Is There Anything Paul Can’t Find?

Operation Joy is so much more than a reliable presence in our town and city centres…

One day as Paul was giving out some food bags in Bolton Town Centre a lady recognised him. T used to meet Paul as she begged in Manchester. In fact T was one of the earliest contacts he made after moving from London over 11 years ago. Now living a relatively stable life she remembered that Paul had helped her obtain a copy of her birth certificate and further to this had helped to find out where T's father was buried. Something that T had never been informed of. On the day in question Paul was with his wife, Angie, and they said they would be praying for her. It turned out that T needed a fresh copy of her birth certificate, so Paul took a phone number so that contact can be maintained. One feature of Operation Joy is keeping a record of birthdays so Paul had all the necessary information to hand.

Please pray with us and give thanks for work of Operation Joy.

Clock icon 03 Jun, 2025

Written by:

Paul Winter

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