MK - Roll Call - Your local Ministering Angels
Chrissi - STREET MINISTER
Chrissi has two children, she currently works as a teaching assistant and enjoys her work. Chrissi is also a Youth foster carer and has a young person whom she sees regularly and has built up a good relationship with. She patrols the streets at the weekend with STREET MINISTERS and also 'partners' with us financially, in the work that she considers worthy of her support.
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Chris - Team Leader - STREET MINISTER
Also Our Leader of the weekly Soup Runs
Chris has a wonderful heart and is devoted to help homeless and the less fortunate people on the streets. He is doing this almost every Tuesday evening, even though he his wife has just given birth to a new baby daugther, now thats devotion to the cause! VERY WELL DONE CHRIS and OUZO (Chris's wife). Chris and Ouzo have both been very active in their church membership at the MK Tabernacle on Shenley.
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Greta - STREET MINISTER
Greta is a widow and retired from work. She has one grown up son and has a heart for the homeless and vulnerable people in particular and is often out on the Tuesday night Soup Run dishing out Hot soup drinks and sandwiches and a gret deal of empathy for those who are suffering. Greta also has a lovely pet Labrador (retired guide dog) called Lorna who she is very attached to.
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Carol - STREET MINISTER
Carol is a Street Minister and has three children - all boys! Carol works as a Music Teacher and previously has produced two music albums as a founding member and the main musician/songwriter in the Lifesongs music group. Carol makes sandwiches for the homeless practically every week and therefore supports the work financially and gives her time too. Carol thinks Street Ministers is a worthwhile project for any City or Town.
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Jayme - STREET MINISTER
'STREET MINISTER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009'
Jayme is 24 and has a lovely gentle approach to people and wants to serve. He is keen and enthusiastic and as a volunteer he has racked up an amazing amount of man hours in community service with the STREET MINISTERS Project and now also serving as a volunteer assistant with the all new BUS-STOP Free Drop-In, Crisis listening, emotional support and an extended Counselling service, which operates in Market Square, CMK.
We are proud of Jayme's involvement - he is just like part of the SM's family now. Jayme would also like to become a team leader eventually. We wish him all the best in his endeavours. You will always find him quite helpful to you, if you are in need of some help. Jayme is also a keen First Aider, and trained by St. John's.
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Simon - Team Leader - STREET MINISTER
Simon is an Evangelist from Ghana and loves to help people and share the gospel with anyone who will listen. He is married with two children and works locally. He serves a small local church and joyfully drives the church minibus transporting members and friends to the church meeting place on Oldbrook MK.
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Naadu - Team Leader - STREET MINISTER
Naadu works as a Teacher in Milton Keynes and has a heart for people and for God's work. She is a very happy person and enjoys talking to people while we are out on patrol at the weekends in Central MK.
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Clive - Team Leader - STREET MINISTER
Clive is a member of Stony Baptist Church and loves to interact with people and speak about the love of God. Clive is married and lives locally. He is also an Itinerate (visiting) Preacher and enjoys good relationships with other ministers and churches, both in and around MK.
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Leke - STREET MINISTER
Leke is a married man and is a Deacon in the Tabernacle Church at Westcroft. He lives local with his wife and loves to interact with others and is a sober and sensible man who cares about other people. Leke will chat to anyone who wants to spend time to talk and considers this work to be very worthwhile.
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Ryan - STREET MINISTER
Ryan has a heart to help people and especially in Drug misuse as he has personal experience of dealing witrh Drug issues and helping others. We welcome his experience and his helpfull outgoing personality.
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Joy - STREET MINISTER
Joy lives near Buckingham and serves in Whaddon Church as a Deacon and loves to help people and comes from a long line of Christians attending Whaddon church and feels the need to start to reach out rather than being so insular in church life.
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Peter - STREET MINISTER
Peter is 21, a Law student currently in University so unable to be here very often. Peter has been out on patrol on his break from term anfd is a keen football player and enthusiast. He is a regular church goer and has a Christian Faith that he is unashamed of.
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Chiddy - STREET MINISTER
Chiddy is a very gentle soul and is an Evangelist. He attends the Tabernacle Church at Westcroft - Redeemed Christian Church of God, He is married and lives in Bletchely. Chiddy see the big picture and believes the Street Ministers to be a beautifull ministry of love to the community. We all agree with him!
