Post by John on Sept 21, 2018 18:26:43 GMT -5
LIGHTHOUSE PRAYER MINISTRY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2018 [LHPM]
I've been lately reading “THE PEOPLES PREACHER” by Peter Morden a biography of Rev'd Charles Haddon Spurgeon, who preached at Saffron Walden in 1856 aged 22 at the 50th Anniversary of the Baptist Sunday School and he was converted at the same age as me,15, but died aged 58 but was used and is still used to change the lives of millions worldwide. Spurgeon once visited a Methodist church and was reduced to tears by the Holy Spirit by the earnestness of the sermon being preached congratulated the preacher. The preacher was embarrassed and went a little red and afterwards He confessed that it was one of Spurgeon's own sermons he had been preaching, as many pastors though, because he preached from just brief notes often unaware of the full text of his sermon which were generally 40 minutes long. They were written down longhand by a scribe seated near the pulpit, a draft was offered to him and he'd edit it if necessary and then it went to the printer and was published on the Thursday, reaching many thousands every week and books of them are still purchased nowadays.
Our Christian lives are like what happens when you throw a pebble in a pond producing a series of ripples and when we plant a seed that may one day produce seedlings that in turn grow and multiply into more seeds, or we marry and have children who go on to have children and grandchildren so creating a family, a dynasty, a clan, a tribe, a nation . What potential for a good harvest.
In 1882, Antoni Gaudi began construction of the Sagrada Familia a basilica in Barcelona with a completion date set in 2026. At the time of his unexpected death only 25% had been built. Anyway he knew that he would never see the completed work. When anyone asked about the project's length of time, he knowing he was working for God would say“My client is not in a hurry”. It is often impossible to see the fruit of our work. Some missionaries have served for decades then died but seen no conversions, no change and no progress but it has happened after their death. Paul wrote to Christians at Corinth. “Your labour in the LORD is not in vain”
LHPM HAS BEEN “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” AROUND THE WORLD NOW FOR 64 YEARS God enabling us to supply a wide range of ”stuff” :- tracts. gospels, pictures, posters, Testaments, Bibles, Commentaries, Books, Booklets, Bible Study courses, Broadsheets, Magazines, Cassettes, equipment for DVD's, filmstrips and filmstrip projectors, CD Players,bikes, articles in newspapers and journals, and blogs on websites, and FACEBOOK, and our own web board sites; and supporting Jesus Film ministry, supporting various Radio Ministries,and everything that has been read or used, by or for, lots of other people. Every person in sharing the message, and / or the equipment, who prays for that ministry or supports it in money or kind,sends THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS FURTHER ON.
AN EVER VALID QUOTE “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Written by a young teenager many decades ago - her name: Anne Frank. The Jewish girl who kept a diary and died for her Faith in God under the regime of one of the Anti-Christs - Hitler - who though born a Jew was a traitor to his race.
MALAWI We had this letter from Enock Dimba in August:- Thank you very much for your prayers, we had a great time in the month of July in evangelism and encouraging outreaches. We were able to visit all intended villages and to go to other villages like Chizimbi where we had to leave the vehicle and walk for hours as it is a hilly area and no means of transport can go there, other than walking climbing hills. We thank God for ministering to those people who didn’t have any opportunity of hearing the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because it was raining other vehicles were stuck in mud and we were able to help them to clear the road so that we could pass. We thank the Lord for the field vehicle Land Rover as we didn’t have any problems like our friends in this mud, we just passed without any problem. Praise the LORD. We were able to have some open air meetings and show the JESUS film each night we were there. We have also done a lot of teaching from the Heart Chart and some open air meetings, during the outreach, and as a results of this we have 1675 people who received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior for the first time. May His name be glorified!!! We have been doing Bible studies in the morning with Pastors and the elders in the villages. We were able to bless 25 Pastors with the bicycles and many Pastors with the Bibles and teaching leaflets for the new believers, and booklets for established Christians. We were able to bless some people with reading glasses “Now I can see well the words and read” one of the pastors said. Praise the Lord!!! (these were the last reading glasses we had). God is good! Now the Lord has provided the remaining 84 bags of Maize to the orphans who stay at the orphanage and we have now Maize to feed them till the next harvesting season. We are all amazed with God’s provision all the time and we are very thankful for all your prayers and support all the time that makes the work of the Lord to keep on moving here in Malawi and Mozambique. Indeed nothing is too hard for the Lord…..Enock.
