6 . TEAR TIMES NEWS
IN THE NEWS...
Following Jesus where the need is greatest
TEA FOR TEARFUND ‘TEA FOR TEARFUND’ OR ‘TE AR GYFER TEARFUND’ IS HAPPENING ACROSS WALES IN JULY AND EVERY CHURCH ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS INVITED. Churches are being encouraged to donate the money from teas and coffees served after the service to support Tearfund’s work. You can find out more at tearfund.org/teafortearfund or contact Fiona from Tearfund Wales: email fiona.michael@tearfund.org or call 01437 721139.
KATE RUNS FIVE MARATHONS IN FIVE DAYS FOR THE PHILIPPINES You couldn’t accuse Tearfund supporter Kate Jayden of not going the extra mile to help the typhoon-hit people of the Philippines. Kate was so moved by the plight of 4 million Filipinos made homeless by the storm last November that she ran five marathons in five days and raised £1,800 for our relief and recovery efforts. Despite contracting a chest infection on day one of her run, Kate ran up some serious hills near Bolton, ascending about 30,000ft in total, the equivalent of running up Everest. ‘After the run, I spent two days ill on the sofa but it was totally worth it,’ said Kate, who has a passion for the Philippines after going on a mission trip there. Your generosity has enabled us to help more than 80,000 of the most vulnerable people affected by typhoon Haiyan. In the immediate aftermath of
KATE RAISED £1,800 FOR TEARFUND’S PHILIPPINES TYPHOON APPEAL: ‘AFTER THE RUN, I SPENT TWO DAYS ILL ON THE SOFA’
the storm last November, your support provided food, water, household essentials, hygiene kits and shelters to desperate families. Now, we’re concentrating on helping people rebuild their lives, for example by providing seeds so families reliant on the land can replant crops. We’ve also been running cash-for-work projects – such as clearing debris and planting community vegetable gardens – to boost survivors’ incomes. Haiyan left more than 6,000 people dead and thousands more injured physically and psychologically. Find out more about how your generosity is reaching people on page 18.