February SHUM Team Thanks

Thanks to all participants who attended February SHUM. I Hope you learnt some things about yourselves and others in relation to God. Hopefully we will meet again in the not to distant future.

Thanks Michael

21 Feb Sunday

A guy some of you may remember Jim (white hair and beard) after 2 months showed up to see me on Sunday. I had not seen him for 2 months but previously had spent alot of time with him and procurred him accommodation as well. During the absence though he left that accommodation and is now back on the street. This is not as bad as it sounds as he is doing quite well and God obviously prompted him to come to Church and see me. We shared a good time of fellowship together that morning and hopefully he will feel comfortable enough to return. God is amazing! Please continue to pray for Jim.

Christmas week 2009

On the Tuesday before Christmas day some of the Thursday group met at Edward Eager Lodge on Tuesday evening for a Christmas party. Everyone had a good meal and received a present as well.
The Thursday Bible study group met as usual the day before Christmas with attendance a little down. Six people attended with 2 new people attending who had not been before. It's always amazing how God works. We had lunch, prayer and Bible discussion.
I am feeling tired from being there each Thursday preparing lunch and Bible study. Please pray that God will renew my strength physically and spiritually. I intend to shut the thursday group down for a couple of weeks in January.

Prayer Points - Jim and Paul

The last few months I have had the pleasure to see God work miracles in some people's lives and other times I see tragedy.
Yesterday unfortunately was tragedy. This is in reference to two men one of which, comes consistently to Thursday's Bible discussion, the other his friend, could not come so consistently due to illness. Both of these men I had brought to my Church Camp early this year. The other man came from Cambodia and has had a very hard life. Both are extremely good friends almost like Father -son. Unfortunately the other man committed suicide last week. However he had accepted Jesus into his life about one year ago, Praise God.
Please pray for the surviving friend who attends Thursday's group, he is devastated.
Another woman who attends Bible study on Thursday who has had also a hard life. Death has seemed to follow her family right throughout her life. Yesterday I learnt her nephew had been bashed to death in NZ. She is also devastated.
Pray for her recovery as well.