NEWS OF RECENT EVENTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
PottersHeart Kenya
In September 2024 a team from The Meeting Place visited Kenya on behalf of PottersHeart UK – Linden Boothby (CEO PottersHeart UK), John Boothby, Joy & John Ryde.
The key aims of the visit included feedback from a previous visit in 2022, the continuation of leadership training in a number of communities and succession training for PottersHeart Kenya to take over the work.
FFALD Y BRENIN
The Ffald y Brenin retreat centre in Wales is known to many of us, especially those who have benefited from retreats in the peaceful and beautiful setting.
Click on the image above to view the website.
MARY’S MEALS
‘Mary’s Meals’ is a faith-based charity that provides a meal for children who would otherwise be unable to attend school. More than a million children around the world who would normally eat a Mary’s Meal at school have been receiving their meal at home during the Covid-19 pandemic – an amazing and encouraging achievement.
Click on the logo above to see a video of their work – it’s a lovely film.
I AM MARK – https://iam-mark.com/
Stefan Smart is an actor from Southampton who has a bold 1-man production based on Mark’s Gospel. Stefan came to Beaminster in September 2019, having previously performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.
50 people came to see Stefan, followed by a lively Q&A session. The performance was very moving and made more real the events in the life of Jesus.
There was a new and exciting development since 2021 – Stefan’s one-man dramatisation of the whole of Mark’s Gospel, I AM MARK, is now available online or on DVD – click on this link to find out more.
Here’s a promotional trailer.
MINISTRY IN THE USA
In October 2019 Richard Roberts had several speaking engagements in Columbus, Ohio and Virginia Beach. This included an address on “Christians in politics”, given in the chapel of Regent University Law School, pictured opposite.
He also had the opportunity to describe some of his work with The Vatican, to promote understanding of the new charismatic churches, which have arisen in the last 60 years.