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over 8490 hours of
love shown to
communities across
South Wales
Recruitment,
Commissioning
Service, Charity
Dinner & more
January 2013
And much more news from 2012, including Spree, India, Liberia, #Reach and
a Kendrick and Campolo Tour
Join us as we look back at 2012 and look forward to 2013
P.s. If you want to know how to support
Ignite financially, please turn to page 23
At the start of 2013, as we look back
t o 2 0 1 2 , i t ’ i s s o
encouraging to see all that was
achieved last year and remember
our countless blessings. God
continues to be faithful to Ignite and
we stand in awe of his mighty
p r o v i s i o n . I n t h i s
magazine we are going to be
looking back at our key events and
projects from 2012 and then we will
excitedly look forward to what 2013
holds for us.
Something that is so clear to us as
we put this magazine together is
that we are very grateful for all
your support. Whether that be
support shown by offering your
time, prayers or finances - we
could not do it without you!
CONTENTS Staff Update Page 3
IgniteHope Page 4
India 2012 Page 6
#Reach Page 8
Spree Wales Page 9
Norway Page 10
Japan Page 11
Re:gen Tremorfa Page 12
Street Pastors Page 14
Liberia Page 16
Compassion Tour Page 17
Ignite in 2013 Page 18
A Day in the life of… Page 22
Support Us Page 23
2012 was the beginning of an exciting new season for Ignite with regards to staff.
During the summer we said goodbye to faithful Interns, Hannah
Preece-Davies, Dom Phair and Mak Adorkorbidji who all worked
hard in delivering our biggest project to date -IgniteHope 2012.
Cerys Gemma who was also an intern last year continued her
work with Ignite into the Autumn term.
At the end of the summer Helen Cocks, our Operations Manager
here at Ignite for four years, retired. Helen faithfully served
Ignite and transformed the office. We are so thankful for all Helen bought to Ignite and
pray she has a very happy retirement.
Lucy Patterson, who already worked at Ignite became Operations Manager after
Helen’s retirement, and we welcomed Jess Morgan as our new Administrator in
September (For a day in the life of Jess, go to page 22).
September also saw the arrival of our new interns,—we welcomed Hannah
Woodbridge and Luc Dexter to our internship working with
Ruth Probert on our
Re:Gen project based in Tremorfa and other office
activity.
Two of our team, Meg & Mark Beacher, were
blessed with the birth of Jonah Ted in July—
we love seeing the Ignite family grow!
Helen Cocks at her Retirement Party
Jess, Han, Luc & Ruth just before Christmas
Mark, Meg & Jonah
Lucy Patterson
Statistics cannot tell the full story but
over 150 young people made a first time
decision for Jesus. Many more committed
themselves to Him. Dozens came forward
for specific prayer and that was only in
the evening meetings at the big top. Add
to this six hundred young people
committed for the weekend to deliver
8490 hours of community action and acts
of kindness throughout South Wales and
you begin to get the idea that this is an
initiative that God really likes!
Building on previous projects in 2008 and 2010,
IgniteHope 2012 was simply the biggest
initiative that Ignite had ever being involved
with. At times scary, challenging but always
exhilarating it was incredible to be on
the journey. Much of the day to day
planning was undertaken by Ruth
Probert and the team of volunteer
interns. That they could pull off
something so significant was incredibly
impressive.
In addition to teams from churches
throughout South Wales we were also
joined by a large group from New Life
Church, Colorado and an International
Team from YWAM. It is fair to say their
engagement was exemplary and
showed a real mission heart.
Dai Woolridge from Going Public
Theatre Company
Each day began with worship and
teaching in the tented village at
Sophia Gardens before teams
travelled throughout the region to
do at least 5 hours work. Schemes
included fun days, sports coaching,
litter picking, graffiti removal,
decorating, gardening and much
more. They partnered with park
ra n g e rs , C a rd i f f Fo o d b a n k
volunteers, local churches, South
Wales Police officers, community
groups and schools.
Early evening teams travelled back to Sophia
Gardens to enjoy great food, entertainment on
the festival stage, sports, activities, cafes and
general socialising. At 7.30pm everyone headed
to the big top for incredible worship from the
Ignite band and anointed preaching from the
likes of Roy Crowne (Hope), Dai Hankey (Ignite
& Hill City Church), Rob Parsons (Care for the
Family) & Rachel Gardener (Romance
Academy).
IgniteHope has been able to kick-start many
churches & youth groups into long-term,
sustainable programmes of word & action
missions. We believe this to be the “high-
water” mark and therefore a great time to
finish!
Job Done!
