Jamie & Marion Lee working in Paraguay
Their desire is to be bridge-builders between those who have and have not. Marion runs a large Sunday School and Youth Group, offering practical support to individual youngsters and needy families, children’s homes and under-resourced schools. Jamie creates Bible art which he donates to schools, clinics and children’s hospital wards and their support for marginalised and vulnerable people is ongoing. Their greatest joy is telling them the good news of Jesus.
Christian International Peace Service
CHIPS is a charity working to bring reconciliation between people in areas of tension in Brixton, London, and in Ghana, by living amongst them and encouraging involvement in joint ventures, particularly among young people in Brixton. We have a Prayer Hour once a month on a Friday for CHIPS and the other people we support.
Lighthouse Women’s Aid
Lighthouse is an Ipswich based charity that offers temporary accommodation in safe supportive Refuges where women and their children can recover from the traumatic effects of domestic violence. We have a Christmas collection of items suitable for Christmas gifts and money and sometimes donate other items during the year, as the need arises.
Tearfund
Tearfund is a Christian relief and development charity, part of the DEC, and we give periodically to this charity, especially when there is a disaster needing funds.
Paul and Sarah Brown
We support Paul and Sarah Brown, sent through the Baptist Missionary Society to Thailand. After working for several years with Nightlight International in Bangkok, rescuing women from slavery and helping provide employment for them, they are now in Chiang Mai, setting up a ‘Business As Mission’ and soon to start working with the Karen Baptist Convention.
Suffolk Coastal Poverty Action, a CAP Debt Centre
We support the local debt centre both financially and with church members working as volunteers on the team and in supporting clients to become debt-free. SCPA also runs Life Skills and Money Coaching courses and has support workers who can visit those who need help to sort their finances. We feel this work is increasingly important with the rise in the cost of living.