CHURCH UNITY HELPS HOMELESS

In anticipation of the publication of the March edition of IMPACT (the Christian Political Forum quarterly e-zine) we are publishing a series of extracts from articles that will appear in IMPACT this quarter. The first is from the article "Church Unity Helps Homeless", in which the CPF interviews Paul Ware, Co-ordinator for Croydon Churches Floating Shelter, on the continuing success of the shelter.

“A guest from our first season stayed with us for about 6 weeks. He had lost his job in the city, his flat and his girlfriend through alcohol. At the end of the shelter he entered a rehabilitation centre in Scotland. After 6 months treatment and much encouragement he made contact with his estranged family. He obtained employment and was reunited with his girlfriend. He contacted me a few months ago to say he was now married with an 18 month old son, in regular employment and lives locally. This turn around in his life was due to the help we had given him and he felt it was ‘pay back’ time. He is now a volunteer at one of the churches on a regular basis.”

You can read the full article in IMPACT, which is going to be distributed on Monday 12th March. You can receive IMPACT via the CPF e-mailing list. Join the mailing list by emailing us at cpf-online@excite.com. Please put 'CPF' in the email title.