{"id":840,"date":"2025-07-25T11:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=840"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:27:21","slug":"29-25-july-2025-carterton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=840","title":{"rendered":"29. 25-Jul 2025: Carterton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello children of light, this morning we arrived in Carterton. As soon as I hopped out of the bus a sister in Christ was inviting us to lunch and fellowship at The Little Haven outreach on the Main Street in town. This was a lovely surprise and blessing from God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1933\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130136-scaled-e1753434515110.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130136-scaled-e1753434515110.jpg 1933w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130136-scaled-e1753434515110-1000x745.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130136-scaled-e1753434515110-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130136-scaled-e1753434515110-1536x1145.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1933px) 100vw, 1933px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had such a lovely time with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Pastor Johan shared some Proverbs and we swapped tracts.<\/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>Proverbs 3:13<\/strong>.  Happy&nbsp;is&nbsp;the man&nbsp;who&nbsp;finds wisdom, And the man&nbsp;who&nbsp;gains understanding;<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"2202\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_122616-scaled-e1753434941843.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_122616-scaled-e1753434941843.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_122616-scaled-e1753434941843-654x1000.jpg 654w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_122616-scaled-e1753434941843-1309x2000.jpg 1309w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_122616-scaled-e1753434941843-768x1174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_122616-scaled-e1753434941843-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_122616-scaled-e1753434941843-1340x2048.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at this beautiful food, Logen tucking in. We enjoyed a home cooked, three course meal, with leek and potato soup, roast lamb and cream jam scones.<\/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 25:35<\/strong>.  for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink;&nbsp;I was a stranger and you took Me in;<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130346-scaled-e1753433963213.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130346-scaled-e1753433963213.jpg 896w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130346-scaled-e1753433963213-768x776.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I met Jenny, who has a brother who attends Ignite Faith Church, my home Church in Auckland. There are no coincidences.<\/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 Philippians 1:6<\/strong>. being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun&nbsp;a good work in you will complete&nbsp;it&nbsp;until the day of Jesus Christ;<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1033\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130358-scaled-e1753434113745.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130358-scaled-e1753434113745.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130358-scaled-e1753434113745-1000x794.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_130358-scaled-e1753434113745-768x610.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary is so on fire for Jesus, she was very excited to see the Souls for Christ buses drive into town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She gave me a lovely prayer sheet and showed me a beautiful song they sing. (come as you are, Jesus remember me, Holy, Holy, Holy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><em><strong>Psalm 57:7<\/strong>.  My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;<br>I will sing and give praise.<\/em><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><em><strong>Mathew 5:8<\/strong>.  Blessed&nbsp;are&nbsp;the pure in heart, For&nbsp;they shall see God.<\/em><\/mark><\/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\/07\/20250725_131201-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_131201-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_131201-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_131201-2000x1126.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_131201-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_131201-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250725_131201-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brother Logen and Ps Johan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ps Johan is the pastor of Little Haven church, a man filled with the joy of the Lord, is an absolute joy to be around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>John 15:11<\/strong>.  These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and&nbsp;that&nbsp;your joy may be full.<\/mark><\/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=\"Carterton. 25 July 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0VU9GdGnGk?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>Today the sun was out but the street was fairly quiet. Still the Lord received eleven souls into the Kingdom of Heaven. We handed out invitations to Haven Church to make it their place of worship and felleowship in The Lord, and encouraged them to develop a relationship with Jesus. We then left Carterton for Upper Hutt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you all for following our journey with Jesus. And thank you to our new friends in Christ in Carterton, you received us with open arms, fed and watered us, physically and Spiritually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With love from your brother in Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello children of light, this morning we arrived in Carterton. As soon as I hopped out of the bus a sister in Christ was inviting us to lunch and fellowship at The Little Haven outreach on the Main Street in town. This was a lovely surprise and blessing from God. 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