{"id":2954,"date":"2026-02-22T22:31:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T22:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:46:41","slug":"137-17-feb-outreach-in-nelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2954","title":{"rendered":"137. 17-Feb 2026: Outreach in Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello Family in Christ. Praise God, another beautiful day in the Nelson region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We witnessed in the same location in central Main Street. The street was not as busy as the previous Saturday, but there were still plenty of lost souls to witness to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We met a couple in Christ who stopped to fellowship, Don and Diane Ross. Don shared a booklet, the Lord had produced through him of his amazing testimony finding God. They expressed how they would like to bless us with copies to hand out to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I immediately knew this was God and after reading the booklet, we arranged to pick up the copies from their home the next day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald&#8217;s testimony is quite powerful, as he relates to all who don&#8217;t know God. He shares how, through his youth, he always felt empty with no direction or purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in good times he still sensed a void in his heart. Of course we know this is the absence of relationship with our Creator and true Father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He goes on to share how that void was filled when he found God. Then his dysfunctional family also were delivered from darkness to light, through the revelation of Christ in him. Isn&#8217;t God good, 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>Ecclesiastes 3:11 <\/strong> He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that\u00a0no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.<\/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>Revelation 12:11 <\/strong> And&nbsp;they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,&nbsp;and they did not love their lives to the death.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We met Sister in Christ, Renee, who popped in for fellowship. She informed us, Aspire Church in the carpark, where we were parked where doing a free coffee outreach at the same at that time. But we were a little late, as they were just finishing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, thirty people decided to pray with us, to receive Jesus into their hearts, praise God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank You Jesus for leading and guiding all that happens on the street. You are always in the midst, orchestrating every divine appointment, miracle, healing and deliverance. Thank You Holy Spirit.<\/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 31:3 <\/strong>  For You&nbsp;are&nbsp;my rock and my fortress;<br>Therefore,&nbsp;for Your name\u2019s sake,<br>Lead me and guide me.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for joining us here, you are welcome to leave a comment if you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God bless you all in the mighty name of Jesus.<\/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 Nelson<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nelson<\/strong>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand\">city<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Districts_of_New_Zealand\">unitary authority<\/a>&nbsp;on the eastern shores of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tasman_Bay\">Tasman Bay<\/a>&nbsp;at the top of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Island\">South Island<\/a>&nbsp;of New Zealand. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-oldest settled city in the country; it was established in 1841 and became a city by British&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_charter\">royal charter<\/a>&nbsp;in 1858.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand#cite_note-TeAra_places1-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson City is bordered to the west and south-west by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tasman_District\">Tasman District<\/a>&nbsp;and to the north-east, east and south-east by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marlborough_District\">Marlborough District<\/a>. The Nelson urban area has a population of 50,800,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;making it New Zealand&#8217;s 15th most populous urban area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson is well known for its thriving local arts and crafts scene; each year, the city hosts events popular with locals and tourists alike, such as the Nelson Arts Festival.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Naming\"><strong>Naming<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson was named in honour of Admiral&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson\">Horatio Nelson<\/a>, who defeated both the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_French_Empire\">French<\/a>&nbsp;and Spanish fleets at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Trafalgar\">Battle of Trafalgar<\/a>&nbsp;in 1805. Many roads and public areas around the city are named after people and ships associated with that battle. Inhabitants of the city are referred to as Nelsonians; Trafalgar Street is its main shopping axis.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\">citation needed<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C4%81ori_language\">M\u0101ori<\/a>&nbsp;name,&nbsp;<em>Whakat\u016b<\/em>,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand#cite_note-Maori-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;means &#8216;construct&#8217;, &#8216;raise&#8217;, or &#8216;establish&#8217;.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an article to&nbsp;<em>The Colonist<\/em>&nbsp;newspaper on 16 July 1867, Francis Stevens described Nelson as &#8220;The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naples\">Naples<\/a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Hemisphere\">Southern Hemisphere<\/a>&#8220;.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand#cite_note-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Today, Nelson is nicknamed &#8220;Sunny Nelson&#8221; due to its high sunshine hours per year and the &#8220;Top of the South&#8221; because of its geographic location.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\">citation needed<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand_Sign_Language\">New Zealand Sign Language<\/a>, the name is signed by putting the index and middle fingers together which are raised to the nose until the fingertips touch the nose, then move the hand forward so that the fingers point slightly forward away from oneself.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand#cite_note-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand\"><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Family in Christ. 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