Thoughts from Thessalonians

We have been reading through Thessalonians over the last week or so and it has so much to say about going to a new people to share the Gospel. Please pray for us that when we go to the Fulani, we may have the same attitude that Paul had, going to the Thessalonians, that the Gospel may come to them "not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction." May we live among the Fulani in a way worthy of imitation (1 Thess 1:6). May we dare to tell the Gospel even if there is strong opposition ( 1 Thess 2:2). How amazing that God should approve us to be entrusted with the Gospel ( 1 Thess 2:3). I just find this verse so humbling; it's astonishing that God would trust me to take His precious Gospel to a people who haven't yet had the opportunity to hear it. May we be worthy of his trust, loving the people and sharing our lives with them, living holy, righteous and blameless lives, so that they can really see Christ in us. (1 Thess 2: 8-12). Please do pray for us along these lines. God bless all who read this and do feel free to post a comment.

Showers of Blessing!

Well actually the rain seems to have passed now and we've enjoyed something like normal August weather, as we continue with our preparations. Things seem to be going well and we feel that we are making progress. We had a lovely weekend celebrating mum and dad's wedding anniversary in a luxury hotel, although it was hard to say good bye. We then celebrated our own wedding anniversary last week and had a lovely meal in a Spanish restaurant in Reading. While there we go talking to a Canadian couple, who left before us. Imagine our surprise at the end of the meal when we received a bill for £6! It transpired that the Canadian couple had paid our bill! I find the little surprises that God gives us so special. Truly He is our loving heavenly father.

We have also been blessed by opportunities to share about our work in ACF and at Ingatestone. Both times we were surprised by how warmly received was our message. It is exciting to see the Lord challenging others about missions and personally this thrills me much more than the generous offerings we have received, although clearly we are extremely grateful for these. We had a lovely day yesterday in Ingatestone, re-visiting the church where we did our spring mission just over a year ago.