Greetings beloved friends in Christ. We arrived in Timaru today.
In our online search the campsite was identified as being a freedom campsite next to a river. It was obvious that it wasn’t, the same with the next one we went to.
So I learned that searches online are not as reliable as the Rankers app specifically that I have been using. But we have found camps not on the app, so a little research does help, thank You Holy Spirit for divine wisdom.
We decided to go to a freedom camp, fifteen minutes south of Timaru on the beach at St Andrews.
The next day on Saturday morning we attended the local market, which was very quiet. We then decided to go to central town where there were many more people. Brother Logen preached at an intersection and brother Pio and myself witnessed on the street.
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.
We met brother Kerin as he walked past the van. We enjoyed fellowship with him a while, then he left. Moments later he came back to bless us with a gospel song, we meet so many interesting people wherever we go. Praise God.
Psalm 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You,
And my soul, which You have redeemed.
We where informed about another bigger market at a local School at 1.00pm. We decided to go there to check it out.
Well we were surprised to see such a large gathering of the Islands communities here. There was a stage set up with various Island dance performances, as Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and Cook Islands were represented.
We witnessed to a few people there, but we found most people were already with the Lord, Hallelujah! So I would pray blessings and prophesy over them. One young lady requested tracts to hand out, which was encouraging to see.
However there were still some divine encounters where two people revealed they had not yet given their hearts to Jesus, but wanted to. Also one man who was fighting an internal battle as I sensed, he wanted to accept Jesus into his heart, but something within him was pushing back. BUT GOD!
Holy Spirit tipped the balance as he repeated the salvation prayer with me, surrendering his life totally to Jesus, praise God.
Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
All up seventy three people invited Jesus into their hearts today, glory to Jesus.
Thank you Jesus, for drawing them unto You. Their journey of restoration now begins, through Your grace and mercy at the cross.
Thank You Holy Spirit for all that You do, through us.
Thank You Father God for Your perfect, predestined plans and callings You have fashioned for us. Amen.
Ephesians 1:4-5 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will
God bless your hearts, souls and minds to be transformed into the likeness of our beloved Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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Paul
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About Cantebury, Timaru….
Timaru (English: /ˈtɪməruː/;[3] Māori: Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located 157 km (98 mi) southwest of Christchurch and about 196 km (122 mi) northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to 29,300 people, and is the largest urban area in South Canterbury, and the third-largest in the Canterbury Region overall, after Christchurch and Rolleston.[2] The town is the seat of the Timaru District, which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka, which combined have a total population of 49,500.[2]
Caroline Bay beach is a popular recreational area located close to Timaru’s main centre, just to the north of the substantial port facilities. Beyond Caroline Bay, the industrial suburb of Washdyke is at a major junction with State Highway 8, the main route into the Mackenzie Country. This provides a road link to Pleasant Point, Fairlie, Twizel, Lake Tekapo, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Queenstown.
Timaru has been built on rolling hills created from the lava flows of the extinct Mt Horrible volcano, which last erupted thousands of years ago. The result is that most of the main streets are undulating, a clear contrast with the flat landscape of the Canterbury Plains to the north. This volcanic rock is used for the construction of local “bluestone” buildings.
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