In the week running up to Easter, a series of events entitled Real Lives, Real Life was held at St Andrew the Great in Cambridge.
The aim was to present the good news of Jesus Christ as clearly and as engagingly as possible to the people of Cambridge. To help in this task, Roger Carswell, the evangelist from Leeds, was the main speaker. On each evening from Monday through to Friday, Roger interviewed a person in depth about how they became a Christian and then spoke from Luke’s Gospel bringing out different aspects of the Christian faith. The range of interviews attracted good numbers of people, with encouraging reports of many wanting to find out more. The interviewees included a former terrorist, a local surgeon from a Hindu background, a journalist, a lecturer in philosophy and ethics, and a senior academic in the University of Cambridge.
Reaching out to all
Alongside these evenings, the church laid on fun events for children, two pop-in cafes, a lunch for retired people, and a performance of the Messiah which drew in many from the city to sing and play. On Good Friday, an open-air service was held in the city centre on the topic ‘Why is Good Friday good?’ including a testimony in Mandarin. The week ended with two services on Easter Sunday during which the glorious resurrection hope was proclaimed.
