HELLO WORLD
HELLO WORLD
The Trussell Trust
Matthew 25 instructs us to feed the hungry, clothe the poor and welcome the stranger. The Trussell Trust is working with churches and local communities to live out this important but challenging instruction. The Trust's foodbank project which started in a garden shed in Salisbury has now helped 46 churches nationwide to launch their own foodbank. Last year Salisbury foodbank gave emergency food to nearly 3,000 people in crisis and the Trust's foodbank network fed a total of 25,000 across the UK. The Trust's ReStore Shop on Bemerton Heath in Salisbury has just been awarded UK 'Shop Team of the Year' by the Association of Charity Shops. It was one of the only Christian charities to be nominated, and certainly one of the smallest, but the judges were amazed by the difference the shop makes to lives in the local community. They were especially moved by the inclusive nature of the shop, which provides volunteering opportunities for people with mental, physical and social difficulties.
ReStore Manager Chrissy says: 'ReStore provides affordable clothing and goods and helps fund our projects, but most of all it's a place where we show God's love in the local community, helping lonely, despairing people know that we care.' Everything we do at the Trust is about showing God's love through practical action. We have seen so many lives changed but we could not do it without the help and support of churches in local communities.
In Bulgaria, the Trust is working with Bulgarian churches to launch 'Houses of Opportunity' for young people leaving orphanages. We are encouraging UK churches to partner with Bulgarian churches to help them provide these vulnerable young people with an alternative to a life of crime, prostitution and drug abuse.
It's amazing what a difference churches working together can make !
ReStore Manager Chrissy says: 'ReStore provides affordable clothing and goods and helps fund our projects, but most of all it's a place where we show God's love in the local community, helping lonely, despairing people know that we care.' Everything we do at the Trust is about showing God's love through practical action. We have seen so many lives changed but we could not do it without the help and support of churches in local communities.
In Bulgaria, the Trust is working with Bulgarian churches to launch 'Houses of Opportunity' for young people leaving orphanages. We are encouraging UK churches to partner with Bulgarian churches to help them provide these vulnerable young people with an alternative to a life of crime, prostitution and drug abuse.
It's amazing what a difference churches working together can make !
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