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EXCLUSIVE 3 FOR 2 OFFER ON SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES AT re:fresh books
Through July and August, re:fresh books and christian resources has an exclusive 'Three for the Price of Two' offer on biographies from Monarch. The list includes the newly-released story of cricketer Hansie Cronje, classics such as The Heavenly Man, the official 'book of the film' Amazing Grace and many telling stories of faith in adversity around the world.
 The Hansie Cronje Story by Garth King ( £9.99 )
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This is one for cricket fans in particular. It tells the story of an internationally popular South African cricketer, also known for his Christian beliefs. In 2000, he made a dramatic public confession to match fixing and was banned for life. Tragically, he died two years later in a plane crash as he was still picking up the pieces of his life and faith. A balanced story it also contains interviews with some of his critics.
 The Tears of my Soul by Sokreaksa S. Himm ( £6.99 )
Sokreaksa survived the massacre of his family by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. After climbing from the mass grave hatred burned in his heart. Could he possible forgive his killers? Read about God’s grace and mercy in his life.
 After the Heavy Rain by Sokreaksa S. Himm ( £7.99 )
Inspirational follow-up to the previous book. Sokreaksa discovers what it truly means to forgive as he tracks down his family’s killers in a culture where revenge is the usual response. He and his family now serve as missionaries in Cambodia.
 After the Locusts by Meg Guillebaud ( £7.99 )
Rwanda is full of terribly stories but Meg Guillebaud tells story after story of grace, reconciliation and healing from pain. Survivors tell how they are learning to forgive those who caused harm. Only in changed hearts is there hope.
 The Hospital by the River
by Dr Catherine Hamelin ( £ 8.99 )
The story of a midwifery school in Ethiopa set up by Catherine Hamelin and her husband over 40 years ago that has become a major teaching institution. Their work enables women to life normal lives after suffering traumatic birth experiences.
 Betsy by Jean Hatton ( £ 8.99 )
The dramatic story of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. Unhappy child, troubled adolescent, dissatisfied wife, a woman at odds with convention she became a minister of the Society of Friends. She walked into Newgate Gaol in 1816 and began transforming the lives of female prisoners. She changed her generation’s perception of offenders and helped create a professional prison service at a cost to herself and family. Jean Hatton uses Betsy’s 47 handwritten journals containing her private thoughts to write this story.
 Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas ( £11.99 )
Another chance to catch up with the story of William Wilberforce if you missed it earlier in the year. This is the book of the film and contains stills from the film.
 Pelican Crossing / Midwife in Crisis by Hilary Cotterill ( both £6.99 )
Hilary tells the story of her training as a nurse and then as a midwife. She recalls the patients and medical staff she meets along the way with keen observation and humour.
 Out of the black shadows by Stephen Lungu ( £7.99 )
Set in Zimbabwe, this is the story of a young man who had an unsettled childhood and preferred living on the streets. As a teenager he was recruited into an urban gang. Sent to bomb an evangelistic event, instead he stayed to listen. What followed is an amazing story.
 The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun ( £ 8.99 )
Another classic biography telling the dramatic story of how God took a young boy from a poor village and used him mightily to preach the gospel despite horrific opposition. Brother Yun is one of China’s house church leaders.
 Jesus in Beijing
by David Aiken ( £ 9.99 )
A portrait of Christians in China: house groups and their leaders, artists and song writers, stories of those who risk their lives because they dare to stand up for their faith. Aiken provides an historical perspective and an up to date analysis of the state of Christianity in China.
 Dead Women Walking
by Jennifer Su ( £9.99 )
The story of women’s lives in Taiwan and how no situation is beyond the reach of God even in a society where the traditional and ultra-modern live side by side.
 And You Visited Me
by Penny M Wheat ( £ 6.99 )
Penny Wheat describes her journey into a powerful ministry of visiting and writing letters to prisoners under sentence of death in the U.S. justice system. This is a gripping account of friendship, faith and humour in defiance of the death penalty.
