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Travels and Planning

Souls for Christ is on the move across Aotearoa, led entirely by the Holy Spirit and the calling of our Lord Jesus Christ. By God’s grace, He has provided us with two buses and a van to travel the country, sharing the Gospel from town to town.

 

Our journey began in Hamilton end of March 2024, we will be travelling down the East Coast of New Zealand all the way to Stewart Island, then back up along the West Coast to Cape Reinga. In each location, we seek out a place to park the buses (mobile unit) - often in the more affordable areas. We then set up our temporary base, and then use the van to commute into nearby towns and cities where the people are.

 

The Holy Spirit then directs us to the busiest spots - shopping centres, local markets, parks, and public spaces - where we set up free barbecues, preach the Word, read the Bible with people, and offer prayer and minister to those in need. We go where the foot traffic is and where The Spirit leads.

 

We often connect with local Spirit-filled churches, referring new believers for follow-up and fellowship. We attend services in the town we are visiting, build relationships with pastors, and encourage their congregations to join us on the streets. This isn’t just about outreach - it’s about activation. Jesus is calling His people to step out and do the same works He did, through this outreach, with us and those we reach.

We spend longer time in larger cities, covering surrounding towns and suburbs as well. For example, we were based in Hamilton for seven weeks, reaching nearby areas such as Huntly and Ngaruawahia, witnessing a powerful move of The Holy Spirit and a great harvest of souls - glory to Jesus!

 

Our aim is not just to visit, to each place or town/city briefly, but to really cover each place, giving every person in that area as many opportunities as possible to encounter the message of salvation and experience eternal freedom in Christ. We as street evangelists, burdened for the lost to be saved, are not in a hurry but we remain as long as The Holy Spirit leads.

We don’t follow a fixed route or necessarily in any particular order - we follow The Spirit, wherever the Lord leads us, that’s where we go.

Jesus has led us to hold revival meetings, where people can be baptized in both water and the Holy Spirit. Much of the gear and materials have been gathered over the past few years in preparation for the New Zealand tour. God's plans and preparation from the previous season are now taking shape and we stand in amazement as He unfolds the work we are to do.

Among the key items we have on our travels, is a portable baptismal pool, imported from California about a year ago. God also gave us a divine download - a specific design for a heat pump that can plug into any 240-volt power outlet or run off a generator to warm up the baptismal pool. In addition, we have two custom-designed gazebos - one large and one smaller for use when we are out evangelizing.

The Lord will show us where to set up these revival meetings, whether it be outdoors with the gazebos or inside a local church. Praise God - glory to Jesus!