With the end of the coronavirus lockdown in sight, the UCKG HelpCentre’s soup kitchen at 1 Bromley Road, Catford, is redoubling its efforts to ensure that it has enough food for everyone who turns up. The users now total 95 individuals who come along to the regular sessions, that run from 11am to 2pm each Saturday.
In a week’s time, we will enter the second semester of the year. During the past few months, the pandemic has driven many companies to file for bankruptcy. Their vision of the future is dim, so they have resorted to counting their losses and fearing for the worst, as the dawn of the second half […]
No one is born weak or strong. We come into the world equally dependant on our parents. But as we get older, being weak or strong becomes a matter of choice, and this depends on how we react to the situations we are faced with in life. In this crisis, there are two kinds of people […]
When things are not going how you expected them to, how do you react? Do you cave in to the seemingly impossible nature of the situation, or do you do everything you can to change it? Do you flee or fight? Ugandan Jordan Kinyera chose the latter when he studied and trained for 18 years […]
“Thus the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem ceased, and it was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.” (Ezra 4:24) In the past, a decree was issued that threatened the works of the house of God that were taking place at that time. The […]
This time of pestilence and pandemic has been devastating for many. In this unpredictable period, we have all had to adjust to a new way of living. For some, this adjustment has taken a toll and the forced change has been a difficult one. But there is hope. In the midst of darkness, the kindness […]
Thursday, 14 May 2020 In a month of supporting local people in need, the UCKG HelpCentre’s soup kitchen at Rye Lane, Peckham, has steadily increased its number of users week on week. Pastor Francisco and his team of volunteers are now assisting at least 75 people every Saturday with bags of food and freshly made sandwiches from the […]
Thursday, 14 May 2020 On Saturday 9 May, supply matched demand for the very first time at the soup kitchen, which pops up weekly, at the UCKG HelpCentre on Kilburn High Road. After four weeks in operation the soup kitchen finally received enough in the way of donations of nourishing basic foodstuffs for all 85 people who […]
When it is time for an upgrade or we consider buying a new phone, we assess all of our options until we settle on the one we like. But no one just buys a new phone. Sure, it does what we expect it to – makes calls and sends messages, amongst other things – but […]
Let’s imagine that you have been trying to solve a problem for a long time. You have exhausted every option and taken every route possible, only to be no better off now than when you first started. Years have gone by and you have gotten nowhere. The dark, dead end never looked so menacing. What […]
