ORISON has been running in a number of schools. Some have used it as part of special weeks of activities, others as a regular week where they focus on prayer.

Click here to view the photographs from Potters Gate Primary School in Farnham, where the prayer space was put up in and around a number of tents and gazebos on the playing field.

Steelroots Youth Community in south-west Sheffield is running a Big Brother House to raise money to sponsor Tanzanian Young People through secondary school. The idea is for 7 lads (aged 16-19) to be secluded from the world for 5 days to maintain round-the-clock prayer and complete various fun challenges and tasks. Live footage from the house will be streamed on our website: http://steelroots.org.uk/big-brother every evening as well as recorded video diary entries and a daily update video of the challenges and journey of their enterprise.

Go here to give!

La Ruta Roja 2010 was an act of prayerful obedience, prophetic unity and joyful witness to Jesus Christ. Christians from across Tenerife got together, walked down the streets, prayed for their towns, gave out Christian literature and spoke to people about Jesus.

It all started at South Tenerife Christian Fellowship with over 30 people arriving – which was exciting as only 5 had signed up the day before! Very Tenerife!? We walked through Los Cristianos and spoke to passers-by, climbed up The Guaza “Mountain” and turned to pray over Las Americas. Then set off along the coast of South Tenerife praying, singing, chatting and celebrating all that the Lord has done. Eventually we reached Silencio Church, where an amazing table of delicious food was spread before us and bowls of cool water lined up ready for our feet! Bill Jeffrey, the pastor of Silencio Church, had gone into special training so that he could join the walk for the day. Over lunch he was heard to say, “There’s a wonderful feeling of having achieved something important in the Spirit to have walked and prayed all that way. But I’m not sure if I’ll be able to move my legs tomorrow!”

A group of about 10 members of St Peters Church, Morden, Surrey, aged between 12 and 48 years set off on Sunday 20th June, as part of the annual London to Brighton cycle ride.  Many had never attempted such a journey before, approx 50 miles, and were very apprehensive, but knowing how much difference even £1 can make we were all willing and determined to complete the challenge & raise some money for Grassroots.

St Peter’s has had a number of the congregation go to Tanzania to support the projects over the years and are so pleased with how Grassroots has grown over the years and is helping so many children.  Please support or continue to support  grassroots.

I am pleased to say that we all successfully completed the challenge.We believe that we have raised between £300 - £400!

Orison (school prayer space) will be open for the public in the Kings of Wessex School in Cheddar this Sunday. We open during the festival from 10am to 2pm. If you are local come and join in the festival and pop in to pray and see the written prayers and questions left by the children and young people during our week in the school.

The latest blog and examples of prayers and questions by the young people can be found here

The Poringland Singers are performing songs from shows and other popular songs + some modern versions of some psalms eg The Lord is My Shepherd (Vicar of Dibley version).
The proceeds are in aid of The Grassroots Trust work in Tanzania.
Tickets £4 (children free) on the door or telephone June Millwood 01603 412726
Venue: The Hub, Catton Grove Primary School, Weston Road, Norwich
Time: 7:30pm
 
Light refreshments will be served.

@SteveTup just sent this email to all his supporters:

We have recently been raising money (thanks to Jon Wills efforts in the Brighton Marathon) for a group of people going to serve with Umthombo Street Kids work in Durban. We have had a heart for the city and its extraordinary people since we helped organise Prayer A-Cross Durban in conjunction with SoulInTheCity Durban (organised by Soul Survivor) in 2008.

At last we are packing to leave Mbeya. Strange day. A little bitty.

Some of the team bought matresses and delivered them to families with children who have HIV. These children had been sleeping on the floor. Very moving.

Hi.

Today we were in Pambogo. We took 24 new children on to the sponsorship scheme.