During August they visited 8 villages. They asked for prayer especially for Majawa village where the Muslim community was large. Also for Mapondela village where they are Church planting and at Magomelo village where well drilling was proceeding assist by the CRM. They asked for prayers for the Irrigation system (to put more water pumps and water canals) at the Maoni orphanage farm so that we can grow more crops ; for Diesel for their vehicle, petrol for the Generator of the Jesus film and food for the team' For 604 more Bicycles for the Pastors, to enable them to travel to preach the Good News. They've supplied so far 97. Pray for spectacles, even second hand ones. For three more bore holes to be drilled in three villages who are struggling with clean water for drinking and a bore hole is costing about £3, 200. To roof 4 more Churches in Islamic areas as their roofs have been burned and each corrugated iron roof cost £185. For New believers to stay in their faith and God to send right people in their life so that they may grow spiritually.£520 for School materials like: - uniforms, exercise books, pens, ball pens, shoes, scientific calculators etc. In September they are off into Northern Mozambique to reach 50 villages by Oct 12, costing £1,450. CRM Scotland have submitted an appeal to an Offshore Source for 100 pit-latrines in Malawi and Mozambique, the same as they successfully applied for a few years ago. Each will cost £220. These are particularly needed in rural areas where there is never in the foreseeable future likely to to be main drainage or piped water supply. Yet the population of these areas remains constant, and the need is particularly felt by the women and girls. We have sent more 2nd hand copies of OUR DAILY BREAD for Malawi. Along with Every Day with Jesus, SU Study Readings, WORD FOR TODAY all such commentary material is valued, appreciated and shared around If you can help please do so. We have also sent some spectacles. Let's also remember Dr Matthew Player and Eloise Player serving at a Hospital in Malawi.
NIGERIA While we have stopped funding Bibles in Nigeria let us continue to pray for the use being made of the 15,127 we have supplied since 2011 and the continued use of the 400 Books in the Lighthouse Library in 1 town that we funded which we are told continues to be well used, and our Library in Tripura in NORTH INDIA, and the hundreds of Bibles we put into GHANA, MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, ZAMBIA, ESTONIA, PALESTINE, CHINA and 2 recently to NORTH KOREA. Pastor Ken in Nigeria asks prayer on a 1000 tracts he and friends are distributing and as to how he can obtain the 350 Bibles for new converts that he says he needs.
SMALL GRANTS FUND We have this year contributed to evangelism in RUSSIA where it is now again illegal for the Church to evangelize outside their buildings basically because President Vladimir Putin's party UNITED RUSSIA with support of over 60% of the population is a Nationalist Party and supports only the National Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, that was almost destroyed during the 70 year rule of the Marxist Communists. Decades ago we supported through MISSION ASIA based in Australia, now through EUROVISION the ministry of evangelist David Hathaway. Last year Professor Diskin social scientist and cultural adviser to President Putin, told David that it was only the preaching of the Gospel that saved Russia from collapse in 1989.
WE have also supported in U.K. Premier Christian Radio who have over 1.1 million people tuning in to the broadcasts in the UK weekly and 5 million visits to their websites last year, and currently have a financial problem; and TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK UK who reach millions by their 24/7 ministry in the UK and worldwide through 20 networks over 80 satellite channels feeding thousands of cable networks and TV stations,and direct-to-homes satellites, and through the Internet and TBN Mobile.
U.K. I have had a couple of days out this summer one at Hunstanton and one at Canterbury, and have distributed VIA magazine to about 50 homes in both and placed Gospels in strategic places. Also I have delivered VIA to new homes in Rickling, Newport, Walden, & Stortford. With Ken, we have delivered to new homes in Stansted. and are monitoring more being built We have delivered to new homes in Radwinter, and to 400 homes on an estate in Haverhill. We have also supplied 16 Christian books to the Library Kiosk at Great Sampford. I have bought 50 of the new OUR DAILY BREAD 7 day introductory booklet which is useful for accompanying birthday cards. And indeed sending cards with a message at such times is better than a mere greeting .We have invested in 50 Gospel Gem Calendars 2019 for distribution at Christmas
IF YOU FEEL DRAWN TO HELP US DONATIONS FOR OUR WORK MAY BE SENT to The Lighthouse Prayer Ministry, to me at 35 Four Acres SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex, CB11 3JD . Taxpayers can Gift Aid If cheques are made payable to Saffron Walden Baptist Church with an accompanying letter asking that Gift Aid be added to this donation and a cheque paid to The Lighthouse Prayer Ministry. We here will see to the details of getting that done. If money is donated specifically for Bibles, Bikes, etc that is how it is used . We have no paid staff. I work as a volunteer and donate in towards the expenses Thank you all whether you pray ,give money, or materials, as you are encouraged to do what you can do to spread the kingdom. Your prayer for the recipients of any of the material mentioned in this NEWS will be of great help to them “The effective prayer of a righteous person, [ such as Christ makes us to be, ] avails much”
With my kind regards John E Maddams Administrator.
