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The weather is scorching over here in the UK, a great way to start our summer....here's hoping it continues for a while longer

I wanted to bring your attention to some important stories I've become aware of this week.

Firstly, the amazing story of the Florida Revival. A Canadian evangelist, a guy called Todd Bentley, is leading an amzing series of meetings in Lakeland, California. He has now lead over 30 successive nights of prayer and healing, he is not asking for money but is purely driven by a hunger to see God move. its all featured on God TV, but you can also check it out on http://www.freshfire.ca/

Secondly the story of Craig Bellamy. A Welsh footballer who plays for West Ham United and who as a reputaion for being, er, a bit of a bad lad. Grame Souness, his manager at Newcastle United, once famously said he could never allow him to play in one of his teams again. Well Mr.Bellamy has decided to invest in a football school in Sierra Leone, investing about £650K. Its all of his own back, he even went against his clubs wishes and they refused to insure him. I was truly astonished when i first heard about this...it just shows how people can surprise you.

The dreadful scenes in Burma have been awful to watch and its difficult to comprehend the scale of this disaster. The death toll is continuing to be revised upwards, and as the miliitary junta opens up the country to foreign aid agencies, i fear this is only going to get worse. Its difficult to know what to do to help when things like this happen or as a Christian how to offer any explanation for catastrophes like this. Its something i wrestle with myself, how can so many people be allowed to suffer?