“Father to the fatherless, defender of widows – this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.” Psalm 68: 5-6 (NLT)

The VIP Women’s Night was yet another successful night held for women in the city who are homeless and living in hostels.

It was an opportunity for King’s Church members to practically demonstrate the love of Jesus to these women by providing food, clothes, toiletries and showing them how important they are in God’s eyes.

Having attended VIP for the last three years, I can say that it just keeps getting better and better every year.

The room was set up like a wedding party, complete with pink and black halogen balloons, the night’s menu, sparkling juice and goodie bags. The delicious chicken balti could already be smelled from the hallway.

The night was hosted by Judith Ude and the gospel shared by Kate Hancock. Shona then told a powerful testimony of how Jesus saved her from her lowest point in life and how things have changed since becoming homeless herself. She was baptised in water three weeks ago and is now very much a part of the church family.

Sisters Sarah and Louise Gregg performed a string of ballads from Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston and Coldplay among many others while the women enjoyed their delicious homemade desserts – a choice between chocolate gateau with fresh fruits and cream or banoffee pie, served with tea and coffee.

After their meals, the women were pampered with hand massages, manicures and hairdos. It was a great time to get to know the ladies even better. Many left with bags and bags of clothes, shoes and accessories which were generously donated by members of the church.

The women took away a lot from that night, but most importantly they took with them the love of Jesus as demonstrated through every Christian on that night.

Wan-Phing Lim