Tagged with: syria
Finding Refuge: An update from Turkey
| Fri Feb 9 '18
In 2016 Hannah Joy, who is part of the East Service, moved out to Turkey to work with Syrian and Iraqi refugees. She wrote to give us an update. Living in a small and comfortable town, it’s almost impossible to contemplate the...
Bubbles, Puzzles and Syria’s Children
| Fri Jun 9 '17
Last year CCL member Hannah Joy left London for Turkey, to work with Syrian refugees who have been forced to flee their homes. She sent us an update on what’s it’s been like. It’s hard to believe that I left...
In the Bleak Midwinter: A Prayer for Child Refugees
| Mon Dec 21 '15
This Sunday we showed a video from Home For Good, highlighting the great need caused by the refugee crisis, and in particular its effects upon children. Currently, 2 million children have left home due to fighting in Syria. In Europe...
The refugee crisis, the church and the coming Christmas time
| Wed Nov 18 '15
Over the last three years I have met families who have fled conflicts, in Lebanon, South Sudan, Congo, the Central African Republic, Burundi and Mali. I have spent time with parents who have had to leave their children behind as...
Faith in Action: Giving in 2014
| Thu Jan 29 '15
A highlight of 2014 has been our increased focus on praying for those in need. Whether through conflict or famine, oppression or personal tragedy, many have suffered across our world, and it has been moving to pray regularly in our...
World Vision
| Thu Nov 13 '14
On October 13 we celebrated our tenth birthday with a very special Love London Sunday. As part of our celebrations, we wanted to give a gift to charities who are making a great contribution to our city, our nation, and overseas....
Prayer for Peace
| Tue Aug 5 '14
If you’ve read the news recently, it will not have escaped your attention that there is an enormous amount of conflict across the world right now – much of it fuelled by religious or ethnic tensions. In our service on...
