You may know about the charity shop in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The shop is just fantastic on many levels. It brings together Christians who are able to serve in many practical ways - donating goods to sell, volunteering time to iron clothes and work in the shop. There's a little cafe upstairs and people have come to know Christ through the witness there. It's also been a way of sharing about the ministry with people.
The use of the building was free, the overheads were extremely small and there were no rates (taxes) to pay so practically every penny has been donated to the ministry. The income is averaging about £1200 ($2400) dollars a month which is going toward the ongoing costs in the Drop-In Centre. As you can imagine this is a significant help here.
BUT...
The building was free as it was available for a limited time before being demolished. Though the team have been looking for alternatives it seems that nothing has become available. They have until this Saturday and then they have to clear everything out. They have managed to find somewhere to store the merchandise. Please pray that God will miraculously provide the perfect solution to this problem.
If you ever think of starting your own charity shop for the ministry (!) then get in touch and we will put you in touch with the lady who started the Coleraine project. She would no doubt have lots of helpful information to share.
We'll keep you posted as things develop.
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