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Bishop Gregory as a Barista for Christian Aid

Bishop Gregory swapped his pulpit for a pot of coffee in the run up to Christian Aid week to highlight the way the charity has helped coffee growers in Nicaragua out of poverty.

The “Bishops as Baristas” campaign was designed to raise awareness of Christian Aid week which continues until Saturday 21 May.

Bishop Gregory was put through his paces at Jacob’s Ladder in St Asaph by owner Jenny Potter. He learnt how to make the fairtrade coffee before serving it to the cafe’s guests.

Christian Aid's support has helped to change the lives of thousands of people in Nicaragua by helping farmers to get a fair price for their coffee, thus enabling them to access education and healthcare for their families.

Bishop Gregory serves coffee in St Asaph

Across Wales, thousands of Christian Aid supporters take part in house-to-house collections and other fundraising events during Christian Aid Week. In the UK as a whole more than £13 million was raised for the charity in 2010.

Branwen Niclas, who works for Christian Aid in Bangor, and has just returned from Kenya said:

"It really is wonderful to see the positive difference that money raised by people here in north Wales makes to the lives of people around the world.

"I have seen where Christian Aid’s money is spent in the most rural and poverty-stricken areas of Kenya, and have witnessed the difference it makes."

To donate money during the 2011 campaign please visit the Christian Aid website.

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