In the early 1900s Pastor Howe, a new graduate from Spurgeons Bible College stumbled upon a tiny slum estate attached to the gas works in London’s East End. He chose to move in to Bonny Downs and set up a mission in the midst of that poverty. One of the new Christians on that estate was a young girl called Rose Tribley whose grandchildren and great grandchildren are still there, leading a remarkable missional community in an area which still suffers deprivation. Rose Tribley’s granddaughters Angie Allgood and Sally Mann tell their story of ‘staying’ in two video interviews with Martin Robinson.

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Invitation to participate

Prompts for reflection: the Bonny Downs story

Reflection: 'Visiting Bonny Downs' by Martin Robinson

Reflection: 'The Pilgrims of Bonny Downs' by Michael Volland

'A Response to Michael Volland's Reflection' by Alan Roxburgh

Reflection: 'A Remainers Perspective' by Sally Mann