Here is our latest newsletter for November and December, 2009
NOVEMBER, Texas
In November we continued our ministry in Texas. On 4th November we ministered for our good friends, Dan and Kim Moon in Huntsville. On 7-8th November we spoke in Brazos Valley Cowboy Church in Bryan. It was great to spend time with Will and Hannah Fountain, the pastors of this vibrant church. On 7th November we also participated in the missions banquet of Network Bible Translators with David and Maria Skinner. On Tuesday, 10th November we ministered at Strong Tower Ministries, a rehab work, in Smithville. Mike and Kendra Adams are seeing many addicts set free by Jesus. On 11th November we ministered in Saddle Creek Church, Tomball; on 13-15th we were at Personal Development Center, a church in Lago Vista; on 20th and 22nd we were in Iglesia Restauracion in Houston. On Sunday, 29th November we spoke for the first time in Cowboy Way Church, Alvaredo. The fellowship with pastors Dan and Melanie Haby was really tremendous. In all of these churches links were established for future cooperation and participation in missions.
DECEMBER, United Kingdom
On 6th December we were in Wales, in Llandrindod Wells. Tim and Angie Price were students when Colin taught in Mattersey Hall, many moons ago. On 8th December we were in England, preaching for John Oakley in Dinnington. Sunday, 13th December saw us back in Wales, where Colin preached at Aberaman Pentecostal Church. On Sunday, 20th December we were in London with Rafael and Julia Casela, speaking for the Christmas Celebration of Full Gospel Tabernacle.
Christmas What a fun time. Christmas Dinner at our home in Penderyn with daughter, Julia and her kids, Charlotte and Rhys, plus Charlotte’s beaux, Alex. Then Boxing Day (on 28th) at Andrea’s house near Doncaster with children, grandchildren and friends. We are blessed.
2010 Back in Malaysia
This is what the schedule looks like so far for January and February :
4-8 January - Tung Ling Seminary, Kuala Lumpur
10 January – Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya
12 January – FGBMFI Taman Tun
13 January – Full Gospel Assembly staff meeting
14 January – FGBMFI Shah Alam
16 January – Asia Pacific Seminary - seminars
17 January – Oasis Church, Ara Damansara
19 January – TA Fellowship
20 January – FGA Staff meeting
FGBMFI the Summit Mall
27 January – FGA Staff meeting
28 Jan – 3Feb – Tung Ling Seminary, Singapore
30 January – Hinghwa Methodist Church, Singapore 31 January – Bethesda Bedok Tampines Church, Singapore
5-7 February – SIB Church, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
10 February – FGA Staff meeting
14 February – Harvest Christian Assembly, Klang
17 February – FGA Staff meeting
20-21 February – Full Gospel Assembly, Kuala Lumpur
24 February – FGA Staff meeting
26-28 February – SIB Church, Kuching, Sarawak
Please pray for effective ministry in all these places.
Yesterday (8th January) three churches in Kuala Lumpur were firebombed by Muslim extremists. Praise God no-one was injured, but pray that this will not escalate.
YOUR PRAYERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Newsletter September/October 2009
THE BLESSING CONTINUES
Texas
September and October saw a change of continent but a continuation of the blessing of God.
On 1st September Colin flew to Houston. Julia had to stay behind in Wales to take care of some pressing family matters.
On 2nd September Colin borrowed our daughter, Paula’s, car and drove to Lindale, Texas to take part in the annual missions conference of Calvary Commission. Just a word about Calvary Commission. It was launched by our good friends, Joe and Charlotte Fauss.
Through the ministry of Calvary Commission many people have been saved in prison, trained when they got out, and many have been launched into missions. We have been involved with them since a missions trip to Mexico in 1986. It was a great privilege to minister and be ministered to over the three days of the conference. The next three weeks were spent ministering in several churches in Texas. Julia finally arrived in Houston on 21st September.
Venezuela
On 1st October we flew to Venezuela. The journey from Caracas airport to Maracay was rapid and exciting, if not to say exhilarating. It was good to renew fellowship with pastor Ogla, whose husband, Jorge, was murdered earlier this year. She and their daughter, Maureen, and the whole church, are being sustained by the grace of God through all of this. In Venezuela we had the joy of teaching in the Id (Go) School of Missions in Salem Church in a place called Palo Negro. We feel this was a significant link for our future involvement in missions.
In Libertad Church, where Ogla is the pastor, Colin preached a series on Extending the Kingdom. This was interspersed by teaching in Escuela Impulso Ministerial, where a fine group of future leaders and missionaries have been training. The graduation of the students was on Monday, 12th October. It was a thrill to see the potential of those being launched out into the harvest fields. The plan is that some of the students will come to stay with us in Malaysia to gain more experience and training in missions.
On the Sunday before the graduation we were invited to minister in a church called Don Divina (Divine Gift). Colin preached in just one service – the second of their four Sunday services. It was wonderful to see about two dozen people go forward for salvation and one boy testify of being healed from deafness during the meeting.
Our journey back to Caracas airport from Maracay on 15th October, starting at 3am, was the most exciting yet, with the most manic taxi driver so far. His name was Freddy and he was certainly fearless.
Texas to Chicago and back
We were back in Texas for only one night after which we set off on a 2,800 miles drive via Nashville, Tennessee to call and see Colin’s sister, Christine and her husband, Paul, then on to preach in Florence, Kentucky for our old friend Cleddie Keith in Heritage Fellowship, and then on to Frankfort, Illinois where we had absolutely great fun with Keith and Val Tipple, and ministry in their church, International Community Church. We then did the reverse journey back to Paula’s home in Conroe, Texas.
The time in the US has been very profitable, especially in setting up links for future cooperation in missions. Several churches are planning to bring teams over to Malaysia.
Future plans
We are in Texas now until 1st December when we fly back to the UK. We have lots more ministry in the churches here. December will be spent in England and Wales, then Colin starts teaching in Tung Ling Seminary in Malaysia on 4th January.
Your prayers are very important to us.
Please keep us in prayer.
Our schedule for the rest of our time in Texas looks like this:
On Saturday morning (7th) I will be teaching at a Leadership Development seminar in Brazos Valley Cowboy Church, in Bryan. That same evening I will be speaking at a missions banquet in the Crossing Church in the Woodlands.
On Sunday (8th) I will be back preaching in the Brazos Valley Cowboy Church.
On Wednesday 11th I am scheduled to preach in Saddle Creek Church in Tomball.
From Friday to Sunday, 13th to 15th I will be doing a series of teaching in North Shore Life Development Center (I always spell it their way) just outside Austin.
From Friday to Sunday, 20th to 22nd, I will be doing more teaching seminars in Iglesia Restauracion in Houston.
On Sunday, 29th November I will be preaching in Cowboy Way Church in Alvaredo, Texas.
