A Christmas Message of Light and Hope
December 2020
'Christmas is a time to
remember the fulfilment of promise and realisation of hope in the birth of
Jesus Christ. We remember that the Light shone into darkness and transformed
it, and likewise, so many have shone as bright lights throughout this past
year, as beacons of hope for those around the world who have lived various
forms of darkness, ranging from bereavement and illness to persecution and
displacement.
This Christmas, we stand
together to commit ourselves once again to a spirit of cooperation and
collaboration, and to continuing to do all we can to shine a light of hope,
promise and kindness into a world that has such need of it.
As we stand together, we give
thanks for those who continue to be our inspiration: both those who make our
work possible through their tireless commitment, and even more importantly,
those for whom we stand and whose resilience and courage continue to be a
testimony to their own strength and faithfulness.
We wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a safe, healthy and happy New Year'
The Lord
Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench Peer
House of Lords
Archbishop
Angaelos
Coptic Orthodox
Archbishop of London
Founder and Director
Refcemi, Coptic Advocacy
Henrietta
Blyth
CEO
Open Doors UK & Ireland
Tim Dieppe
Head of Public Policy
Christian Concern
Amanda Khozi
Mukwashi
CEO
Christian Aid
Neville Kyrke-Smith
National Director
Aid to the Church in Need UK
Tim Livesey
CEO
Embrace the Middle East
The Revd Dr
Nadim Nassar
Executive Director
Awareness Foundation
Huda Nassar
Director for the Middle East
Awareness Foundation
Lisa Pearce
Chief Development and Advocacy Officer
Open Doors International
Paul Robinson
CEO
Release International
Mark Sheard
CEO
World Vision
Mervyn
Thomas CMG
Founder President
CSW
Gareth
Wallace
Head of Policy & Communications
World Vision UK
Prof Paul S Williams
CEO
Bible Society