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Tim Hughes and Worship Central will be getting behind HOPEHIV again with their Spirit Break Out tour from 31st January to 11th February. The tour takes in Southampton, Bristol, Peterborough, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Swansea, Brighton and, ooh la la, Paris. The team says, “The Night is for all worshippers to encounter God, be equipped and empowered” and of course, to think about how they could link worship to justice through HOPEHIV. Tickets are available from www.worshipcentral.org/events.

If you've been to one of the nights and been inspired to get involved, here are three simple things you can do:

Spread the Word
Take HOPEHIV to your home group or church – the more people who hear about us the better. You can find the video and other resources here. You could adopt us as your charity for the term, organise a fundraiser, or enter one of our events.

Support a teacher for £5 a month
£5 per month could help give orphans and vulnerable children good quality primary education by supporting a teacher in a Hands@Work community school in Zambia. Download our Direct Debit form here.

Stay in touch
Keep in touch with HOPEHIV by signing up for our quarterly enews and bi-annual journal Inside Hope here. Handsatwork

Volunteering: please note that, due to the long-term nature of our projects and the high admin costs involved, we don’t offer volunteering places in Africa.

Project in focus: Hands@Work, Zambia

Many orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia never even get the chance to start their education. They can’t afford the fees or uniforms and, anyway, there aren’t enough school places for everyone. In partnership with HOPEHIV, Hands@Work is equipping local church communities to provide community schooling, home-based care and emotional support to over 1,500 orphaned and vulnerable children. Our founders Phil and Wendy and CEO Mark recently visited the project: click on the photo to the right.

Thank you to Pete Hills for compiling this video.

Thank you Worship Central

In 2010, Worship Central rose up and met HOPEHIV’s 10¹⁰ Challenge to turn £10 in £100. An amazing £12,275 was the result – thank you so much to all involved.

We see hope in Tim.

Singer, songwriter and worship leader Tim Hughes is an ambassador for HOPEHIV's work with churches. To find out more, visit www.hopehiv.org/churches

"My involvement with HOPEHIV came through spending time with Phil Wall. His passion and his heart is infectious. I love the way HOPEHIV are working amongst local communities, not just trying to bring a bit of relief, all of which is important, but actually trying to rebuild and transform communities, to raise up leaders and to inspire young people to believe that they can change the course of history. I love the risks that HOPEHIV take and the passion they have. For me it is a great honour to be involved.

Someone once said to Mother Teresa that her work was a drop in the ocean and she said, yes, but the ocean is made of many drops - I find that so encouraging. Sometimes I look around at the state of the world, the statistics of horrific poverty and injustice and I think it is so great, what can I ever do? But I could start by doing something; befriending the homeless people I walk past on the way to work, writing a letter to an MP to make a stand for the neglected, giving money towards a great cause, reading and becoming aware of the need all around and praying. All of this would make a huge difference. As much as anything, it comes down to a heart that is willing to serve. It is not about being gifted, it is simply about being available.

I have spent a bit of time in sub-Saharan Africa. I remember particularly a time in Tanzania. What blew me away most about the people was the generosity and joy. I remember visiting a rural village where the level of poverty was shocking. The kids barely had proper clothes with which to cover their bodies. They would spend days working out in the fields harvesting. Yet when we went to visit this one particular village, one of the leaders of the village had organised a can of coke for both my wife and myself to drink. I know that must have cost them a lot of their resources but for them it was such a great delight to give. It totally broke me and humbled me that here we were with so much in comparison to them and yet they were the ones giving to us. Also, the joy is amazing and I found their perspective and view of life so challenging. I get so worried about tiny little things that are really ultimately inconsequential. I hope I can live with more of the joy they have."