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Christians beheaded in terror attack in Indonesia

16th May 202114th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 111 Views 0 Comments Christians, church, communities, crisis, Death, government, help, Indonesia, persecution, Poverty, violence

Four Christian men were beheaded in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Pray in May with Mary’s Meals

7th May 20218th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 47 Views 0 Comments Africa, BAME, BME, charity, children, community, Families, food, human rights, Life, Mary's meals, Poverty, pray, World Hunger

This month the charity Mary’s Meals is inviting individuals, churches and faith groups to pray for its work feeding hungry children in some of the world’s poorest countries and to ask for God’s continued blessing for its mission, as part of a new campaign called Pray In May.

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Salvation Army warns number of rough sleepers is likely to rise again

7th May 20218th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 52 Views 0 Comments charity, community, crisis, homeless, London, Poverty, Salvation Army, Support

The Salvation Army is warning new figures showing a fall in rough sleepers in London may only be short term.

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Church Steps Up International Giving Following India Crisis

6th May 20214th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 60 Views 0 Comments charity, communities, Coronavirus, crisis, Families, fundraising, help, India, Oxygen, Poverty

UK-based charity, Feed The Hungry, have seen an incredible response to their “Oxygen for India” campaign, raising over £9,000 in just four hours.

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Jerusalem churches call for peace amid violent clashes

6th May 20214th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 47 Views 0 Comments aid, charity, community, Faith, God, help, Jerusalem churches, persecution, Poverty, Support, The Bible, violence

Jerusalem churches have appealed for peace in the wake of recent violent clashes in the city. Senior church leaders are deeply concerned by the confrontations and in particular the coordinated activity of radical groups that target religious minorities.

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COVID scientists issue urgent call for help from UK’s black communities

5th May 20214th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 59 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, charity, communities, Coronavirus, crisis, Families, fundraising, help, India, Oxygen, Poverty, science, Vaccine

Scientists involved in a ground-breaking COVID-19 genetic research study have issued an urgent call to Londoners who caught the virus to donate blood at special ‘pop up’ centres that are staring to open across the capital.

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Myanmar: Christians ‘hiding in the forest for safety’

5th May 20214th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 66 Views 0 Comments charity, children, Christians, communities, Death, Families, government, help, human rights, hunger, Myanmar, persecution, Poverty, Support, violence, war

Myanmar’s Christians have been telling Open Doors partners of how they are living in constant fear, following February’s coup. With the internet shut down, communications from the country have been few and far between. However, Open Doors’

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37 aid agencies raise the alarm about skyrocketing needs among Syrians

2nd April 202131st March 2021 Josie McFarlane 56 Views 0 Comments #Syria, charities, children, communities, deaths, family, funding, government, help, human rights, humanitarian aid, hunger, Poverty, Support, violence, war

Syrians are facing record food insecurity levels and declining socio-economic conditions. Needs have increased dramatically over the last year.

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Never seen before faith group collaboration reaches the most vulnerable

1st April 202131st March 2021 Josie McFarlane 62 Views 0 Comments Christianity, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, fundraising, God, Jesus, Pandemic, Poverty, praise, Support, The Bible, worship

St Paul’s Community Outreach Project, Tottenham in East London supports those most vulnerable as a result of the pandemic through itsfood and care pantry as well as through online help during lockdown.

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The Salvation Army exposes the cost of pandemic poverty

20th March 202119th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 60 Views 0 Comments charity, Coronavirus, family, food, Food banks, Lockdown, Money, Pandemic, Poverty, Support, The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army has provided more than two million meals1 to people struggling to afford food since lockdown started a year ago.

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10 since the start of the Syria crisis, children describe the lasting horrors

16th March 202115th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 59 Views 0 Comments #Syria, charity, children, Death, education, Life, Poverty, violence, war

Thousands of schools have been bombed and damaged or destroyed in the ten years of crisis in Syria, and many teachers and pupils have been killed. One in three schools in Syria are now out of use, and more than a third of all children – 2.4 million – are still out of school.

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Mercy Ships & CURE International provide surgical care to disabled children

14th March 202111th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 52 Views 0 Comments Africa, children, communities, CURE International, disabled, health, help, Life, Medicine, Mercy Ships, Poverty, Support, Surgery

Mercy Ships and CURE International announced a partnership to provide specialised surgical care to children living with disabilities across the continent of Africa.

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3 Rules for Fundraising with Integrity

9th March 20218th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 50 Views 0 Comments charity, community, fundraising, God, help, Jesus, Money, Poverty, The Bible, The Church

How can pastors, missionaries, and nonprofit leaders raise funds to fulfill the vision and mission God has given us—without compromising and forfeiting our integrity?