"What can we do to help someone who doesn't have it as good as we do?"
That's where it is very useful to have a Rural Chaplain in your congregation. Every church should have one! Not only are they experts in getting grants for projects to meet needs in rural areas, but because they are very much in the community and listening to the needs of others, they are full of ideas about how you can become involved in taking the love of God to the wider community.
There are endless examples of this but the Griffith Carevan project is the current one for Hillston Uniting Church.
Griffith Carevan has been operating for 6 months and meets up to 130 people each week, providing meals, conversation and care.The need is growing as the number of homeless people and families who struggle to put good food on the table, is increasing, even in rural towns like Griffith. To assist people with their personal hygiene the Carevan staff have requested kits be made up with essential items like tooth brushes, toothpaste soap and more.
A generous couple from Pymble Uniting Church has offered $1,000 to pay for these small personal hygiene kits to be handed out to homeless people who meet up with the Carevan in Griffith.To save transport costs and spend the money in the rural economy, they have given the money to the Chaplains,who will make it available for Hillston Uniting Church people to spend it on the items listed by the Carevan staff. Congregation members will then pack the kits as a community project.
If you want your church to part of one such exciting adventure please contact Phill or Julie and they will have a project for you. Age or size of the group is no barrier.There are projects to fit every situation.
Just ask them by sending a message via the blog, facebook or email - Phill - madpom52@gmail.com
or Julie - greig.julie@g.mail.com
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