Charity launches ad campaign to help people in housing difficulty
The housing and homelessness charity Shelter has launched a new advertising campaign to encourage people facing housing problems to seek earlier advice. The campaign aims to tackle a common reluctance to do this: a survey carried out in 2010 by the Civil and Social Justice Panel found that 50 per cent of people do not seek external advice when they are in housing difficulties. The main focus of the activity is a series of poster advertisements. Each depicts a person in distress because they face a serious crisis, such as sudden job loss or mounting debt. They carry a single headline which shares with the viewer the desperation the person is feeling. The charity says that early advice can be crucial in helping people with housing issues to find a positive outcome for their problem. The advertising campaign aims to highlight this as well as demonstrating how people can seek help.
Pray: for all those facing critical issues in their lives at this time. (Heb.4:16)
Soul Survivor and Momentum bring 1,500 to Christ
A whopping 33,000 delegates attended youth conferences Soul Survivor and Momentum this summer, with more than 1,500 youngsters becoming Christians. Soul Survivor Director and event host Mike Pilavachi, said, ‘Once again we have been humbled by how God has met with us and moved among us as we’ve gathered to worship him. ‘One of the highlights has been seeing so many come to faith and hearing their stories. ‘ One youth leader told me he’d brought seven staunch atheists to Soul Survivor, four of whom gave their lives to Jesus before the end of the week. ‘We’ve seen many healed and set free and, in contrast to many of the negative reports about teenagers in our nation, many have told me they want to make a positive difference and serve their communities. We’re praying that the things God has done in people these last weeks will bear fruit for many years to come.’
Pray: for all those new Christians that their faith will be sustained and grow. (2Th.1:3)
More: http://www.christiantoday.co.uk/article/soul.survivor.and.momentum.bring.1500.to.christ/28512.htm
Soul Survivor and Momentum bring 1,500 to Christ
A whopping 33,000 delegates attended youth conferences Soul Survivor and Momentum this summer, with more than 1,500 youngsters becoming Christians. Soul Survivor Director and event host Mike Pilavachi, said, ‘Once again we have been humbled by how God has met with us and moved among us as we’ve gathered to worship him. ‘One of the highlights has been seeing so many come to faith and hearing their stories. ‘ One youth leader told me he’d brought seven staunch atheists to Soul Survivor, four of whom gave their lives to Jesus before the end of the week. ‘We’ve seen many healed and set free and, in contrast to many of the negative reports about teenagers in our nation, many have told me they want to make a positive difference and serve their communities. We’re praying that the things God has done in people these last weeks will bear fruit for many years to come.’
Pray: for all those new Christians that their faith will be sustained and grow. (2Th.1:3)
More: http://www.christiantoday.co.uk/article/soul.survivor.and.momentum.bring.1500.to.christ/28512.htm
Equality body’s U-turn on religious liberty
Christians have reacted with a mixture of disappointment and alarm after an equality quango appeared to backtrack on its pledge to support Christians this week. In July the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) stated, ‘reasonable accommodation’ of religious beliefs was ‘needed’ after applying to intervene in four cases involving religious discrimination in the workplace that have come before the European Court of Human Rights. The organisation has now been given leave to intervene in the cases but announced this week that it will no longer be arguing for reasonable accommodation indicating it would be willing to intervene in cases involving public displays of faith in the workplace but not in cases involving employees with regards to their views on same-sex relations. In the face of the latest U-turn the Evangelical Alliance and CARE have expressed their deep disappointment and concern.
Pray: for the Evangelical Alliance, CARE and noticeable public opinions to be heard and acted upon. (Ps.11:7)