Gary writes…
I visited Rajahmundry in July 2012 with long-term supporter Linda Murray and City
Temple member Adrian Allabarton. In addition to encouraging Prasad and the Gateway
team we wanted to visit all aspects of the ministry that we support as well as
undertake some specific tasks.
We spent a good amount of time at the“Come Together Compound” where the school and
children’s home are situated. We were able to commission a new borehole and water
filtration plant to ensure a plentiful supply of fresh drinking water for the children.
Linda had given money previously in memory of her late husband, Kelvin to build a computer suite. This time
we were able to take with us 6 top of the range Mac Book Pros. John Brown, who works for Apple in the USA,
donated them. We also bought a printer/scanner/photocopier and fitted a wifi system. They now have a suite
that truly is top of the range.
India 2012
New uniforms, bags and sheets were bought for the children who live in the
Gateway Children’s home and we were able to buy invertors to secure the
electricity supply, a rice grinder and many more essential supplies. Much of
the finance for these items was supplied by Mike Harris and Neil Moody.
In addition we preached the gospel in churches throughout the region
including at the congregation based at the leprosy colony we support. We
also led a regional pastors conference.
Nigel lead a team from Cardiff City Temple in November. Although they also did many similar
activities, they specifically went to lead major conferences for the Gateway pastors and preach
at 2 large evangelistic rallies called “Blessing Festivals”. They were also able to buy four
buffalo to provide milk for the children in the home and school. They saw many people respond
to Jesus for the first time and pastors equipped for the coming year.
To find out how to support this project go to page 23
Lunchtime at Gateway Some of the children from Gateway School
#Reach took place in April & November 2012 and
what an encouragement. A little different
to the average Ignite event, we kicked
off with some great worship led by the Fuse Band
after which Dai Hankey spoke inspirationally about just
how important the message of the Gospel is, how life changing it is and how we
need to be confident in sharing the Gospel with those around us. Two seminars
gave us food for thought, one group learning about how we can best use social
media to evangelise; putting up Bible verses on Twitter and Facebook, choosing
what we say wisely so we are always bearing good witness for Jesus. All really
helpful stuff. The other seminar looked at how we can better share out story.
Sometimes we think that one person’ s testimony is more important or exciting
than ours but we all have been saved equally
and it is such a strong message to others when
we speak about our personal experiences with
our Saviour.
So the moral of the story is this: Wales lost to
Samoa on the same night as we were learning
about Jesus’ ongoing Victory . We are ALWAYS on
the winning team and God is always on the hunt
for new players!
#
Fuse Band Leading worship
To find out how to support this project go to page 23
Spree Wales is an activity
weekend in Llanelli that is
organised by a partnership
of youth organisations. Ignite
has hosted the teenage
spiritual programme for a
number of years.
The weekend began with torrential rain which made the venue very wet when the
hundreds of young people crammed into it. Throughout the weekend we had the Fuse
Band (average age 17) leading worship. The speaker on the Friday evening was Lois
Seco. Some will remember that we have known Lois since she was 12. She worked on
many of our summer teams before interning with us. Now married, she is an artist who is
one of the youth and young adult leaders at Cardiff
City Temple. Others included Gary Smith, Ruth Probert
and former Leadership Academy Graduate, Luke
Moreno. We were privileged not only to lead many into a
deeper experience of the Lord but a large number to
Jesus for the very first
time. It was also a great
event for Gary as his
daughter Beci lead
worship and his son Ben
was one of the
presenters.
Fuse Band Leading worship
Muddy, wet, smelly groundsheet
Ignite’s teaching venue Sunset over The Millennium Coastal Park
What a way to spend a birthday!
2012 saw Gary reach the big 50. In fitting with many major events in his recent
history, he managed not to be in the UK when it took place!
Norway
Throughout the touring life of Rebecca St James she has
had many members of her family as band and crew. Her
brothers Joel and Luke have formed a band 4 King &
Country whose debut album has made a big impact in
the USA. When an opportunity to be a part of a festival in
Norway came through it was slightly unfortunate that it
coincided with Gary’s 50th
birthday. With a very
understanding wife and children who were just annoyed they were not on
the road with him, Gary headed off to road manage for the 2 shows.
Although the festival was in June, there were almost freezing conditions
when the band took to the stage to a capacity audience. They were
incredibly well received after giving not only an amazing performance that
night but having built up a small fan base through playing in the local high
school the day before. The headliner that night was Classic Petra. The fact
that Gary remembered them from the first time around was somehow fitting
as this was the last day he was 49. A headlining concert in Bergen was
followed by the most amazing seafood 50th
birthday celebration hosted by
good friends Jan & Carina ……
Gary was able to reflect on the goodness of God that He provided such
incredible memories and gospel opportunities.
