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New Pastoral Course
Under the title ‘Hope for an Addictive Society’ LFTW’s new pastoral course was launched at City Church Gloucester on 27-28 November. This course is not only aimed at church leaders/ministers but also anyone else with pastoral responsibility in a local church. This could include youth and children’s workers, home group leaders and prison and hospital visitors.
The one-day course looks at how addictions affect individuals and families, and the ways in which this can present itself as people make contact with our churches. At the same time we look at how the church can respond at a variety of levels to enable people to receive hope that change and freedom are possible.
For more details on courses click here
Cambodia – CRAC *
– Triumph and Tragedy
Triumph - International day against Drug and Illicit trafficking 26th June
Expectations have been raised in the last year as CRAC’s equipping work has expanded even though we have been forced to reduce our staff. On 26th of June with Hosea Ministries (HM), they organised a day for nearly 150 people consisting of project workers and volunteers, local community leaders and residents and some of the young people being helped through the assessment centre.
The day included workshops and even a children’s painting and drawing competition. The Day not only portrayed our training and equipping role with churches and projects but also how CRAC is working with other projects to bring individuals into freedom from addictions and to faith in Christ.
Tragedy or Gods opportunity?
At the end of June, David and Gail Fisher who headed up HM, our umbrella in Cambodia, told us that they were returning urgently to the UK, for family reasons.
As a result H M had to close and CRAC was left without any covering organisation. We have subsequently relocated to offices at New Life Church, Phnom Penh Thmey. Though this has been a difficult transition and involved the expenses of setting up our own infrastructure, the work of CRAC goes on and the demand for training grows. Patrick will be in Cambodia in October helping to set up a new NGO.
* Christian Response to Addictions in Cambodia |
Partnership Training Scheme advances
 'Restore’ is a ministry of St Thomas Philadelphia Campus in Sheffield. LFTW has run a number of addiction awareness days and a certificate training course at the church. Now they have joined the Partnership Training Scheme (PTS) to further equip their growing volunteer team.
Restore's vision is to take the power of God's love to the very edges of society and bring people into the heart of God's family. This means reaching out to the poor and marginalised in Sheffield including the homeless, people with addictions, women working on the streets and people in prison. They are committed to a holistic approach meeting practical, spiritual and emotional needs.
For more details – Click here
Excellent Awareness Day in Southampton, January 2010
Running the first Awareness Day of the year was a real pleasure at Victory Gospel Church, Southampton. Over 40 delegates attended and thoroughly immersed themselves in the issues of addiction and how churches can be better prepared to reach out to their community.
Don’t take our word for it, read some of the comments yourself.......
“My eyes have been opened. I didn’t think I needed this course but now I think everybody needs it.”
“Really good mix of spiritual and practical”
“It was extremely interesting, relevant and well presented.”
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