Today's Meetings:

9.45am Children's Bible Club
10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in cottage
11.00am Morning Service
6.00pm Evening Service
After Church Fellowship at Cliff & Joyce's home.

Weekly Meetings:

Tuesday

7.15am Prayer for revival

Wednesday

9.30am to 11.00am Mums & Tots
6.45pm to 8.00pm KIC club - For Year 4,5 & 6 children.
7.45pm S.E. DIST. Prayer meeting - Greenwich

Thursday

2.00pm Ladies Rest Hour - Open Meeting
7.45pm Bible Study and Prayer Meeting - Led by pastor

Friday

7.30pm to 9.00pm FOY - For secondary school children

Saturday

9.30am Open Air

Sunday

11.00am & 6.00pm Sunday Services - Led by Pastor

Thought For The Week:

" The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1

Prayer For The Church:

Please remember Rose and her family in your prayers.
Continue to pray for Sarah and Mona.

Prayer For The Local Area:

Greenwich is the church on our Prayer Diary for the coming week.

‘We thank God for Bill Gardner's ministry over 18 years. We shall miss him, but we pray that the Lord will continue to
guide us as we face the future.'

Prayer For The Wider Area:

China - Pastor Lou released but still at risk

After a year long imprisonment, Pastor Lou Yuanqi has finally been released, according to a China Aid Association news release.
Pastor Lou was arrested on May 17, 2008. China Aid reports that he was charged for "utilizing superstition to undermine the law," which appears to have been an excuse for the government to shut down the church that met in Lou's house.
Although he has been allowed to return home now, Lou is only under a "bailed out waiting for trial" policy, which heightens concern that he may be arrested again in the future.

Pastor Lou and his family are currently in a vulnerable state. Lou contracted Hepatitis B in prison, where he suffered a great deal physically. His family is also at risk; his daughter was beaten by police officials after trying to speak to her father during his initial arrest.

In the meantime, two more believers from the same area remain in prison under similar charges. Alimujiang Yimti was arrested over a year ago on February 20, 2008, essentially for witnessing to the Uyghur people, sources tell China Aid. Alumujiang had not been seen since March 31 (at which point he was being escorted by police into a hospital) until recently, when he was able to meet with an attorney. He told his lawyer he was not permitted to speak about his health.
Wusiman Yiming is currently living in a work camp under a two-year sentence that began September 2007. Wusiman was a leader in a local church and was arrested for "illegal proselytizing," says China Aid. The work camp has been detrimental to his health.

Please pray for all of these faithful believers. Thank God that Pastor Lou was released. Pray that he and his family would be protected. Pray that the other two men would be released and would be able to continue their ministries.
Continue to pray for the spiritual state of China and for the millions of believers who live there to be free to worship and share their faith.

Bible Readings:

May
3rd Isaiah 1:1-31; Mark 15:1-47
4th Isaiah 2:1-22; Mark 16:1-20
5th Isaiah 3:1-4:6; 1 Corinthians 1:1-17
6th Psalms 95-96; 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5
7th Isaiah 5:1-30; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
8th Isaiah 6:1-7:25; 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
9th Isaiah 8:1-9:21; 1 Corinthians 4:1-21
10th Isaiah 10:1-34; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

General Announcements:

Rose is in ward 3 at Q.E. Avril is on holiday this week.

The family have given us a timetable when they hope to visit. I have put it up so we can spread out our visits this week. Don't feel you have to stay long but please use the time to bring old hymns or well known verses to her remembrance.