Thanks to all who have given. Almost £52,000 received: target = £100,000. Still possible to give
Code Red describes how a young CMF surgeon found the Bible's book of Job helped him face death from leukaemia. Already sold over a thousand copies in less than a week. Special £5 launch offer online
In the Christian New Media Awards 2010, CMF was joint winner of 'Best Christian Organisation' website. Our current student intern, Liz McClenaghan, was a finalist in 'Best Newcomer Blog' for Pretty little wilderness
With BBC and Premier radio and TV experience, Andrew Horton started at CMF on 4 October to work 3 days a week producing new media, audio and later video material. Watch this space
Also starting on 4 October were Annie Leggett (full time nurses' student staff worker), Audrey Chalmers (part time graduate staff worker in Scotland), and Fiona Schneider (part time graduate staff worker in the north)
Approaches are still possible for Head of Graduate Ministries (email) and Head of Communications (email)
At the CMF stall 7 GPs joined, ~20 left contact details, 50 packs were taken, and ~100 useful conversations happened. Rhona Knight spoke at the Breakfast on 'Healthy Patients, Healthy Doctors'
· Department for International Development on maternal health
· Northern Ireland abortion guidelines consultation
Will be posted on website shortly
Over £28,000 raised – target £20,000. Thank you! Update
The Pakistan story emphasises we are part of a worldwide fellowship of Christian doctors, ICMDA. The third annual Work a Day was 15 October, inviting prayer and giving the equivalent of a day's salary to support ICMDA
…we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)
Steven Fouch (CMF Head of Communications) 020 7234 9668
Alistair Thompson on 07970 162 225
Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 doctors, 900medical and nursing students and 300 nurses and midwives as members in all branches of medicine, nursing and midwifery. A registered charity, it is linked to over 100 similar bodies in other countries throughout the world.
CMF exists to unite Christian healthcare professionals to pursue the highest ethical standards in Christian and professional life and to increase faith in Christ and acceptance of his ethical teaching.