Category: Stories of Faith
Compassion for Christmas
2 December 2013
“It is so wonderful to be able to say to our clients, you just concentrate on keeping your bills paid and we’ll organise Christmas.” – Rosemary Campbell The proud woman sitting across the table from Salvation Army communit...
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Hope at the heart of Foster House
4 November 2013
“Homelessness isn’t a disease…Everyone in this room may be only a pay cheque away from being homeless.” –...
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Depth of care grows from pain
9 September 2013
“No matter where or what part of the socio-economic level you come from, you just don’t know what tomorrow may bring. I never ...
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Helping forever ‘break the cycle’
2 September 2013
“We had a young girl whose parents had never worked a day in their life, and their parents had never worked. She came in at the end o...
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Kids with disabilities flourish through music
26 November 2012
“To my absolute delight the words slowly started to come. He would say ‘drums’, ‘guitar’ and so on. But t...
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Compassion, care and love from above
10 September 2012
“A disaster is a bit like a death in the family. Everyone provides support initially, but often as time goes by, the surviving person...
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Food or bills - pensioners facing stark options
27 August 2012
“For me it is very humbling to see these pensioners, who have probably worked all their lives, having to seek out charity to help the...
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Saving lives on 'rode2recovery'
23 August 2012
“I would say to students, ‘my name is Matt and I’m a recovering alcoholic and a drug addict and I’ve lost everyt...
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The fight to keep heads above water
13 August 2012
“We’d never missed a mortgage repayment. Then all of a sudden (in the economic downturn) my husband lost his job after working...
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A song from the heart
6 August 2012
“People often join clubs to share an activity and have fun with people they can become friends with. But people who are in boarding ...
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