November Peacemaker News

<<First Name>>, In my experience, peacemaking is most effective when undertaken in collaboration with likeminded people. From our very beginning Peacemaker Trust has partnered with charities and NGO's who share one or more of the Five Marks of Mission. I am pleased to share with you news of our most recent projects and initiatives.

Justice, Peace & Reconciliation

Peacemaker Trust was one of the three founding members of the Convivencia Alliance. In October, we arranged the first international webinar entitled: The Convivencia Declaration: Justice, Peace and Reconciliation in Palestine – Christian Perspectives: The Struggle for Justice and Peace: Experiences from South Africa, Northern Ireland, USA and Palestine.

Four distinguished speakers contributed: Allan Boesak (South Africa), Mark Braverman (USA), Jonny Clark (Ireland) and Rifat Kassis (Palestine). You can watch their stimulating presentations here

Looking Forward to Armageddon?

In October I was invited to give a presentation on the historical roots and political agenda of Christian Zionism to members of Bath Friends of Palestine and hosted by the Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institute. This is a video of my presentation.

Nijlvallei - Nile Valley

In this short interview, the Revd Dr Jos Strengholt discusses life in Egypt today and the work of Nijl Vallei (Nile Valley) the Dutch charity he founded to support the poor and marginalised in Egypt in partnership with the Coptic Church and other denominations. For more information on how you can support Nile Valley email kantoor@nijlvallei.nl or visit their website https://www.nijlvallei.nl

Sabeel-Kairos Advent Series

Sabeel-Kairos UK are delighted to offer members and supporters the chance to study, in detail, the issues surrounding Israeli apartheid, and how we can challenge, campaign and pray for a future which is free from apartheid for all in the Holy Land.

This series will involve:

4 online events (Sundays @7pm from the 27th Nov – 18th Dec inclusive) with two international speakers, an interactive Q+A and discussion time.
Access to 4 bible studies (one for each weekly topic), a study guide with questions for small groups, further reading and resources, and online videos of the speakers to use with the study guide.

The topics for the weeks are as follows:

Sunday 27th November: Zionism and Apartheid
Sunday 4th December: Colonialism and Apartheid
Sunday 11th December: Militarisation and Apartheid
Sunday 18th December: A future without Apartheid

To register visit the Sabeel-Kairos UK website.

Join the Peacemaker Team

Peacemaker Trust is a faith ministry. By the grace of God, we are entirely dependent on the prayers, advocacy and financial support of our dedicated Peacemaker Team. We are a small charity with low overheads and a prudent budget. If you identify with our vision, we invite you to make a one-off gift or regular monthly donation to help us fulfil our charitable purposes in 2023.

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We need to raise an additional £10,000 to fulfil our plans for 2023.

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May the Lord bless you and those you love.