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A YOUTH WORK STORY

The strategy is to programme in taking a group of teens outside their comfort zones.

 

EXPERIENTIAL 

This then becomes a leveller where we all need each other. 

This one - years later I get an email & a reflection regarding a visit to a remote ex farmhouse. A dry farm. The water table was no longer +

No electricity 

power. 

No water on tap. 

Outside civilisation. 

No street lights. 

Total blackness at night. 

So years later I receive a reflection::

I asked a question to Rob::

What experience you had re Mayflower is the one you remember most?

 

Below::

 

THE RESPONSE TO ME AFTER SO MANY YEARS

 

This would take a 600 page book to honestly answer, in short Profound life changing a positive life experience that would go on to effect the rest of my life, my faith my family .....

My world.

I remember all of it, with Cristal clear vision, and I owe the Mayflower, you and all the staff.

More than you could ever know.

If you were to force me to pick a memory this would be it ............ 

I was feeling very down my father had just had to have an eye removed due to cancer (he went on to make a full recovery) and 

.... my parents marriage wasn’t going to last to much longer, 

I was 14 angry rebellious and scared.

And to add to this I had to go to club tonight and tell you that I couldn’t go on the trip to Wales as my parents couldn’t afford it. 

You on hearing this was your normal reassuring 

Self, and boomed don’t worry Jesus loves ya,

2 days later a Mayflower staff member went to my house and told my Mum my trip had been payed for anonymously. ( I never found out who)

On that trip we’re the usual suspects (Ren Slug Tallman two of the Neale brothers etc)

One night I was up alone down stairs unable to sleep, and all the staff had to be on their toes as the lads kept raiding the tuck shop.

As a city boy, I had never been anywhere so dark and so quiet, you and some of the staff

Had been outside on some kind of walking ramble in the dark as you came back I feel that you became aware

Of how scared I was, although I would never admit cause I was a Sniper.

You said "look out the window Rob look at all them stars Rob you're never really alone."

I don’t know if you remember it Pip but those few word were so reassuring I’ve never forgotten.

BHP 

He has made contact after many years  

From Pip's iPhone 

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#YouAreBeautiful 

www.pipwilson.com

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TWITTER @RealPipWilson 

So powerful to empathise

57th Anniversary yesterday surrounded by LOVE

We won yesterday. THE GRAND FINAL at Old Trafford next Saturday 🎼🎵.•*¨*•♪🎵♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•*¨*•♪🎵♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.when ♫•*¨*• ♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•* the ♫•*¨*• SAINTS ♫•*¨ ♫•*¨*•.¸ go¸¸.•* ♫•*¨*• marching ♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•* in ♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•* ♫

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BHP

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BI ONE TONIGHT

SEMI

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IN MY PAST

60 YEARS AGO TODAY

Beatles. Gerry & the Pacemakers. 

I was a regular with my mates in the club. 

Tonight it was my first date with Mrs Beautiful 

60 years ago today

It all started   

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Youth Worker as young as 15

 

I recon I was aged 15 when I became a Youth Worker.
Someone saw something in me which was more than a participant - more of a leader!







So I was entrusted with challenges as I facilitated developmental activities with teenagers younger than myself.
60 years on, only pausing for pandemics and such - i have crossed paths with many beautiful humans = and then I get a message this week which hits me for six.
Stings on both cheeks.(THE LOVE KIND OF STING)
I am blessed - it Blesses me as I sit here with cancer rocking my boat (I don’t feel well at the moment) - and I have been given permission to publish here.




I have not seen him since 1985 or maybe years before?
There is so much more to share about Rob - he has a fantastic memory from his experiences at the Mayflower Youth Work.

Thanks Rob for this, (I am planning to ask him to share some stories - back in the day).

Thanks to Rob and so many other BHP’s who have held hands with me over the years.
I am rich - beyond beyond …………….

loveingyou

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