Blog entries

The Living Room on FACEBOOK

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:53:22 +0100

Go here for the facebook page.

Right now we are in the middle of the most amazing pool competition!

But we are missing George!

Andy and Katie make their wedding count!

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:44:59 +0100

Andy is marrying Katie tomorrow!

As well as a normal wedding list, they have asked guests to give money to help the nursery in Malawi. Please pray for them on their special day and ask Jesus to bless them as they go forward together.

If you would like to give them a wedding gift yourself then go hRead More...

Write to your sponsored child

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:35:31 +0100

The children in Tanzania love to hear from you.

You can also send a gift (either chosen from the alternative gift list or money for clothing) at any point during the year. But we take out letters/cards just twice per year.

Due to the amount of children on the scheme we cannot take gifts with Read More...

Fun Fundraising

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:17:01 +0100

A big "Thank You" goes to a number of people who have run marathons, cycled across Britain and even staged their own Big Brother house! This makes an enormous difference to what we are able to in Tanzania.

London Marathon: Ashley McCormick (Liverpool) & Steve Plumb (Burton-on-Trent). UnfortunatelyRead More...

Well done Joely

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:59:54 +0100

Joely.... who is sponsored by Grassroots, has finished his degree in law and gained good results.

He has now been awarded a place at Hull University to do a Masters degree in law commencing this October. Please pray for Joely as he prepares to leave Tanzania for England and takes up his new life. Wwe are jRead More...

New multipurpose building

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:45:17 +0100

A new multipurpose building is being constructed opposite the Stable Church at “Airport” Mbeya.

Grassroots will use the space as:

A sewing room, where people can come and use the facilities to help them generate an income for themselves when they do not have the finances to bRead More...

New "Life Skills" Course

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:14:54 +0100

During the May 2010 trip Sharon had a meeting with the pastors about starting a "life skills" course - which is a new development.

Those who finish primary education but have not passed exams into secondary will be offered a place. The idea is that they learn:

to look after livestock: pigs, chRead More...

Liz is off to Peru

Hugo Anson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:53:30 +0100

Liz Lake, from the Hope and Song to Freedom team, is off to Peru later this month to spend time with Miriam and see all that is happening. Network Norwich have written a great article about the visit on there webpage here.

New Playground opens in Shewa, Tanzania

Hugo Anson — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:03:26 +0100

What a wonderful sight. Hundreds of children playing on the new equipment set up next to the Shewa church building. The glorious innocence of play is surely part of God's Kingdom coming into the earth - for all of us but particularly for children.

Play is vital to the development of a child. I look around myRead More...

First house building team off to Romania

Hugo Anson — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:17:58 +0100

The team leaves on 8 September 2010. We will fly to Cluj Napoca and then go to Rodna - which is about 30 minutes drive from Bistrita. The team will be helping with the building project below, ministering in church meetings and also meeting the children who are joining the Grassroots Child Sponsorship Scheme (£8 per month does so much... go to the "Sponsor a Child" tab for more details)

Here are details of the building project we are going to do. (We have three other house building proRead More...

Prayer Spaces in Schools Coalition goes LIVE at Soul Survivor

Hugo Anson — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:45:02 +0100

The "Prayer Spaces in Schools" coalition is now quite a few groups that are leading or promoting work very similar to ORISONschools.org.uk. Rachel Warwick has been working with them to encourage more and more of this kind of work in schools. Some is lead by pupils, some by teachers, and somRead More...

Winter in Peru

Hugo Anson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:47:32 +0100

As our attention turns to the summer and hopes of good weather and fun here, in Peru winter is making itself known once again. In the mountaineous regions it is particularly cold this year and it has caused problems already, with many deaths from pneumonia and other respitory problems. Not only does the temperature drop well below zero at night, but the people there do not have heating in their homes, warm clothes and all the things we take for granted. They often sleep on aRead More...

Steelroots BIG BROTHER HOUSE smashes fundraising target!

Hugo Anson — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:16:46 +0100

Steelroots Youth Community in south-west Sheffield ran a Big Brother House to raise money to sponsor Tanzanian Young People through secondary school. The idea was for 7 lads (aged 16-19) to be secluded from the world for 5 days to maintain round-the-clock prayer and complete various fun challenRead More...

Video of La RUTA ROJA 2010

Hugo Anson — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:57:02 +0100

La Ruta Roja 2010 was an act of prayerful obedience, prophetic unity and joyful witness to Jesus Christ. Christians from across Tenerife got together, walked down the streets, prayed for their towns, gave out Christian literature and spoke to people about Jesus.

It all started at South TenerRead More...

Visit ORISON on Father's Day in Cheddar

Hugo Anson — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:34:39 +0100

Orison (school prayer space) will be open for the public in the Kings of Wessex School in Cheddar this Sunday. We open during the festival from 10am to 2pm. If you are local come and join in the festival and pop in to pray and see the written prayers and questions left by the children and young people during our weRead More...

Farewell Mbeya

Hugo Anson — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:53:43 +0100

At last we are packing to leave Mbeya. Strange day. A little bitty.

Some of the team bought matresses and delivered them to families with children who have HIV. These children had been sleeping on the floor. Very moving.

Visited Pambogo Primary School. They are linked to Rowledge Primary School in thRead More...

6:1 - Come on!

Hugo Anson — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:44:32 +0100

Hi.

Today we were in Pambogo. We took 24 new children on to the sponsorship scheme.

After that the team split up. Some went door to door - being invited in, given a drink and then praying with people.

Sharon had a meeting with the pastors about the "life skills" course - which is a new develoRead More...

Mattresses and Mosi-Nets

Hugo Anson — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:55:43 +0100

Thank you once again for coming here to get the news to pray. As a team we have felt lifted on those prayers, and even though we are very tired, a new energy got into us today and gave us what we needed to take every child and every situation and bring it to the Lord.

Our first task was to take new children Read More...

From death to Life!

Hugo Anson — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:33:33 +0100

Good day here. The team were in three different congregations. Elsbeth spoke in Shewa. Paul in Airport and Sharon in Swaya.

Some people who came to the Swaya service made a decision to follow Christ. The interesting thing is that the cows in the Swaya farm have also started producing milk! So thrilling to seRead More...

Other hungry children turned up

Hugo Anson — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:53:00 +0100

Good time at Shewa today. The team were initially put out. They had noticed that all the children were getting the hot meal, but only some had the porridge and eggs. After investigation they discovered that all the sponsored children were getting all the meal, but several other hungry children had just turned up, anRead More...