Christian Aid
Christian Aid started over 80 years ago, just after the second World War, when it worked to help refugees in Europe who had lost their jobs, homes and all their belongings. Christian Aid is run by Christians but believes in equality, freedom and justice for people of all faiths or none.
As well as responding to emergencies such as in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East they also have long term projects in countries all over the world, up to 37 different countries in a year.
Christian Aid works alongside local organisations to provide practical help to those in need. Working to provide safe places with shelter, food, medical care and education. These projects work with local people to show them ways they can help themselves in the long term, building skills to enable a better future. The focus of this year’s Christian Aid week appeal is one of these projects in Kenya …
In the crowded and bustling settlements of Nairobi, most parents wake every single day knowing that they must go and earn money that day, otherwise their children won’t eat that evening. It’s a precarious and frightening daily struggle that no family should have to face, but with tools and training from Christian Aid's partner, Beacon of Hope, parents are farming vegetables in a small city plot to feed their families and earn an income.
We at All Saints will be viewing the video in church on Sunday, but if you're not able to join us you can see it here:
Please help us in supporting Christian Aid to help people living in extreme poverty
Any donation you can make will help with this important work - we will be having envelopes for cash or cheque donations in church, but we also have an e-envelope for online debit/credit card donations, just click on the link below:
https://caw.christianaid.org.uk/envelope-2026/all-saints-church-newmarket
Christian Aid also asks for your prayers, for the many people in crisis situations such as war, famine, drought and homelessness - and for the aid workers who often work in very difficult and sometimes dangerous situations. At the back of church there will be some 'daily devotional' leaflets, which give some more information for each day of Christian Aid week, with some suggestions for prayer.
