Alan and Dorothy are currently in Ireland and will be preaching and sharing about Zimbabwe in churches and with friends until Easter when they will then return home to Harare.In their absence Alison Bell from Rathfriland, on her second 6 month working visit to Jabulani, sent them an update on the children... below are just a couple:update on the children... below are just a couple:‘Blessing: Comes to Jabu every afternoon to help with the babies. She plays with them – helps get them changed for bed and then helps to feed. She is in charge – she tells the others what they can do to help.Daniel: He’s been a good boy! Very considerate and gentle with the babies. Happy and radiant. Too excited gentle with the babies. Happy and radiant. Too excited to get for chicken and chips in the brown bus on Saturday.’

newLife will send a team to work with Alan and Dorothy in the home and schools in 2014. Please register your interest in this trip on the website.

The Year 9 group at the Oasis School have recently celebrated their graduation and what better way than with a party. Many children have been greatly blessed through the work CCCUK does in the Wayuu and huge strides have been taken to make sure things are up to scratch in this very remote region of the Colombian desert. The Wayuu Centre is now complete with a thriving nursery school where 60 3-5 year olds start their education. When they have nished preschool they will literally move next door into the Christian school where they all receive not only an education but a mid-morning snack and lunch. The centre is able to employ three members of staff. mid-morning snack and lunch. The centre is able to employ three members of staff. Three teachers also work in the centre but they are paid through a government initiative. This is a very special part of Colombia covering a large area of desert where these nomadic people make their living by herding goats.

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We are pleased to announce that Craig & Cristine are visiting on the 5th May to see us at our Scunthorpe and Barton congregations!

Until then, Craig has asked us to keep some points in mind - things we can ask God for aswe pray for our friends in the Philippines:

‘The biggest prayer request is nancial, with the state of the economy‘The biggest prayer request is nancial, with the state of the economyin Europe we have seen a big downturn in support and it is gettingcritical. I have a Skype conversation later today about how we willrespond. However we are trusting God.

Please can you also pray for Cristine's visa, it should not be aproblem but prayer never hurts.

Also I have managed to strain a ligament in my right index ngerwhich does not help with typing!’which does not help with typing!’

Sabina has spent several months translating Christian books which focus on life issues such as relationships and also a youth bible into their national language.

The small (house) groups that were started last year are going well with over a third of the church being members of these. Chris and Sabina are hoping to raise more leaders so that more of the small groups can be launched.

Diana, a member of the church has developed the mission department of the church and regularly leads teams in activities for the mission work in Macedonia and to the gypsy community in the north of Slovenia.Macedonia and to the gypsy community in the north of Slovenia.Next month Chris plans to attend a pastoral conference in Switzerland (6 hours drive from Ljubljana) - he hopes to build relationships with other pastors. Sabina is working on a new web page for the church which will host resources for children and youth ministries. newLife will send a team to join Chris and Sabina in Slovenia in August(5th-12th) to be part of their mission work over the summer. Please register your interest online @ www.newlifechurch.co.uk/international Please register your interest online @ www.newlifechurch.co.uk/international