At a recent ‘Evening with Christians Against Poverty and Friends’*, stories from the organisation were combined with music by Rend Collective and comedy interludes by Milton Jones.
Anthony, one of the people supported by CAP, gave a warm testimony of the way CAP had helped him become debt free. He had received a few surprise bills and swiftly moved into debt. Bailiffs were calling, he was contacted constantly by the creditors, and felt he was in a ‘very dark place’. As he tried numerous organisations for help, he was always seen as a statistic, not a person.
But CAP understood Anthony and treated him as a person, giving him a lot of care, love, and listening. He said everything was non-judgmental and so helpful. They contacted his creditors and dealt with all correspondence which ‘was a massive relief…I [had] people alongside me’. Anthony said: ‘CAP is a big family … they help you be confident … I am debt free, after being suicidal’.
