I Want to Help Homeless Help Themselves...Not Just Give Them Handouts; Terry Waite On Scotland's First Emmaus Centre
Evening Times › November 27, 2004
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BUILDING work begins today on Scotland's first Emmaus Community. The facility, situated on the outskirts of Hamiltonhill in the northside of Glasgow, will provide 24 homeless people with a home, give another 100 people employment, and improve the lives of hundreds more.
Glasgow City Council helped the project start up with a (pounds) 683,000 grant, and today president of the UK Emmaus Federation Terry Waite will show Lord Provost Liz Cameron around the site. JONATHAN RENNIE reports.See the full content of this document
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I Want to Help Homeless Help Themselves...Not Just Give Them Handouts; Terry Waite On Scotland's First Emmaus Centre
WHEN Terry Waite returned from captivity in 1992 after five years held hostage by the Islamic Jihad, he was bombarded with calls from charities.
They all wanted his support but only one offer captured his imagination.His lifelong friend,...See the full content of this document
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