Every person has a story. In Go MAD!, we hear the voices of ordinary people (like you and me) making a difference every day. Today Phyll O’Shea, part of our Everyday Southfields family, shares about life and serving Jesus in her retirement years. Phyll has been part of Everyday Southfields (then Southfields Baptist) since she was born. Her great-grandfathers bought the plot of land that … Continue reading Go MAD! #1
We Interviewed George Parry Stoner and Roshi Theva about Inside Out, a lunch time drop in at Everyday Church Kingston. What’s Inside Out? G: For the last couple of months we’ve been serving coffee, tea and cake to people in Kingston from our venue on Thursdays. What’s it about? G: We wanted to do something for the community, love people and show God’s love to whoever comes … Continue reading Inside Out at Everyday Church Kingston
As we continue our ‘Join the Family’ series, a chat with David Featherstone reminded me of the importance of remembering and commemorating those who have gone before us. David shared stories of Les and Daphne Cox, who were part of our Wimbledon church family for over 45 years. They met at Harris Street Baptist and were baptised at the same service at the age of 15. … Continue reading Remembering Family
This week, the world invites us to celebrate love. How do they describe it, and what does it look like? Red roses, chocolates, ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ released in time for Valentine’s Day. Couples pressured into expressing love through gestures money can buy, and singles left wanting a missing half. God showed me love this week too. I saw it on Sunday, when Everyday Wimbledon, in … Continue reading Love Is
George Rhee, from Everyday Wimbledon, is a remarkable man whose father left North Korea during the 1950-53 war and was unable to return to visit his homeland. When George went to North Korea in 2001 as a tourist, he saw children going hungry and elderly women selling goods in the market in the bitter cold. He decided he needed to do something to help, and … Continue reading Loving North Korean children
Since my last post, the Government has reconsidered its original position and accepted the second amendment tabled by Lord Dubs to accept unaccompanied child refugees in Europe, with the exact number to be determined with local authorities. Thanks to those who wrote to their MPs and made their voice heard – your efforts made a difference! Another way you can show your support for welcoming … Continue reading Centenary Refugee Rally in Wimbledon Common on 24 June 2016
As this Wimbledon Guardian article points out, on the same day we were hearing Gulwali Passarlay’s harrowing account of his journey as a lone 12-year-old boy from Afghanistan to Britain at the Wimbledon Odeon (see my earlier post here), MPs voted against a proposed amendment to allow 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees from Europe to into the UK (see also here). Those who voted against the amendment include:- … Continue reading Will they say of us that we stood by and did nothing?
“My father was a farmer and we had eight siblings. I went to Australia when I was fifteen because my family didn’t have enough to eat. I was on a boat for forty days. When I got there, I couldn’t find a job. I couldn’t speak English, and I had to sleep on the street. I know what it’s like. So every day I drive the van to the … Continue reading Knowing what it’s like
On Wednesday 9 March we held a special local meeting of all the pastorates in Everyday Kingston, to share plans in the pipeline of a potential partnership with Green Pastures, a national social enterprise that purchases houses so that partner churches and charities can house homeless people in their local area. God showed His timing in more ways than one. On the same day, the … Continue reading A proposal for partnership: raising the poor from the dust… to seat them with princes
Our capacity to give, and the substance of what we give, changes with the seasons of our lives. Whether you’re a teenager, a student, a retiree, a single or married professional, in between jobs, or juggling family responsibilities or a job (or both!), a carer, or [insert your own circumstances here], God’s heart for you and me is that we partner with Him in extending … Continue reading Is finding time a challenge? Simple ways to share our resources
