We are grateful to all the pastors who have opened their doors to us, allowing us to share with their churches what God has done in New Zealand. It has been wonderful to be back, enjoying some great Pentecostal services and reconnecting with friends.we have been traveling.
Outreach
Recently, we had the opportunity to bake some cookies and pass them out along with some tracts to neighbors around a church we were parked at. We are trusting that the Lord will speak to hearts.
Future Ministry
In a previous email, we mentioned how God has answered our prayers for guidance on what we should do during our time here in the States. God has given Brother and Sister Phillip Sanders a vision of developing a fellowship of churches in the state of South Dakota. They have asked us to help them in this pioneer work. We had planned on joining them in South Dakota later this summer. However, they were delayed in moving there. He wants to get some things established before we arrive. Also, the harsh weather would make it difficult for us to stay in our 5th wheel through the winter, so he has asked us to wait until spring to join them. During the winter months, we plan to do some itinerating in the South. If you would like to schedule a service, please feel free to contact us.
Radio Ministry
The online portion of the radio station is still going. You can tune in at graceradionz.com to hear preaching, singing, Your Story Hour, UNSHACKLED, and more. Please help us pray that people will tune in to the radio station and see their need for Christ.
Bible Study
We have been staying connected with the people from the ministries that the Lord helped us start in New Zealand. The Bible study and kids’ Bible class are continuing with the help of our friends, Sema and Sina. We are thankful for the spiritual growth that we are seeing. Recently, one of the ladies who comes to Bible study and Bible class with her kids sent Reitha a video of her 4-year-old daughter singing a worship song. She said, “The family you’ve built here remains strong and continues to grow as we strive to live by God’s Word.” We were so encouraged when she sent this to us.
While we were in New Zealand, Clouie, one of the young people, had asked us if we had a Bible she could give to Ava, a friend at school. Recently, Reitha messaged Clouie and asked about this friend, if they had been able to have any spiritual conversations. She said we talk about spiritual things often, and Ava is still reading the Bible. We praise the Lord that Clouie is being used of the Lord. Please pray for Ava that she will give her heart to the Lord and that her family will not be a hindrance to her in accepting Christ.
Friends from New Zealand
We were sad to hear about the passing of Lalita, our Hindu neighbor. We shared Jesus with her and prayed for her many times. We hope she accepted Christ as her Savior before she passed. We sent her husband a sympathy card with a couple of tracts, hoping he and his family will read them and that they will come to the knowledge of the truth.
God truly ordered our steps in meeting Roy. Previously, we shared about meeting Roy’s wife and then hearing that Roy was in the hospital. Through numerous visits to the hospital and the nursing home, we built a friendship with him and led him to Christ. Recently, his wife informed us that Roy passed away. Shawn told his wife, Jenny, that Roy made things right with God, and I want to encourage you to do the same if you have not already done so. Please join us in prayer for her.
In a previous blog, we requested prayer for Rose, who was dealing with anxiety and depression. Thank you for your prayers. She has started taking medicine and is doing much better now.