Faith in Kids Faith In Parents #154 | Black History Month - Sharing our stories
A bonus episode as our Black History Month series comes to a close. With important stories for us to hear from Trevor Pearce, Andrew Gordon and Gemma Hunt. Let’s be humble enough to learn and passionate enough to work for Kingdom equality in more than just one month.
Ed Drew is the director of Faith in Kids.
Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.
Trevor Pearce is the Senior Minister for Children and Youth at All Souls Langham Place. Born in Chessington he is married to Eva. They have three children and three grandchildren who he loves even more than West Ham.
Andrew Gordon was born in London and left school at 17 to work in a bank. He later worked with London City Mission and is now minister of Donnington Evangelical Church in Willesden. Andrew is married to JoAnn and has two adult daughters.
Gemma Hunt is best known as the face of Swashbuckle on CBeebies. You can also see Gemma on the Alpha Film Series. She is the author of two children’s books “See! Let’s be me!” and “See! Let’s be a Good Friend”. She lives in Kent with her husband Phil and their 7 yr old daughter.
Resources
BBC documentaries:
Sitting in Limbo
Black and British by David Olusoga
Books for children:
Fannie Lou Hamer
Maria Fearing
Black and British: An Illustrated History by David Olusoga
Books for adults:
Healing the Divides by Jessamin Birdsall and Jason Roach
Black and British by David Olusoga
Find out more about:
George Washington Carver from the C.S.Lewis Institute.
Olaudah Equiano with from the Dictionary of African Christian Biography.
Walter Tull from BBC Bitesize.