Sponsored Walk in North Yorkshire
Leyburn Shawl circular walk in beautiful Yorkshire countryside on Saturday, 17 August – do join Mark and Isabelle Hopkins if you are able.
Our six mile (9.3km) route is a gentle walk along the limestone escarpment of Leyburn Shawl before returning via Wensley Park, Wensley Falls and Leyburn Old Glebe Nature Reserve. The route is suitable for all skill levels and great for any fitness level.
Support Grows in France and the UK
Many new supporters in France and Britain heard about Grace & Light’s impact in Nigeria during our international coordinator’s visits this spring.
International coordinator Tassie Ghata spent a month in France and the United Kingdom during May and June, meeting supporters and raising new friends for Grace & Light.
Teachers Provide Christian Care for Students
Another groups of secondary school teachers are able to provide pastoral care to students following a second teacher’s seminar.
30 teachers from 15 secondary schools in Jos attended our one day seminar on 17 May at our headquarters campus. They explored the role of a Christian teacher in the lives of their students, child protection issues, child sexuality and social righteousness.
New Volunteers Join Jos Team
Jos volunteer team has eight additional members following new volunteering training in May.
Organising this training caused both despondency and joy. Twenty people, much fewer than usual, booked places on the course and then the week before 12 of them cancelled.
Godly Pastoral Care for Churches in Kabong and Pankshin
Church leaders are taking their pastoral responsibilities more seriously following social righteousness workshops.
The first workshop was for 129 people from 22 churches in COCIN RCC Kabong. Kabong is a suburb in Jos North.
Repentance and New Life with Christ
Increasing numbers of people are choosing to be tested for HIV/AIDS in the churches we visit each Sunday, a change on previous years.
There is a belief the disease only affects older people, is from the past, and that younger people will not become infected.
More Schools Welcome Grace & Light Visits
Secondary schools are more open to visits from Grace & Light volunteer teams since their staff joined our Teachers Conference in September last year.
During the conference, Grace & Light staff trained two teachers in each of 17 secondary schools in Jos received pastoral care skills to help them support their students.
