Last night my wife and I were deeply moved by Jacob Rajan’s solo drama Krishnan’s Dairy. This play was the first of three brilliant one man shows – The Candlestickmaker and The Pickle King being the other two – written and performed by Rajan in partnership with Justin Lewis and their Indian Ink theatre company. While Rajan has won many awards here and overseas he has not received the fame he richly deserves. He is [...]

Lawyer Jonny Moses talks about his work for the UN in Tanzania, prosecuting suspects from the Rwandan genocide.

The following video is dedicated to one of our Programme Officers who has today been dubbed Danger Mouse! He’s the greatest! He’s fantastic! Wherever there is danger he’ll be there…

I was intrigued by this map that was sent to me recently clearly showing the distribution of the worlds wealth and population. The fact that 14% of the worlds population enjoy 73% of the wealth while the remaining 86% are left with only 27% of the goodies was no surprise. The fact that when it comes to the 50 cities in the world with the top quality of life – 49 are in the wealthy [...]

Glen Hill, TEAR Fund’s Church Engagement Manager talks about the ways TEAR Fund can help churches respond more fully to the needs of the poor.

There’s a crazy war raging in the USA at the moment. On one side is President Obama, most of the Democratic party and millions of ordinary Americans who desperately need health care cover. On the other side are the medical insurance and drug companies who are making massive profits out of the health business; the Republican party, who see this issue as an opportunity to neutralize Obama; and millions of ordinary Americans who have been [...]

The following is a great vid with a remake of a Bob Marley Song featuring musicians from various parts of the world. Fabulous!

Frank Ritchie, Tear Fund’s Education and Campaigns Manager talks about his recent trip to Kenya and the Micah Network conference on Climate Change he attended.

The following quote is from Henri Nouwen and is worth contemplating in regards to how Christians serve displaced people all around the world: Jesus Christ is our displaced Lord in whom God’s compassion becomes flesh. In him we see a life of displacement lived to the fullest. It is in following our displaced Lord that the Christian community is formed. Note: Displaced people are people who have had to leave their homes as a result [...]

August 19th is World Humanitarian Day. The focus is on aid workers who sacrifice their own well-being to serve the humanitarian cause and offer their lives to assist others. Too often there are headlines reporting the kidnappings or deaths of those who are doing their utmost to help others. Let it be known that aid and development work can sometimes be extremely dangerous, but those dangers are often not recognised by the general public who [...]