 Tried by Fire by Anna Lee Stangel ( £ 6.99 )
Testimonies of courage and hope from Peru’s Christian prisoners who suffered during the long struggle in the 1980s and 1990s against the Shining Path Guerillas when the Peruvian Government imprisoned many innocents including Christians.
 Through the Eyes of a Street Child by Angela Murray ( £7.99)
Angela Murray went to Guatemala with the Toybox charity and it changed her life. She tells the stories of some of the children she met and how they became individuals to her.
 God’s Golden Acre by Dale le Vack (£8.99)
A biography of heather Reynolds who started the sanctuary named in the title for AIDS orphans in South Africa. She and her husband dedicated their lives and savings to help the orphans and fight the AIDS pandemic. Faith took them through the hard times and they had help from donors who were touched and challenged by the work.
 Things We Couldn’t say by Diet Eman (£6.99)
The emotional and dramatic story of a young couple who risked everything to help save Jews in wartime Holland . It paints a vivid picture of safe houses, evading Gestapo patrols, house-to-house searches, escapes and frightened ‘customers’. Diet and Hein aided the resistance. This led to her loss of freedom and his death but their faith in Christ and love for each other shine through.
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Outdoor lights depicting nativity scenes, stars, angels and peace doves are a new line for re:fresh books & christian resources in Tolworth. They are offered as a Christian response to the popular trend to decorate homes and streets with images of Santa, Rudolph and snowmen. 
The lights are suitable for indoor or outdoor use in homes, churches, schools or other buildings. Prices range from £14.99 for a 60mm high star to £89.99 for a multi-coloured set of three nativity figures up to 1.2m high. The figures are mounted in robust metal frames and come complete with hooks for suspension on walls or in windows, and with easel supports for free-standing use. Pegs are also supplied for use as ground anchors in gardens. Each unit has a 3m weatherproof cable. Weatherproof 7m extension cables are also available.
A demonstration unit can be inspected at re:fresh books and details of the various units, with prices, can be seen on the re:fresh website, Units are sold to order only and there is a ten-day delivery so orders need to be in as soon as possible to be sure of delivery. A price list is available on request. 
Suntan oil, swimwear, foreign currency … and don’t forget books! It’s time to make those lists for Summer Holidays if you haven’t already done so. Even if you’re staying at home there is often more time for reading during the Holiday season. Re:fresh books has some superb offers on Christian fiction, biographies and other books during July and August. And don’t forget, re:fresh now has a loyalty card scheme.
The coming months will see increasing interest in William Wilberforce and the Abolition of the Slave Trade. February 23 marks the 200th Anniversary of the passing of the Bill to abolish the transatlantic slave trade. A month later, on March 25 1807, it became law. A feature film on the life of William Wilberforce will be released in March. Other National events will include services in Westminster Abbey and York Minster, a new issue of postage stamps and a new £2.00 coin celebrating the abolition of the slave trade.
Interest in these events offers church leaders, youth and childrens’ workers an excellent opportunity to explain the role of this great Evangelical reformer in a defining moment in British history. Re:fresh books has a number of books about Wilberforce including a new Edition of John Pollock’s acclaimed biography Wilberforce; a new book by Stephen Tompkins William Wilberforce a biography; Kevin Belmonte’s Travel with William Wilberforce and ac children's book, William Wilberforce the Freedom Fighter by Derick Bingham. (More details on the re:fresh website, 
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Materials for Lent and Easter
Over Christmas we sought to present a positive Christian message on Tolworth Broadway with a window display telling “the true story of Christmas” from Luke’s Gospel and offering a free copy of Luke to anybody who came in and asked. An encouraging number of people took up this offer, which we plan to repeat at Easter. During the year we were invited to a number of church services to share the re:fresh story and were encouraged by the response. Most important of all, there have been stories of God working in the lives of individual people through the ministry of re:fresh.