God had put on the hearts of one Small Group in York, the residents who lived on the church's doorstep. So this group, predominantly of students, wanted to get involved by giving their time to those in need around them. However the doors which accessed these people were hidden, and the locks which lead to fellowship were without a key...

This small group, who knew of the Besom, also knew that their area of concern, despite having a lot of poverty was a pocket in the city that didn't have much contact with the Besom. The only thing that they could do was to pray that God would provide a way in, an opportunity to get stuck in to a project where their hearts were!

A few days later, a recipient was refered to the Besom office, in need of a team to clean up and redecorate a smoke damaged home! The flat was located within a stone's throw of their church building, and where the group meet; exactly where they'd prayed for! This tremendous answer to prayer created a door into the community and great encouragement! So Monday evening, instead of meeting like normal the group went and made the first attempt to clean the blackened flat. Although it was a huge task, God really aided with jobs such as paint stripping off the walls easily, and a few bacon sandwiches later, the team ended having thoroughly enjoyed working their socks off and are excited to go back for another attempt in transforming this home!

We're praying that this is just the beginning of impacting relationships to come in this area of town! Amen!