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For many years, St Ursula's has sought to give generously to support the work of Christ in the world. In practical terms, we aim to give at least a tenth of our income to support charitable causes and missionary activity. We also respond to particular needs through dedicated collections, and our collections at Christmas and Harvest go to Tear Fund (that's The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund).

We try to maintain close personal contact with the recipients, and to support them not only with our giving but with our prayers. We invite your prayers for:

• the Family Life Mission, and Piotr and Mariola Wołochowicz, and the work they are doing in Warsaw to train men and women in Christian family life;
• Lifewords, formerly known as the Scripture Gift Mission, based in Torun, Poland, and producing Bible material and tracts in a variety of languages;
• the Anglican community in Cairo and their "Helping Program", now called Refuge Egypt, working for the refugees there who have fled from persecution in Sudan and elsewhere;
• the children in Professor da Silva's hospital and convalescent home at Talagolla, Ragama, in Sri Lanka;
• the street children in Thailand and the work of Erwin and Irene Gröbli of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship;
• the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf at Salt in Jordan;
• Cecily's Fund, supporting and educating Zambian children who have been orphaned by AIDS;
• the Lifeskills Education Project (Sakh'ulutsha), run by Scripture Union South Africa;
• the Church Mission Society;
• the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, whose projects cover everything from wells for villagers to bicycles and books for evangelists;
• the Passantenhilfe run on behalf of the Bernese churches by the Salvation Army, offering advice and support to people locally without fixed homes;
• Zentrum 5 a meeting and self-help centre for immigrants and others, run with the support of the Bernese Council of Churches;
• Partners, the Swiss Old Catholic relief agency, with whom we work closely together.