{"id":1241,"date":"2010-12-13T10:56:25","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T10:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2016-01-06T13:39:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T13:39:41","slug":"cvm-christmas-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/news\/cvm-christmas-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Personal Message from Carl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently\u00a0launched our Christmas appeal, you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/cvm-christmas-appeal.html\">view that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing to ask if you would consider\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/cvmen\/donate\">sending CVM a gift<\/a> of say \u00a310.00 or more towards the ongoing work we are all involved in, of seeing men come to faith in Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>My aim is to provide you guys with the very best support, inspiration, encouragement and resources that I can give you, because that is what you deserve. I live with a constant sense of frustration that we are not able to reach more men with the gospel or provide you with more support and back up. CVM is a movement that we are all part of. Please hear me when I say that this appeal is not about a HQ team wanting funds, I have always felt and believed that we are in this together. What I want to be able to do is to give our blokes in Liverpool, Southend or Devon etc. (you get the idea) all that they need to get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>Next year we will be launching some fantastic and groundbreaking new resources for the local church and men to use, but we do need funds to get the printing and development work done. It will only take a minute to give via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/cvmen\/donate\">JustGiving<\/a> or by phone (01246 271713) but it will make such a huge difference. We need to raise \u00a315000 to enable us to fulfill our plans in the early part of next year for resources and the grass roots work (which is exploding) in the next year. So far our appeal has generated about \u00a32500.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/efb182b0af99ae30d94aa0ed7\/images\/donate_new.png?resize=144%2C144\" alt=\"Donate to CVM\" width=\"144 px\" height=\"144 px\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>There is no doubt that God is shining his light on this movement. Hundreds of men now gather at our events, hungry to be equipped for evangelism and we are hearing stories of many men coming to faith on a regular basis. Please could you support us to help us stand shoulder to shoulder with you?<\/p>\n<p>Our aim is simple. We want to tell men about Jesus. Will you help us to do that? How much are we prepared to pay to see one of our mates or family members come to faith?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for being part of CVM and for making it what it is.<\/p>\n<p>May you know the grace and peace of God this Christmas as we remember what this is all about. Immanuel, God with us!<\/p>\n<p>Your brother and friend,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/efb182b0af99ae30d94aa0ed7\/images\/carl.jpg?resize=96%2C68\" alt=\"\" width=\"96 px\" height=\"68 px\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/news\/cvm-christmas-appeal\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently\u00a0launched our Christmas appeal, you can\u00a0view that here. I\u2019m writing to ask if you would consider\u00a0sending CVM a gift of say \u00a310.00 or more towards the ongoing work we are all involved in, of seeing men come to faith in Jesus. 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Find out what men want for Christmas this year ... Watch to the end to see a seasonal Greeting from Carl!","rel":"","context":"In \"carl beech\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":363,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/news\/a-personal-message-from-carl\/","url_meta":{"origin":1241,"position":1},"title":"A Personal Message from Carl","date":"22 January 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I have never asked you to help in this way before but I do face\u00a0the very real prospect of Christian Vision for Men ceasing to exist. \u00a0We urgently need \u00a320,000 by the end of this month. CVM is involved in some of the biggest evangelistic initiatives in it's history and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5764,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/the-pressure-to-provide\/","url_meta":{"origin":1241,"position":2},"title":"The pressure to provide","date":"10 December 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I can call upon my own experiences when I say, that especially around the Christmas period the temptation to gamble was at its greatest. 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This would mean All little boys must die Who had been That same night Of visitation, Under the flame-bright Night sky Of that star\u2019s illumination; Strange light To identify The World\u2019s light And those who\u2019s plight\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Friends of CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/friends-blog-640x360.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1967,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/carls-thoughts\/god-with-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":1241,"position":4},"title":"God With You","date":"2 December 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"As you may know, I have two daughters Emily and Annie. When Karen was pregnant we spent months thinking about what we would call them - obviously there were a few names we had to avoid with Beech as a surname! 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