Peace Walk in Stoke and a Special Tribute

Today a peace walk is taking place in Stroke-on-Trent. It is starting right now as I write this post at Stoke Minster in the city center. The walk is a yearly event and is particularly poignant this year following the riots that broke out last month in many cities including Stoke. The riots sparked off in response to the murder of three girls at a dance studio in Southport, Merseyside back in July. I did cover this in a post at the time, if you are interested then please check out my post from 30/07/24 - Reaching out to minority groups after UK riots 

Stoke is close to where I live and over the years I have had a good association with several churches in and around Stoke. It is a city that welcomes immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers and is truly a multicultural community. My late brother Chris, a fervent campaigner for the rights of refugees was very interested that I had an opportunity to connect with these minority groups through the churches in Stoke and encouraged me to be more involved. But then, . . . Covid came along and we were all banned from meeting in churches.

Somehow I lost momentum but still, there was an unfulfilled desire to help people from minority groups in communities like Stoke. This desire has now been rekindled through all that has happened over these last few months concerning the safety and welfare of refugees and asylum seekers who continue to come and settle here in the UK. A possible way forward for me to be actively involved has been outlined in what I wrote in last month's post. This is only one way forward, there are other options open to me that I am presently looking into. 

My own efforts to be involved with community projects for refugees may have stalled at the outbreak of Covid, but for my brother, it was a very different story. Whilst Covid was still rampant Chris wrote an extraordinary letter to parliament with a heartfelt plea concerning the plight of refugees. I will let the video below tell the full story.    

A Tribute

This post is dedicated to my brother Chris who left us to be with the Lord on this day one year ago. Chris, we love and miss you but carry on your heart's desire, to help those who have a far greater need than ourselves.

Thank you dear brother for the inspiring content here and to my nephew Tim, Chris' son for creating this video of his Dad's work and mission. Everything you did Chris was an outward expression of your love and devotion to our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Thank you Lord for Chris' life.

In Memory of Chris Elsey

21/06/56 - 22/09/23

PW33 - 2 Years Old Today

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Prayer Watch 33. Each year the 22nd of September is a special day in which I thank the Lord for the vision He gave me on the last day of a prayer walk that finished in London on the 22nd September 2018, 4 years before the launch of Prayer Watch 33. The vision was for the spiritual healing, restoration and revival of London and the UK, it then developed and expanded further towards an international outreach for all nations through the start of Prayer Watch 33.

The defining years for my work here are from 2022 to 2033, every passing year carries more meaning and revelation as to why The Lord has singled out this period of time. He has shown me so much that I am still waiting to share with the body of Christ. The fact that I haven't released these words from the Lord to date has nothing to do with any delays from myself, rather it is a case that the content is time sensitive and I am bound to release it only when the Lord tells me to. Having said that I can say this coming year is when part of what I have been given will be brought to the fore involving an event that will take part in a major UK city, most likely London or possibly Manchester, Liverpool or Birmingham. This event will introduce a prayer project that I believe the Lord wants to birth here in the UK, that it will be a model that can be replicated throughout every nation globally. It will start on Monday 22nd of September 2025, a year on from today and continue through to Sept 22nd. 2033.