Serenje Women Penpals

Hey friends, it's been a long time!

Sorry for the big gap in blogging - don't know why really, just lots of LIFE happening I suppose.

Well, the blogging-gap has ended because I want to tell you about a great new initiative that we're launching on Sunday at Kerith that's going to be a wonderful chance for women from Kerith to connect with women in Serenje Zambia. The Serenje women sent letters back to the UK with the Kerith team that visited earlier this year. Mel is leading the Serenje Penpals group, and she has put all the letters on the computer; written some guidelines and is generally making it very easy for us to support the Zambian women through the exchanging of letters. Our aim is to connect - to share our lives and our faith...and to commit to pray for the Serenje women and their families. Zoe has written more about it on the Serenje blog so please take a look. There's also information in this week's bulletin, and also on the Kerith website.

Come and see Mel in the Kerith Reception this Sunday - ask any questions you have, and take a Serenje woman's letter back home with you. write a letter back and bring it back by 15th November so we can send them all off together before Christmas.

Do it now, before the "Christmas rush"!

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