Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

FirstServe are very pleased to welcome Josh & Thomas Pike onto the programme! They have now arrived safely at the Foundation Totai centre in Bolivia and are settling in. Please pray for them over the coming months with everything they’re involved in, and pray that God will really move in their lives.

To keep up to date with what they’re involved in, check out their blog at: http://joshpikes.blogspot.com

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

An FGB Dinner on the Isle of Wight (The Chequers Inn, Rookley) provided a great opportunity to share a testimony of what Christ has done in my life!

It was good to take along Matt Hill and interview him regarding his story of encountering the living Christ!

Great to pray with a few people at the end of the time together, do pray that God will continue to input into the lives of those spoken to.

FirstServers Josh Pike and Thomas Pike will be flying out to Bolivia on Monday! Please pray for them as they begin the FirstServe Compact programme and serve at the Foundation Totai centre, Trinidad, until September.

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

Great to be invited with the 2nd hand bookstall to the Community Fun Afternoon Celebrating Bethany Gospel Hall (Holbury. Hampshire) 80th Anniversary!
Look out for Penny face-painting. Good to meet up with old friends and more importantly engage with the local community and sell/pass on Bibles, Christian books to those who would not normally have access to these things.

Community Fun Afternoon Celebrating Bethany Gospel Hall 80th Anniversary!

Outside:
Bookstall
Ice cream van
Hot and cold soft drinks and cakes
Adult bouncy castle
Toddler bouncy castle
Animal space hoppers
Garden games
Face painting
Clown and balloon art
Bubble machine

Inside:
2.00 pm : Opening
2.30 pm : Live music with the Gospel 3
3.00 pm : Storytelling and juggling with Peter Cole
3.30 pm : Live music with the Gospel 3
4.00 pm : Storytelling and juggling with Peter Cole
4.30 pm : Live music with the Mellow Tones Choir
5.30 pm : Indian curry prepared by Soloman & Rachel Nathaniel
Bethany history and photo display

Please continue to pray for Josh who is nearly half way through his placement in Zambia! Pray that his remaining time will be filled with opportunities to share God’s love and that his faith will continue to grow and develop through this experience.

We are in the middle of processing a number of applications for September 2015 and February 2016, please pray for those who have applied as they begin to prepare for their gap year for God.

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

Hawthorn Court is a purpose built nursing home accommodating up to 80 older persons, including people with dementia. The ministers in the Fareham Western Wards take it in turn to visit the home and lead a monthly service. It was a real privilege this morning to go into the home and share a Christian service with some of the residents.

This morning residents gathered in the lounge for a short get together. They enjoyed and participated in a hymn, some prayers and listened to two solos sung by my wife Penny before hearing a short gospel talk.
For those residents suffering with sever dementia it is hard to know how much they take in, but we trust and pray they find some comfort and encouragement in the things of God

Good News Camp planning meeting tonight and what perfect timing to receive a message on Facebook this morning which said:

“A blast from the past seeing you on Facebook Gordon. I can still remember as if it was yesterday becoming a Christian at NFCC aged 12…23 years ago! God used u to change my life – thank u – Louisa”

As the good book says (Ecclesiastes chapter 11 verse 1):
“Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days” (E.S.V.)

Our FirstServer Josh Barr has settled in well at the GLO centre in Zambia and is now responsible for teaching and mentoring a number of the scout boys from the local area. Please continue to pray for him in everything he’s involved in and that God will use him in amazing ways during these next few months.

Both Abi and Hazel are back home from overseas and are settling back into life in the UK, please pray for them both during this time of transition and that God will continue to work in the lives of these incredible girls!

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

“Todays preparation determines tomorrow’s achievement.” (Unknown Author)

Important planning this week for Summer Camps and the visit of the LIFE Expo later on in the year.

Please pray for:

Camp – the right team of volunteer leaders!
LIFE Expo – the schools who are contacted and invited to attend will take up the offer.

4 hours debating with Muslims at Speakers Corner in in Hyde Park London – exhausting but great fun – outnumbered 8 to 1 ~ in the lions den and they have teeth!

The Bible tells us that (2 Corinthians 4:4)“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”

So my prayer for those Muslim’s I spoke to today, is the prayer Elisha prayed (2 Kings 6:17): “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!”