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 »

This past Friday Reitha was praying for the volunteers at the Hope Center, the food bank we are working at. Some of the people there are not saved, and she was seeking God for direction and an opportunity to reach out to them with the Gospel. Later that day as we were working there at… Read More »

We are thankful how God has blessed and provided for us here in New Zealand. We have been able to rent a house here in the Auckland area. We rented the house through a rental agency. When we met the owner of the house, we found out that he is a former Hindu. He has… Read More »

The last time we were here in New Zealand we worked with a food bank called The Hope Center. We have reconnected with them and have been working there every week. The need for this type of ministry has grown lately because of Covid and the increased cost of living. Previously they would give out… Read More »

We have been asked to come and minister at Emanuel Evangelical Church from time to time. This is a group of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees living here in Auckland. We are thankful the Spirit of God came by in a mighty way and touched hearts when we preached there last month. One lady came to… Read More »

The second week we were here in New Zealand the children had a two week school break. During this time we were able to do a children’s Bible study at our apartment. There is another school break coming up in October. We are planning on doing more Bible studies then. We are thankful for the… Read More »