Christians Against Poverty (CAP) says it is seeing people come to personal faith in Jesus – against a backdrop of a stark poverty crisis in the UK.
In its just-published annual Client Report, the organisation reports that half of CAP clients have attempted or considered suicide; 56% have had to borrow money for food and clothing; 61% could not afford toiletries; two-thirds had fallen behind with one or more household bills; and half of the budgets devised for clients were unsustainable due to their low incomes.
But CAP’s Senior External Affairs Manager, Rachel Gregory told en that evangelicals are making a difference. She gave the example of Welcome Church in Woking, and explained: ‘The congregation runs a CAP Debt Centre, CAP Money courses, Life Skills courses and a job club. They hosted a ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ workshop recently and a record number attended. Many who attend CAP events want to know more about our faith after receiving help. We continue to see people come to know Jesus and have their lives completely transformed.’
