Many of us have read this over the years and it was part of a change in how we view our work and mission. Can't wait to hear Brian Fikkert on a online prayer event with Tearfund in Sept. Want to come? Drop me a DM to get details.

Today is World Humanitarian Day, so I am thankful for my colleagues around the world serving in challenging, unstable, frustrating and often dangerous contexts. For Tearfund that is what it means to follow Jesus where the need is greatest!

A helpful reminder in the midst of more obvious, and very real, tragedies in our news that the catastrophe in Sudan rages on.

Also looking forward to this regular meeting, engaging with MLAs around issues of global concerns. It's an online, public meeting, so email for the meeting link.

So good to hear from Brian Fikkert today with Tearfund colleagues and supporters. 2 questions which shape how we view and respond to the world around us: What is human flourishing? How is to achieved? (I'm also challenged to personalise it: what does it mean for me to flourish?)

The sheer joy of The Rest Is History double episode on Beards is a pure antidote! The passion of debate around early/mid/late 16th C beard detail: Gold. I for one could have done a 6 parter. Thank you Tom Holland Dominic Sandbrook

I really enjoyed being at this event today with senior leaders from across the Third Sector. Some serious passion and expertise in the room!

A great chance to join others in prayer for the region, for peace, and for those most impacted. Sign up for a slot!!!

The Middle East is suffering from a “humanitarian catastrophe that’s getting worse by the day, in some places by the hour" Tearfund Church Times Francis Martin churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/…

Thank you to those already responding to the DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal. The need is great: millions urgently need our help. 👉Please donate here: dec.org.uk Red Cross NI Save the Children NI Concern Worldwide NI Brown O'Connor Arlene O'Connor Chris Thompson

The humanitarian crisis in the Middle East is escalating daily. Tearfund is working as part of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to provide desperately needed aid to the region. Please donate today. tearfund.org

Lots of interest and sign ups for this - choose the morning or evening and get yourself along! It will be really worthwhile as we struggle to be informed and to pray for what we see on our screens. Safa is from Jordan and he's the real deal - you'll love him!

An absolute joy to see Tearfund NI Christmas appeal launch this week, with support from SPAR NI - meaning every £ is DOUBLED!! Having Stephen Jeffers on board is the icing on the cake! tearfund.org/spar

This was an absolute highlight. In conversation with my friend and colleague from Jordan. Talking all things Middle East. Real life, the Kingdom, peeling away the layers, and in the midst of genuine trauma, and then....HOPE.

Running post: thoroughly enjoyed Tollymore 1/2 Marathon yesterday. Tollymore was looking its finest in its Autumn glory, which helped with the monstrous hills! 1:49 finish!! Thankful for each step!

Delighted to see some Tearfund colleagues in this picture! Thanks Dec

Former Ulster Rugby, now Banbridge RFC player Rob Lyttle has answered the call to back the final weeks of our Break the Cycle of Poverty appeal with SPAR NI EUROSPAR_NI and Vivo. Farming Life #RobLyttle farminglife.com/country-and-fa…

Starting the day with a Tearfund online prayer breakfast. Blessed by contribution from Pete Greig - and blessed to be joining hundreds of Tearfund supporters and colleagues.

This is a pretty technical but incredible solution to vulnerable communities in a chaotic world. Tearfund leading the charge in creative, sustainable and local solutions to poverty.

Wise words from my friend and colleague in @tearfundire