God has become more personal and intimate, and that was reflected in the whole atmosphere of the Feast and the way people related with each other.
Cisca Mudde, from Zwolle, described the Feast as a time of friendship and harmony. "I talked to people about things that really matter; about our lives and who we are. And about God and his influence in our lives."
Arcen, Netherlands 250
Kenmare, Ireland 150
Lillehammer, Norway 120
Oban, Scotland 350
Paignton, England 700
Scarborough, England 266
Nov. 18, 1997, WN, page five
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