Today at 9am I walked into the new NW Office of Aid to the
Church in Need. Yes, that’s right, a bright, shiny, new office in an actual office
complex—no more working in my spare room, no more roaming around my house to
find a spot where I can connect to the internet or talk on my ACN mobile phone! Hurray!
Of course, I shall have to let my (entirely pet-based) staff go; the Head of
Security (Jassy, my elderly golden retriever) and the Volunteer Co-ordinator
(Max, my even older cat) are, let’s face it, well past the age for retirement
and are no doubt looking forward to stepping away from their demanding
professional routines and are probably at this very moment planning to buy a
very small motor-home to do some touring around the NW. The two younger cats
shouldn't find it difficult to secure ‘employment’ elsewhere—to be honest, they
never contributed much to ACN-NW anyway.
Here is a view on my commute to my new office—not bad at all,
for a daily walk to work!
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| View of Lancaster Canal |
Here is a picture of the White Cross Buildings wherein my
new office can be found (just so you know that I am not making this up!):
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| Approach to the the White Cross Buildings |
Here I am in my new office:
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| NW Manager selfie in the new ACN-NW Office |
The last people here very kindly left four HUGE desks, so
that’s a start. I shall begin tomorrow to bring everything from home and I shall update you regularly on
my progress. This new office means also, by the way, that shortly we'll begin
looking for a colleague (an actual human one!) to work with me. Needless to
say, I am very much looking forward to this as there is so much to do!
I would like to thank all of you who have supported ACN-NW
over the past fifteen months—it is because of your generous response that we at
ACN have recognised the need for a bigger office and a new staff member. So,
here’s a HUGE THANK YOU to all who have attended one or more ACN-NW events,
taken part in Prayers from our Hearts, invited me into your school or parish, hosted
an ACN appeal by someone from the ACN-NW team, offered to serve as an ACN
Parish Rep, made a donation to ONE NIGHT or another ACN campaign, or just rang
up to say hello and let us know that you are out there and supporting our work
for the Persecuted Church. Many, many thanks and keep watching for more events
and initiatives from ACN-NW!
Thanks for reading.
Caroline
