Teen Challenge Graduation - Scotland

Wednesday, 17 February 2010 12:22

Teen Challenge is one of the foremost Christian organisations in the UK offering positive help to young people who are trapped by addictions and other life controlling issues. On 15th January Barry was privileged to spend a day at Teen Challenge in North East Scotland on behalf of Proclaim Trust.

During the day he visited the Men’s Centre and then the Women’s Centre. In the morning he spoke on the subject of “Church Integration” and then in the evening he had the honour of speaking at The Teen Challenge Graduation Celebration. The event was held in a church in Aberdeen where hundreds attended and 36 people responded to the message. It was really encouraging to see eight men graduate from the program.

The highlight of the whole event was when Barry heard the personal story of a beautiful young lady. She had a history of drug addiction and prostitution but five years ago she had a God encounter. Her life had been totally transformed and she as recently started working for Teen Challenge as an administrator.

New Schools Project

Thursday, 07 January 2010 14:41

This year we are launching a new schools project in the secondary schools in Greater Manchester. RE teacher, Steve Burtonwood has recently joined the team and will be overseeing the project.

The aim is to teach young people about the Christian faith using Barry’s story as a basis. The Trust will be producing two workbooks to be used in the delivery of Religious Education (RE) lessons and Personal and Social and Health Education (PHSE) lessons. The workbooks will be used in conjunction with the ‘Once an Addict’ DVD.

Over the next 12 months, we will start to strategically roll this initiative out through relationships and personal contact.

While this project is focused specifically in Manchester, the actual resources will be published so they will be available to teachers and youth workers nationwide.

Events Update - Winter '09

Thursday, 10 December 2009 15:13

Now that a new year is almost upon us, we can reflect on the last year and thank God for the hundreds of people whose lives have been changed for the good as a result of the ministry of Proclaim Trust.

During 2009, Barry has visited 20 prisons and witnessed 436 people respond to the message of the gospel. The Restored Tour has also been of huge benefit at events large and small that covered 25 venues throughout the UK. Altogether, 494 people responded, each of whom was given a copy of the ‘What's Next?’ DVD. In addition to the Prison Ministry and the Restored Tour, Barry has been the speaker at 52 other outreach events. He has had the opportunity to speak on such programs as BBC News 24, Sky News and Channel 4 as well as various radio interviews.

2009 has been a very productive year, and we are expecting 2010 to be even better!

Restored Tour, Perth - REVIEW

Monday, 09 November 2009 00:00

The "Restored" Tour with Barry Woodward and Shell Perris came to the National Christian Outreach Centre on Monday. It coincided with the monthly Outreach Supper meeting, so the format was a little different to the norm.

After a time of praise led by the PCF worship team, Shell Perris kicked off the evening with a few songs from her new album, "Beautiful Life". There was a good reception to her songs, given that the average age of those attending was well above the teenagers she normally performs for.  She mixed song with testimony of how the love of God broke through on her life at a time when she was suffering from anorexia.

When Shell handed over to Barry, we wondered what had hit us as a whirlwind of Mancunian energy arrived on the platform. He led us on his life's journey, stopping occasionally to point out the lessons he had learned. As he unfolded his story of descent from recreational drug user to heroin addict, it was hard to imagine how this enthusiastic Christian had once been in such a low place.

His judicious use of humour sometimes left us gasping for breath. As he described his first visit to church, the laughter rose to a crescendo. At the same time, Barry was clearly spelling out the miraculous way in which God has His hand on his life. Within four weeks of encountering Christ, he was completely free of both heroin and methodone.

Without any lengthy, drawn out appeal, twenty people responded to the invitation to come to the Lord Jesus. It was a fitting end to a memorable and enjoyable evening. 

People With A Misson Ministries - Perth (Event Organisers)

This review was taken from their website - www.pwamm.com

The Restored Tour Update

Wednesday, 14 October 2009 06:26

The Restored Tour is now gathering momentum. Barry and Shell have visited Worthing, Hertfordshire, Castle Douglas, Clydebank, Dereham, Milton Keynes, Bristol, Oxford, Stoke on Trent, Bolton and Kilsyth. These meetings have been very well attended and there has been a great response, with 219 people making decisions for Christ. Each of these individuals have received a ‘What’s Next?’ DVD. Mark (below) was on of the 22 people who responded at the event in Dereham.

Here is an extract from an email the tour manager received:

"This is just to say again how blessed we were by The Restored Tour and what a huge encouragement it was to the church.  Thank you so much for all your hard work and please convey my thanks to Shell and Barry for coming to us and allowing the Lord to use them in such powerful and anointed ways."

Clyde Bank Restored Tour coordinator

There are still another 14 dates to go. Click on The Restored Tour banner on our homepage for a venue near you.