Church Testimonials

Graeme Carle, Hillside Community Church, Auckland

“I’m very glad to recommend Christians Against Poverty to you, given not only the love and ethos behind this organisation but also our experience at Hillside Community Church. Several of our elders heard John when he first arrived in the country, checked him out, invited him to come and tell the rest of us his extraordinary work and we haven’t looked back.

We are a small church (150-180) and we have Cherry working part-time for CAP amongst us. She is just the right one for the work and has had many wonderful opportunities to help our neighbourhood. As doors have opened to her to aid clients to get rid of their debts and address material needs, she has also been able to naturally talk of spiritual needs.

As a result, we have recently seen several make first-time commitments of their lives to Jesus, and several others return to Him. They are now regular attenders at a mid-week homegroup and Sunday services, which also helps to keep our whole congregation looking outwards.” 

"We have had a CAP centre running at our church for almost two years now. Needy people in our city are inviting us into their homes, giving us wonderful oppo rtunities to not only provide them with a debt counseling service, but also to pray for them and support them in many other ways. We are seeing miracles and lives changed forever. Running the CAP Centre not only provides an excellent and much needed service to our city, but also provides many opportunities for people in our church to be involved in outreach in ways they may not have otherwise had.”