Welcome to the Summer issue of the NCLF Newsletter. Even if the weather isn’t fine in your summertime (yet), I’m confident we can still find plenty to give God thanks for.

This weekend sees celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee taking place throughout the UK and the Commonwealth. It’s been said that some people – especially from the African Caribbean community – may feel torn about celebrating this achievement, but I hope we can acknowledge the faithful service of one who professes Christ as her Saviour. We, of course, also look forward this month to celebrating Windrush Day and especially the events taking place on Windrush Sunday.

In this Newsletter, NCLF founder, Ade Omooba MBE, shares his heart and hopes for the NCLF and the Black community. We celebrate new appointments for Elsa Caleb and Rev Ron Nathan, and Elaine Bowes shares about a new venture by the Pentecostal Credit Union to assist millennials with their financial education. On the other end of the spectrum, sadly, we also read of disturbing events that have seen lives cut dramatically short.

In the midst of various celebrations, it’s a sobering reminder that there is still much for us to do.

Please email us at info.nclf@gmail.com or bereanservicesuk@gmail.com if you’d like to contribute or have news of events you’d like to share with us. We’d love to hear from you.

In the meantime, on behalf of the NCLF, I wish you a very happy summer.

JACKIE RAYMOND

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