The Faithfulness of Jesus.

From Be the Light Newsletter, Winter 2011.

The Drop-In project seeks to engage with
some of the most vulnerable members of
our community and provide a safe place of
acceptance for each person who drops in.
There is no ‘one kind of person’ we cater for;
rough sleepers, lonely individuals, socially
isolated, old friends and even local community
members who pop by on a whim. The Drop-In
communicates the gospel in a very practical
way through sharing a snack together,
conversations and friendships.
Mel

Firm Friendships

One thing that the drop-in is particularly keen for is good strong friendships; between volunteers and visitors alike. Recently close friends have fallen out. Please pray that all those involved resolve their conflicts and that unity among volunteers remains strong. It is important for volunteers to remain impartial and be an ear to the people we serve.

The Guy that went into rehab several months ago has finished his treatment and awaits his next session, this will perhaps be a more difficult period for him so please pray for his safety and his health.

Free Pasties

Just recently we were out visiting the local businesses in Chester offering prayer. One of the bakeries offered to give us their unsold food so each week, we take this down to the the soup kitchen that we support to give to the homeless - great.

A friend in need

One of the guys that we see often in the street has recently asked for prayer - after many attempts to kick bad habits he has finally got a place in rehab and arranged housing aftrewards. Often people come straight out of rehab and go back to their old haunts and start back at square one. Hold this guy in your prayers, we will be praying for him and visiting him as he goes.

The Drop-In

Keep these wonderful people in your prayers. Each week, Tim from All Saints and his wife run a lunch drop-in providing a meal and place to stop on Wednesdays. They are helped out by Pauline, Glenys , Fred and Cat who is one of our 2nd year FdA students.

A coincidence

A while back Geoff from the Light Project went out to get some bread. I took it out to the street and offered it to a guy on the streets called Chad. He was stunned. He and his friend had just been saying how they had some stuff and would love to have some bread. They found the coincidence remarkable. I saw Chad this week out on the street - "hey remember that bread he said, wasn't that mad? Loads of mad things happened that day" he said. Chad is in my prayers and God is with him.

Hail Mary

I met Sonny today. He's just out of prison and i haven't seen him for a while. I got him a cup of tea and he showed me his rosary which helps him to pray. Keep this lovely guy in your prayers if you read this.