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Dear
Friends,
First
of all, many thanks to
all who have given so
generously towards
raising money for the
200 Batwa children’s
uniforms.
Thank you
especially to Olivia and
Stella Grove who hosted
a BBQ and games
afternoon in their
grounds and to all who
gave their time,
equipment and offerings
of food to make it such
a profitable and fun
event.
With gift aid, £550
was given and with the
other amounts I have
also received, including
one very large donation,
I now have £2,400 for African
International Christian
Ministry (AICM) so not
only is the cost of the
uniforms covered but
money can go towards
their other needs too.
I am again amazed
at the kindness of all
of you and be assured
that every penny will be
used to enhance the
lives of the Batwa.
I fly to
Uganda
on 17th September and
will again spend 2 weeks
visiting various AICM
projects including a day
at each of the Batwa
schools.
I go with a case
full of small cuddly
toys. Hopefully I will
be able to take one for
each child who will have
never had any toy of
their own before, so
thank you too to all
those who have
contributed.
If you have any
to spare, but no bigger
than 6”/15 cms, then I
am still collecting!
Here in these villages
we are also seeking to
serve our children
better through a new
venture starts on 26th
September, it is ‘
Messy
Church
’.
It is for anyone
who would like to try a
different kind of church
experience and is for at
families with children
under 10yrs for whom a
Sunday morning may not
be a convenient time for
attending normal church
but who have a desire to
engage with God in some
way.
It will be held
at
Stelling
Church
where there is also the
‘Cabin’. It is being
organized by a team
including members from
Upper Hardres
, the Church in the Hall
as well as Stelling. What
happens at Messy church?
It is an opportunity for
families to meet to
share with their
children in a variety of
craft activities around
a theme followed by a
short time of worship
and Bible story ending
with afternoon tea.
Why not come and
see what it is all
about? You
can just turn up on the
day and no previous
experience of church of
any sort is needed!
This month sees the
beginning of a new
school year and for many
of our young people it
means big changes.
For some it is
about starting play
school whilst for others
the challenge is to
adjust to secondary
education which
inevitably means a far
larger school than our
village school.
I am sure our
thoughts and prayers are
with them all as they
take these new steps in
their personal journeys
in growth.
Finally
as we hear about the
catastrophic floods in
Pakistan,
China
and
Niger
; drought and fires in
Russia
let us not be tempted to
complain about our own
weather but be thankful
for all our blessings
and pray for those who
have lost everything due
to the extremes of
climate.
God
bless you all,
Margi
Walker
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