{"id":3135,"date":"2026-03-09T01:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:51:45","slug":"146-2-mar-2026-interview-with-marama-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=3135","title":{"rendered":"146. 2-Mar 2026: Interview with Marama Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank You Father God, for all Your wonderful works in Your world. Hello family in Christ, today we are moving on, to New Plymouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lord placed on my heart to ask Marama to share her testimony with the Lord and some of what He has, and is currently doing through the body of Christ in Whangarei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I quickly realised, to cover everything, would require a lengthy interview, but I left it all in Jesus beautiful hands. To Him be all the glory, 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>Mathew 6:33.<\/strong>  But&nbsp;seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marama agreed to share the light of Christ in her life and community, praise God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please bear in mind, this is the very first interview, we have taken part in. The only polish and editing taken place, is by God Himself in His testimony of wonderful works, through us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost all content has not been edited. The exception being a couple of videos that needed to be shortened, for them to be downloadable, including this one, the longest one yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst we are still learning this technology , God has put on my heart to keep everything real, and to ignore the temptation of pretentiousness. ( Self seeking or seeking approval from man )<\/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>Galatians 1:10-12.<\/strong> For&nbsp;do I now&nbsp;persuade men, or God? Or&nbsp;do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of 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\">But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.&nbsp;For&nbsp;I neither received it from man, nor was I taught&nbsp;it,&nbsp;but&nbsp;it came&nbsp;through the revelation of Jesus Christ.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Proverbs 14:23 <\/strong> In all labor there is profit,<br>But&nbsp;idle chatter&nbsp;leads&nbsp;only to poverty.<\/mark><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We want your experience here, to be completely in truth and in the Spirit of God. Nothing censored or filtered through the flesh, just pure vulnerability and trust, as a child, holding our Father&#8217;s hand through Lord Jesus 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>Mathew 18:3-5. <\/strong> Then Jesus called a little&nbsp;child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said,&nbsp;\u201cAssuredly, I say to you,&nbsp;unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.&nbsp;Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.&nbsp;Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.<\/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=\"Marama Day interview 2 March 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JbyXM2H7Pws?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><strong>Marama Day Interview<\/strong> <\/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>Colossians 3:23-24 NKJ.<\/strong> And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,&nbsp;knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance;&nbsp;for&nbsp;you serve the Lord Christ.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the interview with sister Marama, we departed for New Plymouth. But before we left, Marama recommended we called into  Maori Postal Aotearoa, in Whanganui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are an evangelical resource provider, which produces, duel, bilingual, biblical content, in Te Reo Maori and English. They are suppling many ministry outreaches across the nation, praise God  and Glory to Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1378\" height=\"1664\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260302_133758-scaled-e1773014329790.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260302_133758-scaled-e1773014329790.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260302_133758-scaled-e1773014329790-828x1000.jpg 828w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260302_133758-scaled-e1773014329790-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260302_133758-scaled-e1773014329790-1272x1536.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1378px) 100vw, 1378px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Malachi to the right of me<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We met Brother&#8217;s in Christ &#8211; Malachi &amp; Char Williams, National Directors of Maori Postal Aotearoa. Malachi graciously took me on a tour of the ministry, printing facility. We were amazed at the scope of literature being produced here and on display. Thank You Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have even produced a range of ministry courses, for adults and children, from pre-school to college. This includes a grading service as well. Praise God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family run, printing operation is professionally set up, with high tech equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lord gifted us a great blessing, as Malachi &amp; Char, loaded us up with boxes of precious spiritual food, to be handed out to the thirsty and hungry souls in our nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A divine appointment and blessing from God, that will produce a mighty fruit for the Kingdom of Heaven, 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>1 Corinthians 15:58.<\/strong>  Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing&nbsp;that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank You Father God You are always faithful. Just as we are running out of ministry supplies, You always come through with an abundance. Thank You 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>Luke 12:24.<\/strong>  Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and&nbsp;God feeds them. 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