Saturday April 2nd. 2011

Saturday April 2nd. 2011

Conference April 1st-3rd with Jan and Chantal Oosthuizen.

Conference April 1st-3rd with Jan and Chantal Oosthuizen.

Some of the photos from Friday night that were published on Face book. It will give you an idea of what it was like.
Click on the link underlined above!

Who's A Clever Boy, Then?

 The 10 week "Return to Teaching" course in Sale came to an end on Friday and Duncan returned home all geared up for the classroom again, and for our weekend of ministry with Jan and Chantal. He has benefitted from the course in many ways and has met some lovely

people who I am sure he will keep in touch with.

God has provided in so many ways and now, with 3 days teaching that pays the mortgage we can concentrate on the church the other 4 days! That's Harvester Reformational Church, Halifax! We are meeting again tomorrow evening at King Cross Library at 5pm and you will be most welcome; especially if you would have liked to attend the conference last weekend but couldn't as we will be reviewing our experiences and sharing testimony an d photographs; so come along and find out a bit more about us if you like! 5-7pm.

Tonight's the Night!

Don't miss this opportunity!
Our weekend of ministry begins tonight at Blackley Baptist Centre at 7.30pm and continues at Norwood Green Village Hall at 9.30am Saturday and 10.30am Sunday.
Come and see what God will do!
Everyone welcome.

A Host of Golden Kindnesses!

This is the view from our back bedroom window. It's actually a sitting room, our prayer room and it looks out on the sloping garden of Dennis and his wife, in the 'big house' behind our terrace. It is the view through the window, hence the reflected glare!
We don't have a back garden, we have a wall! I sometimes feel like Shirley Valentine when I'm at the sink! Some of our more artistic friends and relatives have suggested we paint the stones - a beach scene or a garden or even simply to colour the stones in some way; but I kind of like the wall as it is - dry stones held together with their mutual strength and support!
We see the daffodils through the bathroom window too, albeit in a frosted kind of way, but nevertheless, a colourful scene through the window that greets us every morning at this time of year.

And, lastly, on the ground floor, this is the view from our kitchen!

Now you see the wall in all its glory! When we moved in the top of the wall was a mass of ferns, brambles and weeds which took what little natural light we had in the kitchen. It was May and the foliage had gone mad. Duncan spent a few hours clearing it to allow more light into the kitchen. It wasn't until the following Spring that we saw a few green shoots peeping through. These shoots grew to be daffodils and every year we have more and more. Dennis had planted them without our knowing! He saw the cleared ground and created a beautiful surprise for us the following Spring without saying a word! 

Every year we are reminded of his act of kindness. When we thanked him and his wife he acted as if it really were nothing; but is is! It's a huge act of care for neighbours he hardly knew!

So thank you, Dennis and may your act of selfless kindness encourage others to copy you!

Come and Join Us!

Ministry Begins!

Just a reminder that Apostle Jan and Prophet Chantal will be with us next weekend and you are very welcome to join us. They arrived in the UK last week and are spending time in Birmingham with the Harvester Reformational Church there before they come north.

Meetings are Friday April 1st 7.30pm at Blackley Baptist Centre and Saturday 2nd April 9.30am at Norwood Green Village Hall and Sunday 10.30am for our Sunday service. 

Don't miss this opportunity!

This is their account of last night's meeting published on Face book this morning:

Praying for the move in Birmingham UK.

Had an awesome time in prayer last night!! God is truly building His church and the gates of hell will not prevail. An accurate church is God's solution to a broken and desperate society. Reform the church to reform the land! This move of the spirit is transmitting and resonating a soft yet powerful sound in the earth, drawing all men unto Christ. Our words, supported by accurate lifestyles, is revealing the Christ in and amongst us everywhere we go. Ap Jan + Team

by: Jan En Chantál Oosthuizen

Getting Ready!

It was a hive of activity once we got into the Village Hall at Norwood Green yesterday afternoon. We had arranged to be there at 3.30pm in order to check things out - sound, microphones, acoustics etc. etc. And we got on very well - once we got in.
We had arranged with 'B' to go at 3.30pm as there was a tea/coffee group in until then and we could go in and stay when they left. We were late!
Pam and Pete arrived in plenty of time - as they always do but unfortunately did not know what had been arranged, so sat outside in the car watching the tea/coffee group vacate the premises and lock up, leave and walk away down the road, disappearing  minutes before we arrived.
Oh! 

As we pondered what to do 'B' drove past in her car on her way to an appointment and late herself so she did not want delaying.
"Can we get a key from anyone else?"
"'D' at the white bungalow down the hill has one. Bye!"
So down the road we walked to find TWO white bungalows nestling side by side. Duncan went to one and I went to the other.
No one in at Duncan's but 'D' answered the door to me and said:
"Oh I've just given it to 'M'. She lives at number 13 up the road.I'll give her a ring and tell her to look out for you."
Up the road to the next road on the right. Walk along and discover there is no number 13!


I ask a neighbour:
"Does 'M' live round here?"
"Oh yes, at that house there."
"Thank you."
Up the path, striding over an enormous cat and thinking how pleased I am that it isn't a dog, knock on the door.
"Oh she's not in," calls another neighbour. "She's gone for a walk."
Oh!
Now what?
Getting back to the hall we see 'D' approaching. Realising that 'M' isn't answering her phone so must be out, she gives us a slip of paper with two more contact numbers to try to locate a key.
Duncan rings 'L' and explains our predicament.
'L' comes over and lets us in!

Just getting going when there is a man at the door:
"Hello, I've come to read your gas meter!"
Can we find the gas meter?
Can we bubbles!
So another phone call to 'L' is made and she directs us and we direct him to the meter which is read and he leaves us to it!

We then had a good worship time and we were very pleased with the sound and the space is lovely!
We are very grateful for all the help we received from B,D, M and L and are looking forward to Jan and Chantal being with us next time we are in Norwood Green Village Hall. 

That will be Saturday April 2nd from 9.30am and Sunday April 3rd from 10am. You are very welcome to join us. Also for the beginning of the Conference on Friday April 1st at Blackley Baptist Centre from 7.30pm.