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After a five month gap Kernowyouth is back and providing an up to date service for the young people of Cornwall. The site suffered when content editor Phil Hadley & his family moved house last autumn. They were 'homeless' for six weeks, and then have had a three month battle with internet providers to get their new home connected to broadband. However, the site has again been updated and new content added. See the Home page for details of the new articles.

Prayer hits the headlines

The local media were last month reporting how the power of prayer has helped to catch criminals, increase detection rates and reduce the number of people killed on our roads. The reports were based on the comments of Inspector Roger Bartlett of the Devon and Cornwall Police. The Western Morning News ran a front page headline "How Prayer Can Crack Crime".

Inspector Bartlett, who is based in Barnstaple in Devon, said local Christians have been praying for around six years and over that period of time he has witnessed some siginificant changes.

This comes at a time when a number of Cornish churches are involved in rolling out the Street Pastors programme that sees Christians provide support on the streets at a weekend in towns with nightclubs and pubs. The programme has seen a reduction in crime in towns where the churches have worked together with the police and other bodies.

Take over: No fear

Methodists in Cornwall have nothing to fear from greater co-operation with the Church of England, according to the Rev Steven Wild, the chairman of the Cornwall District. His comments come after a speech by the President of the Methodist Conference at the Anglican's General Synod saying "We are prepared to go out of existance for the sake of mission. In other words, we are prepared to be changed and even cease having a separate existance as a church if that will serve the needs of the Kingdom."

The Methodist Church has about 7,500 members in Cornwall. In 2003 Methodists and Anglicans entered into a national covenant which pledged a commitment to greater co-operation, agreed affirmations of belief and working towards 'organic unity'.

In Brief

*   Reports are claiming that the people of Haiti are turning to God in the wake of the giant earthquake that devastated the country and killed more than 200,000 people. Last month saw a national day of mourning with thousands filling churches or meeting in the streets. Reports state that some voodoo followers have converted to Christianity, some enticed by the steady flow of aid through evangelical agencies, others out of a fear of God.
*   A court in Haiti on Monday 8th March freed a U.S. missionary jailed for weeks on charges of kidnapping children in the chaos that followed the country's devastating January 12 earthquake, witnesses said. Charisa Coulter was due to fly out of Haiti to the United States. Haitian authorities arrested 10 missionaries in January but eight were released in February and only the group's leader, Laura Silsby, remains in jail.
*   The Cornwall Light & Life Churches are to hold their 2010 festival "Wellspring" at the Royal Cornwall Showground from 2nd to 6th August. The family based event comes under the umbrella of the International Free Methodist Church.
*   The next Space SW youth event is to be held in Holsworthy, just over the border in Devon. It will feature music from 29th Chapter and Philippa Hanna. See the What's On Guide for full details.

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