Texas
September and October saw a change of continent but a continuation of the blessing of God.
On 1st September Colin flew to Houston. Julia had to stay behind in Wales to take care of some pressing family matters.
On 2nd September Colin borrowed our daughter, Paula’s, car and drove to Lindale, Texas to take part in the annual missions conference of Calvary Commission. Just a word about Calvary Commission. It was launched by our good friends, Joe and Charlotte Fauss.
Through the ministry of Calvary Commission many people have been saved in prison, trained when they got out, and many have been launched into missions. We have been involved with them since a missions trip to Mexico in 1986. It was a great privilege to minister and be ministered to over the three days of the conference. The next three weeks were spent ministering in several churches in Texas. Julia finally arrived in Houston on 21st September.
Venezuela
On 1st October we flew to Venezuela. The journey from Caracas airport to Maracay was rapid and exciting, if not to say exhilarating. It was good to renew fellowship with pastor Ogla, whose husband, Jorge, was murdered earlier this year. She and their daughter, Maureen, and the whole church, are being sustained by the grace of God through all of this. In Venezuela we had the joy of teaching in the Id (Go) School of Missions in Salem Church in a place called Palo Negro. We feel this was a significant link for our future involvement in missions.
In Libertad Church, where Ogla is the pastor, Colin preached a series on Extending the Kingdom. This was interspersed by teaching in Escuela Impulso Ministerial, where a fine group of future leaders and missionaries have been training. The graduation of the students was on Monday, 12th October. It was a thrill to see the potential of those being launched out into the harvest fields. The plan is that some of the students will come to stay with us in Malaysia to gain more experience and training in missions.
On the Sunday before the graduation we were invited to minister in a church called Don Divina (Divine Gift). Colin preached in just one service – the second of their four Sunday services. It was wonderful to see about two dozen people go forward for salvation and one boy testify of being healed from deafness during the meeting.
Our journey back to Caracas airport from Maracay on 15th October, starting at 3am, was the most exciting yet, with the most manic taxi driver so far. His name was Freddy and he was certainly fearless.
Texas to Chicago and back
We were back in Texas for only one night after which we set off on a 2,800 miles drive via Nashville, Tennessee to call and see Colin’s sister, Christine and her husband, Paul, then on to preach in Florence, Kentucky for our old friend Cleddie Keith in Heritage Fellowship, and then on to Frankfort, Illinois where we had absolutely great fun with Keith and Val Tipple, and ministry in their church, International Community Church. We then did the reverse journey back to Paula’s home in Conroe, Texas.
The time in the US has been very profitable, especially in setting up links for future cooperation in missions. Several churches are planning to bring teams over to Malaysia.
Future plans
We are in Texas now until 1st December when we fly back to the UK. We have lots more ministry in the churches here. December will be spent in England and Wales, then Colin starts teaching in Tung Ling Seminary in Malaysia on 4th January.
Your prayers are very important to us.
Please keep us in prayer.
Our schedule for the rest of our time in Texas looks like this:
On Saturday morning (7th) I will be teaching at a Leadership Development seminar in Brazos Valley Cowboy Church, in Bryan. That same evening I will be speaking at a missions banquet in the Crossing Church in the Woodlands.
On Sunday (8th) I will be back preaching in the Brazos Valley Cowboy Church.
On Wednesday 11th I am scheduled to preach in Saddle Creek Church in Tomball.
From Friday to Sunday, 13th to 15th I will be doing a series of teaching in North Shore Life Development Center (I always spell it their way) just outside Austin.
From Friday to Sunday, 20th to 22nd, I will be doing more teaching seminars in Iglesia Restauracion in Houston.
On Sunday, 29th November I will be preaching in Cowboy Way Church in Alvaredo, Texas.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Newsletter July/August 2009
THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST
The month of July started out with us still in Semarang, Indonesia, teaching in the School of Acts. The 2nd July was especially notable as it was Julia’s 61st birthday (I had to spill the beans). The students gave her four cakes in total, one after the morning classes and three after the evening classes. The kindness and hospitality in Asia is still amazing to us after over thirty years. Besides the cakes she got flowers and a gift, but what really made her day was being taken by one of the brothers (while I was still teaching, I might add) to buy a Liverpool shirt (which she had not been able to find in Malaysia) for our grandson.
One frustration we still encounter in our travels we experienced on our way from and back to Malaysia – delayed flights – Air Asia strikes again. It must be the Lord’s way of teaching us patience, though I must confess to not having fully graduated from this school yet.
The 4th July was also special, the 31st anniversary of our arrival in Malaysia when we first started this missionary journey. It was a good time to remind us of the countless miracles and provisions we have seen from the hand of God.
After getting back to Malaysia I taught for two weeks in the Pastoral Interns Programme in Tung Ling Seminary. The morning topic was Pastoral Ministries and the evening topic was Leadership. I love having input into the lives of future (and current) pastors in this nation.
In July we also had the visit of a family from England, Mike and Joan Riley and their three daughters. They had come over for the wedding of pastor David Ramayah’s daughter, Janeal. The evening before their arrival we tested the aircon in our guest bedrooms, only to find it was not getting cool. We called out an engineer who discovered that someone had stolen the copper piping for the whole system. It cost quite a bit to fix it, but at least it is now ready to receive the missions teams we are expecting in 2010. (When are YOU coming?)
Besides the Bible school teaching, we continued with our Friday ministry in Kuala Terengganu, and our Sunday ministry in various churches. I was taken back in time when I preached in the Tamil Church in Kapar on 19th July. We had a power cut and I ended the meeting hot and hollerin’ – no aircon and no mike – just like it was 30 years ago.
On 29th July we flew home to the UK, going first to Yorkshire for ministry and the birthday celebration of our daughters Paula (40 – she flew in from Texas for the celebration) and Andrea (39) – there I go, spilling the beans again – and then down to our home in Wales.
After preaching in several churches in South Wales plus a trip to London to preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle (FGT) – an outreach from FGT Malaysia (our base church there) and to drop Paula for her return flight to Texas, we had a wonderful final weekend with Aberaman Pentecostal Church (APC) where we spent five very happy years before our return to missions.
Colin is now in Texas. Julia had to stay behind to take care of an urgent family matter – please pray, although we cannot go into details.
PRAYER
Once again, a big thank you to all those who are praying for us – prayer works.
The month of July started out with us still in Semarang, Indonesia, teaching in the School of Acts. The 2nd July was especially notable as it was Julia’s 61st birthday (I had to spill the beans). The students gave her four cakes in total, one after the morning classes and three after the evening classes. The kindness and hospitality in Asia is still amazing to us after over thirty years. Besides the cakes she got flowers and a gift, but what really made her day was being taken by one of the brothers (while I was still teaching, I might add) to buy a Liverpool shirt (which she had not been able to find in Malaysia) for our grandson.
