Trent Vineyard 17-12-17- Feeling like my True self,Family service | Daniel Marshall Adventures

This Blog post is to Highlight The wonderful place that is Trent Vineyard and to explain that you do not need to be Religious in order to join or experience the wonderful things that go off (:
A few months back I went with James Pitcher and the family To Trent Vineyard for the very first time.
I had got to know James Through Grantham Tennis Club, months later i had written on social media about wanting to try different things in life when James Told me about The Church they go to.
I was meant to write a post about the experience, as we also went into the amazing War Hammer HQ.
I never got around to writing it. A few weeks later i started to but then felt it was to late to post about the day out.

Today I made the trip with them again as James was performing with the band for the Family Service. so I decided that this time i will blog about the experience as i want to explain why i felt so happy being there and why i was able to be myself, something which is very hard for me to do.


When James Invited me to go months a go i did not know what to expect, Trent Vineyard is not your Normal type of church, is it based in a massive Warehouse, It has Live music that is really out of this world and the talents there are mind blowing, it has Free Refreshments when the services are on and The Vineyard has Several big sections to the place and Looking to expand with a Children's Centre next year !!!

 
As you can see from the pictures its huge, picture do not do it justice as the pic above is only the main part of the Building.

The First time i went I felt so Equipment Envy, with being into media and seeing all the cameras and tech i just felt like Geeking out haha.
It was a first time in a long time being around a lot of people as i suffer bad from anxiety on top of being really shy anyway.
I came away feeling so pumped after the live music, and the amazing atmosphere that its no wonder i went back again Today.

Me, James and his Family left Grantham at 8.20am as James had to get there early to do sound tests with the band before the service started.

He was telling me that he did not leave Nottingham The day before until 12 at night due to Having the first practice with the band. It was also amazing to know that he had written and Produced one of the songs.

Trent has its own record Label so any music made is under that label (:
here is a small write up about is on the Trent Vineyard website which ill put the link to it at the end of this post (:

Worship is more than music. To us, it’s the act of freely giving our love to God in all that we do and we believe that giving in worship is the key to finding Him at work in our lives. Music is just one of the many ways we worship at Trent Vineyard. During our Sunday services we love to sing songs to God, lifting Him up, giving thanks for all He is and has done in our lives and telling Him how much we love Him.

What we sing is very important to us and that’s why we write and sing our own songs. Over the years, we've recorded a number of albums which you can listen to and buy at Vineyard Records. You can also search over 700 songs written in Vineyard churches from all around the world at vineyardsongs.com including many of ours.

So we all arrived and i can to see James in action as he was playing Guitar. you had someone on Keyboard, bass Guitar, Drummer and Vocalists.

From even the Practice runs the band sounded amazing, as always even though i wanted to watch James my eyes and ears focused more on the drums, its just how i am i am so drawn to the skills of drumming (:
James was telling me that the sound does an amazing job as you have to make sure everyone can hear whats going off in their ear so thats what sound tests are so key before the real deal, as you dont want someone out of tune, not singing the rest part or not being heard because the volume is to low or to high !!!

As time went by People started to turn up for the service, inc Kids that were also going to perform with dances.

What is cool before the session starts is they play upbeat music just in the background so its lively but also they have a countdown to when its about to start up on the big screens that you can see in the picture above.
These screens will always show the person/people talking/ performing so people who are at the back of the venue can see, they will often show the lyrics to the songs as well on screen (:

It was now getting really packed, and even though i was at the front, my heart was racing i kept looking around me, and feeling very anxious being around people.
That being said The vineyard is truly an magical experience when both times of visiting and the powerful music comes on did i find myself not only standing up, but singing something i only ever do in bedroom so that no one can hear other then my housemates.

What is magical about the whole place is the fact it can still keep the faith, and traditions but bring it into the modern world, to get kids of their Technology to sing, dance and enjoy music like really should be known Nationally its that good.

After a few songs, there was a small break Followed by some Dancing and a small video that kids from the Youth Group took part in.

Which is another amazing factor about the place that kids can enjoy arts and crafts sports and much more, there are student nights that go off, lots of projects for people to help out in the local Environment, like Gardening, and there is even small groups that people can get together and meet new people (:


Next up on the family service  was a really fun Game for Kids to enjoy and put a smile on my face, 3 people got in Inflatable raft type things,  the room would be split into 3 groups and on screen would be something you had to act out for the people on the stage to guess.

