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10 Mar
[30-04-08] Church Plant in London
If you were at Church on Sunday, you will have heard me talking about my journey with God over the past ten years or so, and the exciting plans that are beginning to develop for the next few months – which means that we will be moving to London to plant a Church! God has really been challenging me over the past ten years, and preparing me to leave Loughborough to pursue his Kingdom elsewhere.[25-04-08] Baptisms video April '08
Lizzy was baptised last weekend.[23-04-08] Boys 'n' girls social images
On Saturday the boys 'n' girls social took place.[18-03-08] OH1 Passover Meal
On Sunday 30th March OH1 are hosting our very own Passover meal at 8pm at 64 Beacon Road.[14-03-08] The Passion - New BBC1 Series
This Sunday BBC1 is showing the first in a four part mini-series about the death of Jesus.[10-03-08] Consultation Update
Over the last few months we’ve had a period of consultation where we’ve wanted to hear ideas and dreams, specific requirements and also concerns and questions people have about St.[10-03-08] Luxuries for Lent - Update
Well there are 2 more weeks of lent to go so if you have given up chocolate or something equally difficult you are nearly there! I have spoken to loads of people who have given up stuff for Luxuries for Life and have saved a surprising amount of money.[06-03-08] Overflow: Make a Noise
Have you ever felt strongly about an issue but not got around to doing anything about it? Do you feel that you'd like to know more on something but don't have time to do any research of your own? Have you heard something unjust that made you angry, and then forgotten all about it? Life is busy and sometimes it can be difficult to find time to write a letter or express your view.[26-02-08] Open Heaven presents: Chocolate Fest
On the 9th March Open Heaven will be hosting the annual Easter event.[21-02-08] Hope '08: The bigger picture
You may have heard about or even been at Message 2000 (Manchester) or Soul in the City (London).
Luxuries for Lent - Update
Well
there are 2 more weeks of lent to go so if you have given up chocolate or
something equally difficult you are nearly there! I have spoken to loads of
people who have given up stuff for Luxuries for Life and have saved a surprising
amount of money. I feel quite lame in comparison to some people’s sacrifices
but it’s good to be challenged by people!
Even if you haven’t managed to give any thing up you can still help and just give some money to us for Kick 4 Life the charity we are supporting. Maybe you cold not buy any Easter eggs and give people cards instead saying what you gave the money to? Or request that people don’t buy you Easter eggs but give the money away instead?
Hopefully if you’ve taken part in Luxuries for Life it has made you realise how rich we are in this country compared to the majority of the rest of the world. Simplifying our lives and growing to be recklessly generous and giving people is what Jesus calls us to and it’s one of the hardest things we have to do in the kind of society we live in.
Well we said there was going to be some more learning about AIDS while we did this so I’ve added some links to websites that are good.
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/stoppoverty/hiv/index.aspx
I also read a couple of great books one called The son of God is Dancing by Adrian & Bridget Plass and the other by Rhidian Brook called More than eyes can see, this is what has been said about the latter:
“An extraordinary account of a nine-month journey made by the author and his family into some of the World’s HIV/AIDS epicentres. Sent by the Salvation Army to bear witness to the work they were doing in response to the pandemic, Rhidian Brook, his wife and two children, follow a trail of devastation through communities still shattered and being broken by this disease: truck stop sex workers in Kenya, victims of rape in Rwanda, child-headed families in Soweto, children of prostitutes in India, farmers who sold blood for money in China. It is a remarkable journey among the infected and the affected through a world that, despite seeming on the brink of collapse, is being held together, not by power, politics, guns and money; but by small acts of kindness performed by unsung people choosing to live in hope.”
Both are amazing books and are really readable they just give you an insight into how AIDS is affecting real people around the world.
So keep going if you’ve given something up, we’ll keep you posted after Easter as to how much we raised.
Posted by: Chloe Nicholson on Monday Mar 10th, 2008
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