One frustration we still encounter in our travels we experienced on our way from and back to Malaysia – delayed flights – Air Asia strikes again. It must be the Lord’s way of teaching us patience, though I must confess to not having fully graduated from this school yet.
The 4th July was also special, the 31st anniversary of our arrival in Malaysia when we first started this missionary journey. It was a good time to remind us of the countless miracles and provisions we have seen from the hand of God.
After getting back to Malaysia I taught for two weeks in the Pastoral Interns Programme in Tung Ling Seminary. The morning topic was Pastoral Ministries and the evening topic was Leadership. I love having input into the lives of future (and current) pastors in this nation.
In July we also had the visit of a family from England, Mike and Joan Riley and their three daughters. They had come over for the wedding of pastor David Ramayah’s daughter, Janeal. The evening before their arrival we tested the aircon in our guest bedrooms, only to find it was not getting cool. We called out an engineer who discovered that someone had stolen the copper piping for the whole system. It cost quite a bit to fix it, but at least it is now ready to receive the missions teams we are expecting in 2010. (When are YOU coming?)
Besides the Bible school teaching, we continued with our Friday ministry in Kuala Terengganu, and our Sunday ministry in various churches. I was taken back in time when I preached in the Tamil Church in Kapar on 19th July. We had a power cut and I ended the meeting hot and hollerin’ – no aircon and no mike – just like it was 30 years ago.
On 29th July we flew home to the UK, going first to Yorkshire for ministry and the birthday celebration of our daughters Paula (40 – she flew in from Texas for the celebration) and Andrea (39) – there I go, spilling the beans again – and then down to our home in Wales.
After preaching in several churches in South Wales plus a trip to London to preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle (FGT) – an outreach from FGT Malaysia (our base church there) and to drop Paula for her return flight to Texas, we had a wonderful final weekend with Aberaman Pentecostal Church (APC) where we spent five very happy years before our return to missions.
Colin is now in Texas. Julia had to stay behind to take care of an urgent family matter – please pray, although we cannot go into details.
PRAYER
Once again, a big thank you to all those who are praying for us – prayer works.
May/June Newsletter, 2009
Delay
We must apologise for not sending out a newsletter at the end of May, but we were so busy that we just didn’t have the time.
THE MONTH OF MAY
The month of May started and ended with church camps. These are always very fruitful events. It is good for the church members to get away from the hum-drum activities of everyday life and spend time together in worship, prayer and the word.
At the beginning of May we were in Malacca at the Sri Malaysia hotel with Pastor Alvin Tan and his church, High Praise Ministries. The fellowship was great, the food was great, the worship was great, and the response to the word was great; in fact you could say we had a great time.
At the end of May we were in Clearwater Sanctuary near Batu Gajah for the family camp with Pastor Ng Wah Lok and his church, Full Gospel Tabernacle from Sri Aman. Clearwater Sanctuary is where the film Anna and the King was made, and we had the privilege of using the suite where Jodie Foster stayed while she was starring in the film. This really was suffering for the gospel.
Another highlight in May was our visit to Chennai (Madras) in India. We arrived on Saturday evening, 16th May and got to bed after midnight on Sunday morning. On the Sunday Colin preached three times in Harvest Christian Assembly, at two Tamil meetings in the morning and the English service in the evening. On Monday he taught in the Harvest Training Institute on the Call of God. On Tuesday and Wednesday the topic was Missionary Principles. On the Tuesday night several were saved when Colin preached at the miracle rally in HCA. On Thursday and Friday the teaching topic was Pastoral Care.
Back again in Malaysia, on Sunday, 24th May, when Colin preached in Full Gospel Tabernacle, it was great to see 45 people being baptized. That afternoon Colin taught two seminars on Anthropology and Hamartiology.
THE MONTH OF JUNE
June saw us involved in lots of ministry again. Colin was scheduled to teach in the School of Acts from 15th-19th June. On Monday night, 8th June, at about 10-30 he received a call to ask if he could teach from Tuesday to Thursday of that week as a church emergency prevented Pastor Raymond Mooi from teaching. What a great time for the two weeks, teaching students from many Asian nations, preparing them for ministry in the harvest. We even had one student from Cuba.
The month of June came to an end with us in Semarang, Indonesia, teaching in the School of Acts (an extension from the Malaysian TSOA) at both morning and evening classes. Students from all over Indonesia, hungry for God’s word, made it a pleasure to teach.
One very fruitful area of ministry here in Malaysia is our relationship with Full Gospel Tabernacle. Besides preaching at the mother church in Subang Jaya, we also had the privilege in June of ministering to the satellite churches in Seremban, where Colin taught seminars on Haggai and Zechariah, Kota Kinabalu (in Sabah on the island of Borneo) where he taught on Preaching Skills, and in Malacca where he preached at the third anniversary of their church building.
PRAYER
Many thanks to all our praying friends out there. We really do feel the strength of your prayer support. Please keep up the good work.
We must apologise for not sending out a newsletter at the end of May, but we were so busy that we just didn’t have the time.
THE MONTH OF MAY
The month of May started and ended with church camps. These are always very fruitful events. It is good for the church members to get away from the hum-drum activities of everyday life and spend time together in worship, prayer and the word.
At the beginning of May we were in Malacca at the Sri Malaysia hotel with Pastor Alvin Tan and his church, High Praise Ministries. The fellowship was great, the food was great, the worship was great, and the response to the word was great; in fact you could say we had a great time.
At the end of May we were in Clearwater Sanctuary near Batu Gajah for the family camp with Pastor Ng Wah Lok and his church, Full Gospel Tabernacle from Sri Aman. Clearwater Sanctuary is where the film Anna and the King was made, and we had the privilege of using the suite where Jodie Foster stayed while she was starring in the film. This really was suffering for the gospel.
Another highlight in May was our visit to Chennai (Madras) in India. We arrived on Saturday evening, 16th May and got to bed after midnight on Sunday morning. On the Sunday Colin preached three times in Harvest Christian Assembly, at two Tamil meetings in the morning and the English service in the evening. On Monday he taught in the Harvest Training Institute on the Call of God. On Tuesday and Wednesday the topic was Missionary Principles. On the Tuesday night several were saved when Colin preached at the miracle rally in HCA. On Thursday and Friday the teaching topic was Pastoral Care.
Back again in Malaysia, on Sunday, 24th May, when Colin preached in Full Gospel Tabernacle, it was great to see 45 people being baptized. That afternoon Colin taught two seminars on Anthropology and Hamartiology.
THE MONTH OF JUNE
June saw us involved in lots of ministry again. Colin was scheduled to teach in the School of Acts from 15th-19th June. On Monday night, 8th June, at about 10-30 he received a call to ask if he could teach from Tuesday to Thursday of that week as a church emergency prevented Pastor Raymond Mooi from teaching. What a great time for the two weeks, teaching students from many Asian nations, preparing them for ministry in the harvest. We even had one student from Cuba.
