NEWSLETTER MARCH - JUNE 2011
MARCH
At the beginning of March we had the visit of Keith and Val Tipple from Frankfort, Illinois. They were a tremendous blessing to the churches where they ministered. On 4th March (our wedding anniversary) we went to Ipoh to teach a seminar on servant leadership in Emmanuel Assembly of God. We were hosted by Raymond Tan, whom Colin met on his first visit to Malaysia in 1975, when Raymond was still in school. He recalled going evangelising with Colin on bicycles. From 10th to 14th of March we were in Melbourne, Australia, ministering in two mainly Tongan churches and another mainly Malaysian church. After getting back to Malaysia Colin taught in Asia Pacific Seminary and Tung Ling Seminary, spoke in local churches and also to pastors at the Evangelical Charismatic Churches of Malaysia fellowship. It is still an awesome privilege to have input into the lives of current and future leaders of the church in Malaysia.
APRIL
April began with teaching in Tung Ling Seminary. On Sunday, 3 April we ministered at two Full Gospel Tabernacle churches in Melaka and Johor Bahru. The following Sunday we spoke at two more Full Gospel Tabernacle churches, but this time in Manila in the Philippines, in Las Pinas and Tondo. In between we ministered in Jesus Reigns Ministries. From Monday to Friday of that week Colin taught in Tung Ling Seminary, Philippines. On the Thursday we were blessed to be able to meet up with Mark Ritchie who is doing a great work in Sefton Village, and Catherine Young who works in Asia for SIL. Colin taught both of them in Mattersey Hall AOG Bible College many years ago. It is a real thrill to see them impacting many lives for the kingdom.
The rest of April saw us ministering in local churches in Malaysia and Singapore, and finally at a church camp in Genting Highlands.
MAY
On 7th May Colin flew to Kota Kinabalu and ministered in Full Gospel Tabernacle on Sunday at the English and Bahasa Malaysia services. It was encouraging to see the growth in the church since last year. After flying home again from the Monday to Wednesday of that week Colin taught Romans at Tung Ling Seminary and on the Saturday morning taught seminars in the School of Christian Education in Full Gospel Assembly in Kuala Lumpur. Immediately afterwards we drove to Penang for two weekends of ministry. Whilst we were there our car was hit from behind by a driver who failed to stop in a line of traffic. Praise God we were not injured. We also met up with Tony and Margaret Foster who were in Penang in the early 1980s and whom we hadn’t seen since 1983. On 22 May Colin preached four times in Penang First Assembly. The church is making great progress.
JUNE
In June we had a visit from our good friend Terry Thompson from Texas. Colin and Terry both taught in the School of Acts and at the family camp for Liberty in Christ Tabernacle. The remainder of June was extremely busy: Church Camp with Christ Church (Anglican) in Penang; The School of Acts in Semarang, Indonesia; School of Christian Education in FGA, KL; Harvest Training Institute in Chennai, India; church ministry in Perth and Busselton, W. Australia. Julia has made serious threats if Colin ever arranges a schedule like that again.
Please pray concerning the increased pressure upon the churches by the Malaysian government in the form of impounding Malay language Bibles etc.
YOUR PRAYERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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September to December Newsletter 2010
FIRST OF ALL – AN APOLOGY
Since we started out in again in missions, we have sent out our newsletter every two months because we really do appreciate the prayers of our friends around the world and we realise how much we depend upon them. So we want to apologise for the fact that it is now four months since our last newsletter. This is because your prayers are being answered and we have been very busy doing the things the Lord has called us to do.
SEPTEMBER
September found us in the United States, where we spent time with Paula and Scott, our daughter and her husband.
We also participated the Calvary Commission Breakthrough Conference in Lindale, Texas, meeting up with many of our friends who are involved in missions in many parts of the world; we just love this missionary family. This was followed by ministry in several churches, including some cowboy churches.
OCTOBER
On the first Saturday in October we went to a farewell dinner for James and Shannon Doherty who have answered God’s call to India. What a thrill to know committed people are still passionate about missions. Shannon is the daughter of our friends David and Maria Skinner..
After more ministry in Texas we flew to Querétaro, Mexico to meet up with Steve Wilson who has an apostolic ministry in the region. Colin taught at leadership training seminars in San Jun del Río, Oaxaca, and San Baltazar, besides ministering in the churches. This was our first time in this part of Mexico, but we both felt it was the most fruitful of all our visits. Four pastors who came to the conference in San Juan del Río were from a region which is entirely under the control of the drug lords. Just before they came one of their pastors and his wife were kidnapped by the gangsters. After they returned home the twenty year old son of the senior pastor was kidnapped, but later released in answer to prayer. They have 300 churches in the region and want us to go there this year to do some teaching.
