7.45 Bible study and prayer meeting - Speaker β Ralph Hammond
Friday FOY SE youth event at Borough Green
Saturday FOY Trip to Chessington World of Adventures
Sunday 11.00 & 6.30 Sunday Services led by Ray Birch
Collection for Children going to Welsh camps A box for gifts to support the children going to the Christian Camps in Wales is available at the front of the church today.
Prayer for the church Please pray for the on going weekly activities that God may bless each.
Thank God for the news that Lee and Susanna are expecting their second baby.
Pray for the FOY this week 1) SE district event on Friday at Borough Green 2) Trip to Chessington on Saturday.
Pray for David as he hopes to return to work this Monday.
Pray for those on holiday and this week.
For the Local Area Tring is the church on our Prayer Diary for the coming week. The Prayer Diary reads:
"Rejoice with us as we celebrate our 205th Church Anniversary. Pray for preacher and people as Brian Edwards teaches us from God's Word. Give thanks for baptisms and new people with us on Sundays. Pray that we will make the most of every opportunity to proclaim the Good News. We have many links with families in our community."
For the Wider Area
The Grace World View β Kuwait Kuwait is located in the Middle East. It is a tiny parcel of land at the northern tip of the Persian or Arabian Gulf. It shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The land is almost entirely desert, but it contains 10% of the world's oil reserves. The population of Kuwait is slightly less than 2.5 million people. More than half of the people are expatriate workers, mostly in the oil industry. The native Kuwaiti's are Arab. The expatriates are also largely Arab but from different backgrounds. The discovery of oil made Kuwait one of the richest nations in the world. The Iraqi occupation was a great hardship and the damage required over $5 billion to repair. However, increasing world oil prices have been a boon to the Kuwaiti economy. Kuwait became an independent nation in 1961. It is a constitutional monarchy, but the monarch holds nearly absolute authority. Kuwait was overrun by Iraq in 1990 and was occupied for several months. Islam is the state religion. 90% of the people are Muslim. However, other religious groups have some freedom to meet. Evangelicals number only a few thousand, and nearly all Christians are foreigners. The war gave the Kuwaitis reason to consider eternal matters and the problems of Islam. Although evangelism of Muslims is illegal, some Kuwaitis have come in contact with the gospel. Some are reached as they travel in other lands. Others hear from expatriate Christians. There are also numerous radio broadcasts in Arabic. Pray for those seeking to bring the gospel to Kuwait and pray for a breakthrough among the native Kuwaitis.
New radio transmitter will provide greater coverage and greater impact. Bolivia -- When lightning damaged their transmitter six months ago, the Horeb Bible Radio station in Bolivia borrowed a smaller transmitter in order to stay on the air. But a larger, more powerful transmitter is finally on its way. This week New Tribes Missionary and radio technician Bruce Johnson is returning to Bolivia with his family and the new equipment. Horeb broadcasts in Spanish and several tribal languages, and the new transmitter will enable the station's continued, far-reaching impact.
Weekly Bible Readings
Mon 9th July Genesis 2 Matthew 25
Tue 10th July Genesis 3 Matthew 26
Wed 11th July Genesis 4 Matthew 27
Thur 12th July Genesis 5 Matthew 28
Fri 13th July Genesis 6 Mark 1
Sat 14th July Genesis 7 Mark 2
Sun 15th July Genesis 8 Mark 3
Thought for the week: Know that the LORD, He is God. It is He who made us and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Psalm 100:3
Notice Board
General Announcements Cleaning Rota (this week) β Matthew & Ralph Door Rota (next Sun) - Daniel
Christianity - an introductory course - If you are interested please see Pastor, Paul or Janet.
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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