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Coventry: Servant of all: The benefits of volunteering
What are the benefits of volunteering in a Jesus Centre? Edmund Kannu shares his experience.Published: 23rd Aug 2013
“VOLUNTEERING at the Jesus Centre has been very beneficial to my personal life.” says Edmund Kannu, “It has helped me to become more humble by serving others. In Africa, if you are a church leader you are to be served rather than to serve. At the Jesus Centre we learn to serve and reach out to others with a humble heart.”
Edmund, 45, has been a volunteer in the Bridge drop-in at Coventry Jesus Centre since 2010. Here destitute, homeless and often lonely people can come inside for some warmth, a shower and a free breakfast. There is also an on-site clothing bank, used much in cold weather, and a weekly food distribution point.
Born and brought up in Sierra Leone, Edmund was the son of a Muslim mother...
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Northampton: Socks changed my life!
Filmmaker Aidan Ashby writes what his camera saw: the moving story of Sid Elliot’s journey from homelessness and addiction to faith and freedom through the work of the Northampton Jesus Centre.Published: 25th Jan 2012
“HI, I’M SID and this is how socks changed my life”. Sid, sitting in front of us was recounting his life story to our camera. And it’s quite a story!
My friend Richard King and I had been approached by Faithworks Northampton, part of a national network of Churches aiming to resource and encourage community involvement between Churches.
They offered us an opportunity to promote the work of the Northampton Jesus Centre (which is affiliated to Faithworks) through a YouTube video which they would promote.
So we’d dragged ourselves out of bed at 5.15 that morning, aiming to catch the cold early morning sunlight on the empty streets of Northampton. We wanted to capture some footage to show...
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Northampton: A bird with a broken wing
Jayne Elliott describes a moving encounter at the Northampton Jesus Centre.Published: 19th Jan 2012
SOME VISITORS to the Jesus Centre remind me why it is a privilege to work here.
Lisa was one. In her late 20s, like a little bird with a broken wing she came, on an afternoon when a women-only session was running. In fact, no-one had turned up and I was feeling like I was wasting my time, hanging around waiting for regulars to turn up.
Then I spotted her at the window. She was reluctant to come in, but when I offered her the option to talk privately, explaining there was no-one else around, she agreed. I sensed I had to be very patient and gentle (neither are my particular strong points!) if I was going to get her to unfold her story.
Lisa was desperate. She’d been diagnosed with a personality disorder and...
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