spiritofthestreets

spiritofthestreets

where is the warm weather
l am still really cold in the mornings
we are based up the top of cliffs near the sea



about to get the group out and about
along the cliff tops

emotional literacy is a real issue with our
young people but l don`t feel
those sharing the numbers
understand or care about the future mental health of our young people




Bobby one of our young people
who thinks things thru,
reflects a lot about the issues he is facing

The issue l witness young people facing are complex and have not been resolved since l started in youth work in September 1976,
just after l was baptized into the faith of those who follow Jesus.



Youth have this ability not to worry
but it not the same as not caring
they need to be protected from all that we are making the world
so they can just be....
just be...
when was the last time you were just . . .
just YOU.....
take some time to just be. . .

hurdles

We have to overcome hurdles
this can be fun.
sometimes just take it easy and slowly,
if fall of this one near by, in the park
you go back to start,have another go.

Spiritual hurdles occur,they are slower to overcome.
You can`t go back and start again.
Have to battle on.
Days feel longer and the burden heavy.

Life for me is like this at present,
l cant get off.
my friend told me recently she wanted to "just get off the journey she was on
jump back on in 2 weeks time".

we both realised you can`t.
Hold on, prayer more, be patient and wait for the Lord to act.

at the coast again

sometimes Kev Waller's not in the mood for paper work
l have to walk. . .get better focus
not very good at sitting down writing where l live, this task results in me
having to go away and proscrinate,
or think it thru deeply as l prefer to think of this process



for years l thought l was odd
especially as others had other technique
l discovered it was just the way
l am it part of the process that makes me K.W



l am the person events shaped me into,
this is a struggle.
but there are other things/issues/behaviours
characteristics l have others don't.
sometimes just need to get away

life appears slow in some areas at present
God not answered a pray l keep making
the psalms are full of others who are praying hoping searching
an image of me at present.

sundays gig

the audience enjoying the music
among the odd tracks l chose as curtain music
Aria by Acker Bilk also played U2 still haven`t found given a buena fiesta remix from Cuban album
really cool

Sunday gig

Sunday was mixture of foxtrot salsa tangos
and real middle of the road stuff
specific play list no r`b or soul gospel or house
the deejays
myself
and listening to track on head fones lawssy `li`ll chris`

today we walked for christian aid
got lot of paper work to do.
thinking about my own future
30 years ago l was deejaying like tomorrow evening l will be again.
used to be a tailor making outfits when l left school
in 1976 l was baptised as a christian and follower of Jesus
HE IS STILL THE LORD OF MY LIFE
life can be tough
do l tell enough to others about my life?
l just been talking on facebook to a dear friend J.

we been talking about church that are based under the ground



this is one from Malta
mehillia bay

me and the lovly gloria

when its cold outside
l turn to the only one who can keep me warm the
lovely Gloria



this is me with Gloria 2
the 1st was an original flight jacket
that got threw out
the second is now 10 years old
it always reappears around late august
keeps me warm

for some reason everyone else thinks l am overdressed.

what keeps you warm?

the wind has been mega chilly the last few days
Was in Whitby last weekend and the waves were mega
saw lots of people l knew



l like this photo of me towards the end of a five day residential having driven hundreds of miles to get there very tired but mega happy
waiting for the youths in the angel tent at greenbelt
happy tired relaxed
cup of tea
l have been described as a teaaholic

her absence is everywhere

The absence of her is everywhere I look. It's like a huge hole has been punched through my chest.

l read this at the end of the TYSON movie and was really struck by the expression
WOW

l think about my legacy what it going to be
people who don`t care leave holes in time

should l care more about certain things


Sylvia and her young son clearing away the table after food
she also goes out and sell the big brother magazine on street corners
loved by all her family

The form of the lovers emerges from the highlights and shadows of the statue. Light and shade were used by Rodin to create an impression of actuality. He did with modeling that which his contemporaries, the French impressionist painters, were doing with pigment. He was a genius through and through, certainly one of the greatest of sculptors. He simulated the effect of actual flesh but he also emphasized details to make clear the inner feelings of the figures.

sandy

what did they sing in the mini bus `oh sandy`
we went to the Dene's, along the coast,
Had some fun
simple pleasure sand, sea. friendship, walks, chatting.
Often the formula for our time together,
relationship are the key in youth work.
Young are really good at just having fun
simple formula but so misunderstood.

Have you been to Scarborough... Alley.

Been to one of my favorite places, always like going down this street and examining the work of the streets artist.
They make it clear this is the gift they have presented to the people passing by in Scarborough.


l would give my right ear to paint like van Goth. Was troubled by what others feeling about him.
All that he observed around him was vulnerability.  Van Gogh, he was also a street worker of sorts, also was identified as someone not acceptable in the church building.
But a real kingdom person

Each panel of this gift has got little stories going on around it. This one is about how long is a woman's consequence apparently it connected with a piece of string measures about 36 feet.

l read that here, so don't string me up
ha ha ha ha.

007

can anyone imagine me as 007
sat here at my computer in my shirt and smart trousers
l often wonder, and l don`t know if it is correct to do so.
how do people imagine me?
how do they get first 4 minute into my identity
recently met John
during the first initial meeting words language
difficult
then past that grew to like his hidden humour
the unattractiveness of the first impression got lost
in this likable rouge guy
he showed not just humour but some willing to be tolerant
hope l can keep on loving past the first 4 minutes
hope others can offer me the same.

summer

summer and its hot

waters

when your weary feeling down
when friends just cant be found
l`ll comfort you
l` am on your side
like a bridge over troubled waters




those words and that song where on the CD in club the other day and l really enjoyed listening to it before we travelled onto another venue
sometimes l forget words and feelings in a song
it was always being played during a session in the youthie during my most formative years

lovebug

When in not so far away times, people viewed this art They felt it was erotic,also rude.
These more enlightened times we have discovered a more relaxed understanding
finding the nature of the embrace to be beautiful, also expressing commitment.
Different people view things from other perspectives. I desire the embrace.
Recognise the skill to make this art.
It questions. strokes our intellect.
Hints at memories of past feelings.

Old friend.

Often sit spent tome looking at this photo, like many people he goes to the church clubs.
He waits for his dinner many pass, a few say 'hello'.
Most days he is on his own to reflective
soon the journey will end, hope not to soon.



But who knows 'where the time goes'?
But it travels away, we are not so young
but the journey it can be beautiful always need time to reflect.
May God be with us as we wait and ponder.

hope in a hopeless world

hope
hope
hope
l hope the church locally will one day get real!
l hope get to sing chorus and eat burgers with my kids in heaven
what do you hope for?