It could have been easy for a 31-year-old London-based survivor of the Rwandan genocide to act like the world owed her something after the atrocities she had experienced.

But Agnes Uwase – who has recently returned from spending seven months in four countries on the Council for World Mission’s (CWM) Training in Mission programme after being nominated to take part by the United Reformed Church – says it’s her duty to give back and calls herself a ‘Jesus warrior’.

South London grime star Stormzy beat Ed Sheeran and Lorde to be named artist of the year at the 2017 BBC Music Awards last week; and his debut album Gang Signs and Prayers is the first grime record to reach number one.

Simon Peters, Children’s and Youth Work Programme Officer, reflects on just what one of Stormzy’s hit records has in common with Bible passage John 1:12-14.

‘Like many Grime albums, Stormzy’s music may appear to some, at first listen, to be quite aggressive, boastful and messy,’ says Simon. ‘There’s a reason for that. The world can be a difficult place to be in, especially for those who are so often ignored, neglected or misunderstood. Grime music is one avenue which some people chose to assert themselves, vent their feelings and express their identity.

Following Sunday’s presenting of the Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons, leaders from all faiths across the UK have called on the British Government to affirm the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

The new treaty states that nuclear weapons, like chemical and biological weapons, are incompatible with international humanitarian law due to their indiscriminate effect. It presents a challenge to nuclear states that continue to rely on the threat of mass destruction in their foreign policy and security strategies.