Lent Appeal 2012
The 2012 Diocesan Lent Appeal was the last of the five Lent Appeals dedicated to ALMA in the London Challenge 2012 initiative. It focussed on equipping our partner churches in Angola and Mozambique by investing in their transport. Our aim was to raise £60,000 to help fund a good quality second hand vehicle for Angola, Lebombo (southern Mozambique) and Niassa (northern Mozambique).
If we talk with our partners the biggest impediment to ministry and growth is transport! Their dioceses are huge: Angola is five times the size of the entire UK and each Mozambican Diocese is 1.5 times the size of the UK. Public transport infrastructure is minimal and, although the bicycle is king in local contexts, for effective ministry to happen our partners need vehicles – sturdy and reliable ones that can cope with the dirt roads in the most remote places, and not just in the dry season. Each diocese has two or three vehicles but at the end of their useful lives, so our final Lent Appeal of London Challenge 2012 was Giving Ministry Wheels.
At the launch of the appeal, the Bishop of London asked London Christians to donate their bus fare.
(Additional materials were produced as A PowerPoint presentation for “Giving Ministry Wheels” showing some of the journeys our partners make, and problems encountered (
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The 2012 Diocese of London Lent Appeal for ALMA 2012 raised £64,823.89 for the purchase of second hand 4x4 vehicles for each ALMA Partner diocese to assist with Ministry and Mission.
We are delighted to share with you the three vehicles the 2012 Lent Appeal has funded. Please pray for all the journeys made in these vehicles. Thank you so much for your support.
