Christian Aid Week taking place from 9th to 15th May is drawing near. The first Sunday of Christian Aid Week marks the beginning of a week of fundraising, prayer and action for some of the world's poorest people, and will carry the theme 'We believe in life before death'.
Churches will join together to support Christian Aid Week, which aims to bring about a better life for people in poor communities all over the world. They will unite in the belief of people's right of life before death, and that life is for living, not merely surviving.
To help churches mark Christian Aid Week in worship, Christian Aid will provide a range of inspiring free resources which will include prayers and preaching from the Dominican Republic, and stories of life and hope from Tajikistan, Zambia and Nottingham.
Last year, over ?million was raised for people in some of the poorest parts of the world. The money raised this year will be used to improve lives in more than 50 countries worldwide. One of the places that Christian Aid has recently begun working is the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan. Here, as in many other poor countries, money raised in Christian Aid Week will be used to help people live more full lives.
Currently, Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 40 church denominations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
To find out more or make a donation, please visit www.caweek.org.
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