We are delighted to announce that our new Lent course, Living in a Global Village, is now available.

The course lasts for 5 one hour sessions and is suitable for all churches, chaplaincies and house groups. Living in a Global Village deals with Christian life today, and the challenges that we all face in a rapidly-changing, diverse world.

Complete packs with all course materials for up to 20 participants, plus Teaching DVD and Course Leader's GUide, are available FREE (UK only) from the Awareness Foundation.

To order your pack, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call us on 020 7730 8830!

We are pleased to report that our Middle East Fundraising Dinner on the evening of Thursday 26th January 2012 at the Sloane Club in Chelsea was a great success. It was an impressive evening for us all. The Palestinian Ambassador, HE Prof Manuel Hassassian, spoke to those assembled about Western misunderstanding of the current situation in the Middle East and he was passionate about the challenges faced by Christians in the Middle East, and especially the Holy Land, today. His talk was fascinating and very informative (see photo, below). Also attending the dinner was HE Dr Sami Khiyami, Syrian Ambassador to London, and a number of Middle Eastern business people. At the end of his talk, Prof Hassassian was presented with the Foundation's Cross in recognition of his many years' support of our work (see photo, below).

During the event we raised over £5000 which goes to support our 'Seeds of Awareness' project in the Middle East (see below). We are thrilled by such encouraging results and we offer our most heartfelt thanks to all who took part for their generous support.

There was a special Grand Raffle at the dinner; we would like to thank all who donated prizes, with special thanks to Syrian Air for donating the Top Prize, a return flight to Damascus!

Seeds of Awareness

We are proud to announce the launch of an exciting new project which we believe will help change attitudes and strengthen community harmony at this crucial time for Christians and other faith communities in the Middle East. We shall be launching this project, “Seeds of Awareness”, in early 2012.

“Seeds of Awareness” will feature four main elements which build on all that we have achieved in recent years:

If you would like to learn more about Seeds of Awareness or about our work in the Middle East, please contact Huda Nassar on 020 7730 8830 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bishop Michael will become the Bishop in Residence at New York’s beloved Church of the Heavenly Rest in 2012. He will serve there for approximately one year as they search for a new Rector. Bishop Michael will continue as our President, with special responsibilities for the US!

The church has an enormous congregation and vast programmes of all kinds. It is known for its hospitality, mission, awareness, and worship. The Church of the Heavenly Rest's website address is: www.heavenlyrest.org

Our new workshop, Speak Out!, is now available for YOUR church!

Speak Out! is a new workshop for churches and other centres on 'How to articulate our faith, and why'. The workshop can be taught over half a day - see the box on the left - or over a full day as you require.

Speak Out! is designed:

1. to help participants understand the need for us to be able to speak about our faith to others, especially in today's increasingly fragmented world,
2. to reassure participants that a genuine expression of faith would never 'offend others', and
3. to guide participants in how to articulate their faith whilst retaining respect for all people, whether they belong to another faith or none.

“Speaking out means sharing our faith and what it means to us. Christians must be able to speak out with authority about their faith and how it applies to the real issues of the day,” says The Revd Nadim Nassar, the Director of the Awareness Foundation and author of the course materials.

The workshop, which features powerful videos with speakers from the three Abrahamic faiths, enables participants to spread the message that faith matters, and that the true values of the Abrahamic faiths are love, forgiveness, respect and understanding.

Speak Out! has been found to work exceptionally well both with churches and ecumenical groups, enabling established Christians and those newer to faith to share their beliefs together, often for the first time.

Speak Out! can be used as an ideal follow-up after an initial nurture course.

Workshop materials are available now; they include a DVD and a Worskhop Leader’s Guide.

For more information contact  St John Wright on 020 7730 8830 or email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Click here to see a page from the Workshop Leader's Book!