Hello family, we are almost at the bottom of New Zealand, praise God.
7th December. We arrived at Edendale, 30 minutes north of Invercargill, to stay at a freedom camp for 5 days. The camp has clean toilets and is right next to a Fontera milk processing plant.
Thank You Lord for getting us here safely after a two and a half hour travel. We stopped for a break in Waihola and Balclutha.
We decided to shoot into Invercargill for supplies and whilst there, three people gave their hearts to Jesus. Including an elderly man passing by the van who happened to live in Invercargill most his life.
10th December. We quickly discovered Esk street, is the busiest street in Invercargill, as it runs past the Mall main entrances. We set up the table, out the front of an empty shop, with books, bibles and water, all free. The wind was quite strong, at 60 km’s, so was quite challenging to keep the books on the table.
We were connected with evangelist, brother John through another brother in Christ that Logen had met on the street in Dunedin.
John has been evangelising around the lower half of Southland for quite sometime. As you can see he uses a flip chart, which is a very effective way of displaying the truth of the gospel.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Brother Logen decided to go preach at a busy intersection near by. He met a brother in Christ from the local C3 Church we attended. Also another couple of fellow brothers came to thank him for preaching Jesus.
Psalm 40:9-10.
I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is within my heart.”
I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness
In the great assembly;
Indeed, I do not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You Yourself know.
I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
From the great assembly
Two ladies from the council approached us, asking if we had a permit for the table. Of course we didn’t, so they asked us to remove it. So we did, but the Lord gave us most of the day with it set up, and many people were blessed with free books and water. Praise God glory to Jesus.
Thirty six new brothers and sisters in Christ, prayed with us to receive Jesus into their hearts, Gory to Jesus.
Galatians 3:16. Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ.
We are excited about our trip to Stewart Island and have started preparing for it. Acquiring food provision and some fishing gear.
Thank you for joining us here, you are welcome to leave a comment if you like.
Bless you and your families with love from your brother in Christ,
Paul
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About Invercargill….
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains to the east of the Ōreti or New River some 18 km (11 miles) north of Bluff, which is the southernmost town in the South Island. It sits amid rich farmland that is bordered by large areas of conservation land and marine reserves, including Fiordland National Park covering the south-west corner of the South Island and the Catlins coastal region.
Many streets in the city, especially in the centre and main shopping district, are named after rivers in Scotland. These include the main streets Dee and Tay, as well as those named after the Tweed, Forth, Tyne, Esk, Don, Ness, Yarrow, Spey, Eye and Ythan rivers, amongst others.
The 2018 census showed the population was 54,204, up 2.7% on the 2006 census number and up 4.8% on the 2013 census number.
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