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Posted by St Thomas Becontree on September 13, 2009

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Carol Services

There was a great buzz in the hall on Sunday 20th December as over eighty people turned up at Craft and Carols making a selection of 11 crafts, ranging from ice-cream cone angels to edible baby Jesus, donkey poo and wise men's hats. There was lots of mess and noise with glitter, icing and PVA glue being spread liberally on various crafty concoctions. We retreated into the church for a short service highlighting Jesus as the first and best Christmas present, followed by tea and biscuits and finishing off crafts afterwards. It was great to see a number of guests and families from the area, remembering the true meaning of Christmas. The Carols by Candlelight was the "best atmosphere for many years" according to a congregation member, and the candle lit church did look beautiful. We applaud all those who braved the lethal icy conditions to sing and celebrate the Saviour's birth - and they received a warm welcome.

International Evening

We had a great international evening on 13th Nov 2010, attended by about 50 people. There were some good presentations including Ugandan singing and dances, standup poetry, origami, line dancing and east end songs. We had some lovely food and drink from all over the world and enjoyed some great laughs. Well done to everyone who contributed.

Daggers and Broads in Honduras

Michelle, Kay and Dave (the "Daggers") joined Helen, Cynthia and Tim (the "Broads", from Oulton Broad, Lowestoft) on a life changing trip to Honduras. After nearly being cancelled due to political unrest in Honduras, God answered prayers and the party left Heathrow on Sunday 1st November. After a marathon 30 trip they arrived at Choluteca, welcomed by Ian and Julie Fawcett. They had an amazing time, seeing the work of the Gran Commission church at Limon and Casa Hogar Vida. They were able to help with preparing the newly built orphanages to receive kids, distributing food and visiting a very poor community near the Nicaraguan border. The prevalence of malnutrition, HIV and AIDS was staggering and they were able to visit the nutrition centre, tortilla factory and coffee making. Tired and inspired, they returned to UK on 13th Nov, safe and sound

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