Praise you Jesus for all Your wonderful work.
Hello Family, we are in Whanganui now, parked up at Wai ora Christian community Centre.
Marama welcomed us in and set us up in a lovely grassed area, with kitchen, toilets and showers close by.
God has given sister Marama, many powerful testimonies. God has been working through her and many fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to change the spiritual landscape of Whanganui.
We have heard how many of the local gang members have surrendered their lives to Jesus, bringing peace to the region. The fruit of this transformation is that Whanganui now has little crime.
2 Chronicles 7:14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
God has implemented, through Marama, Maori cultural disciplines, such as kapa haka, rich in praise, worship and His word. This discipline involves the whole family, drawing them away from worldly lusts and closer to God our Father.
Isaiah 25:1 O Lord, You are my God.
I will exalt You,
I will praise Your name,
For You have done wonderful things;
Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
The next day we caught up with brother Jason Malcolm, from Cliff Life Church in Whanganui. He dropped off some beautiful, home kill sausages, for the barbecue outreach.
Jason has been involved in outreach on the streets here for many years. Feeding the hungry, both spiritually and physically. Amen and Glory to Jesus.
We set up the barbecue, out the front of Majestic Square, in the town centre. Brother Jason started cooking the first batch of sausages.
We set up the table with a few books and bibles and offered drinks from our big chilly bin. All free of course, Thank You Jesus.
Well, it did not take long for the aroma of lamb sausages, to draw the people in. A few homeless, bless there souls, came for kia and drinks. It’s such a privilege to be involved in God’s blessings to those in need.
But also great privilege to be sent, in the first place, to shine His glorious light and love, into the lost souls, praise God and glory to Jesus.
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
We met David on the street, I asked Him if I could pray for him and he replied that he would like prayer for his sore back. We prayed healing for David’s back, then I asked if he would like to invite Jesus into his life and receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. David didn’t hesitated to receive God’s greatest gift, of eternal life, in Jesus Christ.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We were blessed with another beautiful day, beautiful people and beautiful Jesus, right at the centre of everything.
We met a few brothers and sister in Christ and enjoyed wonderful fellowship together. We sharpened each other in the Word, ministering the truth and life of Christ, through our hearts, souls and minds. Amen.
Jesus touched many people today, with sixty blessed souls being washed clean by His precious blood. All receiving His glorious light into their hearts.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
God bless you all, We hope, this blog, lead by the Holy Spirit, has encouraged and edified you, in your walk with Jesus.
With love from your brother in Christ.
Thank you for joining us here, you are welcome to leave a comment if you like.
Paul
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About Whanganui…
Whanganui, also spelt Wanganui,[6] is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand’s longest navigable waterway. Whanganui is the 19th most-populous urban area in New Zealand and the second-most-populous in Manawatū-Whanganui, with a population of 42,800 as of June 2025.[4]
Whanganui is the ancestral home of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi and other Whanganui Māori tribes. The New Zealand Company began to settle the area in 1840, establishing its second settlement after Wellington. In the early years, most European settlers came via Wellington. Whanganui greatly expanded in the 1870s, and freezing works, woollen mills, phosphate works and wool stores were established in the town. Today, much of Whanganui’s economy relates directly to the fertile and prosperous farming hinterland.
Like several New Zealand urban areas, it was officially designated a city until an administrative reorganisation in 1989, and is now run by Whanganui District Council. In 2021 it was added to the Design Cities (UNESCO), becoming the only city of design to be located in New Zealand.[7]
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