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Want a second chance at life?

2008-11-26T17:24:00.001Z

Christmas is coming - here's your chance to brush up on the story, with the help of the cartooning guys at the Churches Advertising Network:

YouTube - Want a second chance at life?

Pearl of Africa Children's Choir on YouTube

2008-10-27T17:44:00.001Z

Check out last year's Kingswinford concert by The Pearl of Africa Children's Choir - can you see the back of your head?

lou's news

2008-10-11T20:58:00.001+01:00

the latest edition of lou's news is available from the mission page.

ad33 - photos: ak summer bbq

2008-08-01T21:25:00.001+01:00

ad33 - photos: ak summer bbq have just been uploaded. enjoy!

vcashpoint

2008-07-16T19:16:00.002+01:00

vcashpoint is giving away up to 2,500gbp for good ideas!

16-25? Want to change something in your community? Got a volunteering idea? A grant from vcashpoint can help you turn your idea into reality.

more details...

youth pastor

2008-07-09T16:37:00.004+01:00

ad33 are delighted to announce the following opportunity:

YOUTH PASTOR

Kinver, Staffordshire

20,000gbp (plus benefits)

This is an exciting new post for an enthusiastic and passionate individual, with experience of and a heart for developing the Christian discipleship of young people.

Working as part of the alive and kicking leadership team, you will help to further develop the pastoral care and discipleship of a growing Christian community of young people. This will include furthering good relationships with local churches, schools and communities.

You will need to be a self-motivated, organised, flexible individual who can work as part of a team. You will receive support, training and guidance and in return you will be given the opportunity to inspire Christian youth work in Kinver and the surrounding area.

ad33 is a Christian charity established and supported by Churches Together in Kinver and Enville.

For further details or an application pack please contact jobs@ad33.org.uk or visit our website.

meeting your heroes

2008-06-13T01:19:00.002+01:00

if you don't want to be disappointed when meeting your heroes, make sure you choose the right heroes! Mark Russell (chief executive of Church Army, the evangelist bit of the Church of England) talks about meeting his:

This picture proves that this week, I met the man I have looked up to most in the Christian world all my life. When I was a kid I watched this man address huge crowds in South Africa appealing for calm, and urging them to work peacefully to dream of a new South Africa, a rainbow people of God. What inspired me as a child, and still does, was Desmond Tutu couldn't just preach theology from his pulpit when injustice was going on in the streets. His faith drove him to change the world around him. He became a force for good, for justice, and for God.

Read the rest on Mark's blog.

quiz night

2008-05-31T16:42:00.009+01:00

We would love you to join us for food, friendship and fun, with a quiz thrown in for good measure.

We are continuing to raise funds for the Molly and Paul Child Care Foundation in Uganda - many of you will have met their Pearl of Africa Children's Choir when they came last year.

Open to all, young or old. Come as a full team of 6 or as a smaller group and we'll match you up with others.

Friday 6th June 2008, 8.00pm
Kinver Methodist Church Hall, Potters Cross, Kinver
Fish & chips provided, bring your own soft drinks.
Tickets 5GBP per person.

The Molly and Paul Child Care Foundation is Non-Profit Christian NGO which was established 25 years ago in Uganda to help identify, locate, bring in and seek help for orphaned and destiutute children/youths who are the victims of wars, HIV/AIDs, poverty and natural calamities in Uganda and Eastern Africa.

To book your places and food (fish and chips/sausage and chips) please contact Ben on ben@ad33.org.uk or 07752 717263 (by Wednesday 4th June if possible).

pentecost festival, london

2008-04-21T17:53:00.003+01:00

It was as I sat there, in this rather bewildered state of 'jet-lag' that I felt that God spoke to me. Not as an audible voice, admittedly, but through a jolt of Holy Presence. The words came very clearly, almost as if they were sprayed onto the wall of my consciousness graffiti-style. "Why not organise an event that I'd like to come to?" he said. It shook me to the core.

