7.45 Bible study and prayer meeting - Speaker β Pastor
Sunday 11.00 & 6.30 Sunday Services - Led by Pastor
Prayer for the church Please pray for the on going weekly activities that God may bless each.
Continue to pray for Mark Roper and his father.
Please pray for the preparations of Holiday Bible Club.
Pray for Philip as he has been suffering with early conditions of arthritis.
Thank God that Kateβs mother came through her operation well.
For the Wider Area GBNews - Kenya - Nairobi - Keith and Priscilla Underhill We arrived safely back from the 10 days in Karapokot. I went with Oliver Allmand-Smith, a pastor from UK; and Sam Oluoch, a pastor from Kisumu (Kenya) with whom we work very closely. The 7 days we were in Karapokot we basically ministered in a different place each day, setting our camp beds down in just 3 of these. To 2 places (Tarakit and Kipcholio) we could only arrive by way of a gruelling walk up the mountain side. While other places are on the 'road' progress was often not more than an average of 5 mph, especially the steep climb up Korokou!
Baptisms - We had 2 different times for baptism. The majority are new converts within the last couple of years. Invariably the uneducated men have a background of cattle raiding and the women talk about drunkenness and abusing. On Saturday 10 were baptized in Kasei in the cattle trough adjacent to the borehole in market centre. It was an opportunity for Sam to preach the gospel to the many onlookers. 7 of the baptized became members of the Kasei church, more than doubling its membership to 12, half of whom are men. The other 3 were ladies from Korokou, bringing the membership to 10, with only one man. On Sunday 9 more were baptized in Kamketo in a household type water tank. As in Kasei the leaders themselves did the baptisms. 8 were from up the hill of Tarakit, effectively constituting the church there.
Leaders - Andrew Chemolok (Chepkinagh), Joshua Sitet (Kasei) and Thomas Lokerisa (Kamketo), are doing well. They have each gone through the training course in Nairobi for the 3 years. Although they are in different local churches, they work well together in encouraging one another in ministry. They have a lot of enthusiasm but have 2 specific needs. First, they desire to be full time in the ministry. We are only able to give them a little to live on each month and they have to supplement by their own labours. Their congregations could do something to help them and we have encouraged this, but even more than this is needed, at least in the next few years. There are more opportunities than they can handle. Still there are the more remote parts where Christ has not been preached. We continue to meet men, who have spent most of their lives looking after the cattle, who know little or nothing of the gospel having had no opportunity. Second, they are inexperienced and need continual help in administration and pastoral ministry. We continue to pray for someone more mature in background/experience to be amongst them for at least a few years.
Baptist Press - Afghan Christian arrives in Italy, expected to take asylum The Afghan man who was facing death for converting from Islam to Christianity is in Italy, where he is expected to take asylum. Abdul Rahman, 41, arrived in Italy March 29 after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet voted to welcome Rahman into the country. "[W]e are very glad to be able to welcome someone who has been so courageous," CNN.com reported Berlusconi as saying through a spokesman. Rahman was arrested in Afghanistan and faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity. But he was released from prison March 27 after the prosecutor sent a letter to the judge saying Rahman was "mentally unfit to stand trial," the Associated Press reported Afghan Deputy Attorney General Mohammed Eshak Alok as saying. Christians around the world have expressed thanks for Rahman's release but concern for the grounds on which it was granted. The case has highlighted vast differences between western democratic countries and Islamic nations. While worldwide leaders, called for Rahman's release, many Afghan clerics called for his death. The Afghan Constitution is based on Sharia law, and many Muslims there believe such law requires death for Muslims who reject Islam. CNN.com reported. Some clerics had called for fellow Muslims to kill Rahman if he were released.
General Announcements Cleaning Rota (this week) β Philip & Liz
Door Rota (next Sun) β Darren
Christianity - an introductory course - If you are interested please see Pastor, Paul or Janet.
The church outing has been booked for Saturday 1st July.
Congratulations to Ruth and Darren on their engagement.
Lordβs Table: We invite visitors who are active members of an evangelical church and have been baptized by immersion to commune at the Lords Table. Friends who are not eligible to participate are welcome to observe but are kindly asked to refrain from taking the bread and wine.
Contact details
The church website can be viewed on: www.free-grace.org.uk
To add contributions please contact Peter or Ralph at: news@free-grace.org.uk
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