Snippets from Congo    Nov 2017

It’s not always easy in the West to realise the genuine needs of so many that we live and work amongst here in DRC. People that die for want of a malaria cure, many others that can’t afford to send their kids to school, maybe because fees have increased, no money for uniforms, or other crises in the family. Or again others that, because of theft, which is on the increase, have lost their livelihood through losing a bike or some capital. 

Please pray for us and wisdom in the situation

Pray too for the country as elections have been pushed back.

We are grateful for all that God is doing in the various ministries

God Bless you

Carol & Ginny

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Pastor’s Blog October 2017.

Hi Church Family.

As I type this Autumn is looming, Harvest services being prepared, and empty shoe boxes have arrived for Christmas appeal…yes Christmas! I refuse to give in, am still wearing T shirts, and the central heating remains ‘off’ a bit longer!
The past few weeks have seen the launch of our new ‘Family at 4’ (F@4) service and Tuesday evening Prayer Engine, (Prayer@8). As we already have our normal Sunday morning Service and normal Prayer Engine Thursday morning we are stretching our small church further than many surrounding larger churches.
It is good to stretch! It is normally the first thing we do when we wake up. Also after exercise, the opposite if you like, and again we stretch and it is good for us. It is good not to just sit and be comfortable. We need to push ourselves.
I am the local Advanced Driving Examiner, and meet diverse people who have put the extra the training hours in then voluntarily put themselves exam conditions. Virtually without exception they all say although they were apprehensive at the start, they thoroughly enjoyed the experience at the end. And they are better drivers for having pushed and stretched themselves.
When was the last time you stretched, and put yourself under a bit of pressure but you knew it was for the best long-term? Whether it is physical, skilful, or spiritual, how about doing something a bit extra this Autumn? If you haven’t been to any of our extra services, please ‘stretch’ yourself, it will do you good and it would be great to see you.

Blessings, Pastor Andy.

Hi Church family.

I hope and pray you have had a blessed Summer and the daylight takes its time (ha ha!) before Autumn sees the evenings draw in.
Kay retired from the Police at the beginning of the year and to mark this hired a chateau in France for family and friends to join us on holiday. Near Limoges we had 17 stay and had a fantastic time. Kay and I cycled every morning, enjoyed good fellowship, food and fun. I particularly enjoyed reading a book, ‘Extravagant’, by my Bible College teacher Dr. John Andrews. All 11 books he has authored are highly recommended and can be found at http://www.drjohnandrews.co.uk/books/
From September, we start 2 exciting church activities; the first is the new weekly Sunday service called ‘Family at 4’, which…wait for it…is for families at 4pm. Now ‘families’ can mean different things to different people. We mean ‘family’ in the broadest sense. I am hoping all people of all ages feel they belong, and want to join in. It will only have a short talk, trying different ways of knowing God and living this out in our daily lives. It will be different from our main 10.30am Service, and if you have time you are welcome to both!
The second new weekly activity is on Tuesdays at 8pm. This is the ‘Prayer Engine.’ This will take different forms, but is very much about our Spiritual connection with God, again knowing our Father God through His in-dwelling Spirit, and again living this out in our everyday stuff.
I see our church as a real family, and all that goes with that. The difference is our perfect Dad! He made us, loves us, is fully in control, gives us free-will, never leaves us and wants us to hold His hand. If you haven’t met ‘our Dad’ yet, please come to Morton New Day. We are like the chateau in France, you are very welcome, please come and visit!
Blessings, Pastor Andy.