It’s soon time for the SLOT Arts Festival – 9th-12th July. Last year it was touch and go whether there would be enough finances to cover all the costs, but praise God in the end money came in and they could balance the books. This year the same situation exists. The majority of finance of course comes from people buying tickets to go to the festival, so let’s pray that in these last few weeks the final tickets will be sold. BUT as a sign of their own belief in the effectiveness of Slot as a means of reaching thousands of people with the hope of the gospel, a group of 10 individuals most closely involved in the running of the event have pledged that if there is a shortfall this year, they will each personally take on 10% of that debt and will cover it by whatever means it takes.
Once again this year there will be a big team of Christians going out and about among the festival-goers, in the spirit of the “meeting place” atmosphere, engaging in conversations which can lead to a complete transformation in someone’s life. We pray that God will work in a mighty way.

Another small group of people whose commitment we have to admire are the half a dozen adults from US and UK, who have made a very long journey to help a few people they have never met before to run an inaugural children’s camp in a small town in Ukraine – not top of the list of holiday destinations this year! They are now in the middle of the one-week camp, and feeling pretty tired physically, but very uplifted by the sheer energy of 70 7-11 year-old kids! Let’s pray for everyone there, young and old, and especially Slava in overall charge – may this be a week of lasting significance in their lives.