Found 7 resource(s) in 'Looking at your Church', for December 2024.
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Christmas – time to remember Christians facing persecution. DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal Millions at breaking point as “shockingly low incomes” leave them hungry Iconic Bethlehem Carol Sheet celebrates 70 years in print Caring for the donkeys of Gaza ** Editor: Christmas is a good time to give to charities, and so the following may... (1549 words)Christmas – time to remember Christians facing persecution
This Christmas, there are about 360 million Christians worldwide who will not be celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. They dare not do so. That’s because 1 in every 7 believers globally live in countries where they suffer oppression and discrimination for their faith. So, instead of going to church and singing carols, they face... (275 words)DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
Over the past year, war in the Middle East has devastated millions of people’s lives across the region, destroying their families, homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. This Christmas, millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region are in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid... (436 words)Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
This DEC appeal has raised over £438 million and helped an estimated 8.2 million people affected by the conflict. This appeal will close for donations at the end of 2024, but donations will continue to be spent next year. From delivering essential supplies and services to communities in Ukraine, to helping refugees settle into a... (92 words)Millions at breaking point as “shockingly low incomes” leave them hungry
Chronically low incomes are devastating the lives of millions of people who don’t have enough income to afford food, essential bills and a safe home to live in. That’s according to the latest report by UK debt advice charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP). CAP’s YouGov polling, which accompanies the report, shows that 11.8 million (22%) of... (320 words)Iconic Bethlehem Carol Sheet celebrates 70 years in print
It was back in 1954 when the charity, BibleLands Mission Aid Society, first tentatively decided to print a colourful compilation of popular Christmas carols, alongside images of some of the people BibleLands served. From the start, the scheme was an immense success. The carol sheets were so popular that even that first year, 100,000 copies... (223 words)Caring for the donkeys of Gaza
A charity based in the UK is sending emergency vets to care for donkeys in Gaza. Safe Haven for Donkeys was set up about 20 years ago to treat working donkeys across Israel and the Palestinian Territories. But the charity says that its mobile first aid team is even more necessary now, because with fuel... (103 words)
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