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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Thursday 30th September

Hi all,
It was a pleasure serving with the last group of people from the Tuesday night ministry. Then this week I felt a little daunted faced by another Thursday meeting. However God was gracious. 8 people attended this was not including helpers Ann, Derek, Lisa (my wife) and myself. Roxan Chan cooked a wonderful lunch. Unfortunately one of the people who attended was not in a good state of mind and was getting angry at others and speaking to herself. However I prayed for her before we began the study and we manged to get through the study.
Please pray that God works in the people who attend despite all the obstacles. At times I cannot gauge with any certainty whether people have learnt something from the study or whether it was even clear and understandable.
Please Pray that God will continue to use me regardless of what transpires.
One guy afterwards said he found the study hard to understand I visited him later and we had a good chat and time of sharing.
Please continue to pray for the group and the upcoming Church camp which I am attempting to take some of the Thursday group to.
Thanks
Michael

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Shum September 2011


Well it has been a challenging month and thanks to all those who paticipated. Thank you not just for your physical participation on Tuesday nights but also your prayers. One guy from Tuesday nights has begun attending on Thursdays so please keep him in your prayers.
Please pray for our upcoming Church camp. I am taking people from Thursdays group to attend. Pray God will work in them to commit and remind them to attend.
Pray that when issues do arise I will be able to deal with them in a loving faithful manner and that all will feel welcome at the camp.
Please pray continue to pray for one particular guy at present who attends regularly to Thursdays. Pray that God will open his heart and that he will be more agreeable and less antagonistic during Thursdays meetings.
Thanks again for your prayers, they are a critcial part of this ministry.
Michael

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Thursday 22nd September

Today 8 people attended Bible discussion. One new person came whom we have been encouraging to attend, each Tuesday night we meet him. Today he finally came and I think he enjoyed it. Please pray he will continue to come. Please also pray for one guy who comes who is often arguing some point in the Bible passage. Pray this does not discourage others who attend.
Please pray also for myself that I have wisdom and the presence of mind to continue to handle in a loving way these situations.
Pray also for the coming Church camp Octobner 7-9th
I need prayer for this at many levels , starting with making sure they are committed to coming.
Thanks
Michael

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thursday 15th September

Hi all,

Just want to thank you for your prayers. I am not sure whether you realise this or not but for me to know people are praying for me is comforting and encouraging. Particularly on Thursdays when anything can happen and there is generally only me to deal with any issues amongst 10 or more people.

God was very gracious today and 11 people attended today’s proceedings. Two new guys attended to. One of them from Tuesday night. He told me said he would come today and he did. Another guy rang church said he could not make it because his foot was sore. The other new guy who came stayed for the whole Bible discussion he is not a believer and openly stated this fact but stayed anyway. Please pray for the guy who attended from Tuesday night's invitation that he will return. He could not stay for the discussion today.

I arrived at church at 11.20 by 11.30, 4 people had come in. We start at 1.00pm. Somedays people are early others late.

Please also pray for one guy who comes regularly and generally arrives pretty early but has been leaving early because I think certain people make him feel uncomfortable. This is just the nature of events that occur.

Please also remember to pray for the church camp I have asked a number of them to attend. Pray the ones that God wants at the camp will commit to coming as I have to organise registration for them and transportation.

Thanks to Wendy for your encouragement today it was most welcome, needed and appreciated.

Thanks Michael

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Thursday 1st September

Hi all,

Well today was an extremely tough day at Bible discussion with many people participating and wanting to express an opinion. One man in particular who comes weekly does not believe and today was expressing his opinion quite aggressively. Today was not a day for the faint hearted. I was grateful that the minister from my Church was also there and participated in the discussion.

However the upside 16 people attended this was not including myself and two others and the minister. Yes it was a big group.

Also thankfully everyone left in good spirits as we closed in prayer.

One person who has severe mental illness did not stay for the discussion. Although he was there so early he spent an hour and a half with us before he left. He also sincerely apologised that he had to leave.

After this I did some doorknocking around the area Derek also advertising our coming Church fete.

Some great news is that one man whom I have known for over year from Tuesday nights ministry had promised that he would attend and he came today. Two other people were also there from Tuesday night.

This morning I received a call from one of the regular atendess to Tuesday night and Thursday. This person was very y agitated, swearing as they spoke incessantly. then swore at me and after 5 minutes hung up. 10 minutes later she rang back and calmed down we prayed and she apologised.

Some days its just a wild ride and all we can do is survive and continue to proclaim who Jesus is.

Please continue to pray for the group especially the man who can be quite aggressive during the Bible discussion. Pray that God keeps him under control and convicts him about Jesus as God’s son.

Thanks again for your support and prayers they are really appreciated.

Michael

SHUM August 2011

Thanks to the group who participated in the August SHUM 2011. Isaac, DJ, Austin, Min, Jocelyn, Yong, Kp and Annie. I hope you were all challenged and encouraged. Please continue to pray for us and I hope to see at least some of you soon.
Thanks Michael