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The work of LiNX has been made possible over the years by generous supporters, all giving differing amounts out of what God has blessed them with, every pound of which being a blessing to us, and therefore the young people in Torbay schools.
We wanted to be honest with you and share that we are starting to see the impact of the cost of living on our supporters’ ability to give. This is a national problem for ministries and charities of many kinds that are doing good work in the community and we are receiving regular notifications that supporters need to reduce or stop their giving, which we do understand.
However, we believe that there are others out there that might be able to consider starting to give, or even increase their giving. So, could you please prayerfully consider if you are able to take a step of faith with us by becoming a financial supporter of LiNX? You might not be able to come into the school’s yourself to share in RE lessons, or sit with young people who need a listening ear, but your financial support would make it possible for a LiNX team member to.
Ideally, we need to raise an additional £1500 a month of regular donations to not just maintain our work but see it thrive and start to grow.
This image shows an example of how that funding could be raised as people sign up to support at different amounts.
If you know someone who is new to Torbay, maybe pass them a copy of your latest newsletter or point them in our direction, giving everyone a chance to get involved, supporting the work and becoming part of the bigger team of LiNX that makes this possible!

Tim Funnell
Project Manager

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Geeky Easter Treat

4/21/2023

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During the Easter holidays we partnered with Nova Street Teams again for their Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. We delivered a ‘geek factory’ style session, including games consoles, Lego and board games.

On the Tuesday we were based at Together Church in Torquay. We started at 11.30 to set up everything and pray, and the young people arrived at 12. The Torquay sessions were only for those who booked on, so numbers were quite low. There were 4 young people there for the Tuesday session. We had a fun four hours playing on the consoles including classic games such as Mario Kart and Sonic the Hedgehog. We also played card games such as Dixit, Perudo and UNO. In addition, we set up a Lego competition with a prize for the best design around a river landscape. For lunch Paul, from Nova, cooked a delicious meal of stir-fried chicken and vegetables with noodles. The young people thoroughly enjoyed the time, and the 4 hours went by extremely quickly.

On the Thursday we were based at the Paignton provision in Victoria Square. This is a well-established provision where Nova run a drop in every Friday evening, so we saw a large number of young people throughout the evening. The session ran from 5 to 9 with half an hour each end to set up a pack away. We provided the same activities as Tuesday ie. Consoles, Lego and games and the young people engaged with it on and off as they came and went! At one point in the evening, we played a very long game of Uno Flip with 3 girls and then Exploding Kittens which was fun but tense! Dinner was fish or chicken nuggets with chips from Scoffs which the young people loved. At approx 7:30pm the numbers of young people dropping in dwindled so we went on a walk about around Paignton. We went to the places that young people generally hang out including Victoria Park, Parkfield, Paignton sea front and the bus station. We handed out some chips to those that we know. It was a very different but equally enjoyable session.

We always love to partner with Nova as they do amazing work with young people who are struggling and/or at risk. If you would like to know more about the work that they do search for NOVA Street UK on Facebook or Instagram.
Charlie Haywood
Article taken from LiNX Termly Newsletter (Summer 2023)

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