Page 4 - St Barnabas Parish Homerton Summer Magazine 2020

stands for and its future. Lockdown
has reminded us how much it is
needed and helped us develop ideas,
going forward.
Who works with you on SH? A group
of people who share my passion in
helping others, particularly young
people and they all do amazing things
in their personal careers. Their names
are Tej, Leanne, Raivene, Charlie and
Devante. Veronica from St Barnabas
also spreads her love and kindness
and supports us with our accounts.
How has Susie helped you on SH?
Susie has been unbelievably support-
ive with SH. A beaming, strong and
Safe House under lockdown: inspirational soul along this journey so
Bisola Popoola updates us far! Susie was the first person I called
to discuss the idea with, and she has
SAFE HOUSE Remind us what backed me, ever since. She shared
Safe House is all about? Safe House encouraging words with me anytime I
is an organisation that creates safe needed it, shared her precious time
spaces for young, underprivileged and patience, sitting through countless
people. We aim to spark positive funding applications (which I learnt a
change for their futures through multi- lot from) and meetings. Susie helped
dimensional events, workshops, spread the word about SH within our
development sessions and community congregation, community, the Parish
collaborations. and beyond. She is the reason why we
have hosted x3 successful SH events
What were your plans this year for including the Christmas Present Drives
SH before lockdown? Our plans were at ASCC. Thank you so much for eve-
to host a minimum of three community rything you’ve done for me and SH! A
projects/events and continue filming true Angel on Earth, she is. I love her
our documentary. We still aim to and am going to miss her, big time!
continue these plans, we’re grateful This is not a goodbye from us at Safe
that 2020 is not over yet.
House, we’ll still be in touch.
What have been the negative and
positive impacts of lockdown on
SH? I think the only delay, rather than
negative is that we have had to pause
and postpone the latest event we had
planned. Ultimately, God knows best
and myself and the team have been
able to really nurture what Safe House