Every Thursday afternoon since early 2005, up to 75 people from countries such as DR Congo, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq & Iran come to St. Bride’s Church, Old Trafford, to receive food for the coming week. They are destitute asylum seekers, people who have fled persecution in their home countries & have come here to seek refuge. With their cases rejected, unable to return home, not allowed to work, with nowhere to live & no food, St. Bride’s Destitution Project provides desperately needed food for these people. As well as supplying basic food, other partners at the project provide money to cover the bus fare, toiletries, support & advice.
The Church is called to be a beacon of light, feeding the hungry & caring for those in need. We currently do not have enough funds to continue the project at the level that is necessary to help people, who have no other choice, to survive. Please help, & give us a donation.
Click here to find out more:
destitution-project-report
What can you do?
Would you consider helping the project by:
- Giving food or money
- Telling your congregation of the need
- Display BOAZ information on the church notice board
- Taking up a special offering
- Bringing a delegation to vidit the project
- Taking up a collection of food (from the food list published in the Report)
Please make cheques or charity vouchers payable to St. Bride’s P.C.C., marking it for the Destitution Project.
The project is a partnership between St. Bride’s Church (Trafford), the British Red Cross & The Boaz Trust.
Tags: Appeal, Asylum, Destitution, Food, Uncategorized by Nigel Biggs
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