Hello all. As you should be able to see from the previous blogs, we as a charity felt it was right to wind up our ministry of 1Step2Step and thought 2020 was going to be the year of finishing well and spending our funds on big projects. Alas, that didn’t work out, so we started on…
Greetings from a rather dormant 1Step2Step! If you have been wondering why there has been so little information about what we are doing, you may need to watch the video in the previous post. I hope that will explain better the situation for us as a charity. Watch that to get greater understanding. As…
In mid-September 2020, Nicola prepared a video to give an update on 1Step2Step. You can access it here. [Click on “here” to access video]
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…