The person on stage that lost the round got a pie in the face, at the end of every round, sweets would be thrown in the air to the kids at the front to have (:

This then followed and i am really sorry i can not remember there names but 2 people got into a raft and got dunked as a send off as it would be there last Christmas service due to helping expand in the church into another location.
I think this is awesome that the place has grown so much since it first started and that other places around the world should experience what the one in Nottingham has to offer (:

The band came back on to finish up and now i was singing much louder, i felt at home, at peace, i felt so happy to not only be watching my friend Perform but just be myself not having to worry about anything.

In fact Towards the end i suddenly felt like crying, for many reasons.
I was Born In Nottingham, but never really fitted into society, my parents did take me to anything like this, i was never apart of a group, and it really got me thinking about life.

I have made a home In Grantham, its the place where i have managed to connect with so many people, and be happy, and yet for the first time in a long time i kind of wished i did live back In Nottingham and that i was a kid again.

My mental health plays a big part in my life, and because of that i find it extremely difficult to not only manage each day but to be social around others.
They may be events and things to be a part of in Grantham that i have not fount yet however after only going to 2 services at Trent, it feels like its where my life needs to be.

I wish i was a kid so that i could Dance on stage, i could feel free and be happy not being an adult and having to worry about adult things, just having youth on my side and taking part in projects and being a free spirit.

The past few months have been very hard as I have lost a lot of passion and drive for a lot of things, and i feel i do not know where my path lies.
However after today i have some kind of idea what i would like to do.
That is even if its in Grantham i would like to be apart of projects i would like to help people in need.
I would like to find my passion again for photography and help cover more events and places so that people can experience the best of things in life.

I would like to become more social and show the world the real me that i control my health and that i wont feel the need to leave something due to my aniety that i can stay and enjoy the day.

The Service today at Trent really opened my eyes to what i have been missing out on in life.
That although I have made a home in Grantham its time to start exploring, to open different paths, still taking what i have learned and still have the awesome people in my life but making way for a happy and brighter Future.

I have the wonderful James and Izzy to thank for inviting me along to Trent, and to the concept of church which i even admit when they first mentioned it my first thought was boring, sitting hearing people talk about Jesus etc.
Trent is more then just a place to learn about God, its a place to bring people Together, my only regret is not knowing about the place sooner, but i will always life by the rule that everything happens for a reason, you need the good and the bad times in your life in order to learn, to change, to re discover who you are, and connecting to people that will always be by your side (:

I can Honestly say that Trent has changed so many peoples lives and i hope they keep growing they keep making people happy and having all the wonderful memories to look back on !!!

So why not pop along to one of the services, and see what you think, tell your friends, family
and help spread the word (:

Thank you for reading and if you would like to know more information about Trent  then please see below

https://www.facebook.com/trentvineyardchurch/
http://trentvineyard.org
https://soundcloud.com/trentvineyard
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/trent-vineyard-talks/id1081362043?mt=2

How we Humans Indulge when we do not need to | DanielMarshallAdventures

I have always been very, shall we say a person with a lot of thoughts.

I also have a lot of passion once i have watched a movie that i want to use what i feel and watched to express that into writing.

In this topic i am going to be talking about the things that we crave, buy and Build for no reason.        


when you live your day to day do you think how much crap you put in your body or the amount of money you could have saved ?After watching the Film Castaway it made me feel how much us humans crave different food, eating food when we are not hungry but just craving it.

I live in a small town called Grantham, but i was born and brought up in Nottingham until i was 19.

Nottingham like many cities has been populated with more and more food places opening up

I have used a stock photos as these were the best pictures to help explain what i am saying.
Nottingham has grown and expanded over the years, some people call it the city to eat, as from the city centre to just the library there are over 30 different places to eat most of which are Buffets which is a huge amount of selection of food to eat.
Grantham where i live now does not even have that amount of choice.

I hear and see so much about how Humans will get more overweight as each year passes, and its all true
we are our own worse problem we always want more.
The trouble with us is we get used to have such nice food that when money its tough and we have to settle with cheap supermarket food it tastes vigil to us.
I myself have had the same issues.

often we can cook wonderful meals that will taste just the same as having a meal out and sometimes can be cheaper and nicer.

But the thought of having so much choice at a buffet or having food cooked for via a takeaway is just to much for us that we get lazy and get used to the lifestyle.

