Mission Statement
“Taking light into dark places” Taking Jesus’ love into the world.
Values:
- To act in accordance with Christian biblical principles, (and in particular Christ’s teaching to feed the hungry, provide for the thirsty, clothe the poor and look after the sick).
- The belief that strong community arises from the development of positive inter-generational relationships and mutual respect, together with the establishment of recognised Christian values.
- The belief that Jesus has the ability, perfect love and power to fill the gap that many people feel in their lives and yearn to have filled with something that is good, which instead they indulge with instant gratification from drugs etc.
- The belief that the Bible calls on Christians to reach out to the world with the Gospel , and that souls are saved and lives are changed when Christians honour and respond to this call.
Vision/Aims:
Outside Light exists:
- to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.
- initially to use food and sport as a means to enable/develop contact with all faiths and none, and their families. A long-term vision is to have sufficient volunteers to develop trusting age-focused relationship with people across all age groups, 3-11, 11-18, (Generation X) 18-30 and upwards.
- to build bridges between disparate groups before they become separate communities.
- to help young people especially, but not exclusively, through leisure time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
- to act as a resource for people living in Woking, Surrey and other parts of the United Kingdom and the world by providing spiritual support, advice and assistance and organising programmes of spiritual, physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
- advancing life and helping people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
- advancing education
- advancing spiritual development
- providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty of social and economic or spiritual circumstances, with a view to improving conditions of life of such persons.
