Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I (Geoff) am a massive Tottenham Hotspur fan and naturally I take great delight in us winning (especially our recent Europa League triumph) but also in our great North London rival Arsenal losing. I love the friendly banter I have with my Arsenal supporting friends but I'm not a fan of how this banter can sometimes turn into hatred in the footballing world. I have several Arsenal supporting friends who have gone through really challenging and sad times recently and the team they support makes no difference to the love I would show them. In a world where difference and tribalism can separate us, the Love Your Enemy for Step campaign is about recognising Jesus' teaching of loving your enemy and appreciating the value in each of us, whoever we support.

To raise money for Step, a charity I work for, so we can carry on employing an Arsenal-supporting colleague in the long-term, I am willing to wear an Arsenal shirt for a day, sometime in September (date TBC). We are also doing lots of work in schools about the topic of loving your enemy and not just from a footballing perspective.

I would appreciate any sponsorship but I am also encouraging others to join this team and wear their rival's kit for a day so if you would like to create your own fundraising page you can do so by clicking on the following link

https://www.justgiving.com/team/loveyourenemyforstep?utm_medium=team&utm_content=loveyourenemyforstep&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share&invite=true

Maybe you don't have a rival or even like football. If that's the case you can always do something similar to my colleague Helena who hates football but is willing to don a shirt chosen by her sponsors (see her page in the team members below). Or you could sponsor those who will undertake this difficult challenge.

Thank you so much for any support you give to me or any of the team members- it all will go to the same campaign and ensure Step can continue the great work it does in schools.