Laurence’s Reflections on the first day of his return to Soveriegn King Mission and their ministry in a slum in Chennai. Arrived safely in Chennai. Greeted by Pastor Kevin and a driver, followed by a swift but hectic drive to our hotel. The traffic is utter chaos but must be governed by rules hidden from […]
After the flood – Chennai Dec 2015
Grassroots has been praying for our friends in Chennai as they serve their community and their neighbours. We have raised £3000 for relief packs as described in this email that we sent to our supporters. We then went on to raise another £3000 for immediate assistance for families that had to leave their homes, some […]
4 more families in cosy homes this winter
It was great to get an email from Iacob this week to tell us the four new houses for very poor families in Romania which we commissioned in the summer will all be secure, warm and dry homes for their families this winter. This was his message: Hi, In the last days of november the […]
Graduation Celebration at Watu wa Maana
Watu wa Maana had a wonderful celebration on Saturday. Two of those who have grown up in the centre have just received their degrees! Kirsty and Rosemary were at today’s thanksgiving ceremony at Watu wa Maana children’s centre. Grassroots has sponsored them for years at the centre and beyond. Rosemary now has a job as […]
Christmas party 2015 in Juda!
For supporters of Good Neighbours Church and El Shaddai School it will come as a big surprise that they are in Juda! We have known for years that they were in a little village called Theta. So what happened? The church leaders and village/town leaders got together and discussed the fact that Theta had to […]
Chennai Floods
The whole city is devastated. Incredible levels of water have innundated everywhere. Our friends, Kevin & Deborah, who are pastors of a church in the middle of the slum, have had their own house filled with sewage water. Most of the houses of the children sponsored via Grassroots have lost everything and are their homes […]
The Last Word. The Last Day. Heading home.
So the last day ended up being an adventure of a different sort. We were all up and about in time for the trip to Songwe (the main airport) at 7am, and were checked in and waiting by 8:30. The plane arrived shortly afterwards, but had a software fault. We waited for nearly an hour before the […]
Church! Love it! – Last day for visiting team in Tanzania
Last day, and an amazing welcome at the church in Airport. Richard, Amber and Dr Frank drove us up so we were able to enjoy another service. Ashley and I, through curiosity, made use of the decibel meters on our mobile phones, and registered an average of about 80dB – about as loud as a […]
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