Sharon Partridge-Underwood share updates, encouragement and prayer points related to Home for Good’s work across the Central and East of England.

It is a pleasure to share about the ongoing work in the Central and East of England. My hope for this year is that we can raise the profile even further than last year, to find homes for children who need them! Alongside this, I hope we can build the support to champion those who have opened up their homes to care in Central and East of England.

Recent highlights

We are delighted to have welcomed two new Home for Good Churches - in Coventry and Chalfont St Peter. These are churches that have committed to journey more deeply with Home for Good and to play an even more active role in finding and sustaining homes for children and young people.

The Cambridge Home for Good support group is back and running with face-to-face meetings! Groups like these are a really valuable means of mutual care and encouragement for those who are journeying through fostering, adoption or supported lodgings. Please pray for the support groups across the Central and East region.

Our growing volunteer network

It has been encouraging to get to know some of the Central and East volunteers better and to see their commitment to support the work of Home for Good and those who care for vulnerable children. I can already see the significant difference that our volunteers make and I look forward to continuing to work together. I’ll be meeting with our volunteers online on Wednesday 6 March – do check your emails for the timings and the Zoom details.

I’m delighted to share that four new volunteers have joined our Central and East team recently – which brings us to 63 volunteers in the region. But we’d love even more people to join us and to help inspire and support individuals, families and local churches. If you’d like to find out more about volunteering with Home for Good, visit the volunteer pages of our website.

What can I be praying for?

We would love you to stand with us in prayer as we continue to work to find a home for every child who needs one in Central and East of England.

• Please pray that we can develop support across the Central and East of England area by introducing new support groups. Pray too for those already leading a support group.
• Pray for our foster carers, adoptive families and supported lodgings hosts, that they would feel upheld and supported.
• Pray for those children waiting in care, that they will feel seen, and their needs will be met.
• Pray for more and more churches to catch the vision and play their part in this ministry.

Check out our prayer resource, Let’s pray, for additional thoughts, inspiration and points to guide your prayers.

Are there any events happening soon that I can attend?

Head over to our Central and East England page to find out what is happening in the area and find all the local support groups.