Gary’s desk when he returned
to work after his 50th
They asked Gary to get them a mirror
ball… he got them a mirror ball!
Joel & Luke of For King & Country
Gary flew home for a total of 14 hours before flying out to Japan
Japan
For almost the whole time that Big Ideas/Ignite has been operating, Gary
has been working with Rebecca St James ensuring that her international
live tours visit as many places as possible and impact many lives. Well
after 15 years and hundreds of shows in front of many thousands of people Rebecca decided
that 2012 would be her last year of touring. With this in mind Gary was determined to take her
ministry to a nation that had not experienced it before. An invitation came through for Rebecca to
perform & speak on a US airbase in Japan. This seemed like a great way to bow out. So at the
end of May, Gary left from Cardiff, Rebecca left from LA and various other musicians including
long-time musical director, Fred Williams and support artist, Charmaine left from Nashville for
the long flight to Tokyo. During the time there as well as sampling some of the best sushi, the
team performed 4 concerts that were greatly received.
Tour Party with the flight crew on the loading gate of a AC-
130H Plane Working hard in Tokyo
Ruth & Geraint Probert
We have believed for a number of years that God was
calling us to set up an incarnational community in a needy
area of the city. So much of what happens in ministry is
through relationship and when we found that one of our
Street Pastors, Bart Geere and his wife Sharon, had moved
to Tremorfa we sensed that this was a definite Kingdom
connection. We began to explore with them and the church
what a partnership might look like and Re:Gen Tremorfa was
born!
The project accelerated to a different level when Ruth Probert and her husband
Geraint sensed God was calling them to move to the estate.
Bart & Sharon Geere
Following IgniteHope we were exploring what we as an organization should do to ensure the
focus was kept on sustainable words and deeds missions. One obvious contribution we could
make was to base our intern team in Tremorfa. This began in September by Luc Dexter and
Hannah Woodridge along with Cerys Gemma ensuring that as well as presence on the estate we
are also able to provide a number of key services including;
A Youth Club
Tots & Toast — a drop in facility for young single mums
A Discipleship Group
A Weekly Prayer Meeting
Sunday Club
The team also took a group of young people away for a residential weekend
To find out how to support this project go to page 23
Hannah Woodbridge with two of the Re:Gen
youth club
2012 was another great year for Cardiff Street Pastors. The sponsorship
that was offered in 2011 by Admiral Insurance was extended, ensuring
not only the ongoing survival but also development of the scheme. With
additional generous support from SA Brains, churches, individuals and
businesses we have been able to concentrate on doing the job!
We now have over 50 fully trained Street Pastors. A number were
commissioned at a special service in Cardiff City Temple where the
guest speaker was Peter Vaughan, Chief Constable of South Wales
Police.
In recent years all types of crime, violence, robbery, sexual assault
etc. have been reducing in Cardiff. We have been confident that this
has been in no small way due to the introduction of Street Pastors.
Sometimes it is difficult to prove this: however the police analyst looked at the
reports and discovered that in a 6 month period
Street Pastors had:
- assisted in 569 incidents of which 57% were
stated to be drunk!
- disposed of1665 bottles or glasses
(all of which were potential
weapons)
- given away 670 bottles of water
- distributed 73 space blankets
A table at the Street Pastor Charity
Dinner
Giovanni, Gary, Jackie & Gian-Luca Chief Constable Peter Vaughan
There are many great stories that come out of the scheme but there was one worthy of
special note:
A call was received from the camera room for the Street Pastors to attend Cardiff Central
Railway Station. On arrival the team found the British Transport Police dealing with around 150
French-speaking Africans. They were all ages and in some confusion. The story was pieced
together:- They had been brought to Barry Island by coach for an open-air baptism service
on the beach. When they had finished the coaches had left without them. They were now
stranded in the city centre having got the train to Cardiff to discover there were no ongoing
connections until the next day. The joint operation progressed to another level as more
Street Pastors were called in, an elder of City Temple was called and the whole party was
taken to the church for refuge. No time was wasted by the hosts in providing hot drinks and
the African congregation used the opportunity to continue in a night of prayer and praise. At
around 6am cars began to ferry the people back to the station so they could get back to
London. This was a good news story that could so easily have gone wrong were it not for
the Cardiff Street Pastors.
Relationships with the licensees and club owners continue to develop. Many
attended the Annual Street Pastor Gala Dinner where we were delighted to
honour Giovanni Malacrino. Not only did he provide some wonderful prizes for
the auction, he and his son Gian-Luca also supplied
the scheme with a years supply of water. To celebrate
the 30th
anniversary of the opening of his restaurant, he
has agreed to feed the Street Pastors every night
before they go on shift!
