Archbishop supports Christian Aid Week

The Archbishop of Wales is urging people to take part in Christian Aid Week with prayers and donations to support people in Malawi.

Christian Aid Week takes place from May 14-20 and this year the focus is on projects which provide farmers with hardier crops, such as the super-resilient pigeon pea, and help them secure a fairer price for their produce. Supporters are invited to hold pea-themed events to raise money.

Archbishop Andrew John (pictured with a pea plant) says, “This Christian Aid Week is our chance to focus on our sisters and brothers in Malawi who are battling desperate poverty. I urge you to support their work in your donations and your prayers so their lives can be transformed. Please give generously to the Christian Aid appeal.”

Christian Aid says families in Malawi are paying the price for global crises - food, fuel, fertiliser and school fees have doubled in price in the last 12 months and farmers are seeing their harvests fail as climate change brings increasingly erratic weather.

Pigeon peas are the ultimate superfood: a super-resilient, super-versatile crop, that handily enriches the soil for future harvests. They can be a game-changer for communities in Malawi.

The interim head of Christian Aid Wales, the Revd Andrew Sully, will be addressing the congregations of Llandaff Cathedral about the charity’s work on Sunday at both the 9am and 11am services, followed by a Big Brekkie fundraiser – all are welcome.

Andrew says, “I’m looking forward to these services and meeting our supporters. Christian Aid Week is a time of great joy and hope when we stand together with our global neighbours in a very focussed way to tackle poverty.

“Farming is hugely symbolic because it helps us remember small things done together can grow to make bigger differences. We are hugely grateful to all our supporters for their amazing efforts; we couldn’t do it without them."