This week is Christian Aid week when churches get together to raise money to help those in greatest need in our world.
This event is one of the most prominent acts of Christian unity and witness in the UK and Ireland. During the week, around 200,000 people join with others in their churches and communities to give, act and pray for lasting change in the world, and in doing so seek to be obedient to Christ in extending the hand of compassion and care.
Passing by on the other side is not an option for any church when it comes to supporting those who work to feed the hungry and to meet the needs of the most impoverished in our world.
Christian Aid not only provides immediate food supplies at times of emergency but seeks to help farmers to grow their own food and provide the resources to market their crops for the good of their communities. For example, in the poorest parts of Egypt, Christian Aid is transforming one village at a time.
Working with a village for seven years until it is self-sufficient and has infrastructure and education systems in place and then moves on. In Bolivia, a campaign to end the tax injustice of multinational mining corporations has led to enough tax income to provide pensions for older people and to give breakfast for every school aged child.
So this week crossing all denominational divides churches come together to support Christian Aid. Serving alongside other relief agencies who also work tirelessly for the many millions who suffer hunger and abject poverty in our world. Remembering always the words of Jesus:
‘Whatever you did for one of the least of these of mine you did it for me’.
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