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A lifeline for Christian carers
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Sarah Smith2024-06-11T08:00:00
This week is Carers Week to raise awareness of unpaid carers. Sarah Smith suggests that the Carers Connected initiative could be a gift for any carers you know
Every Thursday afternoon at 2.45pm I log on to the Carers Connected zoom, ready to listen and ready to pray. I meet briefly with my co-host with a poem or song involving God’s promises or words from the Bible, before welcoming carers from all over the country.
Carers Connected was set up by the Christian charity, Embracing Age, during lockdown to bring carers together to share experiences, encourage one another and pray together, and it is the Christian content which makes it different to all other carers’ groups. Although the pandemic is long gone, Carers Connected groups still gather due to its popularity and last year the charity advertised for a Co-ordinator.
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