Taken from Rob Frost's vision for the Pentecost festival in London from the 9th to the 11th of May 2008.

lou's news - april 2008

2008-04-16T22:41:00.004+01:00

prayer news from our india correspondent, lou bamber:

Praise
Board Meetings were constructive
Easter Chapel went well, even with me singing!
Continued good health
Provision of Sunday School teachers

Prayer
Staff needs - especially Head of Elementary and Science Teachers
Stamina for my continuing varied roles.
Wisdom and Grace for me relating to others during Woodstock Transition!
Planning for Interserve weekend in June to be smooth.

This is really just a little general note for churches to put in the notices.

ak: programme

2008-03-05T21:20:00.003Z

the alive and kicking spring programme is now available online or as a download.

we've also freshened up the structure and navigation of the site in light of your feedback so hopefully it's even easier to get about and find what you need - let us know if not.

ak: photos

2008-01-02T18:19:00.002Z

more photos from Christmas and new year.

ak: updates

2007-12-09T17:44:00.000Z

updates to the ak Christmas and winter programmes, printable versions uploaded along with breakout booking forms - available on the ak forms page.

various tweaks to the design and layout of the site - hopefully we've not broken anything.

stop the traffik

2007-12-05T16:16:00.001Z

After the footprints petition, the final step of the Thr3e Small Steps campaign is demanding that the UK Government appoint an independent national Child Trafficking Watchdog (called a 'Rapporteur') to help keep track of the issue. A lot of trafficking takes place 'underground' so if we're going to stop child trafficking the Government needs to appoint a full time expert to raise issues, keep it in the forefront and have it exposed for the crime it is, not hidden away.

To tell the Government how important it is to appoint the Rapporteur, go to the campaign page and see what you can do. It's so easy to do - and so important.

ak: photos and updates

2007-11-29T19:52:00.002Z

a bumper edition of photos - akwa 2007, the pearl of africa choir, the ak bonfire, the ak jigsaws and origami night and the ak curry night.

also updates to the ak programme, mayc breakout and akwa pages.

ak: pearl of africa children's choir

2007-10-22T23:23:00.000+01:00

on sunday 28th february, alive and kicking are throwing a party for the pearl of africa children's choir. they'll be giving us a concert at 6pm at kingswinford methodist church (leave at 5.30pm from the hut) and we'll be entertaining them with food and games straight afterwards (until around 8.30pm, returning to the hut around 9pm).

bring some food to share and plenty of enthusiasm and we'll see you there!

ak: stop the traffik

2007-10-02T17:34:00.000+01:00

the stop the traffik website has a huge amount of information on modern-day slavery and what you can do about it. sign the petition, switch to fair trade chocolate, tell your friends, pray, write letters and do your bit towards eradicating slavery.

ak: updates

2007-08-21T18:39:00.000+01:00

alive and kicking autumn programme (september-december) is now available online and to download.

lou's news

2007-07-25T16:58:00.001+01:00

the latest update from lou bamber is now available on the mission page.

ad33 garden party

2007-07-04T15:20:00.002+01:00

your chance to find out more about alive and kicking, eleven, twelveforty and the rest of ad33. come along and meet the team, ask any questions you may have and find out more about all that is going on.

ak: updates

2007-06-28T12:03:00.000+01:00

the akwa 2007 information pack and booking form is now available to download. book your place at the event of the year now!

ak: updates

2007-06-13T23:55:00.000+01:00

the alive and kicking summer programme (july-august) is now available online and to download.

ak: updates

2007-06-11T23:31:00.000+01:00

some photos from the ak trip to the safari park added.

the akwa 2006 report is also now up - booking forms for this year's weekend away will be out soon...

ak: updates

2007-05-30T20:39:00.001+01:00

more photos from the ak easter walkover added.

ak: safari park

2007-05-25T11:07:00.000+01:00

the alive and kicking trip to the safari park has been moved forward to 10th june 2007 to avoid clashing with fathers' day. consent forms should be returned by 3rd june.