Dear Supporter,

We are just over three weeks away from our

170th Birthday Celebration. Hopefully, you will

have received an invitation and are able attend.

Our event will start at 6:30pm on Saturday 8th

June 2019 and will be held at Bishop Hannington Memorial Church. We will

be joined by worship band The Rock of Life, who are coming from Wiltshire,

and, our main speaker, President of Christian Vision for Men, CEO of the

Edge, and founder of The Code Movement and The Gathering, Carl Beech.

The evening will be packed with great testimonies of God’s goodness over

the years from local church leaders and our staff. It is an event that we hope

you will not want to miss!

We are delighted to introduce

Grant, our new Grant and

Business Relations Manager, who

completes our Head Office team.

We asked Grant to introduce

himself:

I grew up in South Africa, before

moving to England in 2001. I

completed my Diploma in Civil

Engineering and worked in the

Engineering field for 20 years,

both in South Africa and England.

Having sensed a time for change,

I then worked in finance for a local

charity for over 12 years until

January 2019. I have been involved in men’s ministry, in varying capacities,

and I am extremely passionate about this area of church life. I am South East

Regional Director for Christian Vision for Men (CVM) in a voluntary capacity.

Apart from men’s ministry, I am also passionate about helping people

struggling with addiction and I head up The Recovery Course in the Redhill

and Reigate area.

I am married to Shaleen, and we have 2 cats, Mack and Kimi. I enjoy all

sports, especially rugby and cricket, and I am an avid supporter of the

Harlequins rugby team. I am very excited to be part of Brighton and Hove

City Mission and I am looking forward to using my skills and experience to

serve alongside my colleagues and to see how the most vulnerable in society

can be best served.

If you know of any grant-making bodies or businesses who would love to

support us, please contact Head Office, and we’ll put you in touch with Grant.

(from left to right) Grant, Grant and Business Relations

Manager, Lloyd, Media and Communications Manager,

Becky, Office Manager, Julian, Mission Director

Our Schools team has been in a state of

transition since Kerry, our former Schools Team

Leader, handed in her notice in October 2018, to

left us in February 2019 to join another Christian

organisation. From November to February we

searched for someone to head up out team 35

hours per week, term-time only. However, no

suitable applicants came forward. Therefore a

decision was made to restructure our Schools team, appointing a team leader

for 3 days per week, assisted by 2 part-time team members. Following a

successful interview, Lloyd was appointed as our new Schools Team Leader

in mid March.

Following the appointment of Lloyd, our team gained another team member in

May. Helen has been appointed to work for us 19 hours per week, term-time

only. Helen is the youth worker at Holland Road Baptist Church and brings a

wealth of knowledge to the team, having been a teacher for many years.

Nairne remains in the team and

has been offered additional hours

working in our Schools team from

June. She will be developing our

Relationship and Sex Education

work within secondary schools.

Our Schools team vision for 2019

and into the future is to see a

Christian presence in every school

in Brighton and Hove and beyond.

