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Restore have scheduled their next training course in June 2023. The training is open to anyone who wants to find out more about refugee issues or who wants to explore the possibility of befriending a refugee or asylum seeker through Restore. (All welcome and no obligation to volunteering with Restore at the end.) The June … Read more
Catherine Bridgwood, Restore’s Befriending Co-ordinator writes: As a Restore staff team, we recently started our week reflecting on Matthew 6:34 ‘Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.’ It was helpful as a team to step back and consider how as … Read more
During The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Christians came together in Birmingham to pray for the city over 24 hours. Now in its 9th year #Pray24Brum is a wonderful opportunity to begin the year with prayer. This year we were bought together through music, movement and word as each group who led an hour … Read more
Restore Training Course February 2023 – Restore (restore-uk.org) For more events across Birmingham and Solihull click HERE
Restore Befriending “I was a stranger and you invited me in” those are the words of Jesus. Treating the oppressed fairly and with compassion is a thread running through the Bible. In the current debate on asylum, the vision of Restore for a society into which all refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed, valued and … Read more
Monday evenings 3rd, 10th and 17th October 2022 7:15pm – 8:45pm The three sessions will take place on zoom, and you can book your place by clicking here. Places must be booked in order to attend, so make sure you register at the link. All three sessions of the training course are different, and we require that anybody … Read more
Restore’s Annual Celebration was a great opportunity to bring together the ‘Restore family’ of refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers and supporters for the first event of its kind in 3 years. As an organisation focused on welcome and building relationships it was fantastic to meet old friends and find new ones. The Celebration was generously hosted … Read more
We are all horrified by the war in Ukraine that now appears daily in the news and the devastating impact on millions of people there. It’s been extremely heartening to hear of the response to the Homes for Ukraine scheme where British people are taking up the opportunity to generously host Ukrainian refugees. There’s a … Read more
Restore Training Course Spring 2022
Restore’s vision is for a society into which all refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed, valued and integrated. Restore is best known for its one-to-one befriending scheme. A befriended resettled refugee recently wrote: “Meeting my befriender helped me a lot during the lockdown when we had weekly video calls to chat and it was amazing … Read more