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As you look at the leaves changing colour and the fields yielding their harvest, it reminded you not only of the beauty of God’s creation, but of the amazing God that we serve and of his provision and blessing.Foodbank in particular are so grateful to so many who have donated and are still donating food this Harvest time and thank God for its timely arrival. Here are some things Foodbank in Cardiff are particularly thankful for:For people’s generosity in giving food this Harvest time. For the volunteers who are working above and beyond to help us pick up, deliver and…

Huw Ellis works for TLG who help children struggling in school stay in or return to education through partnering with local churches. Here he tells us about his role as regional leader for early intervention in Wales.Tell me a little bit about TLG and how you got involved.The TLG vision is to support children who find school difficult. It started by partnering with churches to set up education centres that are registered schools to help children who have been excluded or are at the risk of exclusion in schools. The aim is to get them back into school and to…

The new initiative will bring together a diverse gathering of men from across the United Kingdom on 27 May 2017.Former boxer Nigel Benn, former professional footballer Linvoy Primus, US evangelist Andrew Palau and Martin Smith are just some of the big names getting involved. Simon Paul Edwards from Walk Ministries and a key person behind the vision of the movement said: "We believe it's more important than ever to unite the Christian men of this country to lead, to serve and use their God-given authority for good. "I believe this day is not just a one off event, but it…

Yes… it’s year 7 coming up already. And what a fantastic job you have all done, making Christmas –The Story such a successful event.· 50 Cardiff primary schools now come regularly.· Even toddlers remember the story after one viewing.· These children will never be among the 36% of Britons who don’t know where Jesus was born or the 52% of children who think December 25th is Santa’s birthday. This story will stay with them for life. It is a seed, growing in their hearts and minds.We are changing Cardiff, just as the other towns who present 'The Story' every year…

Arriving early to church on Sunday morning to beat the city centre traffic many of us went outside to watch the runners as they passed our church. We cheered and clapped the elite runners and then looked out for faces in the crowd that we recognised and clapped others dresses in all sort of costumes and raising funds for all sorts of good causes. We then returned to preparing for the crowd that would soon gather for our church service. Some 15 minutes after most of the runners were passed we were encouraged to go back on to the streets…

Picture the scene. It’s October 31, the night is drawing in and your doorbell rings. You know it’ll probably be Trick or Treaters and you have two choices. You can pretend to not be in (dim the lights, quick!) or you can greet your callers with a big smile and the brand new FREE bag of Hope from UCB, One Hope and World Vision.Each bag contains a full colour Bible-based booklet, The Bible App for Kids Book of Hope and if you were planning on offering sweets, you can drop those in the bag too. It’s a great way to…

Amazing Grace Space launch event on September 23-24 proved a great succes. Over 150 people came to see the unit which was in the car park of St Paul’s Church. Bishop Richard spoke on the Friday and said, “talking about working together is not the same as actually working together”. The church needs to work together to support the most vulnerable in our city. The launch was featured on BBC Wales Today and the report can be viewed at www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-37457480 The next step is to complete 10 units and we need ground for the units to go on. It is…

In the light of the recent murders in the city centre of Cardiff it is a great time to reflect on the amazing work done by Street pastors in towns and cities across Wales. Every year Cardiff Street Pastors have an annual event to highlight their work in the Capital city and to raise much needed funds for the work they do throughout the year. The Cardiff Street Pastors annual Charity Dinner this year is at the Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane on Wednesday 7 December, 7.30pm till late. It is their main fundraising event and a great fun night. Tickets…

During this month (September 2016) and next (October) Wales will be visited by a number of Koreans coming to say thank you to Wales for sending them a missionary who was martyred for his faith, but who many Koreans see as the first seeds of the good news of Jesus coming to Korea. The man in question is Welshman Robert Jermain Thomas. He answered a call to ministry but, for him, it was to be the mission field. He went with the London Missionary Society to China. Sadly, his wife died there and, grief-stricken, he toured the north of the…

Christians Against Poverty UK is celebrating it's 20th birthday with a brand new single by musician Philippa Hanna.CAP has seen 20,000 people a year lifted out of debt, with 1,000 finding jobs through CAP Jobs Club, and 1,000 decide to follow Jesus through the ministry.The track You are loved was written after singer-songwriter Philippa experienced hardship herself.She said: "I wrote this song to be an anthem to empower us as Christians to go out into the dark places and turn people's lives around."I know that debt can affect anybody. You feel powerless and afraid. I experienced anxiety and depression with…