our mission interests
Carreg Llwyd supports several missionary organisations and individuals at home and abroad.
wycliffe bible translators
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 About Wycliffe |
Wycliffe's vision is that:
By 2025, together with partners worldwide, we aim to see a Bible translation programme begun in all the remaining languages that need one.
Wycliffe UK is part of an international family of organisations with over 6,000 members from over 60 countries.
Worldwide Bible translation programmes are in progress in close to 2,000 languages, with Wycliffe personnel involved in just over 1,400 of these languages.
For over 50 years Wycliffe workers have worked with local communities across the globe, completing 721 translations, making God's Word available to more than 80 million people.
Wycliffe Website
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| The Banyole people |
Since June 2005 Carreg Llwyd Church has been in partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators in a commitment to support and encourage the work of Bible Translation amongst the Banyole people of Uganda. The mother tongue of the Banyole people is Lunyole and translation is progressing well.
In 2006 a group of 6 from Carreg Llwyd Church went to visit the Banyole and strengthened the growing bond between us by meeting the translators, translation committee and experiencing their way of life. We were given a wonderful warm welcome and this year (2008) a second trip is taking place to run a Pastors conference. We have also enjoyed a visit from the lead translator, Enoch Wandera in 2007, his first visit to the UK.
The whole church supports the project in any way they can from prayer to fund raising.
It is our desire that, through social care, evangelistic zeal and the translation of the Scriptures into Lunyole language, the local indigenous church of the Banyole people will be strongly established and will be enabled to reach out to its own people.
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jon buckeridge
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| Jon - for those who don't know him - and those who do! |
Jon was born and raised in the tiny town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, but has lived in Oswestry since he was about thirteen years old. Ever since the family moved to Oswestry they have attended Carreg Llwyd, and Jon always enjoyed to fellowship. During his time at CL, Jon has been able to move through the youth groups and gain experience of preaching, youth work, and singing in the worship group. After a brief stint away at University, Jon became a full member of the church, and was sent off as one of our missionaries to work as an actor for the Christian theatre organisation, Saltmine Trust.
Jon has always loved to act, but after seeing Romeo and Juliet when he was eleven, he knew this was what he wanted to do for a living. Jon studied drama through GCSE and A-level, and then earned a degree in drama, at Aberystwyth University. One of Jon’s many ambitions is to appear in an episode of The Archers on Radio 4, because he knows his mum, Gill, would be listening.
Throughout his acting career Jon has worked a variety of styles and with some pretty crazy people, and his credits include Oliver, Three Sisters, Macbeth; but he’s absolutely sure that Saltmine is exactly where God wants him to be right now, and he’s really excited to be able to share God’s word through theatre. Jon still can’t quite believe that he’s lucky enough to do something he really loves for a job.
Jon's Links:
Saltmine
Red Balloon Theatre Group
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peter millward
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| News from Brazil |
Peter hails from Wem, where he lived with his mother. He has been connected with Carreg Llwyd church for a very long time and the church has undertaken regular support for him, both financially and pastorally. He married Josi, a Brazilian lady working with YWAM, in 2006 and they are expecting their first child (summer 2008).
Peter is an artist and has a strong calling from God to serve Him in Forteleza, on the east coast of Brazil, by using his art skills. "Iparana Art Studio" has workshops for street children and puts on puppet shows at schools etc. as well as actually making the puppets. They also run a small Christian school (Josi's project).
Brazil can be a lawless place in which to work and Peter often asks for prayer concerning intruders, problems with neighbours and misunderstandings with authorities. Their commitment and perseverance amidst very tough conditions is admirable - they need our prayers very much.
You can learn more about Peter's work, view some of his paintings, and more. Please visit the Iparana Studio Web site
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operation mobilisation
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| About OM |
Operation Mobilisation (OM) is an interdenominational, evangelical Christian missionary organisation with work in over 110 countries.
Short-term opportunities usually involve some kind of evangelistic work, sometimes combined with social or practical work. There are more short term events in the summer, but there are all-year opportunities too.
For more details go to www.uk.om.org/shorts
For 6 month plus opportunities contact: interested@uk.om.org
For one week to 5 months contact: globalchallenge@uk.om.org
If you're 13-17 contact: teenstreet@uk.om.org
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tear fund
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| Christian Relief & Development |
Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency working with a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty.
Their ten-year vision is to see 50 million people released from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches.
Tear Fund Website
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