Bridgebuilder needs your gift to help Rosie and her team reach, teach and equip young people in Milton Keynes schools

Responding to the challenge! Milton Keynes is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe. We have an extremely high percentage of young people populating this city – and over 90 primary schools and 12 comprehensive secondary schools.

Rosie is Bridgebuilder’s team leader and secondary schools worker. There is an urgent need to secure the finance to meet the costs of her and her team's continued appointments. We hope that you can see the challenge of sharing our faith with young people in Milton Keynes and will want to support this exciting venture.

Here are some practical examples of how Rosie is able to work with teaching staff and students in some of our largest and toughest schools in Milton Keynes:

I feel privileged to have the unique opportunity to be in amongst these schools meeting with teaching staff and young people whilst sharing my faith. The opportunities to serve schools are so varied. One day I may be in two different schools delivering anger management sessions and RE; another day I am in the office with young people writing funding bids or planning preaches and assemblies. At present schools are phoning up requesting a variety of new and exciting work they wish us to help with. This is great – and we long to be able to respond and seize every opportunity. With your help, we can seize every opportunity!

At work in all Milton Keynes secondary schools

I am now working in all the secondary schools in a variety of ways. I have been very busy with assemblies, with the theme for this term being “The weapon of mass destruction” - looking at how we can use our
tongues for a positive or negative influence on others. The assembly is quite interactive with a Powerpoint, a game and interactive discussion. It has been very well received.

I have lots of lessons booked in schools this term. Themes range from the Easter story, Lent and faith, to anger management and drama. I love delivering lessons as I can meet the young people face to face, learn their names and discuss topics with them, hearing their thoughts and views.

With your support, Rosie can deliver lessons about the Easter story, Lent and faith personally to these young people - and encourage them to start Christian Unions.

Reaching young people through Christian Unions

'Emulate' update: we have now held two meetings with young people from across the city representing 7 schools. These young people are meeting together to plan Christian Unions that they will lead with my support in their schools.

The first meeting was held just after Christmas and the young people came ready for pizza and to get to know one another. We had a great few hours and they came up with some brilliant plans for their CUs.

Breaking new ground

This term the first ever CU was opened in Chaffron Way College by one of their students. She did a brilliant job, and, although nervous about leading, managed to engage a group of young people for over an hour. There were 16 students there, and I am sure many of them will return to the next one after half term.

I also recently had the chance to deliver an assembly in Fenny House, a school for young people who are not in mainstream education. This was a great new experience and I would love to visit many more schools like this and share God's love with the students.

Realising hopes and dreams takes time and money I have so many hopes and dreams for the future of the trust and for the development of my role. Our young people are the future of this city and I believe that they have great potential and ability. It is a privilege to work with them and to be able to share our faith with young people who may otherwise not hear the word of God. It is also great to be able to support Christian children, young people and teachers in the school environment. We can only do all this with the support, both financial and prayerful, that we receive from individuals and churches across this city. Thank you so much for all you do to help us with our mission in schools throughout Milton Keynes.

If you have never given a gift to help Bridgebuilder reach out to the generation of
children growing up in MK, please do so today.

These young people need your help to find faith in their every day life.

Thank you for responding to the challenge!

With best wishes

Rosie Harriott

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