Derby City Mission

Hi everyone,

We've just heard that we are on the BBC1 One Show on Monday 5^th April, 7pm.
We will do a full weekly blog once the show has gone out to talk about the whole exeperience and what it was like to have the Cameras on us for 14 Hours and for me ot spend hours being interviewed whilst doing a Street Pastor shift. An experience to say the least.

Could we all please pray for Sharon Cullen as she starts at DCM as our Missionary with responsability for Debt, Welfare, Housing and Benefits advice. A really specialised job. Also please pray for Robin as he begins to take on the day to day running of Basics Banks from the acocunts and management of the project.

Recruitment of a volunteer responsable for the Food Project of Basics Bank. We are still looking for someone with a heart for the poor who is prepared to give one day a week of their time to the running of this project. In addition it will need a very intense period around Harvest Festival as we have approximately £25,000 of food donated to us at that time.

It was a huge priveledge today to be present at Derby Cathedral at the Maundy Service in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen. What an amazing priveledge also to see people from Churches over Derby receieving a token from Her Majesty for all their service to the Church over the years. I was particulary moved to see a lady from Osmaston a deeply deprived area of the City recieve recognition for all she does. It put me in mind that one day we will all be in the presence of the King of Kings where I hope we will hear the words well done good and faithful servant.

This week Alasdair has been on writing leave where he has been working on his book "Tear down the walls, (bringing Good News to our communities)" it is due for publication in the summer and there will be more news on this nearer the time.

This Easter on Behalf of everyone in the DCM Family we want to shout a large... Christ has Died.... Christ Has Risen ... Christ will come again.... may you know His resurrection power living in you as we celebrate the greatest event in History.. Happy Easter

Alasdair