{"id":1331,"date":"2025-09-04T08:34:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2025-09-05T07:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:28:46","slug":"60-3-sep-2025-newtown-wellington-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1331","title":{"rendered":"60. 3-Sep 2025: Newtown Barbecue, Wellington City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello friends in Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a magnificent day the Lord gave us today. We went to Newtown centre to give out a free barbecue to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newtown is a less affluent area of Wellington, so we were very excited to go and share the Good News of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Newtown, Wellington City, 3 September 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGwhciOcCFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We set up outside an Anglican Church and we met Ps Paul, lead paster of the church. Many homeless people came for prayer, food and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a team rule, where anyone can have as many sausages on bread or water as they like, some folks don&#8217;t want prayer and we respect that, regardless we offer the food and bibles to the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the homeless are really hungry because of addictions and strongholds in their lives.  Our hearts go out to them and feeding the homeless is a delight as all honour and glory goes to our Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>1 John 3:17<\/strong>  But&nbsp;whoever has this world\u2019s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Proverbs 21:13<\/strong>  Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor<br>Will cry out himself and not be answered.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community responded so well, obviously Father God had gone before us to prepared the hearts of the Newtown residents, to receive His blessings, through His beautiful Son Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Ephesians 3:20.<\/strong> Now&nbsp;to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly&nbsp;above all that we ask or think,&nbsp;according to the power that works in us,&nbsp;to Him&nbsp;be&nbsp;glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1673\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_123942-scaled-e1756969041962.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_123942-scaled-e1756969041962.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_123942-scaled-e1756969041962-1000x654.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_123942-scaled-e1756969041962-2000x1307.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_123942-scaled-e1756969041962-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_123942-scaled-e1756969041962-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_123942-scaled-e1756969041962-2048x1338.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We met brother and sister in Christ, Fred and his wife, who stayed awhile for an amazing fellowship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brother Fred shared some of his testimony of how God healed and restored him.  He told us how Jesus has given him a calling in evangelism, and how passionate he is about this work that The Lord is doing through him. Praise God, glory to Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>John 15:8<\/strong>. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit;&nbsp;so you will be My disciples.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1690\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_131507-scaled-e1756969312476.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_131507-scaled-e1756969312476.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_131507-scaled-e1756969312476-1000x880.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_131507-scaled-e1756969312476-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_131507-scaled-e1756969312476-1536x1352.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We met, an on-fire, sister in Christ, absolutely radiating the glory of Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has not long been in the Lord and has not yet read all the bible. But I sense the Lord is doing an accelerated work in her. In these last days, I sense this is the case for many new believers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have met many new believers we have prayed for, that weeks later, are now on-fire for Jesus. Filled with love, peace and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Ephesians 3:16 <\/strong> May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened&nbsp;and&nbsp;spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Romans 8:16 <\/strong>The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1907\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_153329-scaled-e1756969450836.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_153329-scaled-e1756969450836.jpg 1907w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_153329-scaled-e1756969450836-1000x912.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_153329-scaled-e1756969450836-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250903_153329-scaled-e1756969450836-1536x1401.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1907px) 100vw, 1907px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We met another brother in Christ, who also stayed awhile for fellowship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He prayed for us, and we prayed for him, God&#8217;s word was flowing like a fountain, watering all the people who could hear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Praise You father God for bringing the body of Christ together in Your perfect love and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Psalm 36:9<\/strong>  For with You&nbsp;is&nbsp;the fountain of life;<br>In Your light we see light.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All up 104 precious souls made the decision to surrender their lives to Jesus, Hallelujah! Glory to Jesus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are constantly amazed at all the miracles God is working on the streets of New Zealand. Thank You Father, praise be to You our almighty Creator, in Christ Jesus, our King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would love you to hear your testimony. Leave a comment by clicking on the post title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings to you all, with love from your brother in Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y<em>ou can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ServantsinChrist\">www.youtube.com\/@ServantsinChrist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends in Christ. What a magnificent day the Lord gave us today. We went to Newtown centre to give out a free barbecue to the community. Newtown is a less affluent area of Wellington, so we were very excited to go and share the Good News of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus. 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