What You Really Want to Know
So, Pam, just what is happening with the church plant itself?
When Uncle Jim flew over here to visit - as the plane was landing, he reportedly said "It's dark, really dark". A couple of people have had pictures of stone walls which we will need to chisel and work at and repeatedly hammer for breakthrough in this nation.
We had a mission a few weeks ago, 80 campus ministers and students from the US of A... they came over and spent a week half in Glasgow and half in Edinburgh, walking around and promoting this movie called "The Final Frontier" (by Eric Holmsberg) - all about whether there is life after death. It's really in your face. Anyway, so it really worked well, especially with the festival happening in Edinburgh, so there's all sorts of promotions and artsy stuff happening. We showed the film once in Glasgow and twice in Edinburgh - and in Edinburgh, the one venue was none other than the Forest Cafe, that "dreadful scary Babylonian" place. It was HECTIC! I witnessed some warfare, man! The place was packed out. We even got mentioned on the radio the next day - "There were evangelicals in the Forest Cafe!" "They're everywhere!" I wasn't involved in the mission at all except for taking someone to the Forest Cafe that night, but heard reports of healings and miracles and cool stuff.
Pastor Perry (one of the associate pastors) doesn't like to give numbers, because he says a hand raised or even a prayer said doesn't count until you're still seeing a person around, stuck into being discipled for a few months. A really good point I thought. I was actually so impressed with the report and chat about the mission that Perry gave, and just the person that he is, that I am wondering if he could be of Gareth-stock!
Next step in the fresher's week mission in mid September... but I will find out more in the next two weekends - we are having Tentmaker Training which will lay out the vision and strategy.
For those interested in praying for Scotland - I believe the biggest stronghold is Witchcraft/Rebellion, with Alcohol following hard on its heels. And the prayer that I pray most I have published here. Being a poet and following the tradition of many powerful preachers, what I sense to pray for boils down to Hope, Holiness and Honour.
When Uncle Jim flew over here to visit - as the plane was landing, he reportedly said "It's dark, really dark". A couple of people have had pictures of stone walls which we will need to chisel and work at and repeatedly hammer for breakthrough in this nation.
We had a mission a few weeks ago, 80 campus ministers and students from the US of A... they came over and spent a week half in Glasgow and half in Edinburgh, walking around and promoting this movie called "The Final Frontier" (by Eric Holmsberg) - all about whether there is life after death. It's really in your face. Anyway, so it really worked well, especially with the festival happening in Edinburgh, so there's all sorts of promotions and artsy stuff happening. We showed the film once in Glasgow and twice in Edinburgh - and in Edinburgh, the one venue was none other than the Forest Cafe, that "dreadful scary Babylonian" place. It was HECTIC! I witnessed some warfare, man! The place was packed out. We even got mentioned on the radio the next day - "There were evangelicals in the Forest Cafe!" "They're everywhere!" I wasn't involved in the mission at all except for taking someone to the Forest Cafe that night, but heard reports of healings and miracles and cool stuff.
Pastor Perry (one of the associate pastors) doesn't like to give numbers, because he says a hand raised or even a prayer said doesn't count until you're still seeing a person around, stuck into being discipled for a few months. A really good point I thought. I was actually so impressed with the report and chat about the mission that Perry gave, and just the person that he is, that I am wondering if he could be of Gareth-stock!
Next step in the fresher's week mission in mid September... but I will find out more in the next two weekends - we are having Tentmaker Training which will lay out the vision and strategy.
For those interested in praying for Scotland - I believe the biggest stronghold is Witchcraft/Rebellion, with Alcohol following hard on its heels. And the prayer that I pray most I have published here. Being a poet and following the tradition of many powerful preachers, what I sense to pray for boils down to Hope, Holiness and Honour.
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