Central South and Chilterns

Annual regional Tearfund meeting, 7 February 2009

Join us at Thornbury Baptist Church to celebrate
Tearfund’s 40th anniversary.

 

Graham Fairbairn, Tearfund’s Deputy Chief Executive, will help us revisit some great landmarks in Tearfund’s history. And we will look ahead with our ten-year-vision to release 50 million people from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches.

Tearfund Inspire trip to Egypt - March 2010

 

This Inspire trip will provide a fantastic opportunity to see Tearfund’s vision in action, and is for volunteers from England and Wales.

 

We hope to visit two Tearfund partners in Cairo to see how God is using them to bring transformation to the poorest and most marginalised. There will be a chance for you to do some practical work with our partners. 

You will also have the opportunity to discuss your experiences and pray with others on the tour. 

 

And Tearfund will equip you to share those stories with churches back home, and to make the most of your experiences.

 

Date: 1 - 14 March 2010 (depending on flights – exact dates to be confirmed)
Price: In the range of £750-£900 + flights (final costing will be available nearer the time of the tour)
Orientation: Saturday 30 January 2010
Reunion: Saturday 3 April 2010

Click here to download a fact sheet and application form

Please note that you will be required to sign a contract before going on the Inspire trip. You can find a copy of it here.

Prayer Groups

Prayer is one of the most effective ways of supporting Tearfund's work.
 
Tearfund prayer and support groups give you the opportunity to pray with others and hear inspiring first-hand stories of transformation from those who have visited Tearfund partners.
 
Some groups are based in churches or house groups, others are attended by people from a number of churches in the area.
 
We currently have groups meeting in: Banbury, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Calne, Cheltenham, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Marlow, Milton Keynes, Oxford City, St Albans, Sutton Courtenay, Swindon, Thame and Witney.

Upcoming meeting dates are as follows (please contact the regional office on 01235 550467 for more information):

Marlow: 8 December 2008
Sutton Courtenay: 18 November 2008 (and the 3rd Tuesday of every other month after this date, beginning 20 January 2009)

Swindon: 9 December 2008
 
We would love to have more prayer meetings. If you would be willing to lead a group we can help you get started. If you are already part of a group that we don't know about, please tell us so that we can support you.

For more information about prayer groups visit our Prayer Zone.

 

Volunteer vacancies

We have a growing number of church representatives who would love to have a local point of contact. Could you be that person?

 

If you enjoy encouraging and inspiring others and could work with a small group of local volunteers, please contact us in the regional office.

 

Areas in need of support are: St Albans; Gloucester, Forest of Dean; Tewkesbury; Cirencester; Aylesbury; Luton; Bedford; Banbury; Oxford; Reading; Basingstoke and Bracknell.