Letters

I hope you can find time to read this little news-filled letter which is sent with an abundance of love, joy and peace to all of you wherever you are in the world and whatever you might be doing right now.

This has been such an amazing year for us, truly filled with God’s blessings and miracles. Of course, there have been struggles too but that makes the triumphs shine all the more. My arts education and events company Inspire Bahrain continues to grow and we are planning several new ventures in the New Year which will be very exciting.

Our new commercial registration has been approved and we will now be called Inspire Creative. It doesn’t get better than that! We are now coming to the end of our first year of the Inspire Scholarship Scheme, which enables socially and financially disadvantaged youth to study the performing arts including music, voice, speech and drama.

This opportunity would never have been available to such students without the generosity of our sponsors. Thanks to the US Embassy who helped us launch the project and funded 16 students for 2016.

We have also recently launched a crowd funding campaign called Empower Bahrain Youth to continue funding more underprivileged young people to step out of their circumstances
and into their destiny where their starting point will not dictate their finish line.

It costs around BD700 or £1,500 pounds sterling to support one student for the entire year. Please visit www.startsomegood.com/empowerbahrainyouth to help make the change in these young people’s lives for the coming year.

You can donate any amount from $10 upwards so please give generously. Looking forward to hearing all your news from around the globe!!

Lydia Martin and her son Xavier, by email.