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#NotOnMyWatch - The Campaign continues & Now We Pray!

We now have over 700 signatures on the petition! Most of course are from Wales but others are from all over the world. If you have not signed yet, PLEASE DO IT NOW. CLICK HERE

Next week I, along with some other Christians involved in the abolition movement, am due to meet Stephen Chapman who is the Wales Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator to inform him what churches and organisations are doing to raise awareness and tackle this issue.

BCU3Ms8CYAAYPa4.jpg-largeFriday 15th February will be the launch of Redemption Sessions. This is a prayer event that will meet from 8pm - 10pm at Belmont Baptist Church, Tremorfa. Organised by Dai Hankey, Ignite and the #NotOnMyWatch campaign is proud to be associated with it. Sometimes went people are confronted about the reality of trafficking and slavery, they can be overwhelmed. The natural reaction is to ask "what can I do" It is my contention that everyone can tell someone else, everyone can sign the petition and everyone can pray! If you are in or mear Cardiff tomorrow, join us!

For some churches, schools, universities, businesses etc. it might be easier to have a paper petition. If it is helpful to you, please download the petition here

More updates will follow


#NotOnMyWatch - The Campaign begins

BarcodemobiA week ago we hosted a screening of the film "Nefarious - Merchant of Souls". The majority of the marketing was done through social media and we were delighted when over 80 people turned up at Woodies to watch the movie. We were setting the seen for an issue that God has been burning into our hearts.

In this blog, I will highlight some of the things that happened in the last week and it maybe that I will return to a number of thein more detail.

A number of weeks ago, we were succesful in lodging an online petition with the Welsh Assembley Government. It says 

"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to do all within its power to make Wales free from the illegal activity of people trafficking and slavery."

Sign the Petition HERE   As I write this post, we are a few signatures short of 500. This may not seem many BUT it is just the beginning and is already the 2nd biggest petition on the hosting site! My request is that you not only sign it but you use all your influence to get others to sign it!

Images-1We launched to petition on twitter on Friday morning. We were delighted to get retweets by Cery Matthews, Paul Daniels, The Rend Collective, John Archer, Hear say's Noel Sullivan, Swansea City's mascot "Cyril the Swan" and many others.

Friday night saw the official launch at Rhiwbina Baptist Church and around 250 people turned up to the event. Dai Hankey spoke powerfully, my friend Trevor King made a powerful short film about when people trafficking became personal to him ( I will post later in the week), the Ignite band lead worship and the heart cry from the event was best summed up in this  Jesus Culture lyric

                                      There's an army rising up

                                                                                There's an army rising up

There's an army rising up

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

We have launched a website which can be accessed www.notonmywatch.mobi This has lots of information, campaign plans and schools lessons.

We have a video and a single to come and so much more. The outrage and blight on our world that is slavery and human trafficking MUST come to an end. Do your bit. Sign the petition here