Success Stories
The following are some of the success stories.
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Seeking help to file for bankruptcy
This woman was really grateful that people were prepared to help as she sought to turn her life around after a broken marriage and being left with many debts. The £100 from Acts 435 gave her much needed encouragement at a time when she was struggling.
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Help with fees for debt relief order
This couple were really grateful for receiving help to enable them to get their affairs in order and make a new start with their lives and finances.
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Help with essential bills
£80 from Acts 435 helped A to meet her commitments and get her finances straight whilst remaining connected with her landline so she could get help and support when feeling depressed. The help was much appreciated.
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Help after job loss due to disabilities
This lady lost her job due to disabilities and was not able to claim any benefit for a month. This caused her to get into arrears with a gas bill. With the help of £90 from Acts 435 and because she is now with Remploy which assists people with disabilities to get back into suitable work, she is looking forward to a better future. She is most grateful for this help through a bad time.
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Money needed for food etc.
M was thrilled to get this money and found it a great boost in getting her life together again.
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Subsistence for homeless, jobless man
The great news is that since posting the request on the Acts 435 website, this man is no longer homeless. The £90 from Acts is a great help and a boost for him in his search for a job and his determination to rehabilitate himself after leaving prison.
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Kenyan trip - a life changing experience
Acts 435 helped provide some young people from a deprived estate in Hull go to Kenya to help on a church mission trip. The trip was a real life changing event. and most of the participants would like to return. They were amazed to have children running away from them initially, having never seen white people before.
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Request for Laminate Flooring
This young family was overwhelmed by the generosity of people they do not know willing to help make their long awaited house a home of their own. After many years of bed and breakfast, staying with friends etc., they are proud to have a home of their own thanks to £100 from Acts 435 donors to provide laminate flooring for their bedroom and living room. They still have very little but now feel that through this home they are able to provide some security and stability for their children.
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Clothes and dignity
A homeless lady in Goole can now walk down the street with pride thanks to £100 from Acts 435. The local church report how nice it was to see this young lady go shopping and buy the clothes she needed - she loves her new things and is very grateful for the help from Acts 435. Thank you!
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Pram for new baby.
Simone is most grateful for the money for a pram. She has saved £30 towards it and has seen a buggy that she went to buy immediately she received the money from Acts .She has chosen a buggy that can be folded up on a bus prompted by a difficult experience she had when she was turned off a bus having borrowed a pram from a kind neighbour to make a hospital visit.