Christmas 2013
@ Holy Trinity Church, Frome
Tuesday 17th December 7.30pm:
"a new hope"
(alternative worship in a café setting)
Sunday 22nd December 10.45am FAMILY SERVICE
with Christmas drama from the Trinity Crew children
Sunday 22nd December 6.30pm: CANDLELIT CAROL SERVICE
followed by mince pies & mulled wine
Christmas Eve
4.00pm: CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
Bring your own Christingles and we’ll supply the candles.
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
8.00pm: CANDLELIT COMMUNION
9.00am: HOLY COMMUNION (said)
10.00am: CHRISTMAS FAMILY SERVICE
Come and bring a present to show everyone!
Happy Christmas!
Mike returned to the UK after a
week in Tacloban City, Philippines,
leaving the team there to carry on
the good work they began with the
FIRST Response Radio (FRR)
station. The decision was made
early on that different teams would
rotate in so a new team has taken
over now. We waited a while before
sending out this update, so that Mike
could get his feet back on the ground and assess what happens next. A full
newsletter will be coming out shortly, but we wanted to thank you for your
prayers and support. Brigit left to come back to the UK on the same day that
Mike and the team left to go to Tacloban (Nov 13th). Despite a rocky start,
with Mike and another team mate being 'bumped off' a flight, the whole
team eventually reunited in Cebu before boarding their final flight to
Tacloban, with all their luggage, the radio station 'kit' and an initial
consignment of 200 solar radios to give away, camping gear and food for 2
weeks. They were able to establish a 'base camp' in the City Hall - and had
the radio station up and running by 9am the next day. They were the first
'emergency radio station' on the air there. Since then the station has been
running 24 hours a day, liaising with the UN, NGO's and local government
to broadcast critical information to the community. FRR has responded to
14 disasters since 2004 and Mike has been to 4 of them, but he says it is
the hardest disaster response he has ever been involved in. The situation
looks as bad as after the 2004 tsunami. Since he got home he has been
monitoring what has been happening, and continues to liaise with other aid
agencies in Tacloban. The station will continue to operate until DEC
26th. Please pray for the teams on the ground, that they will finish well.
There have been several very positive reports about First Response Radio
which you might be interested in looking at:
http://www.voanews.com/content/relief-radio-station-signals-dire-state-of communications- in-taclobanphilippines/1796148.html#hash=relatedInfoContainer
http://www.irinnews.org/report/99132/life-saving-radio-begins-broadcastingin-typhoon-hit-%20tacloban
There will be more details, and photos coming out in our newsletter
soon. Thank you to everyone who has sent notes during the last few
weeks. They have been such a blessing and encouragement to us.
Brigit and Mike
Christmas 2013
@ Holy Trinity Church, Frome
Tuesday 17th December 7.30pm:
"a new hope"
(alternative worship in a café setting)
Sunday 22nd December 10.45am FAMILY SERVICE
with Christmas drama from the Trinity Crew children
Sunday 22nd December 6.30pm: CANDLELIT CAROL SERVICE
followed by mince pies & mulled wine
Christmas Eve
4.00pm: CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
Bring your own Christingles and we’ll supply the candles.
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
8.00pm: CANDLELIT COMMUNION
9.00am: HOLY COMMUNION (said)
10.00am: CHRISTMAS FAMILY SERVICE
Come and bring a present to show everyone!
Happy Christmas!
Mike returned to the UK after a
week in Tacloban City, Philippines,
leaving the team there to carry on
the good work they began with the
FIRST Response Radio (FRR)
station. The decision was made
early on that different teams would
rotate in so a new team has taken
over now. We waited a while
before sending out this update, so
that Mike could get his feet back on the ground and assess what happens
next. A full newsletter will be coming out shortly, but we wanted to thank
you for your prayers and support. Brigit left to come back to the UK on the
same day that Mike and the team left to go to Tacloban (Nov 13th). Despite
a rocky start, with Mike and another team mate being 'bumped off' a flight,
the whole team eventually reunited in Cebu before boarding their final flight
to Tacloban, with all their luggage, the radio station 'kit' and an initial
consignment of 200 solar radios to give away, camping gear and food for 2
weeks. They were able to establish a 'base camp' in the City Hall - and had
the radio station up and running by 9am the next day. They were the first
'emergency radio station' on the air there. Since then the station has been
running 24 hours a day, liaising with the UN, NGO's and local government to
broadcast critical information to the community. FRR has responded to 14
disasters since 2004 and Mike has been to 4 of them, but he says it is the
hardest disaster response he has ever been involved in. he situation looks
as bad as after the 2004 tsunami. Since he got home he has been
monitoring what has been happening, and continues to liaise with other aid
agencies in Tacloban. The station will continue to operate until DEC 26th.
Please pray for the teams on the ground, that they will finish well.
There have been several very positive reports about First Response Radio
which you might be interested in looking at:
http://www.voanews.com/content/relief-radio-station-signals-dire-state-of communications- in-taclobanphilippines/1796148.html#hash=relatedInfoContainer
http://www.irinnews.org/report/99132/life-saving-radio-begins-broadcastingin-typhoon-hit-%20tacloban
There will be more details, and photos coming out in our newsletter
soon. Thank you to everyone who has sent notes during the last few
weeks. They have been such a blessing and encouragement to us.
Brigit and Mike