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Jesus told His disciples to go into the entire world and tell everyone, everywhere the Good News. During the Tanzania 2011 Mission we met each night to pray and we saw God answer our prayers. We also set aside time to pray for Kingswinford, with a special focus on the Manor Park and Portway estates. We prayed that the miracles, healings and true demonstration of God’s mighty power would begin to be replicated here in Kingswinford as they were in Tanzania. We have the same Father God, the same message given under the same anointing from the Holy Spirit! We prayed we would truly see the Harvest in this region reaped for His glory. As a church we continually seek to be God’s hands, feet and voice. We have seen His hand at work through us in various countries, and now it’s time for us to be as desperate to see God move among the streets, homes and lives of Kingswinford. We invite you to stand and join us in this on-going mission to reach the lost in Kingswinford, concentrating on the area shown opposite. It’s time to get serious about being the lifeboat to the people of our community. Further details will follow, as we unite on this new venture together.
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Dudley 40 Days of Prayer - Our Prayer:
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We declare you to be the great and awesome God of all the earth, including Dudley. Look upon Dudley with your loving-kindness, mercy and grace we pray. We confess that we, the people of Dudley, have sinned. We have turned away from you, we have rebelled , now and in the past, we have walked after other gods. We humble ourselves before you O Lord and we ask you to forgive us our sins. We pray that you would heal our land, the borough of Dudley, where there is darkness bring your great light, where there is hopelessness be our hope, where there is brokenness bring your healing, for those held captive, physically, emotionally or spiritually bring freedom and liberty, comfort all who mourn, reconcile the divided, and as we humble ourselves unite us O Lord. |
Raise up the former devastations, repair our city, rebuild the ancient ruins. We pray for new and innovative business to be birthed in our area. We pray for those who lead us in every sphere of life, may they lead us righteously with wisdom, humility and compassion. We pray that you would create a place of justice, prace and tranquility in Dudley We pray for a healing river and for many to be physically, emotionally and spiritually transformed. We ask you, hear from heaven and heal our land. In Jesus' name. Amen |
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News from Tynda – November 2011 Dear friends Last week we celebrated 10 years in Russia. We first arrived in Blagoveschensk on November 8th 2001. What a privilege to serve God in a foreign land! (Even if it is minus 30!) I always see anniversaries as a time to look back and praise God for all He has done. We praise Him for every soul that we have seen saved, every body healed, every life changed, every disciple matured. We praise Him for the wonderful people He has given us to work with, especially for those who have been with us now for most of those ten years. We praise Him for His faithful provision and protection. We have to say “My God has supplied all of our need out of His riches in glory”. And we praise Him for each of you, our friends and partners in the ministry who have prayed and believed and given and made it all possible. We thank you too. I also believe anniversaries are a good time to look back and see what we have let go of on route. When my children were small we used to go to a favourite beach in Wales which involved about a mile walk through farm land. At the end of each field, I had to look back and see what they had dropped on the way! So often we let go of visions we saw, passions we had, prayers we prayed, good things we used to do, promises we used to hold on to. Anniversaries are a great time to remember and repent and restore. For us, it has meant a fresh commitment to soulwinning. Whatever else we do, the first mission of every missionary is the Great Co-mission to go into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone. It is so easy to get caught up in a thousand and ten other things demanding our time and attention. Paul had to remind Timothy to “do the work of an evangelist”. God sent us to Russia with the specific mandate to raise up labourers for the harvest field. We pray and believe that in the coming months we can do that with an even greater zeal and effectiveness. The harvest is plentiful and the fields are white unto harvest! Last Sunday, it was a special joy to see four people make commitments to Christ – three for the first time and one who had been away from the Lord. We believe these are the first-fruits of a big harvest. In my last newsletter, I asked for prayer for Jon, my eldest son, who had been diagnosed with TB. Please go on praying. He is now back in hospital. The doctors have decided he has a strain of drug-resistant TB and the handfuls of tablets he is taking are making him feel better but are not beating the infection. It’s time for a miracle! Joel is STILL waiting for a decision on a four-year residency visa. Basically, because he is here on a religious visa, the authorities are trying to find a reason to deny him. There has been one technicality after another. It’s time for a breakthrough! I also asked you to pray for the church in Shimanovsk (13 hours away by train). The Pastor and his family have now come to stay in Tynda for three months to rest, be refreshed and learn. I am trying to spend as much time with them as possible and believe they will make wonderful pastors when they return at the end of January. Meanwhile, the church is in the hands of a team of leaders and I am arranging guest ministers there most Sundays. Please pray for the situation there. This is the same church where the young founding pastor died suddenly of cancer leaving a wife and four children. The church has a special call and destiny and attracts special attacks from the enemy. Finally, please pray for God’s financial provision for the ministry. Inflation in Tynda is high. Costs of living are soaring and everything is getting more and more expensive – especially airtickets. Every time I come back to the UK, I am shocked! For ten years, God has never failed to provide and I know He will do so in the future, but it’s time for a financial miracle or two!! I return to England at the end of November (Where has the time gone?!) and will be there for the whole of December. I am greatly looking forward to spending Christmas with the family and to seeing many of you as I travel. I even get to enjoy a second Christmas in Russia on January 7th! I’ve said it already but want to repeat myself; we thank God for all of you who love us, pray for us, support us and stand with us. May the Lord bless you richly and make you abundantly fruitful in all you do for His name sake. Yours in Christ Chris
ps from Pastor Gary: We are excited that Chris will be joining us for "Going Deeper" on 15th December 2011! Unmissable!
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email: info@kingswinfordchristiancentre.co.uk
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