Living Stones

Over on the right of the page there is a link to The Haileybury Youth Trust (HYT). This deserves to be widely known. It is an initiative in Uganda which makes bricks. The Trust website explains:

HYT uses a simple brick that could transform Africa

Working alongside our Uganda partners, we…

• build water tanks in rural areas
• construct classrooms and dormitories in schools that are bursting with impoverished but eager children
• build affordable houses for their dedicated teachers who have nowhere to live
• train teachers, students, their families and whole communities in the benefits of appropriate technologies
• provide income generating opportunities for families and businesses

HYT does all this in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way.

The trust was set up when the work of the Stepney Boys' Club was separated from Haileybury a couple of years ago. Each year a couple of leavers go to Uganda, just as in the past they went to Stepney.  Just like that older work, the results will not simply be seen in bricks and mortar, but in the transformation of lives. It's all part of the ethos of Christian service which lies at the heart of Haileybury's life, and links the generations. "You are living stones being built into a spiritual house." (1 Peter 2:5)

You can support the trust by going to their site. Later in the year I hope we can work with the trust to have a benefit concert on the newly restored Hill organ in my church.