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Aberystwyth

Claire McCollum hears the story of the largest Lampedusa cross in the UK, and how it has become a symbol of hope for thousands of asylum seekers. She meets the woman whose vision of a drop in centre for the homeless and the lonely has become a reality. \n\nJB Gill is on the university campus talking to students about the role of faith in their lives and he pays a visit to the National Library to learn about the Welshman who wrote the much loved hymn Guide me o Thou Great Redeemer.\n\nMusic:\nHere I Am to Worship – Aberystwyth Arts Centre\nWhen I Needed a Neighbour – Christ Church, Port Sunlight\nJesu Lover of My Soul – Aberystwyth Arts Centre\nThe Church’s One Foundation – St. Asaph Cathedral\nBeauty for Brokenness – St Elisabeth’s Church, Reddish\nGuide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer - Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church\nPraise Is Rising – Aberystwyth Arts Centre\n

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