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Second-hand book in as new condition.

In 1996 John and Lizzie Kirkby felt God call them to help the poor and needy in their home town of Bradford. John gave up a successful career in the finance industry and started 'Christians Against Poverty' (CAP), from their spare room with a donation of just ten pounds in his pocket. Their faith adventure led them to many who were crippled by financial problems. Parents who couldn't afford to feed their children, families facing eviction from their homes and others who were without hope. John used his financial knowledge to devise simple budgeting systems and help those trapped in the misery of debt find a way out.

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With a small donation and big faith, John Kirkby started Christians Against Poverty in 1996. He believed God was calling him to sacrifice his career in finance and use his knowledge of the industry to help the poor.

In his hometown of Bradford, John set off on the incredible journey of CAP. His faith adventure led him to people crippled by debt; parents who couldn't feed their children, families facing eviction and desperate people living in fear and without hope. He used his expertise to negotiate with creditors, set up budgeting systems and offer a lifeline to those trapped in debt.

John knew that people all over the country were struggling in the same way and he began looking to replicate the work across the UK. With the vital ingredients of a church to partner with, a passionate person to be trained as a debt counsellor and the faith that God would provide, four new CAP centres were opened at the end of 1998.

Since then, CAP has rapidly grown its debt centre network and expanded its services to tackle the causes of debt and poverty too. As well as CAP Debt Help, we now help people step into employment through CAP Job Clubs, help people get control of their addictions through CAP Release Groups and a brand new service, CAP Life Skills, to equip people to live well on a low income. Our vision is to bring freedom and good news to the poor in every community through 1,000 CAP projects by 2021.