The month of June came to an end with us in Semarang, Indonesia, teaching in the School of Acts (an extension from the Malaysian TSOA) at both morning and evening classes. Students from all over Indonesia, hungry for God’s word, made it a pleasure to teach.
One very fruitful area of ministry here in Malaysia is our relationship with Full Gospel Tabernacle. Besides preaching at the mother church in Subang Jaya, we also had the privilege in June of ministering to the satellite churches in Seremban, where Colin taught seminars on Haggai and Zechariah, Kota Kinabalu (in Sabah on the island of Borneo) where he taught on Preaching Skills, and in Malacca where he preached at the third anniversary of their church building.
PRAYER
Many thanks to all our praying friends out there. We really do feel the strength of your prayer support. Please keep up the good work.
Sunday, May 03, 2009
April newsletter
Diary
This month we thought it would be good to include extracts from our diary, so you have some idea of how our schedule goes.
Friday, 3 April.
We were up at 4-30 to catch our 7-05 flight to Kuala Terengganu. In the morning service we had a divine visitation.
Saturday, 4 April.
We caught our flight to KL. In the afternoon I drove Julia to Harvest Christian Assembly in Klang where she spoke to the women's meeting. They loved her. We drove home through a deluge.
Tuesday, 7 April.
In the afternoon and evening I spoke at three meetings for Pastor Stephen Ow and the Indonesian factory workers in his church.
Friday, 10 April.
I struggled with a cold all day. Tonight I preached at the Good Friday service in Glory Gospel Mission, Kuchai Lama.
Sunday, 12 April.
Last night I preached at the Easter service in Liberty in Chist Tabernacle in Dengkil. The meeting started at 11pm and ended around 2-30am. At 10am We went for the service at Glory Gospel Mission in Kuchai Lama where I preached again.
Monday, 13 April.
This was a long day. It started with me taking the visa applications for India over to Full Gospel Tabernacle. Then I had an altercation with the toll barrier which came down on the car before I had driven through. I travelled with three friends to Kuantan where I preached at the FGBMFI dinner. They had expected four tables but got seven (ten at each table). We drove home after the dinner, arriving at our house about 1-20am..
Friday, 17 April.
At lunch time I spoke at the Talam Corporation fellowship.
Sunday, 19 April.
Today I spoke at FGA Subang Jaya, at the 7-30 and 11am meetings.
Tuesday, 21 April.
Tonight we had almost 30 of the Full Gospel Tabernacle staff for dinner. Julia did all the cooking. Now I remember why I married her!
Wednesday, 22 April.
Tonight I started a four part series at Harvest Christian Assembly on Extending the Kingdom.
Thursday, 23 April.
Today we flew to Kuala Terengganu..
Friday, 24 April.
This morning I preached at Lifeline Assembly. Tonight we had steamboat followed by a durian fest.
Saturday, 25 April.
Tonight we had a memorial service. We then flew back to KL, getting home after midnight.
Sunday, 26 April.
This morning I preached at the 7-30 meeting in Full Gospel Assembly in Kuchai Lama.. I came home, collected Julia and went back to preach in the 11am meeting.
Wednesday, 29 April.
Tonight I continued the series on Extending the Kingdom in Harvest CA.
Thursday, 30 April.
We collected our passports from Full Gospel Tabernacle before driving to Sri Malaysia Hotel in Malacca for High Praise Ministries church camp, which will continue until Sunday. The first meeting went really well.
Please pray that the seed sown will bear fruit.
March newsletter
Relaxation
Just in case you think all work and no play are going to make us a dull boy and girl, we want to let you know that we do get some time for relaxation. 4th March was our wedding anniversary so we took the opportunity, on our way to minister in Kuala Terengganu, to spend a couple of days in a hotel on the beach near Kuantan where we lived when we first arrived in Malaysia in 1978. Even the journey there was relaxing, because they have now completed the highway from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan and greatly reduced the “dicing with death” element. At the hotel we felt very secure as a police conference was taking place so we were surrounded by the strong arm of the law. It was great to look out from the beach (Telok Cempadak) over the South China Sea where our kids used to spend so much time swimming.
Language
One thing we love about Malaysia is the variety of languages spoken. The month of March commenced with me preaching, though an interpreter, in the Tamil language meeting in Harvest Christian Assembly in Klang. Fortunately they have the songs projected in Romanised characters as well as Tamil so I was able to sing along, even though most of the time I had no idea what I was singing – our Tamil is limited to only a few words. On our visit to Kuala Terengganu on 5th March I preached in the Mandarin service. Once again we were singing along to the Romanised words, until they projected one song completely in Chinese characters so we were reduced to humming and trying to spot the characters we still recognise. Before I preached the pastor’s wife asked me if I could do it in Manglish (the Malaysian version of English) because it was my interpreter’s first time at translating a sermon. We worked well together. From Terengganu we went to Johore Bahru where, on the Sunday morning, I preached in the Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian national language) meeting. Here Julia and I were more at home because they use the same alphabet and we can still remember a lot of our BM. I was even able to help my interpreter (again a first timer) with a word he had forgotten. On my next visit to Terengganu I went with one of the leaders to pray for a man with Parkinson’s and was able to witness to his daughter in a mixture of English, Chinese and Malay.
Bible Schools.
Besides our travelling and preaching in various churches, Bible School teaching has now started. In Malaysia I taught in Tung Ling Seminary on the topic of Prayer and Fasting. On 21st March we flew to Manila where. After preaching in two Full Gospel Tabernacle pioneer churches on the Sunday, I taught in the newly established Tung Ling Seminary (an extension of the Malaysian school) on the topics of New Testament Survey and Prayer and Fasting.. We also attended the Baccalaureate celebration of Jesus Reigns Christian College where I preached on Powerful Potential from Ps.139. Back again in Malaysia, after preaching in Full Gospel Tabernacle and seeing about a dozen people respond to the gospel appeal, I taught in Tung Ling on Hearing God’s Voice.
Prayer pointers.
Apart from Julia falling down the stairs, ripping off a toenail and badly bruising her toes (see her Facebook for photos), the Lord is keeping us in good health and strength, which we believe is because of your prayers. PLEASE KEEP IT UP.
Next week we will commence the application to reside in Malaysia under the Malaysia My Second Home programme. Please pray that this will be approved without a hitch.
April will be a busy month with Sunday ministry, three Easter meetings, three services in one day in Seri Setia where the congregation consists of Indonesian factory workers, two flights to Kuala Terengganu, a series of Wednesday Bible studies in Harvest Christian Assembly in Klang, and a church camp with High Praise Church. Julia will also be speaking in some ladies’ meetings.
