Here we go again

This last week has absolutely flown by and as I sit writing this blog, I realise that it will soon be Christmas! This is just an aside, as I want to write about this week and what has happened. During the week, we had another agency sign up as a partner in the Food Bank which was great as previously we had been assisting them on an informal basis. The 'fame' of the food bank is spreading and we are getting positive feedback from clients and agencies which will count for a lot when we start applying for funding! Latest figures tell us that we have now supported just ovr 300 adults and 93 children with emergency food supplies.

On Thursday night there was a meeting of the Food Bank steering group at which I seemed to be doing most of the talking, this was odd, as I am not a member of the group. I am there as Project Co-ordinator so everyone asks me questions!

Friday morning I arrived at my church where I am employed part time as an admin person. The first thing I noticed was the door. Not unusual you may think as all churches have doors. True, but this door was different in that someone had jemmied it open and left a right mess behind. With all sorts of thoughts going through my mind I opened the door and the firs thing I saw was the letters which had been delivered that day! On entering the church, the alarm went off immediately. A check of the building revealed that the office laptop had gone.

A call to the police was made and then I had to call the church leadership to give them the good news (again). This was the second time in about two months that we were targetted. The first time they tried to get in through a side door which resulted in us having to find the cost of a replacement. (We have a £250 excess on our policy). Anyway, to cut a long boring day extremely short, the door was secured by 7.00 pm and I went home.

Is there a point to this blogpost I hear you cry through gritted teeth! Yes there is! As a Christian church we believe that there is good and evil in the world. We believe that if we are doing something to show the love of God to our community then the devil will do his best to stop it or discourage us that much that we stop trying. In reaching out to the community, we have made ourselves a target. We trust God and have faith in Him that 'all things work together for good to those that love God'.