"It's a horror how they live and that they have nothing to eat."
SO MUCH MORE THAN FOOD
The Christmas Appeal in support of our Soup Kitchen is called 'MORE THAN FOOD' because IT IS SO MUCH MORE.
Whether it's snowing or shining, our Soup Kitchen project visits the homeless, as well as the young and old who are barely surviving in rundown and isolated communities. They bless them with...
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Hot soup, bread, pastries and sandwiches.
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Second-hand clothes and shoes.
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Haircuts and help with hygiene.
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Signposting toward further help which includes shelter for the homeless.
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The Good News of Jesus and worship music.
AND - this Christmas, we hope to gift each person their own Bible!
REAL LIVES TRANSFORMED
Homeless and living on a rubbish dump - Anotoly worked sorting the rubbish in exchange for cigarettes, alcohol and a makeshift shelter.
One day while sorting, he discovered a box, hoping that the shoes inside would be wearable. They weren't, but there was a card with a phone number offering help to people like him.
These cards are handed out at the Soup Kitchen and one had made its way into Anotoly's hands.
He called the number and today he is no longer homeless, he has companionship, a bed, access to food, hygiene and all the support he needs to get his life back on track.