Please pray that all this ministry will be effective and eternally fruitful.
Diary
This month we thought it would be good to include extracts from our diary, so you have some idea of how our schedule goes.
Friday, 3 April.
We were up at 4-30 to catch our 7-05 flight to Kuala Terengganu. In the morning service we had a divine visitation.
Saturday, 4 April.
We caught our flight to KL. In the afternoon I drove Julia to Harvest Christian Assembly in Klang where she spoke to the women's meeting. They loved her. We drove home through a deluge.
Tuesday, 7 April.
In the afternoon and evening I spoke at three meetings for Pastor Stephen Ow and the Indonesian factory workers in his church.
Friday, 10 April.
I struggled with a cold all day. Tonight I preached at the Good Friday service in Glory Gospel Mission, Kuchai Lama.
Sunday, 12 April.
Last night I preached at the Easter service in Liberty in Chist Tabernacle in Dengkil. The meeting started at 11pm and ended around 2-30am. At 10am We went for the service at Glory Gospel Mission in Kuchai Lama where I preached again.
Monday, 13 April.
This was a long day. It started with me taking the visa applications for India over to Full Gospel Tabernacle. Then I had an altercation with the toll barrier which came down on the car before I had driven through. I travelled with three friends to Kuantan where I preached at the FGBMFI dinner. They had expected four tables but got seven (ten at each table). We drove home after the dinner, arriving at our house about 1-20am..
Friday, 17 April.
At lunch time I spoke at the Talam Corporation fellowship.
Sunday, 19 April.
Today I spoke at FGA Subang Jaya, at the 7-30 and 11am meetings.
Tuesday, 21 April.
Tonight we had almost 30 of the Full Gospel Tabernacle staff for dinner. Julia did all the cooking. Now I remember why I married her!
Wednesday, 22 April.
Tonight I started a four part series at Harvest Christian Assembly on Extending the Kingdom.
Thursday, 23 April.
Today we flew to Kuala Terengganu..
Friday, 24 April.
This morning I preached at Lifeline Assembly. Tonight we had steamboat followed by a durian fest.
Saturday, 25 April.
Tonight we had a memorial service. We then flew back to KL, getting home after midnight.
Sunday, 26 April.
This morning I preached at the 7-30 meeting in Full Gospel Assembly in Kuchai Lama.. I came home, collected Julia and went back to preach in the 11am meeting.
Wednesday, 29 April.
Tonight I continued the series on Extending the Kingdom in Harvest CA.
Thursday, 30 April.
We collected our passports from Full Gospel Tabernacle before driving to Sri Malaysia Hotel in Malacca for High Praise Ministries church camp, which will continue until Sunday. The first meeting went really well.
Please pray that the seed sown will bear fruit.
March newsletter
Relaxation
Just in case you think all work and no play are going to make us a dull boy and girl, we want to let you know that we do get some time for relaxation. 4th March was our wedding anniversary so we took the opportunity, on our way to minister in Kuala Terengganu, to spend a couple of days in a hotel on the beach near Kuantan where we lived when we first arrived in Malaysia in 1978. Even the journey there was relaxing, because they have now completed the highway from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan and greatly reduced the “dicing with death” element. At the hotel we felt very secure as a police conference was taking place so we were surrounded by the strong arm of the law. It was great to look out from the beach (Telok Cempadak) over the South China Sea where our kids used to spend so much time swimming.
Language
One thing we love about Malaysia is the variety of languages spoken. The month of March commenced with me preaching, though an interpreter, in the Tamil language meeting in Harvest Christian Assembly in Klang. Fortunately they have the songs projected in Romanised characters as well as Tamil so I was able to sing along, even though most of the time I had no idea what I was singing – our Tamil is limited to only a few words. On our visit to Kuala Terengganu on 5th March I preached in the Mandarin service. Once again we were singing along to the Romanised words, until they projected one song completely in Chinese characters so we were reduced to humming and trying to spot the characters we still recognise. Before I preached the pastor’s wife asked me if I could do it in Manglish (the Malaysian version of English) because it was my interpreter’s first time at translating a sermon. We worked well together. From Terengganu we went to Johore Bahru where, on the Sunday morning, I preached in the Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian national language) meeting. Here Julia and I were more at home because they use the same alphabet and we can still remember a lot of our BM. I was even able to help my interpreter (again a first timer) with a word he had forgotten. On my next visit to Terengganu I went with one of the leaders to pray for a man with Parkinson’s and was able to witness to his daughter in a mixture of English, Chinese and Malay.
Bible Schools.
Besides our travelling and preaching in various churches, Bible School teaching has now started. In Malaysia I taught in Tung Ling Seminary on the topic of Prayer and Fasting. On 21st March we flew to Manila where. After preaching in two Full Gospel Tabernacle pioneer churches on the Sunday, I taught in the newly established Tung Ling Seminary (an extension of the Malaysian school) on the topics of New Testament Survey and Prayer and Fasting.. We also attended the Baccalaureate celebration of Jesus Reigns Christian College where I preached on Powerful Potential from Ps.139. Back again in Malaysia, after preaching in Full Gospel Tabernacle and seeing about a dozen people respond to the gospel appeal, I taught in Tung Ling on Hearing God’s Voice.
Prayer pointers.
Apart from Julia falling down the stairs, ripping off a toenail and badly bruising her toes (see her Facebook for photos), the Lord is keeping us in good health and strength, which we believe is because of your prayers. PLEASE KEEP IT UP.
Next week we will commence the application to reside in Malaysia under the Malaysia My Second Home programme. Please pray that this will be approved without a hitch.
April will be a busy month with Sunday ministry, three Easter meetings, three services in one day in Seri Setia where the congregation consists of Indonesian factory workers, two flights to Kuala Terengganu, a series of Wednesday Bible studies in Harvest Christian Assembly in Klang, and a church camp with High Praise Church. Julia will also be speaking in some ladies’ meetings.
Please pray that all this ministry will be effective and eternally fruitful.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
February newsletter
February news.
It is hard to believe that we have been in Malaysia one month already. We arrived just before Chinese New Year, so in the first couple of weeks we did lots of visiting and eating.
This doesn't mean we were completely idle. On our first Sunday in Malaysia we ministered in Full Gospel Tabernacle in Subang Jaya. There were several hundred present, even though many were away for the CNY celebrations.
The second weekend I drove to Batu Pahat in Johore to preach at the Saturday night English service and the Sunday morning Chinese service in Harvest Community Church. Julia stayed back and attended Full Gospel Tabernacle. On the Sunday night I preached at the daughter church in Muar before driving home.
Singing in Chinese Pastor Sheng of Harvest CC
Glory Gospel Mission
On Thursday, 19 February we flew to Lifeline Church in Kuala Terengganu, the church we pioneered in 1978. We ministered at the Chinese service on Thursday night and the English service on Friday morning.
