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Charities and Links - Christian Aid
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At St. James's we support Christian Aid and its excellent work. Over the years we have raised thousands of pounds for them through such events as supper parties, DIY Messiah concerts and house to house collection during Christian Aid Week. "We believe in life before death. Christian Aid works in over 60 countries helping people, regardles of religion or race, to improve their own lives and tackle the causes of poverty and injustice." |
| An agency of the churches in the UK and Ireland, Christian Aid works wherever the need is greatest, irrespective of religion. Christian Aid believes in strengthening people to find their own solutions to the problems they face. It strives for a new world transformed by an end to poverty and campaigns to change the rules that keep people poor. |
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| He has told you, O mortal, what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 (NRSV) |
| Christian Aid is about putting the kingdom of God into action. It works with and for poor communities, to express God’s care for humanity, to seek a more just world for all. It unites with all who believe in a better deal for the world’s poorest people. It forges partnerships with organisations from some of the world’s poorest communities, involving local people to find appropriate solutions to the challenges they face. It insists on hoping and persists in acting for change. It tackles both the causes and symptoms of poverty, believing that transformation is possible - and that together with partners and supporters, it can make a difference. |
| O God, you are good: hear our prayer; creation is vast: hear our prayer; the task is so big: hear our prayer; our number is few: hear our prayer; |
Your love is immense: hear our prayer; your Justice be done: hear our prayer; your kingdom must come: hear our prayer; O God, you are good: hear our prayer. |
 Street scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. photo: Christian Aid/Adrian Arbib |
Towards a New Earth Supported and sustained by the churches and driven by the Gospel, Christian Aid is inspired by the dream of a new earth where all people can secure a better and more just future. Christian Aid's purpose is to expose the scandal of poverty and to contribute to its eradication. The organisation strives to be prophetic, challenging the systems and processes that work against the interests of those who are poor or marginalised. Christian Aid recognises that change will only come about as a movement is built of individuals who are committed to a better world for all, bringing their faith and talents, their energy, their influence, their gifts and their actions, to achieve what should surely be possible. |
Suresh, a dalit Drummer from South India and Rubita from Christian Aid's London Team visited our Church and explained the plight of the dalit peole. The dalit drum or 'thappu' is a means of celebrating and asserting dalit culture. In the face of oppression and open discrimination, the drum is seen as a symbol of liberation. |
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Contact
Margaret Taylor |
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Associated pages on this website: Christian Aid Week (2003 May) |
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Links to other websites: Christian Aid |