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Dr. Charity - STREET MINISTER
Dr Charity is a well respected professional who is married with three children and is a very highly skilled person. Charity has a 'Phd' in the field of study in social work and communities. Charity comes from Nigeria and has a real heart for work which she has previously been doing with street children in her native country.
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Peres - STREET MINISTER
Peres is a single woman who works as a Carer and has a great heart for the vulnerable and homeless. She has previously worked with the homeless and vulnerably housed, as a volunteer at the 'Open-Door' drop in service on Conniburrow, MK. Peres attends The Christian Centre at Oldbrook and is an active member of the church.
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Jonathan - STREET MINISTER
Jonathan is married, has a very small child and living in MK. He has a heart for the people and is a very calm and grounded soul, who believes Street Ministers is a worthy calling on his life right now. Welcome to Jonathan.
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Christina STREET MINISTER
Christina is a young mother and loves to help people and is non-judgemental in her approach. She has a good heart and is often seen working to help people generally. She is married and lives in MK.
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Esther - STREET MINISTER
'STREET MINISTER OF THE YEAR 2008'
Esther is a Priest in the CEEC and has been a STREET MINISTER from the very beginning, assisting our founder, and eventually teaching others to do the same. Esther has a ministry called Caring Hands and has a special call to childrens ministry. Esther is long married and has two adult sons.
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Venetia - STREET MINISTER
Venetia is a local Parish Councillor in Milton Keynes and attends her church at Life International. Venetia is keen to help the vulnerably housed and has a heart for the poor.
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Steven - Observer Trainee
Steven attends Stony stratford Church and has recently been out as an Observer with STREET MINISTERS and is curently undergoing our checking system for safety purposes like all the other SM's who have joined us in this worthwhile cause to help vulnerable people on the streets.
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Gerard - STREET MINISTER
Gerard is a Bishop in the Episcopal Church CEEC and has been involved as a missionary in church planting work for over 20 years in Italy and for several denominations. Gerard has three sons and has a special calling to serve God in priestly duties, training leaders and supporting leaders, he is also an excellent and well travelled conference speaker. He has led mercy missions and outreach to drug addicts and alcoholics around Naples and Casserta in Italy.
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Matthew - STREET MINISTER
Matthew is currently studying at College on a computer course and is an avid computer gamer and loves to go to various Lan's (computer speak), 'Lan's' are computer gaming contest events around the country and also on a world competition. He has a heart for homeless people and is a very sociable young guy.
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Annette - STREET MINISTER
Annette is an animal lover and breeds dogs and runs her own Cattery. She also has a heart for the vulnerable and downcast. Annette believes the new BUS-STOP Drop-In is a great idea.
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Clare - STREET MINISTER
Clare is a qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and has given herself to the extension of SM's at the BUS-STOP Drop-In project, which is another development of STREET MINISTERS. Clare has a heart for those who are downhearted and depressed and psychologically damaged or in deep pain.
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Steve - STREET MINISTER
Steve is our local coordinator (project leader) in Milton Keynes and a father of two. Steve is a Sales Executive Account Manager by day and he is a regular church. He is always happy to share his faith with anyone who wants to know. He is trained in Martial Arts and at 6'4" is confident and many of us look up to him (quite literally - Ed). Steve is also learning the Salsa and other forms of dance at a local acadamy and is a very jovial and giving person whom it is easy to get along with.
Steve is looking for more team leaders and volunteers generally for the MK area, so please look for us on a Friday night on patrol. Send send us an email or give us a ring - details on the contact page.
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George - STREET MINISTER
Rev George A. Booty (Chaplain) is the founder and leader of the STREET MINISTERS Project ,which he initially started in MK. George is the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chaplain To The Poorest Of The Poor. George also heads up the Chaplaincy to the poorest of the poor, made up of pastors and leaders of several independant churches together in MK. George also runs his own Pastoral Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice in UK. Click here - www.talktherapy4u.org
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George Booty is the National/International spokesman for our organisation and open to speaking engagements, and is open to help with the training needs of other groups who may desire to start similar initiatives elsewhere around the UK, or other parts of the World.
We may offer to help you start STREET MINISTERS in your town, or City; just get in touch and we will help you get it off the ground - why try to re-invent the wheel? ***********************************************************************
