Thursday 17th March (Now in recess for 2 weeks)

Hi everyone,

Today was a strange day. Altogether 12 people came through our doors. One came just to let me know he was doing ok but had an appointment so he had to leave early. It was good he came to let me know. Another two had not been before they were from Edward Eagar Lodge and one of them had attended on Sunday I had encouraged him to join us. He had to leave early as he had appointment as well . The other guy well I suspect he may have been there for the lunch.

By the time we started Bible study there were only 5 others. However the others trickled in soon after.

Please continue to pray for the group.

Thursday Bible study will be in recess for the next two Thursdays. ( so don’t invite anyone from Tuesday night or tell them when we will restart)

Next Thursday, (Thursday before Good Friday) I have been inviting people to dinner at the lodge which is at 4.30pm and then we will have a short service including communion at 6pm.

I have also been inviting people to our service on Good Friday 10 am followed by a prayer walk around Surry Hills, ending back at the lodge for hot cross buns coffee and a light lunch.

Please pray for the events over the Easter weekend.

Pray that people will attend and their hearts maybe open to the Lord.

Thanks for your prayers and I look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday week.

Michael 

Thursday 10th March

Hi everyone,

Today 10 people came through our doors.  One guy who I have been following up from a couple of months ago attended for the first time. I knew him from Edward Eagar Lodge where I am chaplain.

However unfortunately many were not travelling well mentally.

Half way through the study 5 people needed to leave, most not going well mentally. One guy left but stayed to talk to me after and just hung around outside. Another guy I spoke to before we started and he left because he said he could not concentrate and focus on the study. Another guy left because he was mentally not well and angry and began speaking to himself and getting angrier during Bible study. Praise and thank God he left amiably and did not cause any problems with  others.

Please continue to pray for Thursdays and that God will bring people in a good mental state ready to study His word together.

Strangely enough , except not so strange, it happens regularly, I met another guy who was living at the Lodge but has now moved out. I met him at the entrance of the Church just waiting for people to come in. I chatted with him and prayed with him. Pray that God will work in Him and that one day he will return.

Thanks

Michael

Thursday 3rd March 2016

Hi everyone,

Today 10 people came through our doors. However it was a complicated day.

One lady came early to see me from the lodge. She has been coming consistently to weekly bible studies and Church. She is having many legal problems which has led to her situation. Together we  rang ‘legal’ at Wesley who could not help. However whether this is reality or not this is breaking her faith. She did not stay for the study, I prayed for her but she is looking to disconnect from us as God is not answering her in the way she wants.

Please pray that God will speak into her life and keep her in his hand.

Another lady who attended passed out during the study.  After we had finished and cleaned up I had to wake her up and bring her back, giving her coffee until she was coherent. (She had clearly been on something the last day or so and was collapsing from exhaustion) She woke up convinced someone had stolen her phone and some money and that this person was at the Edward Eagar lodge. She went to the lodge and I later followed and then guided her out of the lodge to avoid causing more problems.

Fortunately we found her money in her things but not the phone. I took her back to her borrowed car and she settled down, hopefully to return home.

Please continue to pray for the Thursday group and the people that attend. Pray that God will work in them and transform them. Whatever the reason, many of them are struggling with God and life.

Thanks for your prayers they are most needed.

Michael