Day 49: Praying for Northlands, Cardiff (1922)

Join with Salvationists of the Wales Division for day 49 of 150 days of prayer.

• ‘God will save my life from the power of death. He will take me to a safe place with him’ (Psalm 49:15, EasyEnglish Bible). 

1922

Northlands opened in 1922 and over the years has been used in a variety of ways: a maternity home, a mother and children home, an Eventide (older person’s) home, and now a Lifehouse for single 16 to 21-year-olds. 

The July issue of The Deliverer included a report about Northlands from Commissioner Adelaide Cox: ‘I have just returned from Cardiff where we have had a happy and heartening meeting in a marquee erected in the garden of the new home for mothers and infants. The babies looked delightful, and the mothers certainly gave the impression that they had come to a “true haven of rest”. This home goes by the name Northlands and makes a substantial addition to our work in Cardiff.’

In the September issue of the same magazine, Commissioner Cox wrote about the work in Swansea: ‘I am so glad to announce the finding of suitable property where I shall be able to establish a much-needed home in this city. It will be remembered that some such scheme has given me special concern for a considerable time, and now in the quite near future one’s hopes are to be realised.’

The industrial home was called Cae Bailey, and Commissioner Cox’s update appeared in the October issue: ‘This Welsh name, which means, I am told, a “field enclosed”, belongs to the new property in Mount Pleasant, Swansea… The premises will be in the hands of the workmen when this note sees light, and I trust before Christmas to be able to send out invitations for the housewarming.’

Prayer

• Pray for the work and witness of Northlands in Cardiff.
• Pray for the young people staying there.
• Thank God for the staff and the chaplain and pray that they may be encouraged in all they do to support the young people.