Sunday 28th January 2018 is a National Day of Prayer for The Besom. There are now more than 30 Besoms across the UK helping the local church give to those in need in their local communities. Please join us for a special prayer breakfast at Esher Green Baptist Church from 9.00am to 10.00am on Sunday 28th January to pray for the Besom. All welcome.  If you can’t attend then please pray where you can on the day for the Besom including these points:

Thanksgiving

– for the vision of Besom and how it is flourishing around the nation
– that new Besoms are starting up
– for our local Besom in Esher now in its sixth year
– for all those who have been able to give through the Besom, and for all those individuals and families in Elmbridge who have been blessed by receiving goods or project helps from the ministry
– for the wonderful delivery of over 65 Christmas Hampers across Elmbridge to our past years’ recipients

A place to call home

– we are still seeking suitable premises so we can have:
– a safe place to park the van
– somewhere to gather with our time-givers, to build relationships
– a rain-proof store for project equipment and donated furniture
– a hub for worship and prayer
– an office where we can do ‘Besom’ together in person under one roof
– increased financial giving to resource this home

More answered prayers

– release giving to needy and vulnerable through the Besom from our churches whether it is money, skills, goods or time
– increased ‘matching’ of goods and furniture
– to demonstrate the miraculous and perfect provision of what is needed
by the recipient to the timing of when we bring the donation to them
– that God does indeed meet their needs and answer prayers to bless and encourage them
– matching therefore gives the team and time-givers great conversation openers and more opportunities to witness and to offer prayer
– some time-givers to form a ‘Curtains Team’ to measure, collect/clean/repair and hang curtains, to measure and fit tracks/poles

Core team

– Individually that they would stay close to the Lord, deepen their faith and be encouraged to be bold, to perservere, to be patient, and to be resourced and equipped for their roles in the team, and to remain passionate about the Besom Vision.
– As a team we form the ‘bridge’ over which ‘those that have’ (our givers) meet the needs of ‘those that are without’ (our recipients) – please pray that our bridge will be strong through the foundation of prayer and reliance on our God to provide.
– To add one or two more members from our supporting churches to the core team
– To strengthen representation from the local churches in their own church
– To bring diverse range of skills and gifts to the Besom team

Churches

– for our core team churches: St Mary’s East Molesey, Holy Trinity Claygate, Esher Green Baptist.
– thanksgiving for continued support for the Besom in Esher
– that they would flourish in every way
– for the other churches across Elmbridge that support us
– for more Christians and churches in Elmbridge to get inspired by the Besom vision