Please help Christian Aid to continue its work in 29 of the poorest countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

You can donate to Wheathampstead Churches Together’s Christian Aid Week appeal online through our Christian Aid Just Giving page by clicking here. Or if you prefer you can pick up a traditional red envelope from the back of St Helen’s Church and return it to church at any of May’s Sunday services, to the church office or contact Simon Best (by email here or on 07786 704353) to arrange collection.

This year’s appeal focuses on climate justice and especially Christian Aid’s work to provide reliable water supplies to rural villages in Kenya suffering the effects of climate change.

Rose Katanu Jonathan sitting on dry land caused by extreme drought in Dili Village, Kitui in Kenya

There are also two more active ways of supporting Christian Aid Week this year.

• 300,000 Steps in May challenge, where you can get sponsors to support Christian Aid as you get fitter walking an average of just under 10,000 steps per day throughout May. Details of how to sign up and collect sponsorship money are available here.
• Quiztian Aid quiz night on Saturday 8^th May at 7pm. You can register in advance for this fun-filled family-friendly online quiz here and Christian Aid will send you details of how to join in.

Florence singing with her fellow villagers as they work on crops grown with water from an earth dam built by a Christian Aid partner organisation.

Christian Aid is 75 years old this year, having been founded in the wake of WW2.  See the Christian Aid website christianaid.org.uk for further information about its work and its history.