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Baptist Care Hope Street at Windale is a trusted place offering hope to people living with disadvantage and distress in our local community. Homelessness, drug addiction, domestic violence and mental illness are some of the issues faced by the people that visit the centre in Windale. Hope Street work to provide hope for people experiencing great trials, through care and services that address these issues, while also looking to strengthen and support the local community.
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2021 Review
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Last year your support went towards the provision of care packs for over 50 women and families who were escaping domestic and family violence and re-establishing themselves. The 20 packs included kitchen essentials, breakfast items, toiletries, and laundry/linen items. On top of this you personally donated items for 5 basic food hampers and at Christmas, toys were generously donated for families. The packs and gifts were received warmly by the men and women receiving them and the staff members who were able to hand them out on our behalf, encouraging them in their work.
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Care packs for HopeStreet
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2022 Support
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In 2022 Hope Street have started the year with boldness and courage to create spaces of hope for the community. They have started a regular prayer meeting and both a men’s and women’s group has recommenced with great conversations initiated about God. A new café space is providing a lovely environment with free barista coffee. Local mums are bringing their young children to a Music and Moves group. There are many opportunities to serve and volunteer in these activities and we ask you to prayerfully consider how you might be able to help.
Hope Street have introduced a prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 2pm each week open to anyone who would like to attend, which has been very fruitful. In addition, their men's and women's groups have started back on Fridays and there is a male chaplain at the men's group who is having great conversations with the men about God. He is with Hope Street as a student at this stage so pray they secure someone regular on Fridays for the men of our community. |
Your support of $3.500 in the coming year will
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Prayer and Praise Points
- Pray for events and programs that Hope Street have planned for this year
- Pray that Hope Street can secure a permanent male chaplain for their men's group
- Praise for the success of the prayer meeting and men’s and women’s groups and conversations about God that have taken place
Testimony
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“It’s great to have the acknowledgement and generosity from the church. Thank you, it’s been really encouraging to have the support from the church particularly during this difficult time, which has been hard for all of us.”
A single Mum who is a survivor of DFV with two children under 8 said “Without this help I wouldn’t be able to set up my home. The toys mean that my boys will have something new under the Christmas Tree. Thank you so much” One woman, a mother of three who had been desperately looking for somewhere to live for quite a while said “It’s overwhelming. I am really touched that there are people out there, strangers who care.”
One lady said “she felt hugged” when she put the beautiful linen on her bed.
One person hadn’t had sheets on his bed since he moved into his flat 4 years ago until he was given a linen pack from your church. He said he has “never slept better.” |
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