St James and Emmanuel partners with individuals and organisations near and far to spread God’s Kingdom in words and actions.
The Mission Team develops our links with these people and projects, by identifying and raising the profile of our mission links, keeping up-to-date with their news, encouraging prayer and sending financial support on behalf of the church.
We encourage members of the Church Family to go on short-term overseas trips, especially with a view to encouraging links with those areas where we have Mission Partners.
We currently support five individuals and organisations.
Taban
Taban is a charity founded by a group of Anglican churches that is dedicated to supporting the Farsi-speaking migrant community in the UK. They are a non-governmental and non-religious entity with no political affiliations. Their goal is to assist Farsi-speaking migrants in achieving success in their new home.
سازمان ما، خیریه تابان، به حمایت از جامعه مهاجر فارسیزبان در بریتانیا اختصاص دارد. تابان نهادی غیردولتی و غیرمذهبی ست که وابستگی سیاسی ندارد. هدف ما کمک به مهاجران فارسیزبان در دستیابی به موفقیت در خانه جدیدشان در انگلستان است
Thank God for the ways in which the charity has grown. For example, we have expanded our social media reach by 40%. Also we now employ our own accountant.
Please pray for the following initiatives:
- A Bowling and Pizza Evening for families who are struggling with isolation.
- Peer-led workshops featuring migrants who have successfully found full-time employment. The first is to be addressed by an HGV driver.
- Wellbeing Conversation Groups particularly for the benefit of Iranian women. The plan is for these groups to function with the help of volunteers from the mental health sector.
Potter’s Village
Potter’s Village is based in Kisoro in SW Uganda, opened in 2007 to rescue babies who have no other chance of survival. The babies are given a home and nurtured with one-to-one care, within a family environment for 6 months, after which they are returned to extended family, fostered or adopted with support and community follow up until the age of five.
The Crisis Centre has been very busy in recent months: 32 babies are now in residence; 52 are being supported in the community.
Thank God for the newly appointed physiotherapist who has settled in well, working in the rehab unit.
Give thanks for those babies whose mobility is improving.
Pray for more foster carers to come forward to receive babies despite the unstable economy affecting the whole country.
L’Arche Manchester
L’Arche Manchester is a vigorous and established group within L’Arche UK which this year became a confirmed Community within the L’Arche international federation. They enable people with and without learning and other disabilities to live, spend time and engage in creative activities together which builds relationships and self-confidence.
Please pray for L’Arche Manchester as we welcome new Core Members (people with learning disabilities) and seven new volunteers from Germany who will help the Community over the next year.
Please pray for Andrea Kennedy, who has stepped up to the Interim Community Leader role while Nem is on maternity leave. Andrea is due to get married and to become a Grandma this year – so she will be busy.
Please pray for our managing the financial challenges that the care sector is currently facing as we work together to provide a loving fun-filled life for the people we support.
Lifecentre
Lifecentre, Salford is a Christian charity working alongside local people for community transformation. This part of Salford is in the top 1% of poorest areas, with more than 50% of families experiencing child poverty. The area is full of creative, resourceful people and Lifecentre staff join them to make these solutions a reality. They believe in listening to the community, partners and organisations living in the area and to God’s Holy Spirit as they work out their part in what God is already doing.
Give thanks for the weekend away with our teenagers in Wales at Cefn Lea. With the help of extra volunteers from Salford churches, we had a fantastic weekend of activities.
The young people led worship and teaching, and showed off their gifts in a fun talent show. Many of them took steps forward in their relationship with God.
Please pray that all who encountered Jesus for the first time would continue to open their hearts to him, that all who committed themselves to a new positive mindset would have the courage to live it out, that they would all have peace in their homes, help with exams at school, and that they would not hold tightly on to any hurt they may feel but would learn to forgive.
Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda
Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda (UCAA-UG) works to change the relationship between members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families who are not on their side. This worthwhile work is hard and sometimes risky but with religious leaders talking and liaising with parents and families, UCAA-UG helps the victims to be more true to themselves and victims are able to reunite with their families and get the support needed to walk this terribly hard journey.
Tom asks us to give thanks for the success of the LGBTQ+ students that we are sponsoring. They have all achieved good pass grades following their first term in Technical College. Continue to pray for their safety as they continue their studies.
Interview with Tom from UCAA-UG