{"id":1721,"date":"2025-10-07T03:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2025-10-07T12:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T12:18:01","slug":"80-3-aug-2025-colombo-street-christchurch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1721","title":{"rendered":"81. 3-Aug 2025: Colombo Street, Christchurch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello family in Christ. We are back on Colombo Street today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a little light rain and wind so we decided not to set up the table with bibles and drinks. We witnessed both ends of the streets again, praying for quite a few people, around 55 all up, glory to Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1856\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003_143100-scaled-e1759806410108.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003_143100-scaled-e1759806410108.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003_143100-scaled-e1759806410108-1000x967.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003_143100-scaled-e1759806410108-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003_143100-scaled-e1759806410108-1536x1485.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I met River on the street, who agreed to pray with me the salvation prayer, accepting Jesus into his heart, praise God, glory to Jesus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>River was very open to hearing the gospel of Jesus and received further ministering and blessings, thank You Holy Spirit. We wrapped up at about 5.00pm as the rain came in.<\/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>Acts 4:12 <\/strong>  Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.<\/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 11:36 <\/strong> For\u00a0of Him and through Him and to Him\u00a0are\u00a0all things,\u00a0to whom\u00a0be\u00a0glory forever. Amen.<\/mark><\/em><\/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 <strong>Christchurch<\/strong>, <strong>Colombo Street<\/strong>&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Colombo Street<\/strong>\u00a0is a main road of the city of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christchurch\">Christchurch<\/a>, New Zealand. It runs south-north through the centre of Christchurch with a break at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathedral_Square,_Christchurch\">Cathedral Square<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with many other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christchurch_Central_City\">central Christchurch<\/a>\u00a0streets, it is named for a colonial Anglican bishopric,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colombo\">Colombo<\/a>, Sri Lanka in what at the time was known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka\">Ceylon<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1738\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Parts of the street which run through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydenham,_New_Zealand\">Sydenham<\/a>\u00a0were known as\u00a0<strong>Addison Street<\/strong>\u00a0during the 1880s, and some parts were known as\u00a0<strong>Colombo Road<\/strong>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colombo_Street#cite_note-CSN-C-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>____________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello family in Christ. We are back on Colombo Street today. There was a little light rain and wind so we decided not to set up the table with bibles and drinks. We witnessed both ends of the streets again, praying for quite a few people, around 55 all up, glory to Jesus. 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