22nd Christian Resources Exhibition Kicks Off

The 22nd Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) kicked off today at the Sandown Park Exhibition Centre, where thousands gathered under one roof to further explore and appreciate Christianity and its various resources.

In addition to seminars and exhibits, the sixth annual Christian Book Awards 2006 ceremony was held at the event, presented by former first minister of Northern Ireland and Nobel Prize winner David Trimble.

Author Andrew White’s Iraq, Searching for Hope won the General Category, while Taming the Tiger by Tony Anthony and Angela Little won in the Biography category, and It’s a Boy by Alexa Tewkesbury and Steve Legg in the Children’s Category.
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