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LIFE EXPECTANCY PROJECT. UPDATE. PLUG THE GAP…. 12yr difference in life expectancy between East and West Wirral Pilot project Joined with Christ the King in Birkenhead. WHY?. Because this is where Jesus would be… Love our neighbour…
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LIFE EXPECTANCY PROJECT UPDATE
PLUG THE GAP… • 12yr difference in life expectancy between East and West Wirral • Pilot project • Joined with Christ the King in Birkenhead
WHY? • Because this is where Jesus would be… • Love our neighbour… “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matt2 2535-36)
THE STORY SO FAR… • We have met individually and as a big group • Challenged our ideas of ‘poverty’ – not just financial
SHORT TERM PLAN… • ATTIC SALE 17TH OCTOBER • 11.30-2.30 • 653 0442 TO BOOK TABLE, £10 (SUE) • UNIFORM DONATION • GREY SKIRTS/TROUSERS • WHITE SHIRTS/POLO SHIRTS • SOCKS/SHOES
LONG TERM PLAN… • Wirral-wide summit planned Jan 2010 • Multiagency • ??Eden • ??take church to the people • Idea of shop on Duke Street
PRAYER POINTS • For Christian families to move to Birkenhead and go to CTK • Finance – fabric/projects/ongoing costs/overheads • Energy – boundaries/limits/burnout/delegation
PLEASE GET INVOLVED We would love more people to join in with this, now that the initial foundations have been laid