Peacemaker Challenge 2020...Join the Peacemaker Team We invite you to join the Peacemaker Team. We...
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Join the Peacemaker Team We invite you to join the Peacemaker Team. We are a faith ministry, entirely dependent on your prayers, your advocacy and financial support. To receive regular updates, visit www.peacemakers.ngo or visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/peacemakers.ngo/ Invest in Peacemaking We thank the Lord that more than 80% of our 2020 budget is already pledged or funded. We do, however, need to raise a further £5,000 to respond to the requests already received this year. Please consider making a one-off gift or regular monthly donation using the enclosed response, or via www.peacemakers.ngo/give/ With your help, Peacemakers will continue to advocate for justice, peace and reconciliation in our world, especially where most needed. The Peacemaker Vision We aspire to be catalysts for peace-making, especially where minorities are persecuted, where justice is denied, human rights are suppressed or reconciliation is needed. Our vision is of a world reconciled to God and where its people are at peace with one another. The Five Marks of Mission Peacemakers affirms the Five Marks of Mission widely adopted by churches and mission agencies in defining Christian mission. o To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom o To teach, baptise and nurture new believers o To respond to human need by loving service o To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation o To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth Contact: [email protected] www.peacemakers.ngo 07970 789549 Registered Office: 25 Gordon Road, Windsor, SL4 3RG Registered Charity 1171163
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JointhePeacemakerTeam
WeinviteyoutojointhePeacemakerTeam.Weareafaithministry,entirely dependent on your prayers, your advocacy and financialsupport. To receive regularupdates, visitwww.peacemakers.ngoorvisitourFacebookpage:www.facebook.com/peacemakers.ngo/
InvestinPeacemaking
WethanktheLordthatmorethan80%ofour2020budgetisalreadypledgedorfunded.Wedo,however,needtoraiseafurther£5,000torespondtotherequestsalreadyreceivedthisyear.Pleaseconsidermakingaone-offgiftorregularmonthlydonationusingtheenclosedresponse,orviawww.peacemakers.ngo/give/With your help, Peacemakers will continue toadvocate for justice,peaceandreconciliationinourworld,especiallywheremostneeded.
ThePeacemakerVision
We aspireto be catalysts for peace-making, especially whereminoritiesarepersecuted,wherejusticeisdenied,humanrightsaresuppressed or reconciliation is needed. Our vision is of a worldreconciledtoGodandwhereitspeopleareatpeacewithoneanother.
TheFiveMarksofMission
Peacemakers affirms theFive Marks of Mission widely adopted bychurchesandmissionagenciesindefiningChristianmission.o ToproclaimtheGoodNewsoftheKingdomo Toteach,baptiseandnurturenewbelieverso Torespondtohumanneedbylovingserviceo Toseektotransformunjuststructuresofsociety,tochallenge
violenceofeverykindandtopursuepeaceandreconciliationo Tostrivetosafeguardtheintegrityofcreationandsustainand
renewthelifeoftheearth
Contact:[email protected]
07970789549
RegisteredOffice:25GordonRoad,Windsor,SL43RGRegisteredCharity1171163
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ProclaimingtheGoodNewsInAugust, Stephenreturned toArua inNorthWestUganda to trainstudentandyouthleadersintheDioceseofWestNilein partnership withScriptureUniontousetheChristianity Exploredcourse. The Dioceseborders South Sudan andtheCongoand ishometothousands of refugeesliving in sprawling UNcamps.TeachingandNurturingNewBelievers
In May, Stephen taught a week-long module on Judaism andChristianity at Cyangugu DioceseTheological School in Rwanda. Itwasanintensive18sessioncoursefocussing on the history of theJewish people and in particular,theMessianicpropheciesandtheharmony between the Old andNewTestament.
RespondingtoHumanNeedThe Southampton and Winchester VisitorsGroup (SWVG) are volunteers who befriendand support adult asylum seekers andrefugees in Hampshire. Stephen is now atrusteeofthecharityandserveswithhiswife,Joanna,asvisitorsassistingindividualsweeklywiththeirasylumclaimsandpersonalneeds.SWVGseektoimprovethelivesofallasylumseekersespeciallythosewhoaredestitute.
TransformingUnjustStructuresIn November, Stephen spoke at the10th International Kairos Palestineconference in Bethlehem. About 350people attended the conference. Hegave a presentation on significantdevelopments within the EvangelicalmovementinrelationtoPalestineoverthepasttenyears. Healsocontributedto the Sabeel International Gatheringattended by 150 internationals,helpingtodrafttheclosingconferencestatement. SafeguardingtheIntegrityofCreation
The Keep Hope Alive OliveCampaign is coordinated by theYMCA-YWCA in Palestine. InFebruary, Stephen joined aninternational team to plant 800olive trees on four farmsthreatened by illegal Israelisettlement expansion and landconfiscation. These trees willprovide vulnerable familieswith
asustainablefutureincome. PeacemakerInitiativesin2020Thisyear,Stephenhasbeenaskedto provide evangelistic trainingand Bible teaching in Uganda,TanzaniaandRwanda.Hehasalsobeen invited to teach on justice,peace and reconciliation inPalestine and the USA. He alsohopes to join the YMCA olivepickingprogrammeinPalestine.
