We are delighted to be partnering with Molesey churches this month in Love Molesey . Please pray God will provide us with great ‘matching’ of projects and van runs in the KT8 area over the month so that church members in the area can be a part of our ministry. #LoveMolesey www.lovemolesey.org
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:
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
13 fantastic luxurious hampers were delivered by an intrepid group of volunteers yesterday who ventured out in wind and rain around the Borough. All recipients were so thrilled to receive them and chat with the time-givers about how they were doing. It was great to encourage and bless all those we met. Keep praying as more deliveries take place on Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday next week.
This Christmas The Besom will again deliver hampers to families and individuals in the Elmbridge area who have received the Besom service over the past year. You can make a difference and help to bring God’s love into their homes. We are really encouraged by the many luxury christmas hampers that have been promised this week. There is still room for more offers so that none of our recipients will go without a fabulous blessing this christmas time. If you or your homegroup is interested, please contact hampers@besominesher.com by 10 November for full details.
It was great to enjoy fellowship today at our Annual Clergy Lunch with clergy from Holy Trinity Claygate, Esher Green Baptist Church, Christchurch Esher and St Mary’s East Molesey. The core team wanted to bless these wonderful pastors with a good lunch for all that they do to support the ministry of Besom in their churches.
“Thank you for coming today. You have made me feel much better” was a text message from a recipient receiving a washing machine and having it plumbed in (and her kitchen sink unblocked too!). The time-givers on our van team were able to bless another client with mental health and unemployment problems last Thursday. This week it will all be about Beds! Three different families will be receiving single, bunk bed and king-size beds.
Join us for an evening of celebration for all that has happened since we started operating 5 years ago. This will be chance for us to get together with our supporters and givers, to say thank you and to look forward to the next 5 years! Everyone is welcome to attend from 7.45pm on Friday 20th January at Refresh Cafe in East Molesey for drinks and nibbles. There is no charge but it would be helpful if people can please register so we know numbers, you can do this easily using the link below. We look forward to seeing you.
Friday 20th January 2017 – 7.45pm
Refresh Cafe
129 Walton Road, East Molesey, KT8 0DT
It’s a great time of year when all the Christmas Hampers are coming in ready to be delivered. Join us in praying for smooth deliveries, for everyone that has donated, our Time Givers who will be delivering them and especially that all the recipients will be blessed by receiving a hamper and know that they are loved this Christmas.
Our van is now back on the road after having a new alternator and tyre fitted so we’ve been out collecting and delivering again, including a run with some new Time Givers.
“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matt 5 v 16). This was in our weekly prayer meeting devotions, so please join us in praying for our volunteers this week that the recipients they meet will see Christ’s light shining in their actions and know that our heavenly Father sees and is able to meet their needs. Volunteers are painting a bedroom pink for two little girls this Thursday and a new Saturday morning van run is going out with time-givers from St Mary’s East Molesey.
Please also pray for timing:- that our van is diagnosed and repaired by the garage and collected so that the van run on Saturday can be planned tomorrow and take place!
