Off The Fence Trust is a Brighton based registered charity founded on a Christian vision and driven by Christian values.
The charity provides vital services to the most vulnerable and marginalised in our community.
The charity works in the four areas of street homelessness, women at risk, education, and provides supported accommodation for vulnerable young people. Off The Fence staff are supported by an enthusiastic and committed group of more than 50 volunteers.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Schools Work - Adele Waller
The new school year sees us putting across our message in a slightly different way:
Motiv8ted? Frustr8ted? Ready to Acceler8 or Stagn8?
That’s been our theme for the new school year. We’ve been encouraging students to think about what motiv8s Christians – what its like to be a Christian.
We’ve looked at how God has a plan for our lives – He wants us to be Str8 Up – we’ve looked at things that Frustr8 God’s plan – when we put our plans ahead of his. We’ve looked at how Christians can demonstr8 what they believe by how they behave and we’ve looked at how Christians treat other people (Elev8ing them by treating them well). In the next two weeks up to half-term we’ll be looking at how as Christians we need to Activ8 our beliefs – its not just about words – also about actions and finally we’ll be looking at just how much Christians Appreci8 Jesus dying on the cross for them.
Motiv8ted? Frustr8ted? Ready to Acceler8 or Stagn8?
That’s been our theme for the new school year. We’ve been encouraging students to think about what motiv8s Christians – what its like to be a Christian.
We’ve looked at how God has a plan for our lives – He wants us to be Str8 Up – we’ve looked at things that Frustr8 God’s plan – when we put our plans ahead of his. We’ve looked at how Christians can demonstr8 what they believe by how they behave and we’ve looked at how Christians treat other people (Elev8ing them by treating them well). In the next two weeks up to half-term we’ll be looking at how as Christians we need to Activ8 our beliefs – its not just about words – also about actions and finally we’ll be looking at just how much Christians Appreci8 Jesus dying on the cross for them.
posted by Robert Lines @ 1:50 PM
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Anti-Freeze 2006 - Mervyn Weeks
On behalf of all the staff and the volunteers on Project Anti-Freeze may we wish each of you who access our web site a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Probably like me you find Christmas a time of great joy. It’s a time for many of us to spend time with our families, to get together to share gifts and a meal, a time to relax from the normal routine and stresses of daily life….. But for the many men and women we meet regularly on the streets Christmas can be just another day. A day that has to be endured and got through, just like any other day.
At Anti-Freeze we’re very conscious of the situation that many people are in and we rejoice that a few initiatives were set in place over Christmas to provide a meal and an opportunity for many to spend a little time relaxing. For our part Christmas morning began with us taking tea and coffee out to those who had spent yet another night on the streets, spending time, acknowledging their situation of loneliness, and seeking to offer them comfort.
This Christmas morning one of the men we spoke too shared with us that his family live many many miles away from Sussex. Embarrassed at his current situation of rough sleeping he has been very reluctant to contact them. For him, and indeed for many others in a similar situation to this, Christmas morning is a time of tears, not those of joy but those of sadness, but we were able to offer this man, and to all the others we saw on Christmas morning the love of God. That special love that came to us in person on that first Christmas day, bringing love that offers hope where previously there was only hopelessness, comfort to those who are distressed, and understanding of what it means to be rejected and homeless, empathy and understanding of each individuals situation, and love that embraces all who turn to him.
Anti-Freeze continues its winter programme of bringing the sure hope of Jesus Christ and relief to the many people we meet during an outreach. We pray for the coming year that we can continue to bring hope and make a real difference to the people we meet. For further information, or to contact us directly about our work please see the information details related to this site on our web pages.
Mervyn Weeks.
3rd January 2006.
Probably like me you find Christmas a time of great joy. It’s a time for many of us to spend time with our families, to get together to share gifts and a meal, a time to relax from the normal routine and stresses of daily life….. But for the many men and women we meet regularly on the streets Christmas can be just another day. A day that has to be endured and got through, just like any other day.
At Anti-Freeze we’re very conscious of the situation that many people are in and we rejoice that a few initiatives were set in place over Christmas to provide a meal and an opportunity for many to spend a little time relaxing. For our part Christmas morning began with us taking tea and coffee out to those who had spent yet another night on the streets, spending time, acknowledging their situation of loneliness, and seeking to offer them comfort.
This Christmas morning one of the men we spoke too shared with us that his family live many many miles away from Sussex. Embarrassed at his current situation of rough sleeping he has been very reluctant to contact them. For him, and indeed for many others in a similar situation to this, Christmas morning is a time of tears, not those of joy but those of sadness, but we were able to offer this man, and to all the others we saw on Christmas morning the love of God. That special love that came to us in person on that first Christmas day, bringing love that offers hope where previously there was only hopelessness, comfort to those who are distressed, and understanding of what it means to be rejected and homeless, empathy and understanding of each individuals situation, and love that embraces all who turn to him.
Anti-Freeze continues its winter programme of bringing the sure hope of Jesus Christ and relief to the many people we meet during an outreach. We pray for the coming year that we can continue to bring hope and make a real difference to the people we meet. For further information, or to contact us directly about our work please see the information details related to this site on our web pages.
Mervyn Weeks.
3rd January 2006.
posted by Robert Lines @ 9:36 AM
