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RELEASE INTERNATIONAL AND YOUR CHURCH
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ue to tremendous success last year, Artless Theatre Company will be taking its stunning production, If Prison Walls Could Speak, on tour again this year.
a black number board and are photographed, catalogued and criminalised for following Jesus. Our exhibition stand will recreate something of this experience.
Described by Premier Christianity Magazine as ‘bold, innovative and shocking to the core’, the one-man drama movingly portrays the story of Release International’s associate ministry worker Petr Jasek, who was imprisoned in Sudan in 2015 because of his Christian work.
Following an overwhelmingly positive reception at New Wine United 23 last year we are pleased to announce a partnership with the Cedarwood Festival in North Yorkshire in July where the play will feature in the main venue. Church tours are planned in September and October covering England, Wales and Scotland.
If your church would like to host a performance, several dates are still available. Check out our website, releaseinternational.org, for further details and a Host Information Pack.
Surrounded by several banners profiling current prisoners of faith we will display a blank banner with a measuring scale background. Those who visit the stand will be invited to pick up a prisoner number card and have their photograph taken against the backdrop. The Polaroid shot will then be stuck to the reverse side
of the prisoner card alongside the profile of a current Christian prisoner. We will encourage visitors to take the card home, keep it in their Bibles or fix it on their fridge, and commit to pray for that prisoner.
Standing with the prisoners
D‘Bold and shocking’ play on tour
In the book of Hebrews, chapter 13, verse 3, we are challenged continually to remember those in prison and to identify with them, so this summer Release International will return to Christian conferences and festivals to share this call to action.
f you have ever been arrested you will know what an unnerving and worrying experience it is.
For many Christians around the world, however, arrest simply
for expressing their faith is not uncommon and can often lead to imprisonment, sometimes without even a trial.
One infamous element of a prisoner’s typical arrest experience is the mugshot. They are made to stand in front of a measuring scale holding
INVITE A SPEAKER
Our team of experienced speakers are available to join your church or online meeting to help you support and pray for persecuted Christians. They would love to hear from you!
Ireland:
Stephen on 028 9334 0014 or 07933 313169
London & South:
Jonny on 07861 656269
Midlands & North:
Allister on 07916 396178
Scotland:
James on 07434 894016
Wales & West of England:
Paul on 07861 651139
We will be attending Big Church Festival in May; all three weeks of the Keswick Convention in July; and Cedarwood Festival, ReFuel and Keswick Port Stewart in July. Additionally, we hope to be at New Wine that month and Bangor Worldwide in August. It will be great to see you there!
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