Hello, fellow friends in Christ. Today was an awesome day, beautiful weather and we managed to get set up in town at 10.00am, a much better time. We got our bus park next to the vacant shop, barbecue location, and all thanks to our wonderful Father in Heaven, working miracles, signs and wonders here on earth.
Brother Logan sharing his testimony
Also, to top off the day, the video download issue, just suddenly started working again. Once again my God and way maker gets all the glory. Thank you Jesus, for always answering my prayers.
Brother John stayed a while for a good fellowship.
We were busy from the get go, with people stopping for a sausage, drink and prayer. We met a couple of local brothers in Christ, John and friend who decided to share his powerful testimony. We prayed healing and deliverance for quite a few people. Some received powerful prophecy. Glory to Jesus, 46 people declared Jesus to be their saviour.
Group of youths sharing how Jesus has helped them in the past.
After finishing the outreach we had a bite to eat then left Wairoa for Napier. We arrived at another freedom Camp with toilets. We got a nice spot right next to the beach. We look forward to a few days witnessing in Napier, which is quite a big town with around 100,000 population.
Thank you for taking the time to follow us and what the Lord is doing in the towns we visit.
Special thanks to Gav and Jess for their beautiful work on the two new pages gone live on this website, ABOUT US and SFC – TEAM. Thank you Jesus for your wisdom, dedication, perseverance and attention to detail through our beloved gifted friends in Christ. I should add long-suffering to the list, as my IT computer skills are at a very basic level, lol. May the Lord bless you both with abundant, eternal, blessings.
Colossians 3:23-24 And what ever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Blessing to you all and lots of love. And abundant love, joy and peace to Jackson my son.
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence. They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly.
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.
Surely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor. Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.
God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God. Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.
Hello family, we arrived in Wairoa 2nd of July and parked up at a freedom park, town centre, next to a nice new toilet block. We were both a bit tired after the trip, but the Lord got us here safely.
The next day, 3rd of June, we set up the barbecue at the shops on the main road. We managed to get a park for the bus right next to our outreach location, thank you Lord. I struggled with the barbecue, as the wind kept blowing out the flame, but I realised the jets needed a clean, and away it went. Thank you Holy Spirit for divine revelation, in all things. We started a bit late at about 1.30pm, and realised many of the shops and cafe’s closed early afternoon, so the street became quiet, quickly. However we did get to pray for quite a few people, trickling through.
Tomorrow we with go to the same spot at around 10.00pm, before the locals have lunch. After the outreach, we will continue on down the coast to Napier.
As I have commented in the previous post, I have an issue with the video downloads, as soon as resolved I will add the recent videos to the recent posts on the blog. I have handed this problem to God, and will continue to pray for restoration in system.
Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer, and duplication, with thanks giving, let your request be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Hello friends, brothers and sisters in Christ. Currently we are night 3 at Kaiti beach, our maximum allowed time here. We have enjoyed this location, with public toilet and 5 minutes from town centre. Yesterday Logan visited his grandfather in a local rest home, which was lovely for them both.
Today we set up for witness next to McDonald’s in a public courtyard area surrounded by shops. This turned out to be a good spot with quite a few people walking through past our table. Lots of people stopped for prayer with some taking a bible home with them. Suddenly we were confronted by a shop owner next to us, who was upset with us sharing Jesus next to her shop. She said she is a lesbian and disagreed with our religious beliefs, having been hurt by Christians in the past. The manager of the area was called in and he asked us to move on as we were on private land. We humbly withdrew from there, to a public sidewalk around the corner. There was a blessing from this situation, as I got to pray for her from a distance and she got to hear about Jesus briefly.
1 Peter 4:16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
A young man joined us who was skeptical about the gospel, but sat with us for quite sometime in fellowship. Many seeds sown.
John 4:37 For this saying is true: One sows and another reaps.
Lovely family receiving prayer and blessing from God.
On the 2nd of July the Lord lead us to Gisborne skatepark. Being the school holidays, the park was busy, so perfect opportunity to share the good news to the youth and parents there. We offered a free sausage sizzle, drinks and the gospel. The weather was great and many youth learned about Jesus their saviour, praise God. We encouraged them to develop a relationship with Jesus through the word and prayer. We handed out discipleship Manuels, tracks and some bibles.
After we finished there, we attended to laundry duties at a local Laundromat, fuelled up the buses and departed Gisborne, heading for Wairoa, one hour down the coast.
Currently I am experiencing technical issues with video downloads, so I will add videos when resolved.
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Your dedication to sharing God’s Word is truly inspiring. The way you communicate His truth with clarity and compassion is making a real impact—thank you for being such a faithful vessel of His message!
Last night, the Lord put on my heart this parable about the tares in the wheat. He is promting me to examine this word. Interesting how Jesus says the tares are sons of the devil, planted by him, the enemy. And not to remove them lest you uproot the wheat. The wheat being the sons of the Kingdom. There is also a distinct difference between the two, they are not the same. Whilst the sons of the devil are around us, we are separated by our identity as sons of God.
