{"id":31743,"date":"2015-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/magazines\/join-us-stand-up-speak-out-2559\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T21:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T20:21:07","slug":"join-us-stand-up-speak-out-2559","status":"publish","type":"magazines","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/magazines\/join-us-stand-up-speak-out-2559\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us. Stand up. Speak out."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/457a8ba3cd6f282687ee20e56887e58a.jpg\" alt=\"ambassador\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CSW Ambassadors are changing the world by leading those around them to respond to religious persecution in ways that count \u2013 to pray, give and campaign. Could you join the network and become an Ambassador?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you rush to say, \u201cI couldn\u2019t possibly\u201d, \u201cThat sounds too hard\u201d or \u201cI haven\u2019t got time\u201d, here\u2019s five reasons why this is something anyone can do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>It doesn\u2019t take a lot of time \u2013 as much or as little as you have to give.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll get dedicated support from Geni, our Ambassadors Coordinator.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll be joining a community of Ambassadors around the UK who share ideas, have a dedicated Facebook group and monthly emails with tips and suggestions!<\/li>\n\n\n<li>You don\u2019t need to be an expert on religious freedom \u2013 we\u2019ll give you all the information you need.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>We believe that God works through every one of our Ambassadors enabling them to reach more people and have greater influence than they thought possible!<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, why should you become an Ambassador?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>We need you! We\u2019re seeing a level of religious freedom violations that we\u2019ve never seen before \u2013 we need to pray, speak out and take action now more than ever before.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>We\u2019re passionate about the Church standing up and speaking out for those facing persecution \u2013 we want to see every Christian pursuing justice.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>With your help, CSW can reach so many more churches and Christian Unions \u2013 we need you to help us do this!<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s some examples from our amazing Ambassadors around the country to inspire you&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotlight on&#8230;<strong>SPEAKERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI love speaking on behalf of the persecuted Church for CSW as it\u2019s my passion to raise awareness of the plight of our brothers and sisters around the world, to the churches in Wales. God has called me to be \u2018a voice for the voiceless\u2019 and has laid on my heart a passion to see the persecuted Church higher up the UK Church\u2019s agenda, speaking out, praying, providing and petitioning on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves.\u201d<\/em> Paul, Cardiff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotlight on&#8230;<strong>FUNDRAISING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cOur event was blessed with 70 attendees, a brilliant organisation team, and over 20 chefs who cooked up a storm with dishes from every country in the delicious CSW recipe book! We raised \u00a3335 and were thrilled to see people there who wouldn\u2019t usually come to a church.\u201d<\/em> Claire, Hampshire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotlight on&#8230;<strong>STUDENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI enjoyed putting together an event for such a great cause and the organisation itself was not difficult. The best thing to do when reaching out to fellow students to join you in helping carry out the work of CSW is to tell as many people as you can, as frequently as you can!\u201d<\/em> Afua, Cardiff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotlight on&#8230;<strong>PRAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWhen I heard about the persecution of Christians, I thought there must be other people feeling the same way as I did and if we could get together to pray, that would be something positive we could do. We were praying for Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani as part of CSW\u2019s 24 hours of prayer for him on the day he was due to appear in court. I had just finished my half hour slot and as soon as I turned on my computer, I discovered that he had been released from prison. It was amazing, I was really excited!\u201d<\/em> Ros, Blackheath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Could you join the network of CSW Ambassadors and encourage others to stand up and speak out for those who face persecution because of their faith? If so, give Geni Johnson a call on 07948 185629 or email <a href=\"mailto:genijohnson@csw.org.uk\">genijohnson@csw.org.uk<\/a> to chat through how you can get started.<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSW Ambassadors are changing the world by leading those around them to respond to religious persecution in ways that count.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":18349,"template":"","regions":[],"class_list":["post-31743","magazines","type-magazines","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines\/31743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazines"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines\/31743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41516,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines\/31743\/revisions\/41516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=31743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}