A WELSH BISHOP has donned an apron to serve up sausage baps to supporters and staff at a ‘Big Brekkie’ event in Cardiff to combat global poverty.
This event was part of the launch of this year’s Christian Aid Week, which is taking part between Sunday May 15 and Saturday May 21.
At the launch event at Christian Aid’s of fice in Cardiff, the charity hosted their own ‘Big Brekkie’ for neighbouring offices and members of the charity’s national committee.
Bishop John, who is Chair of Christian Aid’s Wales Committee, played chef for the day, and local business generously provided supplies, including fresh coffee from Coffee #1, rolls from Subway and a veg hamper from local greengrocers.
Christian Aid Week is Britain’s longest running door-to-door fundraising week, encouraging the British public to love every neighbour and support poor communities around the world.
As well as going door-to-door with their famous red envelopes, Christian Aid is inviting supporters to host ‘Big Brekkie’ events for their friends, neighbours or colleagues, sharing breakfast together whilst raising money for the world’s poorest people.
Speaking at the ‘Big Brekkie’ event, Bishop John said: “This year, representatives of some 20,000 churches will come together to raise money in their communities for Christian Aid.
“Christian Aid Week is a wonderful, collective act of Christian love and witness, and it raises millions of pounds to help those living in unimaginable need, frightening insecurity and the most deplorable poverty.
“This year’s Christian Aid week focuses on the plight of those living by the Brahmaputra river in Bangladesh. This densely populated, low-lying country is at severe risk of flooding which brings with it disease, hunger and death.
“Agriculture is the main source of income, with many struggling on as little as 74 pence a day. But damage caused by flooding, which is becoming more and more common thanks to climate change, makes building a sustainable future incredibly difficult.
“Poverty is an outrage against basic human dignity, yet it continues to dominate the lives of millions of people worldwide. In the face of debates about the level of overseas aid we give as a country, we ought never to forget that our generosity transforms lives for the better.
“So, I urge people in Wales, and those who engage in that debate – to respond generously so that lives can continue to be transformed.”
Bangladesh, a Home Safety package from Christian Aid costing just £250, can lift people out of poverty for good.
The package provides an earth plinth to raise a home 6-8 feet above water, creating a safe place for a family to rebuild their home and safely keep livestock. The package also includes a goat, seeds and a wormery, all of which will provide a long-term income.
Huw Thomas, Head of Christian Aid Wales, said: “Christian Aid believes we are called to love every neighbour, not just the ones next door or at the end of the street.
“This Christian Aid Week, we are inviting people to share the joy of coming together and playing their part to help some of the world’s poorest families have enough to eat and a safe place to call home.”
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