| our charities |
| "Speak up for those who cannot speak for
themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and
judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31
. 8-9 |
| Shiloh |
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| click on the above logo to read more about
Shiloh, Rotherham's chairty to help the homeless. |
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| Allan and Anne lacey in Uganda |
| Allan and Anne have been working as CMC
mission partners in Arua, NW Uganda, since August 2007. They are based
in the Diocese of Madi West Nile, under the leadership of Bishop Joel
Obetia. Arua is situated close to the Sudan and DR Congo borders. |
| Much of the Diocese is remote and poorly
developed still relying mainly on subsistence farming. Allan, an ordained
priest, is coordinator for parish ministry. his work includes supporting
the pastors and lay leaders of the local churches, particularly writing
materials to help with preaching and teaching. |
| Anne is a nurse teacher and teaches nursing
ae the school of nursing at kuluva Mission Hospital. In addition she
supports the Diocesan Health Department, which has the responsibility
of supervising the mission hospital and siz rural health centres.
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| christian aid |
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| Thank you for your contributions. The
people of Thorpe and Scholes gave £3098.15 so far, in 2010,
to help people less fortunate than ourselves to help themselves. A
special thank you to Rita Doncaster who took part in a sponsored walk
and made our total over £3000 for the first time. |
| Click on the above logo to go to Christian
Aid's official website. |
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| ChildAid |
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Click on the logo to the left to go to ChildAid's
official website. |
| ChildAid to Russia & the Republics (ChildAid)
is a Christian charity works with selected, established local partners
(currently 7) usually Christian, who offer long term development initiatives
for disabled children, orphans, young people and those from vulnerable
families in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. |
| Aid is never contingent on or restricted
by whether a child or young person has faith or not. Their aim is
to relieve poverty and hardship in the lives of children and young
people, to educate and train the public and the partner organisations
and to encourage and support other agencies in similar work. |
| Child Aid provides financial and strategic
support to project partners and staff make frequent visits to projects
for monitoring and evaluation purposes. |
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| Methodist School in Panama (Escuela Metodista
de Colón, Panama) |
| When the Reverend Vic Watson arrived in
Panama as a young probationer minister in 1957, one of his church
members asked him why there was not a Methodist school in Colon. Education
was limited to those who could pay, and Vic answered that he did not
know why but recognised the need for more accessible education. He
was concerned about the many children who were denied any real hope
for an improved quality of life and had no security for their future
without an opportunity to gain basic skills. |
| With a grant of £500 from the then Methodist
Missionary Society the Methodist School in Colon was founded by Vic
and opened on 25th May 1959. On the first day there were 7 children
who attended a class in a borrowed room. |
| 1961: The first floor was built, providing
3 classrooms, an office and toilets. |
| 1964: A second floor was added which gave
4 more classrooms. |
| 1994: After a painful wait of 30 years
a new extension was added. |
| The school today is a gleaming beacon
in a sea of desolation. Colon is a very run-down place and all the
houses round the school are in poor repair. Many people are out of
work and the proposed developments of the Panama canal are likely
to increase the gulf between the rich and the poor. |
| This year nearly 300 children are on the
school roll and so are able to stand taller and have hope for a brighter
future because a risk was taken to start a school in the impoverished
city of Colon. No child is turned away because their parents are poor
and scholarship places make this possible. |
| £250 provides a child with free education
for one year. |
| On 25th May 2009 the school celebrated
its 50th anniversary - by the Grace of God a truly miraculous achievement.
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