February 3, 2012 / by lucy / Make A Comment / Filed under Asylum, Challenge, Destitution, News, Prayer
This week is Poverty and Homelessness Action Week and we’re joining with loads of organisations around the country to pray and take action for those facing social and economic barriers in our nation. Here at Boaz we’re focusing on destitute asylum seekers and refugees, who as you may well know, experience barriers to accessing the things many of us take for granted each day.
Today we focus on… waiting lists
Pray for those on the waiting list for Boaz accommodation list- currently 85 people, plus 12+ in the temporary night shelter. Please pray as well for our hosting network, that it may grow and that those who generously volunteer in this way would know how valued their support is! And finally, please pray for all our clients/ex-clients who are waiting to receive National Insurance numbers, housing benefit and pension credit.
Take action by considering joining our hosting network, if you’ve got a spare room in your house, or if you have a house you could lend Boaz! Please contact us if this is you!
January 30, 2012 / by lucy / Make A Comment / Filed under Asylum, Asylum stories, Destitution, Events, News, Prayer
This week is Poverty and Homelessness Action Week and we’re joining with loads of organisations around the country to pray and take action for those facing social and economic barriers in our nation. Here at Boaz we’re focusing on destitute asylum seekers and refugees, who as you may well know, experience barriers to accessing the things many of us take for granted each day.
Today we focus on… mental health
The majority of destitute asylum seekers struggle with mental health problems, sometimes as a result of their experiences in their country of origin (for instance, post-traumatic stress disorder, or memory loss due to trauma) as well as experiences of destitution, exploitation and rejection in the UK, often due to the unjust and inhumane treatment they have faced.
Pray for our clients facing desperate and often uncertain situations, for peace, openness and courage. And please pray for our support workers, Vicky, Ros and Nigel, as they respond to the needs of our clients.
Act today by visiting the campaigns centre on the Freedom From Torture website, or by donating to our work…
January 17, 2012 / by lucy / Make A Comment / Filed under Asylum, Destitution, Human Rights, News
Glory, one of our Boaz clients who has been refused asylum since 2007, and has been in Boaz accommodation for the last 2 years, has been detained at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre and is due to be deported at the end of the month.
Please pray for safety if she is deported, for peace and comfort for her and all those who know her, and for compassionate people to work with her over the next few weeks. Please pray as well that if there is anything her solicitor or the team working with her can do, that they will be able to make quick and wise decisions in these final few days.
Thanks for your support- we’ll keep you updated.
