Our Rest Homes team hold church services in rest and care homes across the city. Bev, our Rest Homes team leader shares a story of a man we are going to call T.
T is a gentleman who has suffered a stroke and so can't speak, only make sounds. During our harvest service I was showing a range of vegetables and asking if people could remember what they were called. He suddenly became very animated and obviously knew all of them. I was able to affirm him by saying "You obviously know this but we'll let the others try and guess." After the service I talked with him about veg growing and the wonder/miracle of planting a seed and watching it grow. We then prayer together. When people have difficulty communication it is a joy when we can make a real connection.
Its been a busy day for our Schools team today! They were at St Andrew's Church, Hove with their Harvest assembly for St Andrew's School, then on to Peter Gladwin for another assembly! Both Schools gave such generous donations to our Brighton Food Bank. Thank you so much!
Did you know, we never have to be lonely?
Read about our Schools Team's recent prayer space -
We never have to be lonely | Brighton and Hove City Mission
We never have to be lonely Last week, our Schools team transformed St Peter’s RC Primary School’s library into an interactive prayer space. Prayer spaces enable children of all faiths and none to ...Our Rest Homes team visit rest and care homes across the city and hold church services for those who cannot get out to church. Talking with J after the service she said. "You do such a good job coming here, you give us hope." What a joy it is to receive such encouragement.
We have a Bereavement Care Awareness training on 19th October. Make sure to book in if you are interested!
