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Your new weekly Relay!
In an exciting revamp of our communications, we are delighted to launch our new weekly e-newsletter! With an interesting combination of news, case updates and ways to get involved, Relay will arrive in your inbox every Thursday. We hope you find Relay useful in equipping you to help those living under persecution, and we would love to hear your feedback – please do email with any comments.
Thank you for your continued support and commitment to those who are persecuted for their faith. With every blessing for the New Year. |
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"Your words bring great joy to me"
It is a privilege to share encouraging news from Cuba:
In December, we asked for prayer for Reverend Rodriguez who faced trial on trumped up charges and whose trial was suspended at the last minute, at great relief to his family. “We took pleasure in this miracle of the Lord with tears in our eyes…We firmly believe that this was just the beginning of God’s work in our favour...your prayers have been of great value”.
Pastor Omar Gude Perez was imprisoned in May 2008, without charge or trial, most likely because of the rapid growth and impact of his ministry. His wife Kenia sent this message of thanks: “Your words bring great joy to me, thank you for your support….You all can act as a channel to make history with the gospel in Cuba”. |
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Help stop the forcible return of Eritrean refugees
Your prayer and action today can help stop the forcible return of refugees to Eritrea, where they are seriously endangered.
Following our call for action on behalf of Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers, we are disappointed to report that, after a brief respite, forcible returns have resumed. In December, over 100 Eritrean men, women and children were imprisoned in Northern Sinai after being forcibly returned to Egypt by the Israeli Army. Since then, over 80 have been forcibly deported. Those who resisted, including a pregnant woman, were severely assaulted by Egyptian prison guards. Countless other Eritrean refugees face a similar fate and are in desperate need of our help. |
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Changes to Response and Prayer Diary
Response magazine and Prayer Diary will go quarterly in 2009 and your spring edition will be with you in March.
To cover the prayer diary gap, please visit our online Prayer Diary for Jan-Feb. |
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Burma Day of Prayer 2009
We will be holding a Day of Prayer for Burma on Saturday 7 March at the Emmanuel Centre, Westminster.
We are pleased to announce that Baroness Caroline Cox and Cindy Kent (Premier Christian Radio) will be among the guest speakers. |
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November appeal update
CSW would like to thank you for your generosity in response to our letter in November last year.
Thank you for standing with us so that we may work effectively on behalf of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
As always there is still much work to be done, and we value your continued support through financial giving, prayer and lobbying. |
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We want to come to you!
We passionately want to share our knowledge and mission for religious freedom with your community.
CSW has many creative and challenging speakers with a wide range of experience, covering backgrounds in law, UN and UK parliamentary work, international advocacy and missionary work. They speak from the heart with an in-depth understanding of the realities of persecution. |
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