The Directors of Hope Now UK would like to add their congratulations to Vic for his achievement in being awarded the M.B.E. How right and fitting it is that in the 25th Anniversary Year of Hope Now, Vic is recognised by the Queen for his total dedication and service to the underprivileged through Hope Now.
Vic inspects an orphan's work
Whilst serving the Lord to achieve the "Well Done My good and faithful servant" is our ultimate goal as Christians, to receive national and international recognition for service is a wonderful tribute to the untiring work and vision of Vic. We look forward to hear how the Palace garden party and ceremonial events go in the summer.
Under Communism, it was not unusual for believers to baptise new converts under cover of darkness, even in the winter going to such extremes as cutting a hole in the ice. To this day, few, if any churches...
01.09.2010 For Brenda Greenwood, Val Lyman, Arthur Glinn, Phoebe Attrill and Fred and Gery Hendon who are volunteers at this week’s Widows’ and widowers’ camp in Kompas Park.
01.09.2010 For the Spirit of the Lord to use this last day of the widows and widowers’ camp to minister to the many needs of those attending
02.09.2010 For Vic and Sue as they go on holiday for the next three weeks, that they will be rested and refreshed, to face their final month with Hope Now.
03.09.2010 For Trisha Jackopson-Hendy as she goes to the Isle of Wight to enthuse Islanders to attend the Medina Theatre for the Silver Jubilee concert.
04.09.2010 For Peter and Rosemary Pearson and Bernard and Wendy Downton as they fly out to Ukraine to help at next week’s Widows’ and widowers. Camp.
05.09.2010 For churches to advertise the Silver Jubilee concerts to get maximum attendance to say goodbye to Vic and welcome to Jon as the new CEO of Hope Now.
06.09.2010 For Alla Kostyunina, Frank and Lin Collier and the Kompas Park members of staff as they engage in the last camp of the summer season.
07.09.2010 For Jon Budgell and Brenda Greenwood as they prepare to take on the two key positions at the Southampton office on the 1st November.
08.09.2010 For Dr Alexander Doreshenko and his team of health volunteers as they minister the gospel and heal the sick, via the Mobile Medical unit.
09.09.2010 For the young people at Cornah House and Swindon House pre-independence homes, as they settle into their studies.
11.09.2010 The Teachers and students as they commence a new year at the Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies. Pray especially for the new post-graduate course.
12.09.2010 For the final arrangements for the Silver Jubilee tour so that tickets get sold and accommodation found for the team.
13.09.2010 For Margaret Ferguson as she guides the young people in Cape Town to secure places at universities or colleges, in preparation for independence.
14.09.2010 For those young people who are still waiting for sponsorships to start studies at university or to stay at our pre-independence homes
15.09.2010 For Dee Ewart in her struggle with cancer and for Peter to be strong as her cares for her.
16.09.2010 The children and young people in our care especially those who find school and discipline irksome.
17.09.2010 For those ex-prisoners who have become pastors and church planters to receive wisdom, insight and knowledge as they lead in their communities.
18.09.2010 For Vladimir Kuzin, Rector of the Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies and Valentina Kurat, the Secretary and teaching staff, as they seek to expand the school.
19.09.2010 For Alla Kostyunina as she writes her report and assessment of Kompas Park summer season and plans for the building of the new staff accommodation.
20.09.2010 For the Silver Jubilee fund to be supported so that Alla will be able to start building and complete the final phase of the Kompas Park development.
21.09.2010 For those children, young people and adults who experienced the touch of the Lord at Kompas Park, to be fervent and persevering in the faith.
22.09.2010 For Frank and Lin Collier as they return to Southampton after a busy summer at Kompas Park and make themselves ready for the Silver Jubilee Tour.
23.09.2010 For Vic and Sue as they return home from their holiday and for Vic as he prepares for the Silver Jubilee tour in the UK and later in Ukraine.
24.09.2010 For Anatolii Perepilitsa and Sasha Tarasenko as they preach in the prisons and minister to the ex-prisoner.
25.09.2010 For Misha Vyshemirskyi as he leads the Hope Now staff, that he may be given much wisdom to make good decisions and vision for the future.
26.09.2010 For Vic as he preaches today at Colwell, Isle of Wight and uses the time there to encourage more people to attend the Silver Jubilee concert at the Medina Theatre on the 8th October.
27.09.2010 For Michael Quicke and David Coffey as they prepare to preach and lead at the Silver Jubilee Celebration at Chatsworth Baptist Church, West Norwood on the 2nd October.
28.09.2010 The Board of Directors as they meet this evening and for Vic and Sue for whom this will be the last board meeting. Pray for wisdom and grace in everything.
29.09.2010 For the church planting and twinning programme to be effective and new churches to be found, willing to twin with a church in Ukraine.
30.09.2010 For Bob and Patti McLeod, John Conner and Tim and Myles Thompson as they fly to the UK to participate in the Silver Jubilee tour.