The last weekend in February was spent ministering in Grace Church, Shah Alam, to the youth service on Saturday and the worship service on Sunday.
Please keep us in your prayers as we keep up this very busy schedule.
It is hard to believe that we have been in Malaysia one month already. We arrived just before Chinese New Year, so in the first couple of weeks we did lots of visiting and eating.
This doesn't mean we were completely idle. On our first Sunday in Malaysia we ministered in Full Gospel Tabernacle in Subang Jaya. There were several hundred present, even though many were away for the CNY celebrations.
Eu Hong Seng, Pastor of FGT
The second weekend I drove to Batu Pahat in Johore to preach at the Saturday night English service and the Sunday morning Chinese service in Harvest Community Church. Julia stayed back and attended Full Gospel Tabernacle. On the Sunday night I preached at the daughter church in Muar before driving home.
Singing in Chinese Pastor Sheng of Harvest CC
Midweeks were taken up preaching in several chapters of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship.
On the second Sunday in February it was a great thrill to minister in SS Methodist Church in Petaling Jaya, and meet up with many of our friends with whom we established the Church Planting Institute in Cambodia over ten years ago. It was good to be back in this church which is still ablaze for missions.
Phua Seng Tiong, pastor of SS Methodist Church
On the second Sunday in February it was a great thrill to minister in SS Methodist Church in Petaling Jaya, and meet up with many of our friends with whom we established the Church Planting Institute in Cambodia over ten years ago. It was good to be back in this church which is still ablaze for missions.
Phua Seng Tiong, pastor of SS Methodist Church
The following Sunday we ministered at Glory Gospel Mission in Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur, one of four churches being pioneered by pastor Lee Je Siang.
Glory Gospel Mission
On Thursday, 19 February we flew to Lifeline Church in Kuala Terengganu, the church we pioneered in 1978. We ministered at the Chinese service on Thursday night and the English service on Friday morning.
The last weekend in February was spent ministering in Grace Church, Shah Alam, to the youth service on Saturday and the worship service on Sunday.
Please keep us in your prayers as we keep up this very busy schedule.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Dear Praying Friends,
You will find below our proposed schedule for the first half of the year so you will have some idea of how to pray for us.
As you can see, this is a quite busy schedule (which is subject to changes), and there are other meetings which have yet to be confirmed. Please pray that we will be in the right place, at the right time, with the right word. Pray also that we will stay healthy and strong for the task. Pray also for protection etc. As we travel extensively.
We really do value your prayers.
Colin and Julia’s Schedule for January to July 2009
January 21 Fly to Malaysia
January 25 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya
January 31 Teach in Batu Pahat, Johore
February 1 Preach in Batu Pahat, Johore
February 8 Preach in SS Methodist Church, Petaling Jaya
February 14 Preach in Glory Gospel Mission, Kuala Lumpur
February 15 Preach in Glory Gospel Mission, Bahau
February 19/20 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
February 22 Preach in Grace Church, Shah Alam
March 1 Preach in Harvest Christian Assembly, Klang
March 5/6 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
March 7/8 Preach in Full Gospel Assembly, Johore Baru
March 11/12 Teach in Tung Ling Seminary, Subang Jaya
Topic: Prayer and Fasting
March 14 Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya
365 Youth Ministry. Topic: How to be more intelligent
March 19/20 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
March 22 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Manila, Philippines
March 23-27 Teach in Tung Ling, Philippines
Topics: New Testament Survey, Prayer and Fasting
March 28 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Evangelistic meeting
March 29 AM Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya
March 29 PM Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Kuala Lumpur
March 30/31 Teach in Tung Ling
Topic: Hearing God’s Voice
April 2/3 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
April 6/10 Teach in The School of Acts, Semarang, Indonesia
Topics: Pastoral Care, Building God’s Kingdom
April 19 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya
April 23/24 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
April 25/26 Preach in Full Gospel Assembly, Kuala Lumpur
April 30- Preach at High Praise church camp
May 2
May 4-8 Teach in The School of Acts, Kuala Lumpur
Topics: Pastoral Care, Building God’s Kingdom
May 10 Preach at City Revival Church, Subang Jaya
May 14/15 Preach at Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
May 17 Preach in Chennai, India
May 18-22 Teach in Harvest Training Institute, Chennai
Topics: The Call of God, Missionary Principles, Christian Counselling,
Pastoral Ministries
May 24 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya
May 28/29 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
May 31 – Full Gospel Tabernacle, Sri Damansara, Church Camp
June 2
June 6/7 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Seremban
June 11/12 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
June 13/14 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Melaka
3rd Anniversary Services
June 20/21 Preach in Full Gospel Tabernacle, Kota Kinabalu
June 25/26 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
July 6-10 Teach in Tung Ling
Topic: Pastoral Ministries
July 13-17 Teach in Tung Ling
Topic: Leadership
July 19-21 Full Gospel Tabernacle, Seremban, church camp
July 23/24 Preach in Lifeline, Kuala Terengganu
Sunday, September 21, 2008
KUALA TRENGGANU - MALAYSIA
In July 1978 Colin and Julia and their four children arrived in Malaysia. In September of that year they opened Lifeline Assembly in Kuala Trengganu. Last week Colin had the joy of attending the 30th anniversary celebration. It was a real thrill to see 150 people sit down for a meal and a spiritual celebration. It also became a time of witness because the restaurant was also being used by the Malaysian Chinese Association, a political party which is part of the ruling coalition. They were our captive audience as we sang praises to Jesus.
meone to pioneer a church.
The celebration was conducted by Pastor Michael Lau who, with his wife Yohana, has done a tremendous work with the Chinese language congregation.
The English congregation, which is currently without a pastor, is led by Dr Cheryan who has a real shepherd's heart.
It was wonderful to see the participation of the youth from the church. Many young people have moved on from Lifeline and are now serving God in other churches, lots of them in Kuala Lumpur.
Some students have come in the other direction and are studying in Kuala Trengganu. Their singing in three languages, English, Chinese and Bahasa Malaysia was thrilling.
One of the highlights of the evening was the participation of the "Evergreens". Their joy was contagious.
There was exceptional singing, first of all from Nadine, one of the home grown youth who, besides being a very busy doctor in hospital in Kemaman, leads worship in Lifeline.
And from Joanne, a PK (pastor's kid) from Ipoh.
But, of course, no celebration in Malaysia would be complete without the most important guest of all, the food. 150 people went home very happy.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The School of Acts, Indonesia
From 8-12 September I taught in the School of Acts in Semarang, Indonesia. There were 120 students in the morning sessions where I taught on "Pastoral Care" and 200 students in the evening sessions when my topic was "Getting Ready for the Wedding" from Rev.19:7.