Mathew 13:24-30 NKJ
Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
Mathew 13:36-43 NKJ
The Parable of the Tares Explained
Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Hello family, on the 27th, Friday we left for Ruatoria, to outreach there, about an hour away, but arrived too late, still needing to arrive in Gisborne in the evening to make the Saturday market the next day. Also it was raining, so not ideal for barbecue, so we grabbed a bite to eat and carried on to Gisborne.
Apparently the last cyclone really made a mess of the roads. We were blessed with a lovely home cooked meal, and Logan enjoyed a great catch up with his aunty and uncle, whom he has not seen in many years. A refreshing time for Logan and his extended family. .
Ruatoria, we sense God may take us back there before we leave Gisborne.
Another two hours travelling bad roads in the rain at night, we finally made it to Gisborne. There were quite a few prayers along the way, with God giving me strength, wisdom and comfort, knowing He is always with me.
We are now in Gisborne. We travelled to Hicks bay, to stay overnight at brother Logan’s aunty’s house. Driving around the coast, I must say, is some of the worst roads I have ever been on. Very windy and bumpy with many on going road works.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
We parked at the Midway beach camp for the night, to get some well needed rest. Today 28th of June, we got up early to attend Kaiti Saturday market, for barbecue outreach. Brother in Christ and local evangelist, Kevin Piper met us there. A friend of brother Ian Frazer who had connected us, praise God.
We enjoyed a great time there, preaching the word of God, and fellowshipping with Kevin and the locals. The Lord blessed us all there today as 65 people prayed the salvation prayer with us, glory to Jesus. All the work of the Holy Spirit.
Kaiti Shopping Hub, Gisborne.
Local evangelist, Brother Kevin, joined us and shared many amazing testimonies, witnessing many miracles and healings, Jesus has performed for people.
He has invited us to join him at church service tomorrow morning.
Mark 16:17-18 And these signs will follow those who believe; in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.
A family who all love Jesus. Amazing!
We loved our time here, the people were really open to hearing the Good News of our beautiful Saviour Jesus.
We are now at another lovely camp site at Kaiti beach, resting up for another big day tomorrow, praise God, glory to Jesus.
Thank you for following our journey with the Lord. We hope to inspire all who read this blog, to shine their light of Christ out for all to see. And to have boldness in sharing what Jesus has done for you, to help others. Amen.
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Hello friends and family. We enjoyed an amazing time In Opotiki. When we arrived, there was already a band outreach from Harvest Church on the street. They were finishing as we were setting up. It was lovely to meet and fellowship with them.
We managed to get great parking for the buses, next to the barbecue, an answer to prayer. The local people including some homeless there, were very open to receiving prayer and loved the food from God our Father.
Opotiki, town.
Locals receiving a Kai and prayer. We were so blessed to meet them, and Jesus blessed them with hope, joy and love. Thank you Jesus.
Another local man that God touched mightily as we prayed for him.
Russell is being raised up by God to evangelise this whole region. We are excited to hear news of the work God is calling him into
He received an awesome prophesy and great encouragement, thank you Jesus.
Thank you Father God, for sending us to these remote places, so that your promised salvation is available to all. Thank you for your grace and mercy upon us in your beautiful son Jesus.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
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Hello friends in Christ, we arrived in Whakatane on 25th June, staying at a motorcamp on powered sites this time, as they offered a 20% off “special” rate. A lovely motorcamp next to the Whakatane river.
Brother Pio has stayed on in Murupara with brother Ian and his wife Marian, to carry out further deliverance work, there and in Ruatoria.
The Lord has put on his heart to drive out demonic strongholds, such as suicide and abortion, prevalent in these area’s, but not for long, thank you Jesus.
So brother Logan and myself have been led to continue on around the coast from Whakatane, then stop over at Hicks bay for one night. Then we wil move on to Gisbourne to catch the Saturday market there, which we are looking forward to. From there we will head back to pick up brother Pio, then travel on to Mihi, for the Taupo outreach.
Today, at Whakatane Pak ‘n Save, we were positionting our set up next to the supermarket entrance door or the public sidewalk. This turned out to be a very good location, as people could see us, as they went in and out the entrance door.
A steady stream of people came over to receive a sausage and prayer. When we were setting up, a young man insisted on buying food for the barbecue, a real blessing from God. We arrived at 12.30pm, and were busy all the way through to 4.30pm – thank you Lord.
We fellowshipped with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, who were greatly encouraged and thankful to the Lord, for what He is doing there for the community.
A few people received healing and deliverance prayer, while some received a prophetic word from Holy Spirit. Almost all people who came for prayer went through salvation prayer.
101 precious souls declaring Jesus to be their personal Lord and Saviour, glory to Jesus!
We set up next to a man selling balloons and some people who were on a mission with a petition for a new bridge replacement in town.
A man was there with his small speaker playing secular music. Eventually we persuaded him to let us put gospel music on.
This young man shared a great testimony. Not long before he came across our table, he said he was in prayer, asking Jesus for a bible. Moments later his prayer was answered, God is always faithful.
Mathew 7:7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you.
A couple of lovely ladies, blessed forever, in Jesus our Lord and Saviour.
We enjoyed a very blessed time in Whakatane, and the locals appreciated God’s blessings and the all important salvation prayer.