They want to achieve this by

humbly serving schools, assisting

them with what they need. (from left to right) Nairne, Schools Team Member,

Lloyd, Schools Team Leader, Helen, Schools Team

Member

JUNE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

30 JULIAN

Our new building will be found to house the expanding work that we do

1

Energy for our team as they serve those in our city over the Summer months

2 JULIAN

Plans for our

all come together this Saturday

3 BECKY

Thankful for individuals who have signed up for our 170 appeal

4

Thankful that food bank clients can meet Christians Against Poverty today

5 LLOYD

Ideas for Summer assembly come together for an impacting assembly

6 MIKE

God’s presence in the lives of those who feel alone in temporary homes

7 BEV

Relationship development with additional rest homes we are visiting

8

Come along to our

at Bishop Hannington Memorial Church

9 NAIRNE

Discussions with schools will begin about our sex and relationship workshops

10 HELEN

Schools team adapt to work together well to reach the children in our city

11 GRANT

Positive responses from grant-making bodies that we have applied to

12 TONY

Thankful for so many willing volunteers enabling the work that we do

13

Wisdom for our Trustees at today’s

14

Thankful to be running a prayer space at St Mark’s School

15 HANNAH

For an abundance of tinned meat/fish on our shelves in our food bank

16 JULIAN

Thankful for 170 years of God’s faithfulness to Brighton and Hove City Mission

17

Bless those attending tomorrow’s

training

in Hove

18

Bless Bishop Hannington Memorial as BEV speaks on our work

19 BECKY

Continued blessing of financial gifts from individuals to enable the work we do

20 LLOYD

Ideas for It’s Your Move workshop come together to help those moving on

21 MIKE

Thankful for individuals who bring goods directly to our door for our clients

22 BEV

Thankful for new volunteers coming on board the Rest Homes team

23 NAIRNE Children will feel calm about moving on after taking part in It’s Your Move

24 HELEN

Bring peace to all children who have taking or are taking exams

25 GRANT

Thankful for all the grant-making bodies that have funded our work this month

26 TONY Thankful for all those who donate goods to us on a regular basis

27

Bless those attending

event this evening

28

Thankful for the work of Brighton Food Bank being promoted in Asda, Hollingbury

29 HANNAH

For an abundance of fresh fruit on our shelves in our food bank

JULY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

Bless our Summer assembly in Eastbrook and St Mark’s School

2

Bless those attending

event this evening

3

Bless our Summer assembly in St Margaret’s School

4

Bless our Summer assembly BHHS and St Andrew’s School

5

Bless our Summer assembly in St Nicolas and St Mary’s School

6 BECKY Thankful for all those that support the city mission financially

7 LLOYD

Summer assembly is received well by those in charge of schools in our city

8

Bless our Summer assembly in Patcham, Peter Gladwin, and St Peter’s School

9 MIKE

God’s provision for clients who are looking for jobs

10 BEV

More bookings on the

11 NAIRNE

Continued good health for the Schools team during the assembly tour

12

Bless our Summer assembly in St Bartholomew’s

School

13 HELEN

Bless all the futures of those leaving school this year

14 GRANT

Positive responses from business we have asked to support our work

15

Bless our Summer assembly in Southover and Iford and Kingston School

16 TONY

Wisdom for volunteers as to how best deal with clients in crisis

17 HANNAH

For an abundance of coffee on our shelves in our food bank

18 JULIAN

Thankful for a restful break away from the office with family

19 BECKY

Financial stability so that we can focus on growing our work

20 LLOYD

Thankful for the opportunity to attend Naturally Supernatural conference

21 MIKE

Thankful for those that provide bread, butter, and for our clients

22 BEV

Confidence for volunteers to lead services in rest homes

23 NAIRNE Thankful for an amazing Summer assembly tour in schools

24

Restful and relaxing break for all those beginning their Summer holidays

25 HELEN

Bring peace to teachers facing increased pressure on their resources

26

Thankful for the work of Brighton Food Bank being promoted in a local supermarket

27 GRANT

Thankful for all the businesses that have supported our work this month

28 TONY

Peace for volunteers so they do not feel overwhelmed by client situations

29 HANNAH

For an abundance of fresh veg on our shelves in our food bank

30 JULIAN

Thankful to all our supporting churches across our city and beyond

31 BECKY Thankful for all those signing up to our quarterly newsletter and pray for us regularly

AUGUST SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 LLOYD

Thankful for time to complete essential Media and Communication work

2 MIKE

God’s breakthrough for those awaiting for the outcome of their benefits

3 BEV

Thankful for all those who have signed up for our training courses

4 NAIRNE Thankful to be getting married and smooth preparations for wedding day

5 HELEN Hope for families facing stressful situations due to poverty

6

Thankful that food bank clients can meet Christians Against Poverty today

7 GRANT

Continued favour with funding applications for the duration of the year

8 TONY

Provision of time to manage all food bank admin tasks

9 HANNAH

People to remember those with dietary needs when donating to food bank

10 JULIAN

Thankful for the impact adverts on buses are having on our work

11 BECKY

Thankful for everyone that joins in in blessing our city for Christ

12 LLOYD

Thankful for opportunities to help with church run Summer holiday clubs

13 MIKE

Thankful for all our volunteers and helpers that make our work possible

14 BEV

Thankful for even more doors opening into rest homes across our city

15 NAIRNE

Thankful for a relaxing honeymoon and preparation for married life

16 HELEN Thankful for all holiday clubs that are being run by churches across our city

17 GRANT

Blessing of funding from grant-making bodies we are applying to for the first time