The morning sessions, where the students are drawn from all regions of Indonesia, took place in a Christian prayer retreat called Getsemani.
TEACHING IN THE MORNING SESSION
THE GUYS FROM THE MORNING SESSIONS
THE GALS FROM THE MORNING SESSIONS
FAME AT LAST, SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. NOW I KNOW WHAT ELVIS FELT LIKE.
TEACHING IN THE EVENING SESSION
In the evenings the location was the Holy Stadium of Gereja Injil Kerajaan (Gospel of the Kingdom Church). This is a vibrant church with attendances of 6-7,000 in each of its three services, one on Saturday evening and two on Sunday. The church has a Christian school with 2,000 students, a daily outreach to 3,500 street kids, giving them food and education, and a team of 20 who reach out to homosexuals and transvestites, among many other activities.
The students, both morning and evening, were so hungry for the word they just drew it out of me, making it so easy to teach. What a privilege - and heaven to follow.
The morning sessions, where the students are drawn from all regions of Indonesia, took place in a Christian prayer retreat called Getsemani.
TEACHING IN THE MORNING SESSION
THE GUYS FROM THE MORNING SESSIONS
THE GALS FROM THE MORNING SESSIONS
FAME AT LAST, SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. NOW I KNOW WHAT ELVIS FELT LIKE.
TEACHING IN THE EVENING SESSIONIn the evenings the location was the Holy Stadium of Gereja Injil Kerajaan (Gospel of the Kingdom Church). This is a vibrant church with attendances of 6-7,000 in each of its three services, one on Saturday evening and two on Sunday. The church has a Christian school with 2,000 students, a daily outreach to 3,500 street kids, giving them food and education, and a team of 20 who reach out to homosexuals and transvestites, among many other activities.
The students, both morning and evening, were so hungry for the word they just drew it out of me, making it so easy to teach. What a privilege - and heaven to follow.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Still on the move
Yesterday, 18th August I arrived back from Kenya. After a bit of a scare with my suitcase, which was still in Cairo when I was in Nairobi, the missions visit there was very fruitful. On Sunday 10th August I ministered in The Missions Outreach Church in Kibera, which they claim is the largest slum in the world with 1.3 million people living there. It was also the place where most people were slaughtered during the post election violence last year. It was very humbling to see the great work the pastor, Nicholas Mulea is doing there, with a school for over 350 children and programmes for feeding the poor etc.
On Monday, 11th August we travelled on to Mtito where I spoke to a group of local pastors who had waited patiently for over four hours because we were delayed on the way.
On Tuesday, 12th August we went on to Voi (spending a few hours in the Safari Park on the way) for the Holy Ghost Fire Conference, where the theme was “living above the level of mediocrity”. The whole conference, from Wednesday to Sunday, was a real blessing, with vibrant Kenyan worship and ministry of the word from myself, John Oakley, Stephen Tee from Malaysia and several Kenyan brothers and sisters.
Our future schedule looks like this:
Sunday 24th preach at Centro de Resauracion Integral church.
Wednesday 27th preach in Magnolia, Texas
Sunday 31st preach at Word of God Fellowship, Rosenberg, Texas
Wednesday 3rd September preach at Equippers Outreach Fellowship in Weimar, Tx
Friday 5th September fly home to London.
Saturday 6th September Julia goes home to Wales, I fly to Kuala Lumpur, arriving on Sunday 7th and then fly on to Jakarta and from there to Semarang, Indonesia where I will be teaching in the School of Acts from Monday 8th to Friday 12th.
On Saturday 13th September I fly back to Malaysia and that evening I will preach at the Tamil service in Harvest Christian Assembly.
Sunday 14th preach at Harvest Christian Assembly.
Thursday and Friday 18th and 19th September will be very special. I will be attending the 30th anniversary of Lifeline AOG which Julia and I planted when we arrived as missionaries to Malaysia in 1978.
Sunday, 21st September preach at Grace Assembly in Shah Alam.
Sunday 28th September preach at Glory Gospel Mission in Bahau.
That same evening attend the graduation ceremony at Asia Pacific Seminary.
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October preach in three services in Full Gospel Assembly, Kuala Lumpur.
Tuesday 7th October fly home to UK and collapse.
As you can see, things are accelerating as I approach my 65th birthday in December. I thank God for the health and strength he gives Julia and me. Please pray it will continue. Pray that we will be in the right place, at the right time, with the right word.
Pray also that the financial needs for these missions will be met.
If you feel the Lord is prompting you to partner with us financially, please contact us for details at:
colhurt@yahoo.com
Monday, August 04, 2008
On the move
Thanks for visiting. The next few weeks are going to be very busy and we would really value your prayers.
On Wednesday, 6th August I have an interview at the American Embassy regarding my Green Card which was stolen when I was robbed in Malaysia last year. Please pray I will be able to replace it without any problems.
On Thursday, 7th August I fly to Kenya, arriving on Friday 8th. This is my schedule in Kenya:
Friday 8th preach at two meetings in Hope Celebration Centre in Nairobi
Saturday 9th speak at a pastors/leaders breakfast meeting.
Sunday 10th preach at 1st and 2nd services at Eastleigh PCEA Church then at Revival meetings at My Fathers House.
Monday 11th teach at a pastors seminar in Mtito.
Tuesday 12th August to Sunday 17th August teach at the Holy Ghost Fire Conference in Voi. I will be teaching in six sessions.
Monday 18th August - fly home to UK.
Thursday 21st August Julia and I fly to Houston, Texas.
Sunday 24th preach at Centro de Resauracion Integral church.
Wednesday 27th preach in Magnolia, Texas
Sunday 31st preach at Word of God Fellowship, Rosenberg, Texas
Wednesday 3rd September preach at Equippers Outreach Fellowship in Weimar, Tx
Friday 5th September fly home to London.
Saturday 6th September Julia goes home to Wales, I fly to Kuala Lumpur, arriving on Sunday 7th and then fly on to Jakarta and from there to Semarang, Indonesia where I will be teaching in the School of Acts from Monday 8th to Friday 12th.
On Saturday 13th September I fly back to Malaysia and that evening I will preach at the Tamil service in Harvest Christian Assembly.
Sunday 14th preach at Harvest Christian Assembly.
Wednesday 17th Preach at St Marys Cathedral
Thursday and Friday 18th and 19th September will be very special. I will be attending the 30th anniversay of Lifeline AOG which Julia and I planted when we arrived as missionaries to Malaysia in 1978.
Sunday, 21st September preach at Grace Assembly in Shah Alam.
Sunday 28th September preach at Glory Gospel Missionin Bahau.
That same evening attend the graduation ceremony at Asia Pacific Seminary.
Wednesday 1 October preach at St Mary's Cathedral.
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October preach in three services in Full Gospel Assembly, Kuala Lumpur.
Tuesday 7th October fly home to UK and collapse.
