Getting involved can be a daunting prospect, but it’s not as difficult as many think. Accessing the CARE website www.care.org.uk for down-to-earth, easy to read information on the latest issues, dropping your MP an email or letter, inviting a CARE speaker to your church or getting involved in your local crisis pregnancy centre are all simple ways in which you can get plugged in to our work.
The Leaders of Tomorrow
CARE’s Intern Programme equips young Christians for positions of influence. Over the last decade the Programme has successfully placed almost 200 graduates with MPs, media organisations and NGOs. The track record is impressive and many interns now hold positions of leadership across the UK in politics, the media and business.Making the choice
Upbeat and relevant sex and relationship education is recognised as a major area of growth, with teams from the evaluate..informing choice programme so far reaching over 46,000 teenagers across schools in the UK.
The format is simple, yet effective. Multimedia presentations and discussion invite students aged 11 - 18 to consider the alternatives to the usual message of ‘safe sex’. Sessions highlight the issues of peer pressure and self esteem and encourage students to make an informed choice before embarking on a sexual relationship.
Programme Manager Sue Lindars has a passion to reach all young people across the UK with the evaluate message. She says, ‘Our teams have enabled 46,000 teenagers to consider the implications of casual sex.’ Quoting John 4:35, ‘The fields are ripe for harvest but the labourers are few’, Sue admits that she is only hindered in fulfilling this vision by the number of trained volunteers available to go into schools.
Chuck Colson talks about change being affected by ‘an army of ordinary people’. As Christians we must be the change we want to see in the world (Gandhi).
Pentecost Festival
CARE is therefore thrilled to be part of Pentecost 2008 which will be a wonderful showcase for what God’s people are doing in bringing a message of hope to a hurting world. Our event ‘An Audience With’ will be a great opportunity to meet with leading Christian figures like Ann Widdecombe, Stephen Timms and Simon Hughes and to get to know them and how their faith is the driving force for what they do. This will not only be inspirational , and fun but will also enable us to pray for them more effectively. In an informal atmosphere this will be a lively evening.
For more information about Care's event go to www.pentecostfestival.co.uk/programme/big_ten_pages.php?page=care
