Moving In To Merthyr

VOH now runs cookery group in the Drug Aid offices in Merthyr Tydfil.
Also Helen Carr is doing debt and budgeting clinics from there, this is a great development for us.

New Staff Member

Denise Davies is a new member of staff at Valley Of Hope having worked in the past with Womens aid and safer Merthyr

VALLEY OF HOPE 10 YEAR CELEBRATION

Valley of Hope celbrated its 10th birthday with a clients meal and then an anniversary event at the Heritage Park Hotel for friend and partners of the project.

Mark Russell the Chief Executive of Church Army spoke of how the project had saved peoples lives.

Music & Photographic Groups

Having received funding from the Community Safety Partnership we have now started these groups.
It is diversionary activity for those with substance misuse problems.
The scheme is open to those who are our clients but also the clients of other agencies.

VOH Barbecue

Clients and staff enjoyed a supperb barbecue at Cornerstone Cwmbach on Thursday.
Rob Jones played his guitar and shared something of his life story when after a serious accident he was told he would not walk again.
But God healed him and Rob now walks with a stick but supports churches and chapels all over Wales.

Cytgord Ladies Choir

Cytgord Ladies choir sing in the Welsh Language and have kindly offered to do a concert in aid of the Valley Of Hope on the 1st July at 7.30pm.

The concert is being held at Blaenycwm Chapel in Tynewydd at the top end of the Rhondda, tickets cost £3.

Prison Ministry

I recently went in to Eastwood Park prison which although in England also takes Girls from the Welsh Valleys.
Also last Sunday I was ministering with a team of Christians from the Valleys in Parc Prison in Bridgend.

At both venues there was a good number of people there for a variety of reasons from having a living fath through to being there to get out of their cell and meet their friends.

But the good news was they were hearing the good news of Jesus Christ maybe for the first time.

This is great but sadly linking them with a Church upon their release is not very easy as for a variety of reasons churches do not want them, this is a challenge to us all.

If you would like your church added to the list of churches willing to take ex offenders please let me know and I will add it to the list on the Valley Of Hope website.