Charities should stick to knitting and stay out of politics

When the government's minister for Civil Society said in yesterday's Guardian that charities should stick to knitting and not get involved in politics I'm sure he was anticipating a response.

Here's one of many - from Matthew Frost, who is Chief Executive of Tearfund, writing in the Huffington Post. Click here to read what he has to say.

Official Shipwrecked Theme Tune Music Video

Now that Holiday Club is over - here's the 'Official Music Video'. Just in case you've managed to get the tune out of your head yet...




Thanks to everyone who made Holiday Club possible - over 120 local children encountered the love of Jesus.

Loom Bands

As a dad with three daughters of primary school age I know all about loom bands. Our eldest two, along with some other local children, were filmed for a piece for the BBC's Newsnight which was aired on Friday. The video will only be available for a few more days but if you want to see what they got up to here's the link - start at 27 minutes in.

Click here to watch.

Responding to Iraq Crisis

Do you ever watch the news from places like Iraq and wonder - yes, but what can I actually do?

Christian Today website have a list of five things that we can actually do. Pray. Give. Write. Sign. Raise awareness. To read the article click here.

It's been a while since I posted a video from Christian Aid...