Natalie Williams
Natalie Williams grew up in relative poverty in the deprived seaside town of Hastings. She became a Christian at 15, which changed her life completely. Natalie has been involved with Jubilee+ since its first year, and became chief executive in April 2021. Natalie is the co-author of four books, including A Call to Act (2020) and Invisible Divides (2022). She is passionate about the church being a place of overflowing mercy, especially for those trapped in poverty.
Hope is the antidote
18 December 2022What struck me was that this trajectory starts in suffering but instead of ending in sorrow or sadness or despair, it ends in hope. In the mysterious ways of God, suffering doesn’t strip away hope, but ultimately produces it. Surely that cannot be right? It is when I suffer that I often feel most hopeless. One of my ‘go to’ verses when I’m deeply disappointed with my circumstances is “hope deferred makes the heart sick”. The writer of the Proverbs gets it. He gets me. Suffering, in my case,…
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I believe the church can restore hope in this crisis – here’s how
31 October 2022Over the last 10 to 15 years, we’ve seen a significant shift in church activities where ‘good works’ or ‘mercy ministries’ have become commonplace once again. I have the pleasure of working at Jubilee+, a Christian charity that equips churches to make a difference to the lives of those in poverty in their communities. In my role there I have the joy of hearing story after story of Christians bringing compassion and hope to those living in poverty around them. This became even more evident…
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