PRAISE THE LORD our visa has been approved! This allows us to stay here in New Zealand for two years. This means that we can begin the radio ministry. This week we will begin construction on the radio studio in our garage. Please pray with us that God will provide the finances that will be… Read More »
We are needing a battery powered speaker to use in street and youth ministry. We have located a speaker that you can connect microphones and instruments to. The cost for this speaker is around U.S. $300. Any donations towards this would be greatly appreciated. You can designate a gift through the donate page here on… Read More »
CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRY. At the end of December and beginning of January, Emmanuel Evangelical Church (The Ethiopian church that has helped us with our visa) was having a three day conference. The pastor asked us to help with the children and youth ministries. Shawn was able to teach the youth class each night of… Read More »
December has been a very busy month. There have been many activities and ministry opportunities. CHILDREN’S BIBLE CLASS The first weekend of December we did the Children’s Bible class here at the house. Reiawna told the Christmas story. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT OUR HOUSE Reitha felt the Lord laid it on her heart to do a… Read More »
This past week we submitted the application for a religious worker visa to the immigration department. Please join with us in prayer that our application will be approved. We need this visa in order to be able to stay here and do the work that the Lord has called us to do.
Recently one Friday night we were out on the street evangelizing. We had just set up our table with tracts, Reitha and the girls were singing. A man came up and asked us if we needed something (people will often go out on the streets and sing for money). We told him we don’t need… Read More »
We were able to have another Bible class for the children on Saturday. We are thankful for the children that have been able to attend these classes. One of the girls from a Catholic family who has been coming said that her parents told her that she was fortunate to have Reitha as an influence… Read More »
Recently, we went around our neighborhood passing out invitations to the children’s services that we were having. We knocked on one door and an elderly Chinese couple answered. They could not speak any English, so the lady took us to her neighbor, another Chinese lady that could speak a little English. Even though they were… Read More »
The children were on a school holiday the first two weeks of October. We were able to do a couple children’s services here at our house during this time. We are thankful for the children that were able to come out for this. At the end of the service one of the children asked if… Read More »
We are thankful for the opportunities that we have had to minister on the streets of Auckland as a family as well as with a group from the Ethiopian church. As you can tell from the video clip of Shawn speaking below there are those that oppose the gospel. We know there has always been… Read More »