Garage Sale

Hi Everyone.
We have, today, held a huge sale of stuff that we cannot store whilst we are away in the Sudan. We had lots of people who came and bought, and a good number of volunteers who helped us to sell. A total of £360 was collected - but the piles of books and unsold items seems as big as it was when we started! It cannot be of course. We had intended to take a photo but we have been far too busy to find the time to do so - so you will just have to imagine our front courtyard with a about 6-7 meters of books, two to three tables of small items, 10 of so chairs and a garage with bedding, bikes, pictures and garden things.
Many thanks to all those who came and left, not only with a contribution of cash, but their love and support for our work.

We are delighted to say that "Good Books",our local Christian Bookshop, has adopted us into their charity. They will collect and administer any contribution to our work in the Sudan. Donations can be gift-aided through them too. Just send everything to them (made out to "Good Books") at the address on the right of our blog page indicating that it is for the Sudan. Many thanks to all at Good Books. This means we will not have to use our Listening People account, although that will remain open.

We have just heard of another substantial gift this afternoon. We are amazed at people's generosity. We will make sure that every penny goes to buy the things that will make the most impact in the Sudan.

Preparing for the Sudan

Hi
Welcome to our new blog!
The purpose of this blog is to keep you up to date with our new venture into the Sudan. We are due to move to Juba, Southern Sudan, at the end of January 2009 to work with the Episcopal Church of the Sudan in the field of theological education.
Exactly what we shall be engaged in will depend on what we find when we arrive, and the needs and opportunities we discover.
To prepare ourselves at this stage we are trying to dispose of everything we own that will cost too much to store. So we are holding a Garage Sale next week (Saturday morning, 6th December) here at the Bridport Rectory. All the proceeds of this will go towards a project, yet to be identified, in the Sudan.
We are delighted with some donations already received towards this. We are most impressed especially since we have not said what we will spend it on yet! Thanks you for your trust. We want to mention for special thanks:

• St Mary's Church Bridport who have given £150 and

• The Woodman Inn who have given us £100 from their charity quiz night.

Very many thanks to them and others who have given us private donations.
It is all going into our account under the name of "The Listening People" which will hold this in Britain until we have decided on where it is to be spent.
Watch this space for photos of our Garage Sale!