A Busy day Thursday 29th August 2013

Hi everyone,

Today was a very busy day with 15 people coming through our doors and all but 1 staying for the Bible study. However that one person came to see me early and I spent time with him. He has just came off detox and has been off alcohol for 7 days so please commit him to your prayers. He has spent something like 35 years with alcohol.
The 15 people did not include faithful helpers Margaret, Ann and Thomas who are of course priceless in the things which they do to help out each Thursday.

Things today ran relatively smoothly. Smoothly but busy  with so many people. Strangely enough we are still missing some regulars.

Please pray for 3 guys who have been meeting with me regularly for Bible study until recent. Two are suffering from depression and the third praise God has been working. However this has been interfering with him being able to meet me  for Bible study. Please pray that our times will sort out and coincide.

Thanks again for your support and participation

Michael

August SHUM Team

Thanks to the August SHUM team for their support,prayer and participation.
I hope you were all challenged and encouraged. I also hope that I will continue to see you at SHUM in the future.
Thanks again
Michael

A Quiet Day Thursday 22nd August

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your prayers. On Thursday we were missing many people. 6 showed for Bible study and two of them were sick with colds. Others had also not come due to illness. That time of year I guess. However we still had Bible study and for me it was a welcomed break to the normal business of the afternoon that 10-12 people generally brings. Not to mention attitudes and state of mind.

Please continue to pray for the group and continue to encourage and invite people to attend from Tuesday night.

If you could pray for one guy he accepted Jesus earlier this year and was meeting regularly with me but has not been doing so as of late. It seems he is quite ashamed of his physical appearance as he has put on some weight and this coupled with his mental state this is preventing him from attending. Satan will use any means to stop the gospel. Please keep him in your prayers.

Thanks Michael

God's grace Thursday 15th August 2013

Hi everyone,

Today 11 people attended Bible study not including another person who arrived late after everyone left. I did a short Bible study with him and then we both left.

One guy, who comes regularly was in a very sorry state today as he got himself temporarily banned from Edward Eager Lodge. He came today and I encouraged him to stay and sit in. God was gracious and despite his mental state he sat through the whole session. Praise God!  Many times in fact he cannot sit in and just comes and goes when he can handle it and I encourage him to do this.

We also had communion after Bible study today. He went to sit outside and listened from there. He felt guilty for his prevous behaviour and did not want to partake in communion. I encouraged him and took the bread and juice outside where he was and he ate and drank with us from there. He was very touched and so sorry and emotional. However he ended up thoroughly enjoying the day and was the last one to leave.

As I was driving out the Church I stopped for the traffic and the lady crossing the street was one who had been to Thursdays and Tuesday’s a couple of times . She has a very sick daughter. It was hard to recognise her as she was dressed in a suit like any normal office woman and that’s exactly what she is doing now. Things are going better for them both. She hopes to catch up with me on a Tuesday or Thursday. Please pray she has some time to do this.

Thanks again for your prayers and praise God as he indeed is very gracious.

Michael

Wet and Cold Thursday 8th August 2013

Hi everyone

Thanks for your prayers. Please continue to pray for Thursdays meetings and the people who attend.

Despite the wet and cold weather today 12 people came through our doors. One could not stay for the Bible study as he had a doctors appointment. Most were in a good state of mind and those who were not, were not disruptive at all. Praise God.

At present we have a mother her daughter and her grandson attending regularly. Today one person who attended had not been for well over a year. It was good to see her return

Please continue to pray for the group.

Rose from the Church I attend provided lunch and faithful  helpers were Margaret and Thomas.

Thanks

Michael