{"id":2956,"date":"2026-02-22T22:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T22:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:51:17","slug":"138-18-feb-2026-evangelising-in-richmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2956","title":{"rendered":"138. 18-Feb 2026: Evangelising in Richmond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you Father, for blessing us with another beautiful day in the Nelson region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we are back in Richmond, witnessing around the Mall. We called in to Don and Diane&#8217;s home to pick up the booklets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don and Diane Ross shared their powerful ministry with Jesus over the past years. They were missionaries, sharing Jesus on Russian ships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God had given them one thousand bibles, written in Russian, to distribute to the sailors and people abroad. They shared how God made a way for each of these precious bibles to get into the hands of people all around the world, praise God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time He protected them and they found favour though some dangerous times. <\/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 18:28-30 <\/strong> For You will light my lamp;<br>The\u00a0Lord\u00a0my God will enlighten my darkness.<br>For by You I can\u00a0run against a troop,<br>By my God I can leap over a wall.<br>As for\u00a0God,\u00a0His way\u00a0is\u00a0perfect;<br>The word of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0is\u00a0proven;<br>He\u00a0is\u00a0a shield\u00a0to all who trust in Him.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God showed them a confirmation once, of how one bible made it through to a region in Russia. That one bible was copied and transferred to many towns up a coastline, where thousands of people received the life and light of Christ, praise God. Who know&#8217;s God&#8217;s wonderful plans, but those who trust in Him, to lead them, Amen.<\/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>2 Corinthians 4:6.<\/strong>  For it is the God&nbsp;who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has&nbsp;shone in our hearts to&nbsp;give&nbsp;the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<\/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>Ecclesiastes 11:5. <\/strong> As&nbsp;you do not know what&nbsp;is&nbsp;the way of the&nbsp;wind,<br>Or&nbsp;how the bones&nbsp;grow&nbsp;in the womb of her who is with child,<br>So you do not know the works of God who makes everything.<\/mark><\/em><\/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=\"Evangelising in Richmond 18 February 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/845PHEuN17k?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 witnessed to the people in the same area&#8217;s around and in the Mall. Holy Spirit worked powerfully, turning twenty six people to Jesus and sowing many seeds of life, glory to Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">J<\/mark><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>oel 2:32.<\/strong> And it shall come to pass<br>That&nbsp;whoever calls on the name of the&nbsp;Lord<br>Shall be&nbsp;saved.<br>For&nbsp;in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be&nbsp;deliverance,<br>As the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;has said,<br>Among&nbsp;the remnant whom the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;calls.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2214\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_160207-scaled-e1771746281751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_160207-scaled-e1771746281751.jpg 2214w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_160207-scaled-e1771746281751-1000x650.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_160207-scaled-e1771746281751-2000x1299.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_160207-scaled-e1771746281751-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_160207-scaled-e1771746281751-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_160207-scaled-e1771746281751-2048x1330.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2214px) 100vw, 2214px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We met brother in Christ, Johnathan and family outside Kmart again. We enjoyed fellowship once again, praise God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnathan said he showed the tract we gave him, to a paster at his Church. They were impressed with it. Johnathan asked if he could have a few, for outreach. We gladly gave him a good stack of tracts and the details of the resource ministry distributing them for free. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>( Operation 513 NZ )<\/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 96:3.<\/strong>  Oh,&nbsp;sing to the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;a new song!<br>Sing to the&nbsp;Lord, all the earth.<br>Sing to the&nbsp;Lord, bless His name;<br>Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.<br>Declare His glory among the&nbsp;nations,<br>His wonders among all peoples.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank You Father God, for all Your divine leadings, connecting us with Your beloved children. We are one big family thanks to your beautiful Son Jesus. Thank You Jesus for Your perfect love, joy and peace, flowing through each of us. Thank You Holy Spirit for helping us to unite in The Truth, The Way and The Life of Jesus The Christ.<\/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 2:19-22.<\/strong>  Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,&nbsp;having been&nbsp;built&nbsp;on the foundation of the&nbsp;apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being&nbsp;the chief cornerstone,&nbsp;in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into&nbsp;a holy temple in the Lord,&nbsp;in whom you also are being built together for a&nbsp;dwelling place of God in the Spirit.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God bless you all with cups overflowing, with the goodness of God, in Christ Jesus.<\/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>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 Richmond<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Richmond<\/strong> is a town and the seat of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tasman,_New_Zealand\">Tasman District Council<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand\">New Zealand<\/a>. It lies 13 kilometres (8&nbsp;mi) south of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson,_New_Zealand\">Nelson<\/a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Island\">South Island<\/a>, close to the southern extremity of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tasman_Bay\">Tasman Bay<\/a>. The town, first settled by Europeans in 1842,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richmond,_Tasman#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;was named in 1854 after the town of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richmond_on_Thames\">Richmond on Thames<\/a>&nbsp;near London. The town has an estimated population of 19,950 as of June 2025.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richmond,_Tasman#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although most of Richmond lies outside the boundaries of Nelson City and the town is considered a separate urban area, Richmond is part of the wider Nelson metropolitan area along with nearby&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brightwater\">Brightwater<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hope,_New_Zealand\">Hope<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C4%81pua,_New_Zealand\">M\u0101pua<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wakefield,_New_Zealand\">Wakefield<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richmond,_Tasman#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The two&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unitary_authority\">unitary authorities<\/a>&nbsp;(Nelson and Tasman) co-operate for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tourism\">tourism<\/a>-marketing purposes via &#8220;Latitude Nelson&#8221;. As of 2020&nbsp;Richmond forms part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson_(New_Zealand_electorate)\">Nelson parliamentary electorate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richmond,_Tasman\"><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you Father, for blessing us with another beautiful day in the Nelson region. Today we are back in Richmond, witnessing around the Mall. We called in to Don and Diane&#8217;s home to pick up the booklets. Don and Diane Ross shared their powerful ministry with Jesus over the past years. 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