Mission Partner: Christian Aid

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.

Florence’s story: A woman sings a deep, joyful tune. Her song lifts the spirits of the other women on the farm. She is full of life, love and laughter. The women in her farming group look up to her. She’s courageous, kind and a survivor. A few years ago, her husband died, leaving her a widow. At that time, she had no water to grow crops. Her children were hungry. She had to walk for hours on a dangerous journey to collect water. ‘Life was miserable,’ she told us.  Florence could easily have been defeated. But Florence is a fighter, and she shows the women in her farming group that they can be fighters too. Next to her farm, Florence is proud to show us something remarkable – a dam, full of fresh water.

It’s thanks to Christian Aid Week donations like ours, and the money our village collected last May, that Florence and her community have built this water dam, with the help of Christian Aid. Now others are needing us. Rose needs EVERY LAST DROP to survive this climate crisis. Extreme weather robs her of what she needs to survive: a reliable source of water. Our church can stand with people like Rose and I know we will.

Please put something in your envelope when it drops through your letter box in Christian Aid Week 10 - 16 May.  Or if it is easier donate on line at our Just Giving Site: Ashtead Churches’ Together Christian Aid.
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ashtead-churches-together

Florence says: “I have been sustained by the earth dam. My life has changed. I am very happy. You can see it in my face: my face is shining. I have strength and power”.

Marmalade is still available from Betty 272595 and Trish 878875. One of our Committee is doing a sponsored walk for us. To support Jane Boniface please ring her on 273770 or Trish.

Betty Waterhouse, Barbara Kerr, Rosie Grunsell, Jane Boniface, Pat Cass, Trish Brown