Category: Everyday Difference

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Everyday Difference

Sleepeasy – sleeping rough in February, by Malcolm Bream, Everyday Wimbledon

Last Friday I joined a couple of dozen other souls in a church garden in Wimbledon to take part in the annual YMCA Sleepeasy event, which aims to raise awareness of issues around homelessness and to raise funds for the work that various organisations undertake to alleviate the problem.  Basically the idea is to simply sleep out all night in a somewhat vain attempt to … Continue reading Sleepeasy – sleeping rough in February, by Malcolm Bream, Everyday Wimbledon

Everyday Difference
Everyday Difference, Testimony

Afternoon tea with a difference

By Caroline Richards, Everyday Wimbledon Last year, our life group was seeking God about how He could use us to bless the community around us. Together with the older members in our group we unanimously felt we wanted to do an event to bless the older folk. So, after making enquiries and doing some planning, we held an afternoon tea on Saturday 23 January (often … Continue reading Afternoon tea with a difference

Everyday Difference
Everyday Difference

Is finding time a challenge? Simple ways to share our resources

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

Deb Kurosu
Everyday Difference

Kingston night shelter – a haven for the homeless… by Giovanna Laryea, Everyday Kingston

Everyday Kingston will be running a night shelter with other Kingston churches throughout February. We’ll be responsible for every Saturday (from Saturday evening into Sunday morning) in February, hosting people who would otherwise be sleeping outside in the cold nights. We will be providing healthy meals and accommodation, but most importantly a safe and friendly environment for rough sleepers. We’re asking mostly for prayers for … Continue reading Kingston night shelter – a haven for the homeless… by Giovanna Laryea, Everyday Kingston

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference

The Winter Night Shelter at Everyday Church

I’m by no means an authority on the issues surrounding homelessness and writing this post is in no way an indication of the level of input I’ve had in the running of the Night Shelter that Everyday Church has been playing a part in running this winter.  But the other night, as I helped out with the weekly night slot (Sunday nights throughout December and … Continue reading The Winter Night Shelter at Everyday Church

Adam Bream
Everyday Difference

Ebola: how God used prayer and an everyday person to stop an epidemic.

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr attends Everyday Wimbledon – this is the true story of how God moved her and others to take action in response to the Ebola crisis that broke in May 2014; it’s an eye-witness account and testimony to God’s compassion and faithfulness in answering prayer. Yvonne was called into the eye of the storm – you’ll hear how God spoke to her and gave … Continue reading Ebola: how God used prayer and an everyday person to stop an epidemic.

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference

The refugee crisis: bringing it home

We are facing the largest displacement of people ever recorded; the UN refugee agency said at the end of 2014 that the total number of people forcibly displaced by war, conflict and persecution rose to 59.5 million (including 38.2 million internally displaced in their own countries). Its Global Trends report: World at War, said that if the number of displaced persons formed a nation, it … Continue reading The refugee crisis: bringing it home

Deb Kurosu
Everyday Difference, Testimony

Christmas: News of great joy

We’re told in Chapter 2 of Luke that shepherds living near Bethlehem were visited by an angel of God, who brought them ‘good news that will cause great joy for all people’: the announcement of the birth of Jesus, the Messiah, saviour of the world. The world could certainly use news of great joy; to human eyes, these are dark times. In the face of … Continue reading Christmas: News of great joy

Deb Kurosu
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

Imagine: Wimbledon Night Shelter 2015, by Malcolm Bream, Everyday Wimbledon

“Imagine. We have been without a kitchen these past three weeks as the old one is removed and a brand new one is fitted. No home-cooked food, no washing machine, no dishwasher, no fridge. The builders will be gone soon, but imagine what this would be like day-in and day-out. Imagine. Each night, at a time of my choosing, I turn off the TV or put … Continue reading Imagine: Wimbledon Night Shelter 2015, by Malcolm Bream, Everyday Wimbledon

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

RESCO – dismantling poverty through business… by Deb Kurosu, Everyday Wimbledon.

Just a quick post to tell you about RESCO, a social enterprise that helps people who have been long term unemployed (due to convictions, a history of homelessness, history of drug/alcohol misuse, and physical or mental health conditions). They run an employability program for 16 weeks where participants gain work experience and training at one of their two businesses: a secondhand furniture warehouse and Kettle … Continue reading RESCO – dismantling poverty through business… by Deb Kurosu, Everyday Wimbledon.

Akhtar Shah