So here are. Worldwide 2011 begins today! You should know whats in store so we thought we'd just send a quick reminder for the event, but also we wanted to encourage you to continue to pray!

The wait is over

Well, after a lot of planning, Worldwide 2011, and in particular our Waterfront launch night, is now here!

If you haven't got tickets (and why not!?) for tonight, we would encourage you to pray not just for our speakers but also for God to work in ways we can't fathom! We really do want the entire night and indeed the week to glorify God!

Ibrahim

Ibrahaim has unexpectedly been hospitalised and will not now be able to attend the Convention, much to his and our disappointment. We have managed to secure a replacement who is a colleague and although not a native of the country, has an intimate knowledge of the situation there. He will be available for the engagements on Friday and Saturday evening.

Tuesday / Wednesday Night

As previously mentioned, the Tennents Vital concerts will run over two nights of this years convention. Please pray that there will be no undue problems regarding access and parking for those attending our events from a distance and that noise from the park will not be a problem for our speakers.

We will endeavour to keep you up to date in the build up to these events but would advise that you allow extra time for your journey just in case!

We've been informed that the PSNI will be posting updates on their facebook page, so we'd suggest checking it regularly for more information.

The rest of the week!

Check out the Worldwide website for the programme for the rest of the week! There's a lot going on, there's been a lot of planning but we're sure you'll agree it's worth it!

Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali

Bishop Michael was the 106th Bishop of Rochester for 15 years, until 1 September 2009. He holds both Pakistani and British citizenship. He has studied, researched and taught at a number of universities and colleges in different parts of the world. He has worked as a priest and as a bishop in both the United Kingdom and Pakistan. After assisting the Archbishop of Canterbury for the 1988 Lambeth conference, he became General Secretary of the Church Mission Society. Both of these tasks have provided him with a close knowledge of the world-wide Church and especially of the Anglican Communion. In 1994 he was appointed Bishop of Rochester. He entered the House of Lords in 1999. He is now President of the Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue and has a continuing interest in mission and development issues and also in inter-faith dialogue.