November 2025 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, Another year has almost run its course – and it has been a year of trouble and uncertainty and fear for many in this world. Despite the uncertainties around us, for the believer, we can be filled with hope “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13). We have hope because our sins have been forgiven; hope because we have One to help and guide us each day so that we need not rely on our own wisdom; hope because we have a sure and certain future in Heaven with the […]

May 2025 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, “Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify Thy name.” John 12:27 KJV. When the Lord Jesus prayed this prayer, He did not pray to be saved from the situation, but He subjected all his emotions and trouble of soul to the Father’s will, that the Father’s name would be glorified. “… and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 KJV. Esther, while prayer is not mentioned, would respond to Mordecai with a request for fasting, and she would fast likewise (prayer implied). Again, […]

May 2024 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, 1 Peter 2:21. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us,leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. We often look up to people that inspire, encourage and challenge us in our lives. Such persons are mentors that take us under their wings to give us advice and instruction. Moses took Joshua to encourage and strengthen him to lead the children of Israel into the promised land (Deuteronomy 3:28). Elijah took Elisha to be the next prophet in his stead (1 Kings 19:16), and after leaving his parents Elisha followed him wherever Elijah went (2 Kings 2:2). Paul adopted Timothy as a beloved and faithful son praying […]

November 2023 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, As we draw towards the close of another year, one thing is certain – there are no guarantees in this life. There is no guarantee that we will make it to next year, or to our next birthday, or that we will see tomorrow. The only thing that is guaranteed in this life is death (and taxes) according to one famous writer. Yet the Bible gives us a guarantee by God, of who we are and what He will do. Ephesians 1:13-14. “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy […]

May 2023 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6) How often do we start a task, a job or a project and we never seem to get it finished? Perhaps we lose interest or another job takes priority. Maybe there are events out of our control that prevent us from progressing further. Not so with the LORD. When God created the heaven and the earth He saw everything that He had made and it was very good, such that on the seventh day He rested, for it was finished (Genesis 2:1-2). When God’s Son died […]

November 2022 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, This world is in turmoil and men’s hearts are failing them for fear, but as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, we have the assurance that God is in full control of every situation. First Corinthians chapter13:4, shows us that God is patient and long-suffering. May we follow His example, and be patient and endure until His return. Charity suffers long. Charity (love) originates from God for ‘God is love’ (1 John 4:8). Love is personified in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ as He displayed it in His life and in His death on the cross. ‘Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent […]

May 2022 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, The current war in Ukraine has no apparent end in the near future. With reports of Ukrainian forces fighting against Russian troops, there are bombs and missile strikes in civilian areas in the battle for cities in the Ukraine. Thousands of people have been killed and many more displaced from their homes. There is great uncertainty in this war, and who will be the victor, despite both sides claiming they will prevail in the end. For the Christian, there is another war going on – the flesh versus the Spirit. “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so […]

November 2021 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, ‘But those on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard theword, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience’ Luke 8:15 The biggest sand island in the world, Fraser Island, is home to a multitude of plants, trees and vegetation. But how can anything grow in sand? A fungus helps nutrients to appear and survive in the sand, and therefore allows seeds to then germinate and grow. Otherwise, it would be impossible for growth in such poor soil. This reminds us of the Lord Jesus’ parable of the sower and the seed (the word of God) as it was scattered to different environments (Luke 8:4-15). There […]

August 2021 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, Despite worldwide quarantines, lockdowns and periods of isolation, God is still at work in this pandemic. From the very first verse of our Bibles we read of God at work in creation (Genesis 1:1). But what was God’s occupation before He created the heaven and the earth? The scriptures mention at least five divine acts: Love (for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. John 17:24). There was everlasting and perfect love of the Father for his Son. Wisdom (I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was…when he appointed the foundations of the earth. Proverbs 8:23-29). There was wisdom from God which was by him […]

May 2021 Dear Friends and Prayer Partners, During the past 12 months we have all wondered how long this pandemic will continue, and what purposes God will accomplish in allowing such a global event to occur. Our finite minds will never know, but for the believer there is always hope and joy at the end of turmoil. Psalm 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Such seasons are temporary. The restrictions faced in lockdown and quarantine are temporary. The time away from friends, family and loved ones is temporary. In God’s divine plan this pandemic is temporary. However just as seasons of […]