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St Lawrence's, Long Buckby

8 May 08

Last weekend we had the privilege of meeting the gang from St Lawrence’s, Long Buckby, near Northampton. These guys had been part of an awesome SHOCKWAVE event where they prayed grouped around each country’s flag, made a passport to remind them to pray for a persecuted Christian, and chained themselves to railings to raise awareness for those in prison. It...

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APC cru

1 May 08

A crowd of 13-18s gathered at Aldridge Parish Church on Sunday night as underground invaded their Sunday Squash! 50-odd engaged and energetic young people made for an electric atmosphere, but it all quietened down as we explored the persecution that happens to young people in China.

Most of us there had been teased or perhaps even dumped by a friend for...

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Hope Academy - final countdown!

24 April 08

Come and hear the finalists and make your vote count on May 10, 2008 at the Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, London. Your opportunity to make your voice heard!

Five months of creative arts and compassion and we’ve seen God’s blessing poured out beyond our wildest expectations. Each musician has come with their own story about God’s work in their lives, and...

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Daz's marathon effort!

17 April 08

So what were you up to at 10 o’clock on Sunday morning? I guess most of us were either on our way to church or in bed. But not Darren – he was queuing up with 35,000 other people (including Scooby Doo, James Bond and a talking telephone) in anticipation of the starter’s gun!

Yep, all the training and all the...

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Aflame

10 April 08

I had a very important meeting this morning. I met with 2 cats, a blind black labrador, some sick sheep and an awesomely keen supporter (no-one can say this job’s not varied)! It was so inspiring to meet up with her that I’m going to tell some of her story here. Let’s call her Sarah.

When Sarah was 13, she came...

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Feel free

3 April 08

A pack of jelly beans did the rounds in the office this afternoon. Some members of the office were even force-fed them, muttering feebly about diets before succumbing to the sugary goodness. “Have a few!” the cry went up. “Feel free!”

Funny what gets you thinking. It’s probably quite sad that a bunch of jelly beans made me start considering this,...

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