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Hello beloved friends in Christ. Today we visited Kawerau, in Bay of Plenty. Ian, Marion and Tem joined us today, taking over the barbecue duties to free up Brother Logan and myself for ministering to the public, and Brother Pio to sing.
The Holy Spirit lead us to the perfect spot, next to New World. Two people received deliverance and 109 people declared Jesus their saviour. Brother Ian prayed salvation prayer with two people, witnessing a supernatural shift in both immediately. Thank you Jesus.
The people of Kawerau really appreciated the free barbecue. We also handed out quite a few bibles, thank you Lord.
The crew for the day, Ian, Marion, Logan, Pio, Tem and and a sister in Christ who sang a beautiful gospel song.
Kaingaroa Forest Village
Twenty minutes west of Murupara. We were invited to fellowship at New Beginnings Church in Murupara, with a mens breakfast at 8.00am, then service at 10.30.
A couple of people we met at the market outreach attended, which was great to see. A young man invited off the street to the men’s breakfast, and sat down next to me. So I was able to minister with him for a while, then he allowed me to pray for him for new opportunities and educational courses in Rotarua, and made the decision to receive Jesus into his heart. What a divine appointment, thank you Jesus.
We were asked to share what God is doing through the outreach and encourage the church to share the good news. Brother Pio prayed a powerful deliverance prayer with the congregation, addressing the spirit of death, suicide and abortion.
After service we enjoyed lunch and fellowship, then headed of to Kiangaroa village for Barbaque outreach. When we arrived the shop was closed, so not many people around. Brother Tem and Logan went walking the streets to invite people to the barbecue. A few people turned up, with seven souls repeating the salvation prayer.
Kaingaroa is a small village of about 200 residents.
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Kia ora, friends in Christ. We arrived in Murupara on 16th of June. Beloved brother and sister in Christ, Ian and Marion Frazer, invited us to stay with them at their property in Murupara. Ian and Marion greeted us with such love and zeal for the Lord.
They are involved in outreach barbecues, ministry and sharing the good news here and in neighbouring towns. I even met the fruit of this work at Church Without Walls in Rotorua. One meeting, I was fellowshipping with a young man I met, he shared how God’s love and compassion poured out through Ian, as he discipled and prayed with him in Murupara.
He is filled with joy and zeal for the Lord, Glory to Jesus. Ian and Marion are two of the most humble, beautiful, kind and giving people I have met, fruits of the Spirit of God on full display.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy peace, long-suffering,kindness,goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Marion is cooking for us everyday, they join us in outreach and continually bless us every day, in so many ways. They have a great compassion for the lost souls, drawing in new local salvations into church, for discipling, with men’s breakfasts, and prayer meetings.
We look forward to attending their local church, New Beginnings, on Sunday, and are referring new believers in Christ there.
We clearly see, this town is in great need for God’s intervention and the power in gospel of Jesus Christ. The region is still reeling from a youth suicide just two weeks ago.
Psalm 72:12-14. For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper. He will spare the poor and needy. He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
We did notice the temperature is cooler here than Rotorua. Ian and Miriam offered lodging in their cosy fire heated home.
Both brothers Pio and Logan jumped at the offer, while for me, I am well warm enough under my multiple winter duvets.
Our first outreach here in Murupara was a barbecue at the local shops. We found a community of beautiful, friendly people, as 76 precious souls received the light of Jesus into their hearts.
Holy Spirit positioned us perfectly next to an ATM machine frequently used and the only 4 Square shop in town.
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Ruatahuna is located central Te Urewera, 1 hour from Murupara.
We travelled on mostly windy gravel roads, when brother Logan suffering a touch of motion sickness. So we elected him to drive and focus on the road.
We travelled through some of the most beautiful mature native forest I have seen. When we arrived, there were wild horses, grazing just behind where we are standing here, next to the shop.
The town was very quiet. We learned that most of the local people were away at Kapa Haka. We persevered anyway, and we were well rewarded, meeting once again, really friendly, lovely people. Ten of which surrendered their lives to Jesus.
Psalm 19:1. The Heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Psalm 149:4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Riria blessed brother Logan with a special flax art work.
Riria, received Jesus and a bible, and was touched by God, and truely appreciated the bible.
Proverbs 11:25. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered.
We enjoyed our time at the market. A lovely atmosphere, God’s presence, obviously, with music from brother Pio, singing gospel songs, and this time using our gazebo.
54 blessed souls, declared Jesus as their saviour, hallelujah! We later enjoyed fellowship back home with brother Tom and sister Karon, whom we meet at the market, joining us.
I 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.
Thank you for joining us on this update, I will now try to post daily updates on our journey with the Lord.
Also just let you know, there are more pages, still in development, coming soon to this website. These will include a monthly news letter and a testimony page, where we will post testimony’s from believers in Christ, of what He has done for them.
We believe when a person shares their personal testimony, ii is very powerful, not only for the hearers, but for themselves, confirming God’s grace and mercy upon them, in what the blood of Jesus has done for them, in healing and deliverance and overcoming sin.
Revelation 12:11. ” And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to death.
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