I've been lately reading “THE PEOPLES PREACHER” by Peter Morden a biography of Rev'd Charles Haddon Spurgeon, who preached at Saffron Walden in 1856 aged 22 at the 50th Anniversary of the Baptist Sunday School and he was converted at the same age as me,15, but died aged 58 but was used and is still used to change the lives of millions worldwide. Spurgeon once visited a Methodist church and was reduced to tears by the Holy Spirit by the earnestness of the sermon being preached congratulated the preacher. The preacher was embarrassed and went a little red and afterwards He confessed that it was one of Spurgeon's own sermons he had been preaching, as many pastors though, because he preached from just brief notes often unaware of the full text of his sermon which were generally 40 minutes long. They were written down longhand by a scribe seated near the pulpit, a draft was offered to him and he'd edit it if necessary and then it went to the printer and was published on the Thursday, reaching many thousands every week and books of them are still purchased nowadays.
Our Christian lives are like what happens when you throw a pebble in a pond producing a series of ripples and when we plant a seed that may one day produce seedlings that in turn grow and multiply into more seeds, or we marry and have children who go on to have children and grandchildren so creating a family, a dynasty, a clan, a tribe, a nation . What potential for a good harvest.
In 1882, Antoni Gaudi began construction of the Sagrada Familia a basilica in Barcelona with a completion date set in 2026. At the time of his unexpected death only 25% had been built. Anyway he knew that he would never see the completed work. When anyone asked about the project's length of time, he knowing he was working for God would say“My client is not in a hurry”. It is often impossible to see the fruit of our work. Some missionaries have served for decades then died but seen no conversions, no change and no progress but it has happened after their death. Paul wrote to Christians at Corinth. “Your labour in the LORD is not in vain”
LHPM HAS BEEN “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” AROUND THE WORLD NOW FOR 64 YEARS God enabling us to supply a wide range of ”stuff” :- tracts. gospels, pictures, posters, Testaments, Bibles, Commentaries, Books, Booklets, Bible Study courses, Broadsheets, Magazines, Cassettes, equipment for DVD's, filmstrips and filmstrip projectors, CD Players,bikes, articles in newspapers and journals, and blogs on websites, and FACEBOOK, and our own web board sites; and supporting Jesus Film ministry, supporting various Radio Ministries,and everything that has been read or used, by or for, lots of other people. Every person in sharing the message, and / or the equipment, who prays for that ministry or supports it in money or kind,sends THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS FURTHER ON.
AN EVER VALID QUOTE “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Written by a young teenager many decades ago - her name: Anne Frank. The Jewish girl who kept a diary and died for her Faith in God under the regime of one of the Anti-Christs - Hitler - who though born a Jew was a traitor to his race.
MALAWI We had this letter from Enock Dimba in August:- Thank you very much for your prayers, we had a great time in the month of July in evangelism and encouraging outreaches. We were able to visit all intended villages and to go to other villages like Chizimbi where we had to leave the vehicle and walk for hours as it is a hilly area and no means of transport can go there, other than walking climbing hills. We thank God for ministering to those people who didn’t have any opportunity of hearing the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because it was raining other vehicles were stuck in mud and we were able to help them to clear the road so that we could pass. We thank the Lord for the field vehicle Land Rover as we didn’t have any problems like our friends in this mud, we just passed without any problem. Praise the LORD. We were able to have some open air meetings and show the JESUS film each night we were there. We have also done a lot of teaching from the Heart Chart and some open air meetings, during the outreach, and as a results of this we have 1675 people who received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior for the first time. May His name be glorified!!! We have been doing Bible studies in the morning with Pastors and the elders in the villages. We were able to bless 25 Pastors with the bicycles and many Pastors with the Bibles and teaching leaflets for the new believers, and booklets for established Christians. We were able to bless some people with reading glasses “Now I can see well the words and read” one of the pastors said. Praise the Lord!!! (these were the last reading glasses we had). God is good! Now the Lord has provided the remaining 84 bags of Maize to the orphans who stay at the orphanage and we have now Maize to feed them till the next harvesting season. We are all amazed with God’s provision all the time and we are very thankful for all your prayers and support all the time that makes the work of the Lord to keep on moving here in Malawi and Mozambique. Indeed nothing is too hard for the Lord…..Enock.
