Alan, Keren, Micah & Keziah in Concarneau, France (1998)

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Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

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Goals

Goals for 2001

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Our prayer for our children (and all of those who have stayed with our family for a time) is that they will fullfil God's plan for their lives...
...to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendour. (NIV Isaiah 61:3).
  • Keziah (17) is studying hard for her A-levels (English, French and RE) and hoping to go to university in 2001, to study French and Dance.
  • Micah (16) came top in year 11 for Music in 2000, and is aiming at good GCSE results in 2001.
  • Keren (11) gained all 5's in her SATS in 2000, and is eagerly awaiting her results from her Parkstone Gramar school entrance test.
We are a part of a bigger family that meets to worship at Vine Christian Fellowship in Fourways Day Centre, Parkstone, Poole on Sundays at 10am. We are praying for a revival of God's Spirit in this land and working towards possessing our own church building. Hazel and Alan continue with teaching the young people (7-14 yrs).

Music & Dance

Music & Arts

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Keziah has reached grade 5 in flute. Keziah also gained honours in her tap and modern dancing shields. Aside from clubbing in 2000, Keziah sang and performed in Flashback (in Poole Arts Centre). She also as sang and acted in The Coming. Keziah (right) and Lou Micah has reached grade 5 oboe, grade 7 in clarinet and grade 4 in piano. Micah plays his clarinet with Poole Grammar School Senior Wind Band and his oboe with Dorset Youth Wind Orchestra. In 2000, Micah had the privilege of playing with the orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall - even playing solo. Micah
Keren reached grade 1 violin and has decided to stop. Hazel still plays her guitar (occasionally).
Alan leads a Christian drama team - occasionally writing drama scripts, poems and song lyrics (attempts at least!):
 the s i l e n c e of the l a m b

Start at the cross and find hidden treasure
to uncover these hidden writings...

Sport & Athletics

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Keren in 1998Keren in Poole Minithon, 1998
In 2000, Keren (11) came 16th in the Poole Minithon 1 mile race and her school team came third!

 Keziah (17) was runner-up school sports girl in 2000. She was also part of the trampoline team that came second in the School National Finals (in Newcastle) in 2000, and hopes to be part of the team in 2001.

Keren (11) says she is not running any more (and has also stopped trampolining this year), but still does runs with a friend for Poole Athletic Club.

In 2000, Micah (15) (and his dad) were part of the VCF team that came 3rd in the inter-Church run. (One day I'll get a picture of Micah!)

 Keziah in 1992Keziah in Poole Minithon, 1992
In 2000, Keziah came first in both the 1500m and the high jump on school sports day.		 In 2000, Hazel started working out in the Dorset Racquets Club.

Alan runs for BAE Runners :

  • best 10km: 40:29 (30-Jun-99); best 5.34km: 20:35 (July 99)
  • best triathlon (400m swim, 18 mile cycle, 4 mile run): 1:26:59 (16-May-99)
  • longest triathlon: 2:30:00 (23-Jul-00)
  • some results since 1986:
    Tables | Charts

Alan's 3rd place in 200th monthly run
Alan ran his longest triathlon in 2000: 600m swim + 40km cycle + 10km run
Alan also trains with the Sandbanks Volleyball Club (with their 2nd team in PDVA 2nd division):
  • indoors on Sundays at 6:30pm in Lytchett Manor Sports Centre, near Poole from September to April, or
  • on the beach from 6pm on Wednesdays and Sundays at Shore Road, Sandbanks from May to August.
  • league matches take place on Thursdays, from 7pm at Poole Sports Centre.
  • 2nd team in the Poole District Winter League (2nd division).

In the PDVA summer league 2000, our team was runner-up.

Alan heads for the slopes with all of the family this time!

Holidays

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In 2001, we don't have any holidays planned except for the last ever Stoneleigh Bible Week in August.
Summer 2000 Tunisia (again!)
Winter 2000 Family skiing in Val' d'Isere, France
with Tim & Carole Browne, Genny & Georgia...
Easter 1999 Dordogne, France - Gouffre de Padirac
with Tim & Jan, Cathy, Jenny, Barny, Hannah & Jeremy...
Winter 1999 Alan & Keren skiing in Chamrouse, France with Cecile...
Summer 1998 Dominican Republic...

Summer 1997

 Messanges, SW France
Summer 1996 Tunisia

 

Last revised: 27-Dec-2000