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  • JointhePeacemakerTeam

    WeinviteyoutojointhePeacemakerTeam.Weareafaithministry,entirely dependent on your prayers, your advocacy and financialsupport. To receive regularupdates, visitwww.peacemakers.ngoorvisitourFacebookpage:www.facebook.com/peacemakers.ngo/

    InvestinPeacemaking

    WethanktheLordthatmorethan80%ofour2020budgetisalreadypledgedorfunded.Wedo,however,needtoraiseafurther£5,000torespondtotherequestsalreadyreceivedthisyear.Pleaseconsidermakingaone-offgiftorregularmonthlydonationusingtheenclosedresponse,orviawww.peacemakers.ngo/give/With your help, Peacemakers will continue toadvocate for justice,peaceandreconciliationinourworld,especiallywheremostneeded.

    ThePeacemakerVision

    We aspireto be catalysts for peace-making, especially whereminoritiesarepersecuted,wherejusticeisdenied,humanrightsaresuppressed or reconciliation is needed. Our vision is of a worldreconciledtoGodandwhereitspeopleareatpeacewithoneanother.

    TheFiveMarksofMission

    Peacemakers affirms theFive Marks of Mission widely adopted bychurchesandmissionagenciesindefiningChristianmission.o ToproclaimtheGoodNewsoftheKingdomo Toteach,baptiseandnurturenewbelieverso Torespondtohumanneedbylovingserviceo Toseektotransformunjuststructuresofsociety,tochallenge

    violenceofeverykindandtopursuepeaceandreconciliationo Tostrivetosafeguardtheintegrityofcreationandsustainand

    renewthelifeoftheearth

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  • ProclaimingtheGoodNewsInAugust, Stephenreturned toArua inNorthWestUganda to trainstudentandyouthleadersintheDioceseofWestNilein partnership withScriptureUniontousetheChristianity Exploredcourse. The Dioceseborders South Sudan andtheCongoand ishometothousands of refugeesliving in sprawling UNcamps.TeachingandNurturingNewBelievers

    In May, Stephen taught a week-long module on Judaism andChristianity at Cyangugu DioceseTheological School in Rwanda. Itwasanintensive18sessioncoursefocussing on the history of theJewish people and in particular,theMessianicpropheciesandtheharmony between the Old andNewTestament.

    RespondingtoHumanNeedThe Southampton and Winchester VisitorsGroup (SWVG) are volunteers who befriendand support adult asylum seekers andrefugees in Hampshire. Stephen is now atrusteeofthecharityandserveswithhiswife,Joanna,asvisitorsassistingindividualsweeklywiththeirasylumclaimsandpersonalneeds.SWVGseektoimprovethelivesofallasylumseekersespeciallythosewhoaredestitute.

    TransformingUnjustStructuresIn November, Stephen spoke at the10th International Kairos Palestineconference in Bethlehem. About 350people attended the conference. Hegave a presentation on significantdevelopments within the EvangelicalmovementinrelationtoPalestineoverthepasttenyears. Healsocontributedto the Sabeel International Gatheringattended by 150 internationals,helpingtodrafttheclosingconferencestatement. SafeguardingtheIntegrityofCreation

    The Keep Hope Alive OliveCampaign is coordinated by theYMCA-YWCA in Palestine. InFebruary, Stephen joined aninternational team to plant 800olive trees on four farmsthreatened by illegal Israelisettlement expansion and landconfiscation. These trees willprovide vulnerable familieswith

    asustainablefutureincome. PeacemakerInitiativesin2020Thisyear,Stephenhasbeenaskedto provide evangelistic trainingand Bible teaching in Uganda,TanzaniaandRwanda.Hehasalsobeen invited to teach on justice,peace and reconciliation inPalestine and the USA. He alsohopes to join the YMCA olivepickingprogrammeinPalestine.