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10 Dec 2024

Day 10 – Advent Of Stories

One of our members asked the team to pray with her as she had a frozen shoulder and was waiting to have surgery. She couldn’t raise her arm without pain and couldn’t lift anything. Some Message School of Evangelism students were on placement in the grocery, so they prayed with her and she was instantly […]

09 Dec 2024

Day 9 – Advent Of Stories

Micheal* had just come out of prison when he came across the Wigan Community Grocery. He had no home and no food, so the team made sure he had something to eat. As he kept coming back in store, the team would regularly chat with Micheal and pray for him. The other week, Micheal came […]

08 Dec 2024

Day 8 – Advent Of Stories

Ebi* had been praying for God to help her when she walked through the doors of the Community Grocery to become a member. As she was signing up, the team asked how she was, and immediately Ebi burst into tears as she’d been battling cancer, domestic violence and was struggling to feed her children, all […]

07 Dec 2024

Day 7 – Advent Of Stories

When one of our Community Grocery volunteers came into the shop, he’d hurt his back and was in a lot of pain. The team prayed together and he was instantly healed! *Names and photos have been changed.

06 Dec 2024

Day 6 – Advent Of Stories

When one of Blackpool Community Grocery members came to collect her Christmas hamper, she brought her husband, Nick, with her. Having battled with drug and alcohol addiction for many years, he was in a dark place, and feeling that there was no escape had tried to take his own life the week before. As they received […]

05 Dec 2024

Day 5 – Advent Of Stories

As Amanda, the manager at Hartlepool Community Grocery, was locking up the shop, she noticed one of their members, Tim*, passing by. He was feeling quite confused and angry by something that had happened the previous night. They listened to Tim as he shared his story and prompted by the Holy Spirit asked whether he […]

04 Dec 2024

Day 4 – Advent Of Stories

When Gabriella* came to the store asking for free bread, she was visibly low. Over the next couple months, she began to help at the café, attend church and now volunteers in the grocery. Helen, the Community Grocery manager said, ‘The difference in her is unbelievable, her confidence has grown beyond all measure she cannot get […]