During August they visited 8 villages. They asked for prayer especially for Majawa village where the Muslim community was large. Also for Mapondela village where they are Church planting and at Magomelo village where well drilling was proceeding assist by the CRM. They asked for prayers for the Irrigation system (to put more water pumps and water canals) at the Maoni orphanage farm so that we can grow more crops ; for Diesel for their vehicle, petrol for the Generator of the Jesus film and food for the team' For 604 more Bicycles for the Pastors, to enable them to travel to preach the Good News. They've supplied so far 97. Pray for spectacles, even second hand ones. For three more bore holes to be drilled in three villages who are struggling with clean water for drinking and a bore hole is costing about £3, 200. To roof 4 more Churches in Islamic areas as their roofs have been burned and each corrugated iron roof cost £185. For New believers to stay in their faith and God to send right people in their life so that they may grow spiritually.£520 for School materials like: - uniforms, exercise books, pens, ball pens, shoes, scientific calculators etc. In September they are off into Northern Mozambique to reach 50 villages by Oct 12, costing £1,450. CRM Scotland have submitted an appeal to an Offshore Source for 100 pit-latrines in Malawi and Mozambique, the same as they successfully applied for a few years ago. Each will cost £220. These are particularly needed in rural areas where there is never in the foreseeable future likely to to be main drainage or piped water supply. Yet the population of these areas remains constant, and the need is particularly felt by the women and girls. We have sent more 2nd hand copies of OUR DAILY BREAD for Malawi. Along with Every Day with Jesus, SU Study Readings, WORD FOR TODAY all such commentary material is valued, appreciated and shared around If you can help please do so. We have also sent some spectacles. Let's also remember Dr Matthew Player and Eloise Player serving at a Hospital in Malawi.
NIGERIA While we have stopped funding Bibles in Nigeria let us continue to pray for the use being made of the 15,127 we have supplied since 2011 and the continued use of the 400 Books in the Lighthouse Library in 1 town that we funded which we are told continues to be well used, and our Library in Tripura in NORTH INDIA, and the hundreds of Bibles we put into GHANA, MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, ZAMBIA, ESTONIA, PALESTINE, CHINA and 2 recently to NORTH KOREA. Pastor Ken in Nigeria asks prayer on a 1000 tracts he and friends are distributing and as to how he can obtain the 350 Bibles for new converts that he says he needs.
SMALL GRANTS FUND We have this year contributed to evangelism in RUSSIA where it is now again illegal for the Church to evangelize outside their buildings basically because President Vladimir Putin's party UNITED RUSSIA with support of over 60% of the population is a Nationalist Party and supports only the National Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, that was almost destroyed during the 70 year rule of the Marxist Communists. Decades ago we supported through MISSION ASIA based in Australia, now through EUROVISION the ministry of evangelist David Hathaway. Last year Professor Diskin social scientist and cultural adviser to President Putin, told David that it was only the preaching of the Gospel that saved Russia from collapse in 1989.
WE have also supported in U.K. Premier Christian Radio who have over 1.1 million people tuning in to the broadcasts in the UK weekly and 5 million visits to their websites last year, and currently have a financial problem; and TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK UK who reach millions by their 24/7 ministry in the UK and worldwide through 20 networks over 80 satellite channels feeding thousands of cable networks and TV stations,and direct-to-homes satellites, and through the Internet and TBN Mobile.
U.K. I have had a couple of days out this summer one at Hunstanton and one at Canterbury, and have distributed VIA magazine to about 50 homes in both and placed Gospels in strategic places. Also I have delivered VIA to new homes in Rickling, Newport, Walden, & Stortford. With Ken, we have delivered to new homes in Stansted. and are monitoring more being built We have delivered to new homes in Radwinter, and to 400 homes on an estate in Haverhill. We have also supplied 16 Christian books to the Library Kiosk at Great Sampford. I have bought 50 of the new OUR DAILY BREAD 7 day introductory booklet which is useful for accompanying birthday cards. And indeed sending cards with a message at such times is better than a mere greeting .We have invested in 50 Gospel Gem Calendars 2019 for distribution at Christmas
IF YOU FEEL DRAWN TO HELP US DONATIONS FOR OUR WORK MAY BE SENT to The Lighthouse Prayer Ministry, to me at 35 Four Acres SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex, CB11 3JD . Taxpayers can Gift Aid If cheques are made payable to Saffron Walden Baptist Church with an accompanying letter asking that Gift Aid be added to this donation and a cheque paid to The Lighthouse Prayer Ministry. We here will see to the details of getting that done. If money is donated specifically for Bibles, Bikes, etc that is how it is used . We have no paid staff. I work as a volunteer and donate in towards the expenses Thank you all whether you pray ,give money, or materials, as you are encouraged to do what you can do to spread the kingdom. Your prayer for the recipients of any of the material mentioned in this NEWS will be of great help to them “The effective prayer of a righteous person, [ such as Christ makes us to be, ] avails much”
With my kind regards John E Maddams Administrator.