Mission Giving and Campaigning
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.
Matthew 25:35-36
Increasingly the task of helping others with problems like climate change, unfair trade and tax avoidance (which robs poorer countries of the tax revenue to resolve some of their own problems) can only be addressed by political action. On this page are a number of links, links to campaigning organisations where people can sign up to lobby governments over the political issues; links to charities whom St Michael’s is currently supporting corporately and links to organisations St Michael’s members support as individuals.
Campaigning Organisations:
| Christian Aid | Email politicians and business leaders in support of the various campaigns |
| Avaaz | Same idea – different campaigns |
| World Development Movement | a UK-based anti-poverty campaigning organisation. |
Charities St Michael’s supported corporately in 2009:
Overseas:
| USPG | Anglicans in World Mission works in direct partnership with Anglican Churches in over 50 countries, helping to support vital church work, including healthcare, education, leadership training and action for social justice. |
| Biblelands | Supporting Health, Education and Community Development in the Lands of the Bible. |
| Christian Solidarity Worldwide | a human rights organisation which specialises in religious freedom, works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and promotes religious liberty for all. |
| Mzamomhle | committed to the wellbeing, upbringing, education, health and happiness of (township) children in South Africa. |
| Sovereign World Trust | help build the Kingdom of God and to strengthen the Church in the needy nations of the world, by supplying new quality Christian literature to pastors, leaders, colleges and libraries. |
| Sightsavers | eliminates avoidable blindness and promotes equality of opportunity for disabled people in the developing world. |
| Toybox | helps street living and street working children and those at risk of becoming so, principally in Latin America. |
| The Leprosy Mission | minister in the name of Jesus Christ to the physical, mental, social and spiritual needs of individuals and communities disadvantaged by leprosy; working with them to uphold human dignity and eradicate leprosy. |
| The Seedsowing Network | is a school in Kenya which is a slum escape route, offering hope, and transition to into formal education after 2 or 3 years, thereby avoiding a life on the streets or in crime. |
| World Development Movement | a UK-based anti-poverty campaigning organisation. |
Home:
| Aylesbury Y.O. Chaplaincy | Young Offenders Chaplaincy |
| Brain Tumour UK | provide practical and emotional support to brain tumour patients and their families. |
| Hospice of St Francis | provide palliative care to all those with terminal illness in our catchment area when they need it and wherever they are. |
| Iain Rennie Hospice at Home | provide specialist and supportive care and advice for patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in their homes. |
| Medical Foundation | dedicated solely to the treatment of torture survivors |
| New Life | cares for all disabled and terminally ill children. |
| Prideaux House | A traditional home providing 24 hour care for older people suffering from dementia. |
| Shelter | works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. |
| The Refugee Council | works with asylum seekers and refugees. |
| Sycamore Club | a day centre in Amersham to care for elderly people with some form of psychiatric illness. |
Harvest 2009:
| Practical Action | works with poor communities to help them choose and use technology to improve their lives for today and generations to come. |
Lent 2010:
| St Anne’s Hospital, Liuli, Tanzania | Providing vital healthcare for impoverished communities in Liuli |
Charities St Michael’s members support individually:
| WaterAid | transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. |
| Amnesty | campaigning to protect people wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied. |
| Workaid | tackles poverty in developing countries by supplying disadvantaged people with the tools they need to earn a living. |