Paul Windo @ Urban Saints / #12 / 8.7.09

What’s my role…
One of the things that I am responsible for at Urban Saints is supplying news stories and announcements to the (mainly Christian) press. This role seems less about the ability to write (which I believe I am developing) and more about the ability to get to know the people who ‘edit the news’ (which I’m less efficient at!). There is also a challenge to be available (as a movement, rather than just me) to comment on other news stories from a Christian / youthwork perspective. For me, this next quarter will see a review of how Urban Saints does this, especially now that people read much more of their ‘news’ online and you have to respond to items immediately. I’ll try and keep you posted…

Elsewhere in Urban Saints
Today, we kick off three of our six Spree weekend camps. We’ve got sites / teams in the South West (Taunton), Midlands (Kettering) & Wales (Llanelli) with hundreds of young people and leaders heading their way. Spree is a weekend for whole groups to attend with their leaders, and offers a programme full of games, sports, craft, water fights, adventure activities, inflatables, worship, prayer, teaching, food and lots of fun. The original Spree weekends in the South East and South West have been running since before the dawn of Urban Saints but now we have grown to six (with Spree North and Spree in the Borders completing the set!) and Spree represents the single biggest interaction with our target audience in one place – and sees the most faith development of any one event in the Urban Saints’ calendar. Spree is just amazing!

How can you help?
Please consider taking just a few minutes to pray for Urban Saints and the work that I’m involved in. Let me know if you’d like any specific prayer points to guide you… Thanks for your support!