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Charity award
Published: 17th May 2012
LONDON Jesus Centre was named "Charity of the month" by their local Waitrose recently, as voted for by Waitrose customers. They also received a generous donation from the superstore.
Centre manager, Rob Bentley, was delighted and somewhat bemused: "It's all a bit amazing" he said. "The store isn't very near and we don't have a lot of Waitrose...
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Hot chocolate and prayer
Published: 30th Jan 2012
MONTHLY, a Jesus Army team from around the UK go to London for four days of outreach in the capital.
A group from Leicester targeted a Hackney estate, armed with milkshakes, hot dogs, hot chocolate and prayer. They parked a Jesus Army bus to form a relaxed scene with guitars and chat.
A local commented “No-one ever does anything like this in Hackney”.
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London calling
Published: 29th Sep 2009"GOD, please open the door for me!" prayed five-year-old Hannah, struggling with the locked door. Click. Open door.
Hannah's childhood seemed as full of God as some are full of teddy bears. Hannah was born and grew up in a Christian community in rural Brandeu, in Norway. It was a fairly idyllic existence.
"We had a little farm," says Hannah - "well, a...
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