Comments on: The Whitechapel Mission At Christmas https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/12/14/the-whitechapel-mission-at-christmas/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:23:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/12/14/the-whitechapel-mission-at-christmas/#comment-1532164 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:23:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198472#comment-1532164 So many people in need wherever you are at this time of year, it is heartbreaking.

We have a charity in Basel called Schwarzer Peter (Black Peter, it refers to a chimney sweep). They provide a hot Christmas meal for homeless and poor pensioners plus small gifts like toiletries and warm socks so I donate to that.

I don’t like to think of children going without and have no children myself so I have also donated to a charity that makes up Christmas boxes for children in poor countries; also to another which does the same for Swiss children. People have the assumption that Switzerland is a rich country, but believe me there are plenty of pockets of rural poverty up in the mountains and homeless in the cities here.

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/12/14/the-whitechapel-mission-at-christmas/#comment-1532139 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:59:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198472#comment-1532139 What a show of humanity! Tony Miller and his family are clearly the best of people. Colin’s photography manages to capture the comfort and joy brought by the kindness of simple acts – the provision of a warm meal, dry clothes and a safe space. What a hopeful story but, I am sure that this hides a huge amount of fundraising and hard work. Hats off to all concerned and thanks again for all that you do. Thanks to the GA for highlighting this worthy cause.

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/12/14/the-whitechapel-mission-at-christmas/#comment-1532036 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:21:47 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198472#comment-1532036 To all staff and guests of the Whitechapel Mission:

*** MERRY CHRISTMAS! ***
*** FROHE WEIHNACHTEN! ***
*** JOYEUX NOËL! ***

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Mark Clark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/12/14/the-whitechapel-mission-at-christmas/#comment-1532003 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:00:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198472#comment-1532003 A very insightful & sympathetic report, Gentle Author. All credit to Tony Miller, his team and family for the magnificent work which they do.

]]> By: Andy Strowman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/12/14/the-whitechapel-mission-at-christmas/#comment-1531968 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:13:04 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198472#comment-1531968 This is a worthy place and quite rightly exposes the vulnerability of sleeping rough .
I used to live around the corner from it before our street Milward st was pulled down through slum clearance and the families scattered like the wind.

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