Christian Aid has teamed up with tweeting bishops to encourage Christians to pray, act and give this Lent. The Bishop of Croydon, the Rt Rev Nick Baines and the Bishop of Huntingdon the Rt Rev David Thomson will launch Count Your Blessings in Twitter on March 9. For the 45 days of Lent they will use the social networking site to share daily reflections and actions. Bishop Baines said: ‘The great thing about Twitter is that it allows immediate interaction. Anyone across the world can join in and tweet what they are doing in Lent, so I am encouraging people to follow us, get tweeting and learn through Lent.’ The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, encouraging people to get involved in Count Your Blessings said: ‘We should all count our blessings for what God has given us and I hope that everyone will consider taking action to help those in need this Easter.’
Pray: that this idea will reach and encourage a very wide audience. (Ac.9:31)