Hope Unleashed AND Nobody's Child


Andy Hawthorne - Hope Unleashed

What has washing someone's car got to do with the gospel?

Committed to bringing the Christian message to young people in his hometown of Manchester, England, Andy Hawthorne was shocked when a missions partner told him he shouldn't just preach the gospel but also engage in community projects.

And it got him thinking: what, exactly, should the priority of the church be? Should it be the lamp on a stand - bold, unashamed gospel proclamation to as many as possible? Or should it be more salt and yeast - serving and blessing the vulnerable and the marginalized, with no questions asked?

The answer, of course, is both. Christians who truly want to follow Jesus should explain the good news with words - but also make sure to demonstrate the gospel through what's been described as random acts of kindness. Written in a warm, passionate, nonreligious style, Hope Unleashed is filled with moving true stories and practical ideas and strategies for Christian mission based on word and deed.

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John Robinson - Nobody's Child

John Robinson had the worst possible start in life. Taken into care at four months old, he was left in abusive foster homes for most of his childhood.

At fourteen he was sent to a detention centre for arson. Gravitating towards a life of crime, he moved from borstal to the streets to psychiatric hospital, a scarred, tattooed, broken and angry young man.

My passion is, and I pray always ill be, for those who feel downtrodden, hurt and rejected," says John Robinson. They feel like scum, and wake up each day with nothing and no one. I know exactly what that feels like."
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