For 80 years, Christian Aid has been fighting poverty and injustice, partnering with communities and organisations across the world to support people of every faith and of none. Christian Aid know that eradicating poverty can seem like an impossible task. But over 80 years, they have harnessed something formidable. Something so full of love that it can’t be silenced. It is the unstoppable power of hope. Hope has compelled Christian Aid to stand up for communities in crisis and support people living in poverty. Right now, it is needed more than ever. As tragic events unfold across the world, from Gaza to Ukraine, South Sudan to Myanmar, Christian Aid need your support to offer hope to communities in crisis. Together we’re unstoppable.
We are once again taking part in Christian Aid Week along with Groomsport Parish Church. We will be hosting a Community Coffee Morning on Saturday 17th May in the Parish Church Halls from 10.30am to 12noon. Everyone is invited to come along and support Christian Aid.
Also, during Christian Aid week, donation envelopes will be delivered to homes in the village (additional envelopes will be available in the church). These can be returned to either of the churches or the village Spar. Watch out for your envelope!
The money raised will enable Christian Aid and their trusted partners to support communities to find practical and sustainable ways out of poverty on their own terms.
This year’s Christian Aid Week (11-17 May) is focusing on Christian Aid’s work in Guatemala, Central America, where the climate crisis is causing the seasons to intensify and shift erratically. As a result, farming communities have to battle devastating floods and intense heatwaves. Water sources are drying up and vital crops are failing, plunging farming families into hunger and poverty.
Amelia’s Story
Amelia is a resourceful and determined 24-year-old farmer, and a mother of two, from the Alta Verapaz region. She said the situation is very worrying: ‘In the past three years, we’ve been experiencing high heat and a lack of rain. One of the biggest issues is the lack of water … my plantations have been dying … and there is no food for my family.’
Despite the challenges families like Amelia’s are facing, the unstoppable power of hope drives people to look for ways to push back.
With training from Christian Aid’s partner, Congcoop, Amelia is gaining the skills and knowledge to cultivate native seeds that are better suited to the changing climate. She’s planning planting schedules that will deliver multiple harvests throughout the year, making her own organic fertiliser and constructing rainwater collection systems.
Amelia is now a leader in her community, sharing her knowledge with other households, so that one day, no family will worry about their children going without food.
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With 7 days to make a difference every gift, act and prayer counts
Will you demonstrate the unstoppable power of hope and help fund vital tools and training, so farmers like Amelia can push back against the climate crisis and beat hunger?
£6 could pay for the seed trays that kickstart a plant nursery at someone’s home.
£10 could pay for the pruning scissors that mean a farmer can care for their cacao trees.
£20 could buy two pounds of climate resilient seeds that diversify a family’s crop.
Thank you for your support.
To find out more about the work of Christian Aid click here
