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Every year we give away 10% of our income to support those in mission in the UK and overseas. The following are the main missions we support.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Andover Food Bank<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Helping Local People in Crisis. They say \u2018We don\u2019t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That\u2019s why we provide three days\u2019 nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We support the Andover Food Bank through regular donations and usually fund-raise for this at harvest. Donations are collected at St Michael’s and taken regularly to the food bank. Items that are urgently needed by the Foodbank are listed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cedar Tree is a voluntary counselling agency located in Basingstoke Town Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cedar Tree provides counselling both in-person at our welcoming town centre office and also online through secure remote video. If you would like to find out more or request an initial appointment, please email the admin team at cedartreecounselling@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good News for Everyone!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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GOOD NEWS for Everyone (formerly known as Gideons) serves to introduce others to the Lord Jesus Christ by personal contact and by presenting or placing Bibles in many different areas of life, including Schools, Universities, Hospitals, Hotels and Prisons.  Central to their ministry is the belief that the Bible defines God\u2019s relationship with us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mityana Projects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The Whitchurch Deanery has had a partnership with Mityana Diocese in Uganda since the 1980\u2019s and supports a variety of projects. Rev\u2019d Dodie Marsden comments \u2018When we go to Mityana and give them something \u2013 a water tank, a classroom, new desks, doors, windows, equipment, gifts; whatever it is large or small, they always say \u2018thank you for loving us \u2026 how can we pray for you?\u2019
We support a variety of projects and from time to time send members of the congregation to strengthen our links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samara’s Aid<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Serving people of Syria with medical and humanitarian help, Samara\u2019s Aid started in 2014 sending winter clothes and shoes to displaced people in Iraq. It quickly grew into a larger project providing medical and humanitarian aid to Syria. They have sent 110 consignments carrying clothes, shoes, bedding, toiletries\/hygiene items, essential medical equipment, ambulances and school equipment.  They have also provided four small emergency field hospitals. They support food farming projects, opened two medical centres and run an outreach centre for orphans and widows in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interserve<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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A global community sharing Jesus’ transforming love in practical, wholistic ways among the peoples of Asia & the Arab World. Interserve invites us to put faith into action in a practical way by serving, praying wherever we are, giving and connecting as we read their news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several members of the Overton Benefice support Stuart and Laxmi working with the Nepali community in the UK.\u00a0They work with the Nepali Church serving in a number of practical ways including discipling and encouraging, communications and website development, safeguarding processes and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flying for life. Mission Aviation Fellowship is the world\u2019s largest humanitarian air operator. For over 75 years they have been flying light aircraft over jungles, mountains, swamps and deserts. They enable more than 1,400 aid, development and mission organisations to bring medical care, emergency relief and long-term development. Their pilots and personnel deliver relief workers, doctors, pastors, school books, food, medicines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several members of Overton Benefice support Stewart and Michelle Ayling and family with MAF in Tanzania where Stewart is the country director managing and coordinating the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making disciples of Jesus in communities where he is least known.\u00a0There are still places in the world where there are no churches and few or no Christians.\u00a0 Serving In Mission is committed to taking the gospel to reach every tongue, tribe and nation.\u00a0Their Faithful Witness scheme is intended to introduce the gospel strategically to communities living and dying without hearing the good news of Jesus.\u00a0
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Every year we give away 10% of our income to support those in mission in the UK and overseas. The following are the main missions we support. Andover Food Bank Helping Local People in Crisis. They say \u2018We don\u2019t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That\u2019s why we provide three […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":98,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-454","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOur Partners - St Michael's, North Waltham<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A lively, vibrant Anglican church for the whole village of Overton. 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