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Ministry Areas

Accompaniment & Protection

Walking beside newcomers, the wronged and those who have suffered violence (Psalm 82:3–4), always alongside qualified specialist partners (Proverbs 15:22).

“Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute.”
(Proverbs 31:8)
Class IClass III

Newcomers & strangers

Welcome people without local friends and help them with everyday life (Leviticus 19:34; Hebrews 13:2).

Scriptural basis

Leviticus 19:33–34; Deuteronomy 10:18–19; Matthew 25:35; Hebrews 13:2

Class I as a duty of kindness and hospitality. Particular programmes are Class III.

What we do

  • Welcome visits and friendship
  • English conversation practice
  • Rides, and help getting to know schools and the community
  • Help with everyday forms and finding trustworthy services
  • Furniture and food

Who serves

  • Language volunteers
  • Drivers
  • Hosts
  • Paperwork helpers
  • Community guides

Our commitment. We know the limits of our calling (Romans 12:3): volunteers never act as legal advisers and always refer to qualified professionals.

Class IClass III

The wronged & voiceless

Stand beside people who are mistreated or cannot speak up for themselves (Proverbs 31:8).

Scriptural basis

Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 22:3; Proverbs 31:8–9

Class I principle. Particular modern forms of help are Class III.

What we do

  • Going with people to appointments and hearings
  • Helping organise documents
  • Referral to qualified lawyers and agencies
  • Help recovering wages that were never paid (James 5:4)
  • Help correcting obvious official errors

Who serves

  • Companions
  • Administrators
  • Qualified lawyers
  • Translators
  • Partner liaisons

Our commitment. We act on specific, identifiable wrongs, never as a political campaign (John 18:36).

Class IClass III

Survivors of sexual violence

Make sure no survivor is left desolate, disbelieved or alone through medical and legal processes (2 Samuel 13:20; Psalm 34:18).

Scriptural basis

Psalm 82:3–4; Proverbs 31:8–9; Psalm 34:18; 2 Samuel 13

Class I principle: protect the weak and care for the brokenhearted. Class III for specialist support structures.

What we do

  • Screened, trained volunteers placed with certified specialist centres
  • Safe accompaniment and transport
  • Meals, childcare and household help
  • Longer-term Christian friendship, when the survivor wants it

Who serves

  • Accompaniment volunteers
  • Qualified counsellors
  • Medical professionals
  • Legal referral volunteers
  • Drivers

Our commitment. We protect the weak (Psalm 82:4): volunteers never investigate, counsel beyond their training or press for reconciliation.

Class IClass III

Domestic abuse

Help people reach safety without being pressured into silence or reconciliation (Psalm 82:4; Colossians 3:19).

Scriptural basis

Psalm 82:3–4; Proverbs 31:8–9; Ephesians 5:25–29; Colossians 3:19

Class I principle: protect the weak and refuse violence. Class III for shelter and case-management systems.

What we do

  • Trained accompaniment
  • Emergency practical help and transport
  • Childcare
  • Referral to certified domestic-abuse services, and long-term friendship

Who serves

  • Accompaniment volunteers
  • Drivers
  • Childcare volunteers
  • Specialist liaisons

Our commitment. God has given police and courts to restrain evil (Romans 13:3–4): we never mediate active abuse or let church process stand in their place.

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Whatever gift you have received, use it to serve others, as good stewards of God’s varied grace (1 Peter 4:10).

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