Creative Jesus Evening
What a delightful evening we were treated to a couple of weeks ago. All the young people on our Catalyst discipleship program had been set the challenge of communicating who Jesus is in a creative way. They were instructed not to use the words ‘me’ or ‘I’, so it wasn’t about their relationship with Jesus, […]
During this time, is the Catalyst Volunteer Program running?
In a short answer, yes it is. Things are a little different, as they are everywhere in the world right now, but we still feel confident that Ashburnham Place is a great place to come and serve for up to a year. The program will run a little differently over the next few months. Instead […]
Applying to be a Volunteer at Ashburnham Place – Advise for Visa Applicants
During normal times, we have around 50 international volunteers at any one time within our community, and we try to be as diverse and international as possible. The majority of our volunteers are European and British as we are only granted a limited number of visas for people from the rest of the world. We […]
Encouragement and Testimony from some of our Leavers
I wanted to share with you some short testimonies from ex-volunteers that were shared around the campfire a while back. Such wonderful insights and encouragement in here – “God provided everything that I needed in Ashburnham – travel, friends, new life and relationship with Him.” Giovanna from Brazil “You all bought something interesting to me. I […]
Lucy Shares her First Revelation of God
Lucy Cogley lives as part of our community, she is the wife of Christian, our Catalyst programme supervisor. When she shared this recent reflection, I was encouraged and wanted to share it with you all too. “I remember my first revelation of God as my father. I had been reading a book called “screwtape […]
Edwianah is using her voice to Glorify God
I’m really happy to share with you the first project from our December 2019 graduation. This is Edwianah from Madagascar, she was with us for one year from January 2019 and gave a fabulous injection of positivity into our community. She may have been small in stature but she certainly made up for it in […]
Beauty from Within, final Graduation Project from Laura
I’m happy to share another one of our graduation projects with you. This time we have Laura from Italy, she was a volunteer here with us for a year and is now working as our Orangery Tea Room Supervisor. Which catalyst stream were you a part? In Ashburnham Place you can decide between tree different […]
Debora and Noemi create an Eco House Project
Today I’m happy to share with you a short interview with Debora from Italy. She left here in January this year and had created a really interesting Catalyst graduation project, along with Noemi from France. Have a watch of Noemi and Debora presenting their project on graduation night, and also as they made their eco […]
A Powerful Drama/ Dance from Kseniya & Sung Min
The graduation project I have to share with you today is a real treat. Sung Min from South Korea and Kseniya from Kazakhstan came together, and with the help of many of their friends they performed a very powerful piece of drama/ dance. Have a watch and enjoy – Video Credit: Michelle Pannell * […]
A Touching and Spectacular Acapella Performance from Sári
Morning friends. I am delighted to share with you probably my favourite graduation project ever (well, so far!) This week I introduce you to Sári, from Hungary who stayed with us for around eleven months in 2019. Which stream of the Catalyst volunteer programme where you on? I was part of the Creative ministry stream. […]