Fantastic answer to prayer – Maryam and Marzieh have been acquitted of all charges by the Iranian judicial authorities. However, they were warned that any future Christian activity in Iran would be seriously dealt with.
On Saturday 22nd May they left Iran and arrived safely in another country.
Maryam and Marzieh have sent a message of [...]
Read full post...Maryam and Marzieh’s Court Hearing has been set for Tuesday next, 13 April.
They need our prayer. They spent 259 days in prison for their Christian faith. After their conditional release on 18th November 2009 from Iran’s Evin Prison, they have been convalescing and receiving medical treatment for the past five months.
Both of them still remain [...]
My present problems are nothing when compared to those of others in Zimbabwe.
I am in the office once again dealing with emails concerning the business of running a church and communicating with other leaders, sorting the agenda for a meeting on Thursday, then an email comes in.
It is from Juliet, asking for prayer for her [...]
At church on Sunday we heard from someone who had come to the end of her first week after having been baptised with the Holy Spirit.
Dianna was not sure she had received the Spirit so she came to me the Sunday before and I prayed for her. I am not sure what she had expected [...]
Today it is early March and the country is being hit by severe storms. Like the last clinging grasp of what has seemed a long winter.
Last night I watched a recorded episode of ‘Lewis‘ (the successor to ‘Morse’).
The reasons for watching Lewis/Morse are many but include the visual delight of old Oxford stone and summer [...]
It is not unusual for a Christian to consider ways to enhance their experience of worship. Something that is so satisfying (a mystery to those who have not yet met Jesus) seems to hold out the promise of more and better.
Seeking the ‘more’ in worship seemed to be something on the mind of the Samaritan [...]
Ah, the joy of running!
I run because it takes my mind to another place where I can think and pray. Some pray as they walk, as they sit, as they lie down, but I pray best when running as my body settles into that comfortable rhythm. I can sense that my thoughts and prayers take [...]
