LIFE EXPECTANCY PROJECT
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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