George and Fiona live in North Ayrshire. George attended FM College and then was in FM work for a year. They have two adopted daughters. Alongside working as a senior nurse and tutor respectively, they run an award winning charity that supports about 1000 families a year as well as recycling hundreds of van loads of secondhand household goods.

After a very positive response to their seminar last year, Christian Institute staff Joanna Cook (Public Affairs), Daniela Martines (Education) and Convention regular Nigel Kenny (Scotland Officer) will bring an update on what is happening in the nation’s public life. A proposed conversion therapy ban, assisted suicide Bill and ongoing issues in education will all be covered in their presentation.

It’s a challenge to stay fresh in the Christian life. Paul’s seminar will provide some theological and pastoral thoughts on how to go about maintaining spiritual health.

Alan has a sad and dark past for which he has been forgiven by God’s grace, having been transformed by God’s power in prison. He will share the story of his coming to faith in Christ and how God has called him to reach out to others.
After going through many traumatic events as a young person he fell into drug and alcohol abuse at the age of 16. By the age of 20 he was addicted to heroin and became involved in criminality. By the time he was 25 he had seven outstanding court cases for drug related crime and then he was arrested for murder. While in Shotts prison in the year 2002 he came to the point where he was very mentally ill and wondered what was going to become of his life. During this period of time, he attended a prison fellowship meeting and turned his life over to Jesus Christ. Today he preaches and shares his testimony in
a variety of churches and other venues throughout the country.

Gordon Thomson and a team of workers from The Faith Mission will share about the vital work of evangelism that the Mission is involved in across these islands.