18 TONY

Wisdom to manage stock rotation in our food bank

19 HANNAH

For an abundance of tea on our shelves in our food bank

20 JULIAN

Clear vision from God for 2020 for Brighton and Hove City Mission

21 BECKY

Thankful for all those signing up to our monthly newsletter and pray for us regularly

22 LLOYD

Renewed vision for the Schools team as a new school year begins

23 MIKE

Clients will sense God’s presence as they enter Brighton Food Bank

24 BEV

Residents will know God’s love whilst we are visiting and after our visit

25 NAIRNE

Continued interest in sex and relationship workshops during new year

26 HELEN

Preparations for beginning a new academic year in schools

27 GRANT

Divine inspiration of where to apply for funding during Autumn

28 TONY

Clients will be brought out of their crisis by God and know that it is Him helping them

29 HANNAH

People to think outside the box and donate the ‘right’ foods to our food bank

30

Thankful for the work of Brighton Food Bank being promoted in Waitrose, Brighton

31

That we continue to serve the city, with the Church, for Christ

When delivering compassion, love, and care to

our clients our Brighton Food Bank staff work

well together as a team. It is a real privilege to

help those that visit us and we feel proud to work

as God’s servants. So who is part of our team?

Mike, our Brighton Food Bank Team Leader, is

very well supported by Tony and Hannah.

Between the three of them they have a wide

range of skills, which is important in handling the complex situations our clients

bring to us, talking to agencies, and engaging with people who wish to donate

items. As we help 18 clients each day, we need a strong and committed group

people to enable the work that we do. We are blessed with 17 dedicated

volunteers who listen to the crisis of each client. This can be extremely

difficult, however, with prayer, the Holy Spirit and our companionship anything

is possible. In addition to this, managing donations requires a dedicated band

of people to collect the food donated from various location, carry the food up

32 steps, and place the items onto the shelves. The addition of fresh fruit and

vegetables arriving on our doorstep has meant that the time from when an

item arrives to it being available to our clients is crucial in ensuring that no

food goes to waste. We have 2 amazing volunteers who regularly collect food

from various supermarkets, businesses, and churches in our city, and over 10

helpers, that consist of those

who are retired, Duke of

Edinburgh students, former and

current clients, and young

offenders, who commit at least 2

hours per week to keep our

shelves stocked. If you are

interested in joining our Brighton

Food Bank team of volunteers,

please contact our Head Office. (from left to right) Tony and Hannah, Brighton Food Bank

Team Members, Mike, Brighton Food Bank Team Leader

Sometimes when a ministry is growing it can be a

daunting experience, how will we be able to cope

with all these visits that are demanded of us?

This is exactly how our Rest Homes team were

feeling and sometimes it is easy to forget that we

have an amazing God who provides.

At the beginning of the year we were offered

funding for a paid member of staff in our Rest Homes team. We have been

praying for the right person to join our team 2 days a week to cover the

demand from homes who are asking our team to start delivering services and

become more involved in befriending residents one-to-one. Last month, a

manager of a home approached Bev to ask if a female resident, who was

having trouble getting on with the other residents, could be befriended. Bev

was unsure how she was going to fit in an additional visit, when one of our

volunteers told Bev that she had been thinking about becoming a befriender.

Our volunteer is now successfully visiting the resident and it seems to be a

God inspired match. God also provided on another occasion when Bev was

asked by an activity coordinator of a home

to start providing services. Bev had no idea

how a service could be run in this particular

home as there weren’t any volunteers

available in the area surrounding the home.

However, one of our volunteers who helps

in our food bank stepped up. It so

transpired that the home was opposite the

house of our food bank volunteer and she

was happy to visit there with her husband.

Please pray that we never miss an

opportunity of God’s provision.

Bev , Rest Homes Team Leader