Honey and hope

Operation Agri, a charity established by the Baptist Men’s Movement in 1961, has given £3,700 towards establishing bee hives at two sites near Ngombe Lutete, in the Lower River Region of DR Congo, in order to establish the ‘honey industry’ there.  It is now funding some basic marketing training for the 50 people it has recruited to make the hives and look after the bees.

The project’s aim is to produce 1,000 litres of honey annually - and give hope for a better future to the community it is helping to build.

From Outreach Abroad, the magazine of Operation Agri

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Labour of love

For a whole week towards the end of last year, Aileen Hagen, a member of Marshalswick Baptist Free Church, worked in the Alban Arena, helping the recent graduates of the University of Hertfordshire with their robes and mortar boards, in preparation for the university’s recent graduation ceremonies.  Aileen did this to raise money for the Diptipur Hospital in India.

From Horizon, the newspaper of the University of Hertfordshire

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Church partners Bollywood

  The Church of North India (CNI) has signed up ‘A list’ members of India’s Bollywood film industry in an information campaign to combat HIV and AIDS.
  The CNI AIDS education programme promotes conversation among young people on how the disease is transmitted and how to prevent infection.
  India now has over 5.7, people who are infected with HIV, making it the nation with the largest HIV/AIDS population.

From The Church of England Newspaper

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Faiths’ festival food

  A shared meal between 50 Muslims and 30 Christians has been hailed as a landmark in interfaith relations.
  The Bradford restaurant gathering in early January celebrated the festivals of Christmas and Eid and allowed representatives of both faiths to explain the meaning of their festivals.
  Yaqub Masih, of the UK Asian Christian Fellowship, who hosted the event said: “It was excellent.
  “We believe Asian Christians can act as a bridge because we share language and culture with Muslims and we share beliefs with Christians.”

From The Methodist Recorder

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School X-Factor supports children in Albania

  Rebecca Gill and a number of her classmates have been organising an X-Factor competition for their school: Wheatfields Junior School.  After a number of preliminary rounds, the final takes place on 2nd February.
  There was fierce rivalry and much practising going on among the 70 entrants.  Each child paid an entrance fee; each voter pays a fee for casting his/her vote, and the audience pay for their seats on the final night!  All money collected is going towards funding our Albania School’s project.
  The staff, led by the headteacher, Lyndon Evans, are highly supportive of the venture - and the whole school has been given information about the Albania School’s project as well as the need for raising money to support the work there.
  Please remember this venture in prayer and encourage our young people in their enthusiasm and vision.

By Helen Little
 

Stop Press - over £400 was raised by the X-Factor - a splendid effort - well done to all