Diocesan News26 Nov 15

Baking star and Bishop Harold thank Church of Ireland bakers

It was tea and buns all round as Bishop Harold Miller and former Great British Bake Off contestant, Martha Collison, hosted bakers from around Northern Ireland who had raised £20,000 to protect vulnerable children through Tearfund’s No Child Taken campaign.

During the evening Martha and Bishop Harold (pictured) baked funnel cakes, which Martha had made with young women who were vulnerable to trafficking in Cambodia.

During her visit, Martha took part in bakery workshops which enable girls to develop new skills to earn enough money to avoid being trafficked. Martha was impressed: “Tearfund’s No Child Taken project is bringing hope and it shows God can heal broken lives.”

Tearfund Vice–President Bishop Harold visited the same project in Cambodia in 2010: “In the middle of a town where trafficking is rife, the Cambodia Hope team are bringing Christ’s love to hundreds of women through their bakery, T Shirt factory and Christian support groups.”

Hilary McClay and Tracy Seawright attended the reception before hosting a Big Bake for over 200 women at Willowfield Parish Church which raised £1,300. “I hope that this event will help us encourage our friends, families and churches to stand up and say – No Child Taken. No more. Not in my day,” says Hilary.