Up Against the Wall

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Up Against the Wall

Dusk was falling, offices were emptying as workers headed home on a damp and drizzly night, but laughter sounded from an interface area in the west of the city - as young people dreamt about a Belfast without walls.
Sixteen year old Rachel says the ‘peace walls’ have always been part of her life: “You grow [...]

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When Faceless Enemies Become Friends

Friday, October 16, 2009

When Faceless Enemies Become Friends

For almost forty days now his feet have stood on ‘divided’ ground, his eyes have peered upon the comings and goings of two separate communities, and yet it seems that the longer he watches the more those divides seem to melt away.
Gripping a stark wooden cross Pastor Jack McKee, of New Life City Church has [...]

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