In Depth:  Fred Stainthorpe

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Recession: the challenge of Robert Arthington

Fred Stainthorpe

The vast majority of Christian organisations are suffering from the economic recession. They report a drop in subscriptions and have had to downsize their operations.

Some have had to make redundancies in their personnel. At a time when they might have planned to extend their work they need to contract it and wonder how they will recover if at all. Perhaps Robert Arthington is the one who can solve their problem.

Congo: I will never forget Bobenga

Fred Stainthorpe

When I first had disposable income to give to Christian causes, I allocated some to the British and Foreign Bible Society, as it was then called.

I knew little or nothing about its work except that it was 'a good thing'. In following years my contacts with it were minimal, although when I entered Spurgeon's College, it presented me with a Greek New Testament and a Hebrew Bible, as it did for all theological students.