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THE BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL
At The Bridge International our focus is to connect nations by working together with people in their own localities, we aim to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals and communities, ultimately effecting nations.
We do this by sending people, from our church, who have the skills and knowledge to help meet the needs of local communities
- Brian and Carole Darling
Serving with Interserve in Nepal. Accessing Hydropower, bringing water to rural communities.
www.interserveonline.org.uk
- Amy I'Anson;
Serving with Vision for Austria, pioneering childrens outreach in the city of Vienna.
www.vision-austria.net
- Tony and Esther Payne
Building and facilitating childrens homes and education projects in India
tonypyn@aol.com
- Gillian Saunders
Facilitating childrens projects in Italy and The Philippines
saundersg@bridgebolton.com
- Ian Watson
Impacting Europe with World Ministries , Assemblies of God
www.worldministries.co.uk
We also send short term teams, to build, equip, encourage, train, resource and bless the people and projects we work alongside. Recently we have sent teams to Romania, Ukraine, The Philippines, Italy, Bulgaria, Austria and Estonia.
Resources - as well as sending skilled people we help finance and equip many projects and missionaries to fulfil what God has called them to do, for example, building a childrens park in Romania, helping build a church in Nepal, renovating orphanages and blessing individuals with gifts and regular income.
Equipping - this is more than just finance and practicalities , it is about caring for and releasing individuals and families. We try to provide a level of care that we would want our close family members to receive, including regular contact, conversations, visits, letters and cards, gifts and ministry cds and books. The aim is to ensure that our missionaries are loved and cared for so they can be refreshed and fulfil the tasks ahead of them. It is a 2 way relationship where we keep them informed of issues at home and involved in the processes all our church partners have whether here in Bolton or overseas.
Spiritual - as well as regular prayer meetings we have a group of 50+ people who are willing and ready to pray for specific requests from our missionaries. There is the emergency prayer chain and all our church prayer networks that can be accessed, especially in urgent cases.
For more information please contact Sue Stokes, Missions Director on stokess@bridgebolton.com