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Oasis - An amazing experience!

February 07, 2011

Soft and mellow instrumental gospel music is playing in the background. I lie down with my head on a blanket, rolled up to mimic a pillow and I have a blanket covering my body. I shut my eyes and begin to centre my thoughts on Jehovah. I soon realize my thoughts are awash with the day’s events and thoughts of on-going personal issues. My muscles are very tense and my breathing erratic, which I found surprisingly disturbing.

Then after a short time, I have no idea how long, I realize my thoughts are no longer overwhelming me and my muscles are relaxed and breathing is rhythmic.

I then notice a sweet odour in the air, like one has just finished having a bath with scented soap. I thought maybe someone had just walked in and that the scent was coming from them. The scent disappears and a scripture pops into mind. A whole chapter! At first I ignore it, thinking it’s just me thinking up scripture, but it … [more]

Get Involved : Coventry Central Foodbank

January 09, 2011

Over 4 tonnes of food collected available for distribution across Coventry FREE

In partnership with UK charity The Trussell Trust, four city centre churches (Mosaic, The Cathedral, Holy Trinity and Queens Road Baptist Church) have launched a foodbank to provide emergency food to people in crisis in Coventry.

Collections of food took place at Morrisons and Tesco in the week running up to Christmas and Coventry Central Foodbank (based at Broadgate House) now hold almost 5 tonnes of food for distribution to people and families in need.

Every foodbank client is referred by a frontline care professional such as a doctor, social worker, school, faith based organisation or voluntary sector.

Food parcels contain three days of nutritionally balanced non-perishable foods such as tinned fruit, vegetables, meat and fish as well as pasta, cereal, UHT milk, sauces, tea, long-life juice and can … [more]