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER
At the end of October we went to Maracay, Venezuela. The political and economic situation in the nation is a mess, but it was thrilling to see the advances that the churches are making. We were involved in the Prophetic Intercession Conference in Global Advance Church. We have been ministering in Venezuela for many years now, but we felt this was the most profitable time ever.
NOVEMBER
After returning from Venezuela, we had further ministry in the United States, including a drive from Conroe, Texas, via Nashville, Tennessee to visit Colin’s sister, Christine and Paul, her husband, up as far as Frankfort, Illinois to preach for Keith Tipple. It was a great time of ministry and fellowship. We were then joined by Paula and travelled on to Florence, Kentucky to speak in Heritage Fellowship over the Thanksgiving weekend.
DECEMBER
The first week of December was spent in Costa Rica, where we visited Chira Island. A Bible school is under construction and should be completed this year. We have been asked to help set up the curriculum.
2011
In January we will be teaching in Tung Ling Seminary both in Malaysia and Singapore, besides ministering in several churches. February will be spent ministering around churches in Malaysia. March will take us to Melbourne, Australia, then back to Malaysia for more teaching in Tung Ling Seminary. In April we will be in Tung Ling in Manila, Philippines. In May we will again be involved with the churches in Malaysia. June will take us to the School of Acts in Semarang, Indonesia and also the Harvest Training Institute in Chennai, India.
YOUR PRAYERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Since we started out in again in missions, we have sent out our newsletter every two months because we really do appreciate the prayers of our friends around the world and we realise how much we depend upon them. So we want to apologise for the fact that it is now four months since our last newsletter. This is because your prayers are being answered and we have been very busy doing the things the Lord has called us to do.
SEPTEMBER
September found us in the United States, where we spent time with Paula and Scott, our daughter and her husband.
We also participated the Calvary Commission Breakthrough Conference in Lindale, Texas, meeting up with many of our friends who are involved in missions in many parts of the world; we just love this missionary family. This was followed by ministry in several churches, including some cowboy churches.
OCTOBER
On the first Saturday in October we went to a farewell dinner for James and Shannon Doherty who have answered God’s call to India. What a thrill to know committed people are still passionate about missions. Shannon is the daughter of our friends David and Maria Skinner..
After more ministry in Texas we flew to Querétaro, Mexico to meet up with Steve Wilson who has an apostolic ministry in the region. Colin taught at leadership training seminars in San Jun del Río, Oaxaca, and San Baltazar, besides ministering in the churches. This was our first time in this part of Mexico, but we both felt it was the most fruitful of all our visits. Four pastors who came to the conference in San Juan del Río were from a region which is entirely under the control of the drug lords. Just before they came one of their pastors and his wife were kidnapped by the gangsters. After they returned home the twenty year old son of the senior pastor was kidnapped, but later released in answer to prayer. They have 300 churches in the region and want us to go there this year to do some teaching.
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER
At the end of October we went to Maracay, Venezuela. The political and economic situation in the nation is a mess, but it was thrilling to see the advances that the churches are making. We were involved in the Prophetic Intercession Conference in Global Advance Church. We have been ministering in Venezuela for many years now, but we felt this was the most profitable time ever.
NOVEMBER
After returning from Venezuela, we had further ministry in the United States, including a drive from Conroe, Texas, via Nashville, Tennessee to visit Colin’s sister, Christine and Paul, her husband, up as far as Frankfort, Illinois to preach for Keith Tipple. It was a great time of ministry and fellowship. We were then joined by Paula and travelled on to Florence, Kentucky to speak in Heritage Fellowship over the Thanksgiving weekend.
DECEMBER
The first week of December was spent in Costa Rica, where we visited Chira Island. A Bible school is under construction and should be completed this year. We have been asked to help set up the curriculum.
2011
In January we will be teaching in Tung Ling Seminary both in Malaysia and Singapore, besides ministering in several churches. February will be spent ministering around churches in Malaysia. March will take us to Melbourne, Australia, then back to Malaysia for more teaching in Tung Ling Seminary. In April we will be in Tung Ling in Manila, Philippines. In May we will again be involved with the churches in Malaysia. June will take us to the School of Acts in Semarang, Indonesia and also the Harvest Training Institute in Chennai, India.
YOUR PRAYERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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