Thursday, 30 March 2006 00:00 Written by Administrator

 2005 was a difficult year for Nurses Christian Fellowship International.  As you are probably aware, a difficult financial situation had led the International Board to take the hard decision to close down the International Office and make the Director, Harry Louden, redundant at the end of 2004.  This was a sad time for all of us.

However, God is good and gracious.  After some time of uncertainty, the International Board met in Kilcreggan Scotland in early July.  Out of this discussion, several key decisions were made. 
The most significant decision made was to continue the NCFI office in the UK but within a different structure.  Financially, NCFI is now stable, but unable to sustain any full time staff at this time, so it was agreed that the Headquarters Office will provide a Secretariat for the Board and the direction and leadership will come from the Board and the Regions, rather than employing a full time Director.  The Secretariat is now operating from Lenzie, Scotland.  David Parfitt, who had been involved as a Trustee with Pat Ashworth is now carrying out the administrative duties necessary to sustain NCFI on a part time basis.  David’s email address is  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   
The leadership of NCFI will increasingly come from the Regional Committees and the membership themselves.  This will require strong links to be maintained and further developed between the Board, the regional
committees and the member National Nurses Christian Fellowships (NNCFs).  Three key strategic areas have been identified, these are: 

• Training & education,
• Outreach & expansion
• Practical caring activities. 

It is planned that each Region in partnership with their NNCFs will develop a Regional Strategy incorporating these three elements.  In the European Region that responsibility will fall to the Euro Committee and the eight member NNCFs across the continent.
Other plans include an online scholarly journal for which Bart Cusveller in the Netherlands has secured funding over the next two years, and an International Congress in Nigeria in 2008, which will incorporate celebrations of NCFI’s 50th Anniversary.
Prayer and financial support are still very much needed, but in God’s good grace, He has provided NCFI with the resources and direction for the future.
For NCFI’s current prayer letter, go to the NCFI website at www.ncfi.org/prayer.html