Churches Together in Kings Langley
SUDAN APPEAL
Christian Aid prayers: Crisis in South Sudan. Emergency Appeal
Millions of people in Sudan are facing famine as war devastates lives and over 12 million have been forced from their homes, 25.6 million people face food insecurity, with 800,000 on the brink of famine. Cholera outbreaks have killed over 1,000 people, and thousands more are at risk. The war has devastated livelihoods, destroyed infrastructure, and cut off food and aid supplies. The UN warns famine will spread without urgent intervention – the only place in the world at this level of hunger.
Christian Aid have launched an emergency appeal, and the local Committee have decided that the proceeds from the raffle at the Village Quiz will go towards this. You can also donate below, where there are more details. Card donations can also be made through me. Thank you and please pray that aid relief will get through quickly and there will be a generous response from individuals and Governments.
Paul Tucker
Update from Christian Aid: For work in Sudan and South Sudan, the focus is mainly on supporting people displaced by combat, primarily through providing cash assistance, increasing access to lifesaving water, hygiene and sanitation services, and supporting survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).
Carols in the Village Garden - Saturday 21 December
Thanks to Dalling and Co for the warm mince pies, Hemel Hempstead Band for great carols and everyone who joined us. We collected £205 for survivors of the civil war in Sudan. Play the video
Halloween with a difference ...
31 October, All Hallows Eve, or "Halloween" also known as All Saints' Eve
This is a special day in the Christian Calendar, when past saints are remembered. Christian Aid's Paul Tucker visited a living "saint" at her care home in Hemel Hempstead on 31 October.
Jean Osborn, of All Saints, Kings Langley, has also been a long term member of the Christian Aid Team and Paul was pleased to present her with a long service certificate.
Afterwards Paul said: "We chatted for a while, and she was proud to remember her time as a librarian and as a woman, which she said was unusual in her day. She also remembered with fondness her time in the church".