May 2026: Thoughts from Brenda
Dear Friends
We all experience different kinds of hunger. We ourselves may know only the dull pangs of physical hunger that come from a meal missed or delayed. But there are many people who have to live every day with the pain, anxiety and weakness of long term hunger for food.
As human beings we have other hungers, too; we hunger for love, for meaning in our lives, for happiness, for peace, for beauty, and many more. The Bible tells us that God can meet all our hungers β hungers of both body and soul. As our Creator, God cares and provides for us. As our Saviour, God shows us his love and offers us forgiveness and a rich and meaningful life. As the Spirit, God feeds us with togetherness, peace and joy, equipping us to share his love with others.
At Wesley we are taking part in the 2026 Christian Aid campaign with Gift Aid envelopes provided for your donations.
Money raised will help Christian Aid and its partners to support communities to find practical and sustainable ways out of poverty.
This yearβs appeal, which runs from May 10-16, is focusing on work in Nairobi, Kenya, where intense poverty means families have a daily struggle to feed their children.
With secure jobs hard to find, and most people earning less than a dollar a day, to cover school costs, rent and water, providing food for every meal is a relentless problem.
But with tools, seeds and specialist training from Christian Aidβs partner, Beacon of Hope, families are learning how to make the most of a small space in the city to grow a steady supply of fresh vegetables to cook or sell.
Every Blessing,
Brenda Wallace, Church Steward