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s f n o o r i C p h m ad a h C Row, Kenneth, row! A huge shout out to fundraising superstar Kenneth Hall! After
hearing from BMS World Mission surgeons Andrea and Mark Hotchkin about the need for an X-ray facility at the hospital in Bardaï, Chad, Kenneth wanted to help. “When I told Andrea and Mark, they suggested I row the equivalent of the distance from Bardaï to the nearest X-ray facility in North Chad.” That came to a whopping 656km – but Kenneth wasn’t fazed! He completed over 6,500 pulls on his rowing machine over three
days and ended up raising over £13,000! “For anyone thinking of fundraising for BMS, I say go for it!” he says. Thanks Kenneth!
To Chad and back! The best kinds of fundraisers are the ones which grow bigger than ever expected – which is what happened at Kidlington Baptist Church (KBC). What started as a
All the children who took part in the Easter community trail got a free Easter egg – yum!
Giving life – for the cost of an Easter egg The wonderful folks down at Prince’s Drive Baptist Church, Wales had a great idea for an Easter fundraiser – encouraging the congregation to donate what they might spend on an Easter egg! These generous gifts,
along with donations collected on their community Easter trail guiding people through the
Easter story, led to them raising an amazing £2,517.15! That money will contribute to the cost of C-sections at Guinebor II hospital. “It is a blessing to play a small part in the work that is happening in Chad,” says Miriam Finch. Thank you so much to everyone who took part – you’ve made a real difference!
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youth group endeavour to get more active during lockdown became a churchwide attempt to walk the distance to Guinebor II hospital in Chad and back, all to raise money for BMS’ Operation: Chad appeal. “It just blew up,” says youth worker Scott Cheeseman. “We even had people from outside the church sending us miles!” Tallied up, participants managed to walk around 7,962 miles and raised over £3,400 – well done to everyone at KBC!