As you can see, things are accelerating as I approach my 65th birthday in December (Julia just had her 60th in July). I thank God for the health and strength he gives Julia and me. Please pray it will continue. Pray that we will be in the right place, at the right time, with the right word. Pray also that the financial needs for these missions will be met.
If you feel the Lord is prompting you to partner with us financially, please contact us for details at:
colhurt@yahoo.com
For the kingdom.
Colin & Julia
On Wednesday, 6th August I have an interview at the American Embassy regarding my Green Card which was stolen when I was robbed in Malaysia last year. Please pray I will be able to replace it without any problems.
On Thursday, 7th August I fly to Kenya, arriving on Friday 8th. This is my schedule in Kenya:
Friday 8th preach at two meetings in Hope Celebration Centre in Nairobi
Saturday 9th speak at a pastors/leaders breakfast meeting.
Sunday 10th preach at 1st and 2nd services at Eastleigh PCEA Church then at Revival meetings at My Fathers House.
Monday 11th teach at a pastors seminar in Mtito.
Tuesday 12th August to Sunday 17th August teach at the Holy Ghost Fire Conference in Voi. I will be teaching in six sessions.
Monday 18th August - fly home to UK.
Thursday 21st August Julia and I fly to Houston, Texas.
Sunday 24th preach at Centro de Resauracion Integral church.
Wednesday 27th preach in Magnolia, Texas
Sunday 31st preach at Word of God Fellowship, Rosenberg, Texas
Wednesday 3rd September preach at Equippers Outreach Fellowship in Weimar, Tx
Friday 5th September fly home to London.
Saturday 6th September Julia goes home to Wales, I fly to Kuala Lumpur, arriving on Sunday 7th and then fly on to Jakarta and from there to Semarang, Indonesia where I will be teaching in the School of Acts from Monday 8th to Friday 12th.
On Saturday 13th September I fly back to Malaysia and that evening I will preach at the Tamil service in Harvest Christian Assembly.
Sunday 14th preach at Harvest Christian Assembly.
Wednesday 17th Preach at St Marys Cathedral
Thursday and Friday 18th and 19th September will be very special. I will be attending the 30th anniversay of Lifeline AOG which Julia and I planted when we arrived as missionaries to Malaysia in 1978.
Sunday, 21st September preach at Grace Assembly in Shah Alam.
Sunday 28th September preach at Glory Gospel Missionin Bahau.
That same evening attend the graduation ceremony at Asia Pacific Seminary.
Wednesday 1 October preach at St Mary's Cathedral.
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October preach in three services in Full Gospel Assembly, Kuala Lumpur.
Tuesday 7th October fly home to UK and collapse.
As you can see, things are accelerating as I approach my 65th birthday in December (Julia just had her 60th in July). I thank God for the health and strength he gives Julia and me. Please pray it will continue. Pray that we will be in the right place, at the right time, with the right word. Pray also that the financial needs for these missions will be met.
If you feel the Lord is prompting you to partner with us financially, please contact us for details at:
colhurt@yahoo.com
For the kingdom.
Colin & Julia
Sunday, June 08, 2008
We had a wonderful farewell weekend at Aberaman Pentecostal Church. On Saturday Rae Galloway from Cardiff preached at the afternoon service. This was followed by a humorous audio-visual presentation entitled "mockumentary", and a wonderful meal. On Saturday evening many friends from local churches came along to hear Rae preach and give us a good send off.
On Sunday morning the church gave tributes via Arthur, who leads the Tuesday prayer meeting, Ian, who leads the youth ministry, Kath who heads up evangelism, and Phil, one of the elders. They presented us flowers, a digital photo frame, and a cheque to help us on our way. Rae preached in both Sunday services. Sunday evening was our final service - the end of a wonderful five years of ministry and fellowship. It was not easy to say goodbye to such a wonderful bunch of people.
The next few weeks will be spent visiting churches in the UK to raise financial support. If you feel the Lord is prompting you to support us please contact us by email: colhurt@yahoo.com.
Please pray for us.
On Sunday morning the church gave tributes via Arthur, who leads the Tuesday prayer meeting, Ian, who leads the youth ministry, Kath who heads up evangelism, and Phil, one of the elders. They presented us flowers, a digital photo frame, and a cheque to help us on our way. Rae preached in both Sunday services. Sunday evening was our final service - the end of a wonderful five years of ministry and fellowship. It was not easy to say goodbye to such a wonderful bunch of people.
The next few weeks will be spent visiting churches in the UK to raise financial support. If you feel the Lord is prompting you to support us please contact us by email: colhurt@yahoo.com.
Please pray for us.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Chennai
On Friday, 9th May we arrived in Chennai. The ministry has been exciting. On Sunday, 11th I preached in the morning at Full Gospel Tabernacle, an outreach from FGT in Malaysia. This work has been going for only one month and it was a privilege to minister to this new congregation and encourage the pastor, Francis, and his wife, Kala. 
Kala & Francis
Kala & Francis
New congregation of FGTOn the Sunday evening I preached at the English language service of Harvest Christian Assembly. Very few people are aware that India has the largest English speaking population in the world, 355 million - more than the USA.
From Monday to Friday I am teaching in the Harvest Training Institute on the topics of Spiritual Gifts and the Early Church. The potential in this school is great. HTI is part of the ministry of Harvest Apostolic Ministries which has already planted 39 churches in Bihar and 16 churches in Andhra (two of the most unreached states of India), besides the six churches they have in Chennai itself. We count it a real privilege to work along with pastor Kumar and his wife Jessie who head up this ministry.
Kumar
JessieThank you to all those who pray and give to make our ministry to these people possible.
Monday, May 05, 2008
No grass growing
Well, the Malaysian churches never allow the grass to grow beneath our feet and this trip is no exception. We arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday morning I taught three hours of seminars (to over 200 people) on the topic of Prayer and Spiritual Warfare.
After lunch with the pastor, Dr Chew, (see photo below) I went off to central KL to collect the car we have been loaned.
Pastor Chew
At night I taught another two hours of seminars, and a further two hours on Friday night. The SIB church have two "Sunday" services - one on Saturday night and the second on Sunday morning. I preached to more than a thousand people in each service and the response to the word was tremendous as many people came forward for prayer.
Ministry
On Wednesday night I will be preaching in St Mary's Anglican cathedral in Kuala Lumpur. On Friday we fly to Chennai (formerly Madras) in India for some more preaching and teaching. We will keep you posted.
After lunch with the pastor, Dr Chew, (see photo below) I went off to central KL to collect the car we have been loaned.
Pastor Chew
Communion
MinistryOn Wednesday night I will be preaching in St Mary's Anglican cathedral in Kuala Lumpur. On Friday we fly to Chennai (formerly Madras) in India for some more preaching and teaching. We will keep you posted.
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