{"id":1606,"date":"2025-09-30T02:22:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T02:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2025-10-01T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:36:09","slug":"77-26-sep-2025-blenheim-marlborough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1606","title":{"rendered":"77. 26-Sep 2025: Blenheim, Marlborough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Praise God, Hallelujah! for all You are doing. Hello friends in Christ. We are in Blenheim again, at the same spot as last time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again the Holy Spirit took over, drawing many people into Jesus. Another fine but windy north westerly day. This is the predominant weather pattern for this region, drying the landscape brown over the summer months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grass or forest fires are common in the summer season, taking only a spark from farm machinery to ignite.<\/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=\"Blenheim, Marlborough, 28 September 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KwOEXWbxyKU?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 for Barbecue again, and brother Pio brought out the guitar to sing a few gospel songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People trickled through all day, to receive food, water, bibles and prayer. Some hung around for fellowship, which was lovely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250926_132516-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250926_132516-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250926_132516-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250926_132516-2000x1126.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250926_132516-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250926_132516-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250926_132516-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A representative from the Blenheim council, Jamie approached us about the speaker. According to Jamie, there had been a number of complaints about the speaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The friendly councilman Jamie, provided a paper saying we need to apply for a permit for an amplified speaker in public. So we turned the speaker off and said we will keep it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked Jamie if I could pray for him, and he said yes. So I prayed blessings over him and family. He then agreed to accept Jesus into his heart. A divine appointment from God, Hallelujah!<\/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 6:44 <\/strong> <sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me&nbsp;draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Holy Spirit drew in 38 precious souls to Jesus today, glory to Jesus. We are constantly in awe of what our faithful Father in Heaven is doing here on earth, and for the people of New Zealand.<\/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 6:37-40 <\/strong> All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and&nbsp;the one who comes to Me I will&nbsp;by no means cast out.<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>For I have come down from heaven,&nbsp;not to do My own will,&nbsp;but the will of Him who sent Me.&nbsp;<\/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\">This is the will of the Father who sent Me,&nbsp;that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.&nbsp;And this is the will of Him who sent Me,&nbsp;that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day<\/mark><\/em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I was thinking how so glad New Zealand has decided not to agree with the two state solution, as most of the nations have done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God has said in His Holy word that Israel will never be divided again and who ever curses Israel with be cursed themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand has made the right choice, concerning this agreement, which is an abomination before God, who sees all things.<\/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>Ezekiel 37:21-22 <\/strong> Then say to them, \u2018Thus says the Lord&nbsp;God: \u201cSurely&nbsp;I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land;&nbsp;and&nbsp;I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and&nbsp;one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again.<\/mark><\/em>&#8220;<\/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>Genesis12:3 <\/strong> &#8216;I will bless those who bless you,<br>And I will curse him who curses you;<br>And in&nbsp;you all the families of the earth shall be&nbsp;blessed.\u2019<\/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>Numbers 24:9 <\/strong> \u2018He&nbsp;bows down, he lies down as a lion;<br>And as a lion, who shall rouse him?\u2019<\/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\">\u201cBlessed&nbsp;is&nbsp;he who blesses you,<br>And cursed&nbsp;is&nbsp;he who curses you.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is nothing hidden from our Creator in Heaven. He sees behind closed doors and into the hearts of all people, and will one day judge us all on the account of what we have done in our time here on earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will find out if our names are in the book of eternal life. If anyone&#8217;s name is not written in the Book of Life, will be cast into the lake of fire.<\/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>Revelation 20:11-15 <\/strong> Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face&nbsp;the earth and the heaven fled away.&nbsp;And there was found no place for them.&nbsp;And I saw the dead,&nbsp;small and great, standing before&nbsp;God,&nbsp;and books were opened. And another&nbsp;book was opened, which is&nbsp;the Book&nbsp;of Life. <\/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\">And the dead were judged&nbsp;according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.&nbsp;The sea gave up the dead who were in it,&nbsp;and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them.&nbsp;And they were judged, each one according to his works.&nbsp;<\/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\">Then&nbsp;Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire.&nbsp;This is the second&nbsp;death.&nbsp;And anyone not found written in the Book of Life&nbsp;was cast into the lake of fire.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord Jesus, we pray that You open the eyes and hearts of the lost souls of this world. Have mercy upon them. Water the seeds of Christ planted in them, that they will turn to You from darkness to light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask You to make divine appointments for the lost, that they be pulled away from the fiery pits of hell, into Your loving arms of life in abundance. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God bless you all, from your brother in Christ, please comment by clicking on the post title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ServantsinChrist\">www.youtube.com\/@ServantsinChrist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>____________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Blenheim<\/strong>&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blenheim<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\">\/\u02c8bl\u025bn\u026am\/<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\"><em>BLEN-im<\/em><\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C4%81ori_language\">M\u0101ori<\/a>:&nbsp;<em>Waiharakeke<\/em>) is the most populous&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Town\">town<\/a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regions_of_New_Zealand\">region<\/a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marlborough_Region\">Marlborough<\/a>, in the north east of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Island\">South Island<\/a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand\">New Zealand<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> It has an estimated population of 30,300 as of June 2024.&nbsp;The surrounding&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marlborough_wine_region\">Marlborough wine region<\/a>&nbsp;is well known as the centre of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand_wine\">New Zealand wine<\/a>&nbsp;industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It enjoys one of New Zealand&#8217;s sunniest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Climate\">climates<\/a>, with warm, relatively dry summers and cool, crisp winters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1184\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png 1184w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-1000x730.png 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-768x560.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blenheim is named after the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Blenheim\">Battle of Blenheim<\/a>&nbsp;(1704) in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession\">War of the Spanish Succession<\/a>, where troops led by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough\">John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough<\/a>&nbsp;defeated a combined French and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bavaria\">Bavarian<\/a>&nbsp;force. The New Zealand&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ministry_for_Culture_and_Heritage\">Ministry for Culture and Heritage<\/a>&nbsp;gives a translation of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phormium_tenax\">flax<\/a>&nbsp;stream&#8221; for the town&#8217;s M\u0101ori name,&nbsp;<em>Waiharakeke<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>____________________________________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Praise God, Hallelujah! for all You are doing. Hello friends in Christ. We are in Blenheim again, at the same spot as last time. Once again the Holy Spirit took over, drawing many people into Jesus. Another fine but windy north westerly day. 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