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Keswick Convention 2008

By Jan Bell, chairman, SPUC Evangelicals

This year, for the first time, we were able to go to the Keswick Convention with a street stand. We had hoped to be able to use someone's garage or yard, and had even leafleted the area where most people would walk on their way to the convention centre. This did not prove possible so, after contacting all the relevant authorities for permission, we took our own street stand. We were able to put up a table with literature quite quickly, and we had our two new banners to use. They are very easy to put up, just like film screens.

On week two of Keswick we attended on the Wednesday, and were noticed very quickly. There was some wind which made things difficult for a while, and we had to lower the screens, but we were generally very well received. In all we distributed about 500 pieces of literature that day. Quite a few people stopped to give us their support, or ask questions, especially on their way out of the meetings. Some people were glad to have our encouragement as they told us how they struggle on, trying to promote pro-life values in very difficult situations. These often involve people in their work places, voluntary charitable organisations, and, sadly, families or even church groups.

The following week, we were able to attend Keswick on Monday and Wednesday. Once again we had a very good reception from most people. Some of our friends seemed embarrassed to see us there, and hurried past. Other friends were happy to take some of our information, and some were particularly glad to have a chat, as they'd had experiences recently which had led them to be aware of the seriousness of this issue, and the overwhelming anti-life opinions in surprising places.

We found that our little feet badges, the size of a baby's foot 10 weeks from conception, often left people with a tear in their eye, and they clutched these like treasure. The foetal models were the subject of amazement too, and horror, as folk realised the truth that an unborn child is human - and looks human from such an early age. In all, we must have distributed at least 1,500 pieces of literature. People passing a second time often told us they'd read the leaflet and many were inserted in Bibles, but we pray that God may further use His people through the added knowledge they have gained.

Next year we would like to go to Keswick again and, if we have some volunteers, it would be great to go during week one as well.



Peter Smith, (Secretary), Jan Bell (Chairman) and George Bell (Committee member of SPUC Evangelicals), with our new display materials and literature.




Peter Smith giving a pro-life leaflet to a lady attending the Convention.

Photos by Dane Murdoch, one of our members from Edinburgh.