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Life should never be dull! Some great memories and another hard to describe time in Moldova, love the people and the uniqueness of this often forgotten place.
A privilege and a thrill to be involved in a 9 day mission helping to assist local Moldovan churches reach out with the gospel of Jesus Christ and also a chance to see the aid and food distribution programme in person among the poor (Moldova is Europe’s poorest country)

at Duncan Road Church (6/12/21) went with a lovely Christmas swing. People turned up to ‘create’ or just to chat, and it seemed like everyone felt welcome and enjoyed the experience of being able to play at making things!
Mince pies and refreshments were enjoyed and invitations to the Christmas Services were extended. Thank you to everyone who came along on such a chilly night.

Buna dimineaţa from Moldova!
Great article in the latest Ignite magazine on my visits to speakers corner.

Moldovan 10 Day Mission

We will be based in north of country, may be near Balti (2nd city) pronounced Beltz, or up to Unghenin, further north. No details of programme, but Mark the organiser says, “very, very, busy!“. Church services on Sunday, November 28 and December 5, including some Russian ones as well as some Moldovan meetings! Sorry can’t be more precise, but that is all I have to go on. The rest of the time we will be involved with 4 to 6 house meetings a day, each meeting will be lasting two hours – gospel preaching with translators.

The other team members will be, Mark McCormack (Moldovan mission), Bob Telford (Warwickshire) and David Brown (West Midlands) from Counties, and Mike Wyatt (Leamington Spa) will also be on team.
The Moldovan Mission has two main aims – to assist the churches to reach Moldovans with the gospel, and to assist with helping the poor. Practically they train and equip pastors to plant churches etc, support for pastors financially, and provide funding for aid so that pastors can help their villagers with food, fuel and emergency medical support. Let’s pray for the safety and effectiveness of Gordon and the other members of the team, for their interpreters and for the pastors and churches witnessing for the Lord in that needy country.

Thanks for your prayers!

The countdown is on and with 33 days to go it’s time to roll out the Christmas assemblies! Starting today at Park Gate Primary School. Southampton.

And to get you thinking, a quick Christmas Quiz…

At what time on Christmas Day does the Queen broadcast to the nation?
Which two of Santa’s reindeers share names with meteorological terms?
What links excitable Edgar within Monty the Penguin?
Name the fictional character created by Dr. Seuss that stole Christmas?
How many different flavours are there in a standard tub of Quality Street?
Popular in Victorian England at Christmas, what is a ‘Smoking Bishop’?
Bob Geldof and Midge Ur wrote the song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ in which year?
Christmas Island, a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, is located in which ocean?
Which country was the first to use the tradition of the Christmas tree?
Which Christmas carol based on a poem by English poet Christina Rossetti has been set to music many times, the most famous by Gustav Holst?

Answers:

3pm
Donner and Blitzen (the names mean ‘thunder’ and ‘lightning’ in German)
John Lewis Christmas adverts
The Grinch (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, a children’s book by Dr. Seuss)
12 different flavours
A type of mulled wine
1984
Indian Ocean
Germany
In the Bleak Midwinter

Déjà vu –
Preaching this morning at Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Time: 10.30am
Subject: ‘Bold in Mission.’
Bible Reading: Colossians chapter 4 verses 2-6

Afternoon/Evening:
One-to-One evangelism.
Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

Counties Evening November 2021

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Preaching today…

Morning: Duncan Road Church, Park Gate. SO31 1BD.
Time: 10.30am
‘Sermon: Discipleship: ‘Generous in Giving’ – 2 Corinthians chapters 8&9,

Evening: Gospel Hall. Sandy Lane. Fair Oak. SO50 8EG
Time: 6.30pm
‘Sermon: ‘Bringing Light Into the Darkness’ – John chapter 1 verses 1-5.