While in England I was seeking guidance from God on the future of the charity and my work in Thailand. At a Christian conference in August, I felt very clearly a calling to return to the UK for a new ministry with a different remit for other people. It was with heavy heart at first…
The annual fund-raising event, the 1Step2Step Quiz, returned on Friday 17 May 2019. Participants assembled at Trimpell Sports and Social Club in Morecambe. Some had already organised themselves into teams of four to six people, while others formed teams on the night. Our genial host and quizmaster was Chris Dixon, returning by popular demand, with…
Recently the word ‘home’ has been used a lot, in so many different ways. We got news that some of the children would be moving to different orphanages for their new ‘homes’ in the coming month, so the word has been used in discussions between staff and the children have overheard. Two of the girls…
Come and see 1Step2Step at Disability Awareness Day on 15th July in Warrington A great day out for all families and individuals, with lots to see, listen and participate in. Over 220 exhibitors. Take a ride on the canal, watch bands in the main arena, listen to music in a marquee or enjoy the zoo…
On the first day of the study tour, we asked the visitors to write on post-it note leaves what they were hoping to see and learn. There were 11 of them attached with similar hopes, such as… ‘I want to find out what is best for kids’ ‘The reason why I join this program…
God has blessed us with a full team now for the holiday for the children in August 2018. This means each child will have a one-to-one carer and that I will be able to manage them overall and give people assistance and breaks as needed. The first to join up was Kait. Kait is from…
At the end of last week, John and I took a trip to Edinburgh to go and collect the kind donation from the Edinburgh Lions International group. We went by train which the Lions kindly also funded. We did a little sightseeing of the beautiful city and then had a great unplanned trip to…
Here are some more photos taken during the Disability Awareness Tour (DAT) 2018. There were seven visitors from Thailand including nurses, social workers and ward mums. You can read about the DAT on one of the other posts on this site http://1step2step.org/been-learnt-and-returned/ Here are some photos from visits during the first half of the week……
Please join us in praying that the people at KLM will be kind to us. A friend of 1Step2Step, who is flying business class from Aberdeen to Thailand, has kindly offered to take a wheelchair that was donated to us with him. We posted it to his address there and now we need your…
Well it’s over a week later and what a week it has been! The visitors were blessed with both loving and encouraging mothers who made the study tour great with wonderful hospitality and adding to it with wonderful trips. On many days the visitors had been for walks before 9 am and often had honest…