Commissioning of Street Pastors &
Night Base Members
To find out how to support this project go to page 23
In early March of 2012,
Nigel James visited
Ignite Liberia and spoke at youth leader training events in 3
different regions of the country. Working alongside National
Director Emmanuel Jonah and Programme Director Stephen
Wonbenyakeh, Nigel was able to encourage a good number
of the volunteers working as Ignite volunteers across the
country. Ignite has a strong network throughout the country of Liberia and leaders were
reminded of the usefulness of the Ignite Declaration and also given some practical youth
ministry ‘tools’ to place in their toolkit. Nigel was also able to preach at Emmanuel and
Stephen ’s home church on the outskirts of the capital city, Monrovia, and spend time
sharing vision with Emmanuel and his wife Wintee, and Stephen and his wife Florence.
Liberia
Emmanuel, Wintee, Nigel, Florence & Stephen
Nigel, Emmanuel, Stephen & volunteers
To find out how to support this project go to page 23
For 12 days in October, Gary with the assistance of Luke Moreno travelled the
length and breadth of the UK and Ireland with Dr Tony Campolo and Graham
Kendrick for an evening of worship, challenge and commitment with the major
intention of getting the generous Christians to sponsor children and free them
from poverty.
Gary originated this event with Compassion a number of
years ago and subsequently there has been around 25
dates. On the 2012 tour over 800 children were released
from poverty.
In addition to the Ignite boys the team consisted of Tony &
Peggy Campolo, Graham Kendrick, Legendary drummer &
percussionist Terl Bryant and bass player extraordinaire
Simon Dennis. Every date we added one of the amazing
staff members from Compassion UK to the merry band.
It is an honour and a privilege
for Ignite to be involved in
such a significant Kingdom
initiative.
Graham Kendrick & Terl Bryant
Tony Campolo
Having looked back at all 2012 held
for Ignite, we eagerly look forward to
2013.
Here at Ignite, we believe God is al-
ways doing a new thing (Isaiah 43 v
19) and we want to reflect that in our
ministry.
On this page we want to give you an
insight into where we believe we are
heading this year. We believe these
plans and projects are God inspired
and we commit them into his hands.
We would appreciate your prayers
and support at the beginning of this
exciting year.
As you have already read, 2012 was an
amazing year for Street Pastors and
we have no doubt that 2013 will be the
same.
We will be recruiting a new intake of
Street Pastors this year, and we ’ re
already looking forward to the Charity
Dinner in December.
As the scheme continues to grow and
go from strength to strength, we’
would appreciate your prayers for the
safety of our Street Pastors as they
serve on the streets of Cardiff every
weekend.
#NotOnMyWatch is the new initiative launched this month
by Ignite. This new project aims to raise the issue of
people trafficking and slavery to young people,
particularly those based in Wales.
It is a shocking statistic that there are more people being
kept as slaves today than there was at the time of the
abolition of slavery by the USA in 1865. It is estimated that
over 27,000,000 people are in slavery, bonded labour or
are being used as pawns (i.e. someone given held as
security for a debt). That is almost the equivalent of 50%
of the population of the United Kingdom.
Human trafficking is the 2nd fastest growing criminal
industry in the world. This involves people moving
others, often against their will to other countries for
profit. We would be naive to assume this does not
happen in Wales. Indeed reports have suggested that
there could be 600+ women who have been smuggled
into Wales who are now acting as sex workers.
Evidence is very difficult to obtain as understandably
not only is the industry very secretive but victims
themselves are reluctant to report their conditions as
they fear not only their "masters" but also the
authorities as they are most likely in the UK illegally .
#NotOnMyWatch seeks to
engage young people with
the issue so not only will
they be informed but also so
that they can become
modern day abolistionists
ensuring the Wales becomes
a "traffic free" zone. This is
not just a human rights issue
it is a key discipleship issue.
Another key initiative new for 2013 is Mission Academy. This, we feel,
is part of the legacy of IgniteHope. Mission Academy is a learning
community that facilitates young people to run their own mission
projects over a two-year period. The idea is to encourage, equip
and release them to have a go at words and deeds mission in the
communities they are in. There are 2 weekends away per year to
focus on generating ideas, planning what they could do, having
t i m e s o f t e a c h i n g , w o r s h i p a n d f u n !
We believe it will give young people an opportunity to grow, learn
and make the difference alongside other young people in Cardiff.
The Mission Academy is not just happening in South Wales. It is
happening all over the UK and is in partnership with many Christian
organisations such as The Message, Soul Survivor, YFC, Ignite etc.
For more information on what Mission Academy is go to www.hope-