Registered Slum Survivor Event

Church Name:
Eternity Church, Warfield

Church Contact:
Amy Forrest

Pre event info
When was the Slum Survivor event?
Back in October 07

What type of Slum Survivor event was it?
We're looking to hold a Slum Survivor Weekend.

How many people got involved?
Around 20.

What happened:
All in our attached timetable...
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Are there any great stories:
When the families had to race for water collection we told them the winners would get a prize, but when they got back the losers we given the prize instead! There were a lot of unhappy people...

After one of our challenges one member was ‘diagnosed’ with AIDS and not allowed into the church service (our church has two on a Sunday, so it was actually 2 services he missed!). He had to sit all alone in our office store cupboard until we had finished! He got pretty bored sitting there for all most 3 hours!

Everyone had a great experience, even though it was really hard. There are lots of great stories and memories that we will all keep with us, and the bible studies especially were amazing!

Are there any video diaries or photos?
Yes – we made a video of the weekend (coming soon)! We also had our picture put into the local paper (click on the image to see a bigger version)...

 Any suggestions for new challenges?
We found that having ‘work time’ and different jobs made it a lot more realistic. Spending hours doing something really boring and monotonous made us realise how easy we had it in our lives!

More info:
Church website:
www.eternity.org.uk

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