April showers bring forth May flowers (April 2013 – thought for the month)

April 9, 2013

April showers bring forth May flowers. That old saying may be true, but this year we might say March chills bring forth April bills!
For some, the Chancellor’s latest proposals on benefits is causing some controversy. How will the bills get paid? Coldest Easter Day ever, my paper said. Electricity, gas and oil costs are all [...]

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Criccieth Adventure Camp 2013

March 21, 2013

As many of you know, Matthew and I volunteer every summer as staff members for Criccieth Adventure Camp. This year is no different, although we don’t know yet what our role will be. The camp will be running from July 29th until August 5th for secondary aged young people and includes an activities and spiritual [...]

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Fellowship News (March 2013)

March 21, 2013

It’s a special month, not just because it rounds off with Easter Day, but because we have a double Grace Baptist Mission helping : we welcome Maciek Stolarski on Sunday 10th, who will be updating us on the literature side of the GBM ministry as well as bringing us God’s word. Then on Saturday 16th [...]

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What are we waiting for? (March 2013 Thought for the month)

March 21, 2013

We’ve all experienced time spent in waiting rooms. It might be the doctor’s, the dentist’s, the station or wherever, but over our lives we’ve all spent, some might say wasted, hours of our time waiting for appointments or arrivals/departures. Sandra and I spent nearly 7 hours waiting at Shanghai airport recently. Admittedly we were able [...]

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Letter from Accra Jan 2013

March 4, 2013

Nick Cooke’s Prayer Letter Jan 2013

Hello every one, as of writing this I’ve been in Ghana for 2 week and 6 days. So far its been really good, every ones been really friendly, both the SIM people and the Ghanaians I’ve met so far.
The first few days here were orientation, so it was stuff like being [...]

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Raising Hope Foundation January 2013 News Letter

March 4, 2013

RAISING HOPE FOUNDATION
WORKING WITH GHANA’S VULNERABLE CHILDREN

Click on the link below for the January 2013 RHF News letter
RHF winter 13 newsletter

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Fellowship News (Feb 2013)

February 8, 2013

Fellowship News
We’re glad to know that Nick Cooke has settled in at the SIM Centre in Accra. Please continue to remember him and colleague Johnny in prayer as they experience the challenge of serving the Lord in Ghana.
Steve and Sandra had a blessed and enjoyable visit to Cambodia last month and are very grateful for [...]

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Certainty in an uncertain world (Feb 2013 Thought for the month)

February 8, 2013

Certainty in an uncertain world
Are you sure, are you really sure? It’s often a question we are asked isn’t it? Whether it’s about certain facts in a quiz where we are part of the team answering a difficult ques-tion or sitting in the front passenger seat in a car, often looking at a map [...]

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Next T@4

January 20, 2013

We are planning to run T@4 quarterly during 2013.
Therefore the dates will be ;
24th March – Easter Special
30th June – Summer Special (New St Gardens)
29th September – Harvest Special
8th December – Christmas Special
We do hope to see you then.

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The Jesus Solution ( Thought for the month Jan 2013)

January 3, 2013

So, another Christmas has past – or was it Xmas? For many people the celebrations would have included no thought of Christ, except to use his name in blasphemy, so for them it could rightly be called Xmas.
As Christians’ we are surely glad to take every opportunity to worship the Lord Jesus at the season [...]

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