Blythswood

Since 1966, Blythswood Care has combined the Christian message with practical help for those in need. Whether through filled shoeboxes at Christmas, relief and development aid or social projects for young and old, Blythswood brings hope to thousands in Europe, Africa and Asia. Blythswood is committed to long-term care projects in Romania, enabling disadvantaged children and young people fulfil their potential. With the support of people like you, Blythswood provides loving care for body and soul.


Blythswood – April Update 1

March 28th Daniel Centre Blythswood have now received an additional £240,000 from the Scottish Government through Christian Aid to add to the second half of this year’s Ukraine support up to the end of August.  Balazs had a successful trip to the school that Blythswood supports in Kenya including a meeting with the Hungarian ambassador […]

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Blythswood – March 7th 2023 – Update

Daniel Centre Balazs has been completing his 6-monthly report for Christian Aid on handling the winterisation money for the Ukraine.  He leaves for a week in Kenya on Friday 10th, having arranged to meet the Hungarian ambassador to Kenya in Nairobi to discuss the future of Hungarian aid to the Christian school there and its […]

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Blythswood – February 15th 2023 Update

Daniel Centre The Chief Executive Officers of Christian Aid and the UK Disaster Emergency Committee visited Odessa in the Eastern Ukraine at the beginning of February and were very positive in commending Blythswood’s role in administering the funds they had collected.  The Disaster Emergency Fund had had their best ever fund-raising campaign of over £400 […]

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Blythswood – January 11th 2023 Update

Daniel Centre Balazs and the Chief Executive Officers of Christian Aid and the UK Disaster Emergency Committee will visit the relief efforts in Odessa in the Eastern Ukraine for one night – visiting from Chisinau in Moldova with increased insurance because of the war. Julien and Cipri’s departure has been further delayed until January 29th […]

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Blythswood Update – December 21st 2022

Daniel Centre Balazs will have the Chief Executive Officers of Christian Aid and the UK Disaster Emergency Committee going with him to visit the relief efforts in Odessa in the Eastern Ukraine at the end of January – Balazs’ first visit to that part of the Ukraine. Julien and Cipri have delayed their departure to […]

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Blythswood Update – December 6th 2022

Daniel Centre In his new Blythswood capacity, Balazs has been visiting the Divine Grace University in Moldova, a Blythswood partner there, and also to meet up with Ukrainian partners since the Christian Aid security advisor has told him not to visit Ukraine directly for the time being.  The University also functions as a mission school […]

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Blythswood Update – November 9th 2022

Daniel Centre There were concerns from their night supervisor Sergiu that he had detected the smell of marijuana when some of the lads were having a party downstairs but the boys have categorically denied this.  The day supervisor Danny has also admitted to the occasional joint.  A recent addition to the residents, Darian, evidences an […]

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Blythswood Update – October 19th 2022

Daniel Centre Cipri and Julian have been preparing to ease into independent living but Cipri is perhaps beginning to have cold feet.  Damien has returned to the Daniel Centre but his attitude is not good.  He has called the police to complain about two of the other lads but the police have fortunately seen through […]

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Blythswood Update – September 14th 2022

Daniel Centre All the Daniel Centre lads are hanging it at work and they will possibly re-open their transit apartment to ease Cipri into independent living and move Julian there with him as Julian has been having his own problems in the Centre.  Damien, who had to leave a year ago because of issues with […]

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Blythswood Update – August 31st 2022

Daniel Centre Danutz has now found work, so all the Daniel Centre lads are employed.  The Renovation of the Depot is still being delayed by lack of people on the work force.  Many workers still leave Romania to seek their fortunes in Western Europe. Only one older Ukrainian lady is left in the Daniel Centre […]

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