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PRAYERS
A prayer for Madeleine McCann. Dear Lord, bring Madeleine home, you
alone have the ability to soften the heart of the person who has her. Soften
their hearts, show them your goodness, keep Madeleine safe, hold her parents
in the palm of your hands and give them the strength to continue their daily
battle. [May 2007]
Dear World, I am a 16 year old person living in Zimbabwe. I think the time has come for a more direct appeal, and so I am writing to you, the world. Maybe, just maybe, there might be someone out there who can help us... It's tough here now. The inflation rate is so high that if you don't change money within 6 hours you could get half the amount of foreign currency that you would have originally received. We're starving now; people die around us. In the last year alone at least ten people associated personally with my family have died despite the fact that they were only middle-aged. Other people don't make it to middle age. They don't even make it past childhood. Our once-proud nation is on it's knees. We flee or die. This beautiful, bountiful once-rich land has become a living hell. We have dealt with it until now; we have made a plan. That was the Zimbabwean motto: "MAKE A PLAN". But now we can't make a plan. We're too tired, too broken, too bankrupt. We can't afford life, and life does not cost much, not really. We cannot afford to eat, we cannot afford to drink, and we cannot afford to make mistakes, because if we do we die. We don't have the capital to support ourselves, and those few who do, have to deal with the horror of watching their friends and family fall into absolute poverty as they cannot afford to help them. We're waiting desperately for a great hand to pick us up out of the dirt because at the moment we are outnumbered by Fate herself, and so we close our eyes and pray. We have fought for too long, and have been brought to breaking point. We simply stand, heads down, and bear it. Our spirit has gone; we are defeated. After a valiant struggle of over fifteen years, we have been broken. There is no will left, no spirit. Like a horse that has been beaten until it cannot fight anymore; we are the same, and, like that horse, we stand dusty, scarred and alone, with dried blood on our sides and lash marks along our flanks. Our ribs too stand out; our hide is also dull. Our eyes are glazed, our throats are parched, and our knees struggle to support us so that we stand with splayed legs to bear the brunt of the next beating, too dejected even to whimper... This is my plea. The thought of picking ourselves up again is sickening; one can only take so many blows before oblivion is reached, and we are teetering on the rim of the bottomless void. One more push will be the end of us all... There must be someone out there who can do something. There must be someone out there who cares! We are a destroyed nation, and the world sits back and watches, pretending they cannot hear our cries. I appeal to you all... Help us! A 16 year old Zimbabwean..... [20/5]
Please pray for Joyce, who has been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer and faces a long struggle with surgery and chemotherapy. [3/5]
Please pray for Mary and Ronnie, who have sadly lost their second adopted child. After a long struggle, she has been taken back into foster care [1/5].
Please pray for Bryan Walton (nephew of Susan McQuillan) and soldiers of the Royal Elecrtical & Mechanical Engineers, who begin a tour of active duty in Afghanistan in April
Please pray for Gerry Buck - faithful Celebrator for many years who died unexpectedly after a routine operation last month
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MESSAGES ................
Celebrate was an unbelievable
experience, a week in which the Holy Spirit was definitely present and
working in the lives of around 1,500 believers. The Masses were outstanding
- if anyone says Mass is boring, they need to experience it at Celebrate.
The music was superb. I used to prefer the formal choir led by an organist
in church - not any more! This worship enabled everyone to join in and pray.
Songs were sung from the heart. The preachers, speakers, leaders of workshops
and seminars, mime artists and actors, all shared their belief using their
own gifts and skills. There was something for everyone, a truly family
conference and the young people seemed to have enjoyed a wonderful experience
together, playing, praying, singing, dancing and performing. Chris [3/5]
more>>
Now that Celebrate is over, a few of us feel that we would like to meet up on a more regular basis for some praise and worship, and a chance to be using the gifts of the Spirit. We will start on Wed 2nd May. We'll see what the Lord does with us! Andrew [25/4]
I have a menorah identical to the one in the chapel at Celebrate 2007 and I wonder if you know where the candles in the one in the chapel came from or who got them as they were a very applicable size. I would like to know where I could get the same ones. Many Thanks and Love in Christ. Ray [21/4]
We've been hearing for years how great celebrate is for families! Now our boys are 10 and 12 and we feel that they are the right age for us to participate in Celebrate as a family. My husband and I participate in weekend retreats aimed at married couples ... but it would be great to be part of something involving the children which is both fun and spiritual. Thelma [18/4]
Hi from Gerald and Eileen Crowe we are enjoying Celebrate Radio we live on the hill back of John Fowler and have been praying each day all yr. Unable to join the conf this yr. God Bless [13/4]
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RECOMMENDED READING
The fulfilment of all desire (Ralph Martin)
My Burden is Light (Fr John Woollee)
Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace (Scott Hahn)
This Is My Body (Fr Ian Petit)
The Mist of Mercy (Anne)
Take, Eat (Ulf Ekman)
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