So lets look at bargains for example, Your not hungry but your shopping for the next few days or weeks. It happens to be a Sunday or a evening where the shop your shopping at has lots of reduced items.
This can be meats to chocolate, snacks etc.
For me i have a very bad sweet tooth and always crave either a milkshake, cookies or chocolate.
I see cookies from 1 pound 50 down to 30p what a bargain !!! I must have them.
so i get home and instead of saving them for another day i end up eating them.
I was not even hungry but the thought of the mouth watering cookies were just to much.
You !!! yes you dont sit there and tell me you have not brought something on offer and ate it the same day (:

If you sit and think about all the wrong choices we make even if its 30p here 10p there it all adds up and be time you know it the treats you didnt really need would of saved up for a proper meal, to go on a day trip, buy something you need instead of want

Then to waste even more money is the places like Buffets, !!!
and before i carry on yes i love Buffet food (:
So instead of us being normal and having say, some meat, veg and making a meal we decide to hell with that i want to try a bit of this and that.
Depending where you go, prices of buffets can be from 8 pound per person all the way up to 15 pounds.

Now you stop and think, i could have gone to the shop brought lets say some beef, chicken etc knocked down in price, and other little bits to make a meal which lets say the whole thing costs around 4 pounds.
You would be full and happy, or you can spend a lot more eating different food, stuffing your face more then you need to and still class as one meal for the day.

on a average if you went to a buffet once a week, or had a takeaway instead of buying in food to eat you would be saving around 5 pounds a week.
again may not seem a lot but within a month you have enough to travel somewhere for a nice day out etc.

For me i have lost count how much money i have wasted buying, takeaway, snacks, drinks that i do not need but just want.

The problem is food is not the only thing we humans crave.
Drinks from wine, alcohol and even soft drinks like coke, etc are still things we buy for no reason.

For myself i can not go a week without buying a drink that i know it bad for me, that is wasting my money but the taste is what i crave.
It is bad then when you go to drink water that is a lot cheaper and better for you its tasteless.

again all the little things that we choose to have costs money.
The point i am trying to make it, we keep finding new ways to create different food different drinks that we no longer appreciated it.

If the whole world went into Chaos and we had to hunt for food, and eat things we didnt like just to survive we would, no matter if it tasted horrible.

so why can we not choose to do it now.
its like with most things you take away something you loved and to start with yeah you miss it but then you forget it and learn to cope with what you got.

I was in a bad spot for money at the start of 2016 where i would buy very very cheap meals from the supermarket that in my opinion tasted awful and sometimes make me want to be sick.
a week of having the meals i got used to them sure it was not the best food ever but it no longer tasted that bad.
That was until i was in a better money flow brought a mixture of cheap food and more expensive food.
when it came to eating the cheaper food it tasted horrible again and refused to go down that route again even if that meant cutting my meals into portions.
It just shows how we humans are so spoilt that we have a choice to save money but we refused to.
I fear food takes over us to much, for most we could choose to have the same meal just slightly different everyday, but we want a variety so we choose to spend more money and increasing are taste buds to more and better food.

some of you may say but you need a treat every now and then and i agree even though for me its hard to turn a having a treat once a week to wanting it everyday.

Its like a drug you get hooked onto, or smoking for example.
the longer you go without the thing you want the more you want it so bad.


My fear and disappointment is when i do set out to travel to somewhere new its to explore and visit different shops.
Nottingham used to be a great place for shopping, now is has more places to eat then anything.

I mean do really need a choice of over 30 different kind of food places just within a 10 minute walk ?

So my advice is this, if your bored one day and you know you have food in do not go out to food shops, trust me you will find yourself spending more money then you need to.

Buy different meals at a suitable price make sure you always have a few days worth it so that if you have nothing in your not tempted to go out for a meal or order a takeaway.

If you have food in be bothered to cook it because that could be the difference between saving for a holiday, a tv etc.

If your not hungry push the thought of wanting a snack think to yourself  that snack can be for when i am that way i am not wasting money buying thing i do not need.
same with drinks train your brain to drink water.
Easier said then done as i dont even follow what i am saying lol.

we as a human race must learn to train our brains, just think of what we could achieve if the juicy taste of food and drink was not a issue.

I know a lot of people may comment saying you can say all this about a lot of things, which is true but its learning how to still enjoy things at a moderate rate.

If you know you have the same thing for 3 pounds instead of going out somewhere and paying over the odds to have it luxury style then sorry but plain version will have to do (:

Thank you for reading I hope you enjoyed this post, i know i might have sounded like a boring old fart even though i am 25 (: but I think way to much about a lot of things, I just like people to think about their actions. sometimes we do not know things unless someone else points us in the right direction !!!

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