The Times online:

The oldest Christian community faces harsh new pressures

... working with street children in Iringa in Tanzania - is developing its own website. If you don't know the project go here. For the new website check out www.gofisch.info

It was finished yesterday. Take a look at it online on the Dalit Children in Chennai blog

We've also created an new alternative gift where you donation goes to support the children in Chennai and we give you a certificate to give to your loved one for Christmas, birthday or whatever. Go to grassroots.org.uk/chennaigift for details.

What a great idea!

You'll find it here: http://grassroots.org.uk/cards

Remember, Remember...

Whether it is the 5th of November, Remembrance Sunday or the 11th of the 11th.... November is the month for remembering. We remember those who have died or been injured in conflicts around the world. We pray for world peace. We remember with thanks the times when the world has been saved from great evil because of the personal sacrifice of a few.

It is really good to see what Jade is doing in Newport. During the summer she is serving with Wendy in Cyprus. In the winter months she is helping lead the Newport Night Shelter.

Learn more here

Rach Warwick - who runs Orison in some of her time - is having a birthday. So she's asking for presents. But these presents are a little different.

Both these teams are sending in blogs either by email or text. Follow the Tanzania blog here and the Malawi blog here,

Not many of you know about "Hope & Song for Freedom" yet. It is a project run as part of Grassroots that supports people (mostly women) who have become Christians while in prison in Peru. Liz has been running this on a small scale for a while. there's been some real struggles around one of their key workers who had become quite a checkered background before becoming a Christian. Recently an old crime put him back in prison, and they have been working to get him released. Today we got this email from Liz