Grove Road Evangelical Church

As many of us take in the news each day, or face difficulties in our personal circumstances, it often looks like bad news today and worse news tomorrow. We might ask something like this: Who is going to sort everything out? Who is going to make things better?

About three thousand years ago it seems people were asking the same sort of questions. We read this in the Bible, speaking of people in a similar situation to us today: There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?”’

But these people had discovered that though many might be shouting ‘Follow me, I’ll sort everything out for you’, in fact there was only one source of genuine help in the universe. And so their question and concern turned to prayer: ‘Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!’ In other words: ‘Lord God, creator of the universe, look at our situation, and let your help and blessing pour into our lives, for nobody else can help us.’

Like them, in our day we too must turn for help to the only one who can help us in our difficulties and struggles, the one and only true

God who will not fail those who commit themselves to him.

He will never fail us, he will not forsake; His eternal covenant he will never break. Resting on his promise, what have we to fear? God is all-sufficient for the coming year.

Come and visit us at Grove Road Evangelical Church and discover the one who alone will never fail, will never forsake, not even during the darkest hours that we may have to face in the days ahead: the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philip Loose Senior Pastor

Grove Road Evangelical Church (Behind Tesco Express, Moulsham Street) www.grecuk.co.uk pastor@grecuk.co.uk

Local Balloon Business Owner Heading to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin for Charitable Big Balloon Build in March 2023

Heydi Alvarado, owner of Heydi Party Decorations in Chelmsford, has been selected as part of a talented team of international balloon professionals, tasked with creating a gigantic immersive Balloon World using more than 100,000 balloons all in aid of Inspiration Ministries and Inspired Coffee.

placement into a fully integrated work setting.

Alvarado, along with 65 other balloon professionals from around the world, will be leaving their businesses for five days to create this incredible project for children and adults with disabilities and help make an impact in the city of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

The producer of the event, Stuart Davies, said: “What an amazing event this is going to be. Heydi is going to be part of something so big, something so different, something so exciting; all in support of Inspired Coffee demonstrating how the joy of balloons can also make a difference to the lives of so many.”

Alvarado is excited to contribute her creativity to help make a difference in the world. As she always show us how to brighten up her community, like during the pandemic. Heydi and her family every time looked how to help the community to get together to celebrate special occasions, like the last Queen’s Jubilee street party. Heydi had been chosen to participate in her 5th Big Balloon Builds. Previous Big Balloon Builds were in 2018/19 in Wales, to made a difference in the communities of Tonyrefail. In 2021 Birmingham West Midlands (helping free@Last, Nechell) and in 2022, Heydi was 1 of 4 balloon professionals representing UK in the first ever Big Balloon Build in Vincennes, Indiana USA (supporting United Way of Knox County).

For more information please visit Facebook and search for: ‘Heydi Party Decorations’ in Chelmsford.

More information on the Big Balloon Build can be found here www. bigballoonbuild.com.

Heydi Alvarado

07940 477 338

As part of one of the biggest most unique projects for the state of Wisconsin, working as part of the Big Balloon Build team, Heydi will be using the skills she has developed over the last 10+ years to create larger-than-life animal characters in a gigantic Great Outdoors scene over 10,000 square feet (about twice the area of a basketball court).

This is all in aid of the charities, Inspiration Ministries, and Inspired Coffee. Their mission is to empower people with disabilities to live with greater purpose and achieve their individual best in the thriving environment. They do this by supporting people with a range of disabilities through job training, coaching and mentorship to assist in