By Hope 103.2Monday 14 Sep 2009Christian LivingReading Time: 1 minute
Like many of the world’s big cities, London has more than its fair share of crime problems. On any given Friday or Saturday night, drug abuse, alcohol-fuelled violence and gang warfare are par for the course; shootings and homicide are all too frequent.
But an amazing initiative run by Christians is making a big difference, it’s called Street Pastors. Volunteers in bright blue jackets patrolling the city streets through the night. They offer a listening ear; they defuse violence; they befriend, talk and pray with some of the city’s most troubled young people.
In six years the initiative has spread across the UK; it’s been endorsed by Scotland Yard and by Prince Charles and it’s caused crime levels to drop.