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The money from this years Lenten Appeal together with the donation from the St James International committee has been given for the Wings of Mercy and is sufficient to build a new classroom for the Blue Sky School they support in the Massai slum Nairobi. This was a school we visited when we were there in March and had a very warm welcome from the staff and pupils We were very impressed with how they managed under such difficult circumstances. The need is great wherever you look in the slums but this extra classroom and the school itself will benefit generations of youngsters for many years to come. We were delighted to be able to pass this news on to Roger and Christine who send their thanks and appreciation to the congregation at St James and will keep us updated with progress. We will have the opportunity to share more about our visit with you at one of the future services  

When we visited other projects we could see other ways that we can help to support and encourage Wings of Mercy notably the tailoring workshop and the craft classes. Hence our request for the decluttering and recycling of materials to take out with us in August. (See handout on sewing box items for more details)

 

Further News

 

Councillor Les Hewer during his year in office as Mayor of Southam supported Local Air ambulance and Bees Abroad as his chosen charities. The events he and his family organised raised £2300 for each charity which is very much appreciated and will go towards a further new beekeeping project in Kenya.


Finally John will be travelling to Uganda 25th May until 4th June. He will be travelling visiting honey co-operatives and finally running a training workshop for 40 invited beekeepers/honey packers back in Kampala.

 

We thank you for your part in the openings we have had to make a difference to the disadvantaged people we have the privilege of serving by your financial support, the many answered prayers and the blessings we have received.  

 

John & Mary Home 

 

 

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Lenten Appeal for Wings of Mercy
Thank you to those who have already contributed to our
Lenten Appeal in aid of Wings of Mercy, to date we have
raised £493.40. Roger and Christine Molera, who many
of us met at our Sunday services when they visited John and
Mary Home last summer, are doing wonderful work with
some of the people living in the slums in Nairobi and giving
them hope for the future.
There is a labelled basket on the table at the back of church
for your donations, or they can be given direct to Pam Batstone.
If you are a taxpayer please put your gift in a yellow envelope (mark it Wings of Mercy) so that it will be worth an extra 28p
for every £1 you contribute. It would be appreciated if you could let us have your donations by 13 April

 

More News from Kenya…It is good to be back from our recent trip to Kenya and as some of you already know we were kept safe in spite of Kenya still being a little tense. Our schedule was very crowded but was very rewarding as part of the time was spent with Roger & Christine who was able to get us into some of the Nairobi slums and see for ourselves the work that Wings of Mercy are doing and supporting. It also gives us an understanding of how St James Lenten Appeal gift can be best used. At some point we would be pleased to share this experience with you.
It is pleasing to report that we were able to visit the National Beekeeping Station which provides farmers with training and then visit John & Job later in the week and see their hives. This was all made possible with half of last years Lenten Appeal and further plans were put in place for the second phase which will be training more people from the farming families and providing hives for them. Beekeeping once up and running will supply further reliable sustainable income to supplement what is only subsistence farming and in doing so keeping the families together and the young people from being tempted to the city and inevitably to the slums.

 

John & Mary Home