News from Zimbabwe

The crew all arrived safely with their luggage on Wednesday lunch time, a long but OK trip.  The good news is that all four are able to communicate by text and phone call when they can get a signal. Helps the families back home!  Mercy has also been busy sending a few texts and kids big and small can catch up with her on her blog. http://www.mercyadventures.blogspot.com/

The Easter Conference in Muzarabani has been going well with 5 or 6 hundred attending. It has been interesting to see a good percentage of young women there. All four have had a chance to share and God has really been moving with many filled with the Spirit and healings. A woman who had been silent for two years after a stroke began to sing praises to God.

The team have been blessed by a lady called Barbara who has provided food and lodging for them.

Please continue to pray that the right conversation can be had about the sponsorship programme for orphans that we are so keen as a church to become a reality. This is a key element of this trip.  For the on-going itinerary the Link website has the details.

The team have asked that we continue to pray as they travel and minister.

A quick turnaround

Iain is back from his visit to the Athens Link. 

"I am glad to say Athens Link is progressing well. There was a very real sense of the Lord’s touch and presence on the gatherings and real evidence of growth in many lives. At the heart of the church is the desire to be available to God for His life flow and to be a spiritual and practical resource for God in Athens.

There is a real excitement about the coming trip to be with us in June, and a desire to share life and grow in the Lord together as well as establishing ‘links’ and friendships that will further the life flow between us for many years.

Thanks for all your prayers."

Now he has time to unpack, get the washing done, catch up with people and get packing. Tuesday he heads off to Zimbabwe with Norma, Jim S and Angela.  Here is the itinerary. 

19/20th – Travel and arrival via Amsterdam/ Nairobi with Kenya Airlines

21st – Rest and communication with Simon and Silent

22nd -Travel to Muzarabani

22nd/24th- Easter Convention at Muzarabani

25th- Muzarabani with Pastors and their wives.  Jim and the team will be seeking to establish grounds for support of the orphan programme

26/27- Leadership Conference at Karoi

28/30- Return to Harare and Leadership Conference

1st May- Church at Hatcliffe Township

2nd May – Travel to Scotland via Jo’burg and Amsterdam

3rd May – Back to Scotland

The programme is a full one but offers many opportunities to share in with the rapidly growing church of Fellowship in Christ. The Easter Convention at Muzarabani last year had around 400/500 people and more are expected this year. It will be extremely  warm during the day, being in the lower Zambezi valley, but night times will be a little cooler.

The Leader’s Conferences will be a great platform to pass on biblical truths  and practical advice. As a church we are really looking to moving forward on the orphan sponsorship. It give us a great chance as a church in the very near future to share into a very needy area. 

Please pray for this trip, for anointing on the ministry, travelling mercies and strength to do the task!

This is another chance  for our church to ‘make a difference in the world around the world’.

Communicating far and wide!

Check out http://www.linkchurch.org.uk/welcome.htm

We are live with our new site. 

It is simple in format just now. It is designed with two groups of people in mind.  We are praying that many people who are exploring the Christian faith or indeed looking  for a Christian community to belong to in their spiritual journey find it helpful. It is also for all those who are already part of the Link Community to browse through regularly. There is a calendar of events and a link to this blog, for example.

Now we are up and running it is easy to update and this will happen on a weekly basis. We will be happy to consider suggestons, info and links for the site.

A big thanks to Diana of the Athens Link for her help with the image on our home page. We are looking forward to meeting her in June and maybe just getting a wee tutorial or two!

Praying and Believing

Charles Wesley wrote in one of his hymns

Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, and looks to that alone;
Laughs at impossibilities, and cries, “It shall be done!”

Our current disabled toilet - wholly inadequate.

The exposed backwall with supporting plinth just now to keep the cornice in place.



Ladies Toilets- in need of some plasterboard and just maybe a heater!



Just four steps but a major issue for disabled access with the buildings Listed status.

It would  be easy to look at the building just now and see the impossibilities.  In God we believe that we can push forward in faith believing for his resources and wisdom, playing our part. We are blessed with this building as a resource and we seek to see it used more and more.

Kevan, Mike Y and Iain have been meeting to look at the various ways this projects can be tackled and the different cost implications.  Speak to these guys with any suggestions, questions or offers of assistance.  Kevan has spoken with church on a number of occasions about the different quotes and proposals he has worked hard to gather. Due to the time lapse these will need to go back to a tendering process but give us a good idea of what is involved.  It may be that we tackle the work in stages or if enough finance could be raised we could do it all in a oner.   We always must be  mindful that the building is a Listed building and planning permission must be sought. This Listing would also prevent us from fitting ramp access to the building, for example. There are some impossibilities that we are praying though, looking to God for answers.

Maureen is currently exploring options for grants to help with the finances.  This is another area for prayer, faith and wisdom.

1 Day Purpose - Transform Dunfermline

1 Day Purpose

Transform Dunfermline

Saturday 5^th March 2011

The purpose of Transform Dunfermline is to prepare and encourage the church in Dunfermline to unite in preparation for Impact World Tour, a community wide evangelistic campaign taking place in October and November 2011. One day to pray, fast and worship to change our community. Transform Dunfermline will inspire you to continue to pray and commit to see our community reached with the truth of Jesus. You will hear what God is doing across the country and around the world to forge "unity with purpose" while leaving room for God to accomplish his purposes in your community.

Transform Dunfermline will take place in Viewfield Baptist Church. From 12noon – 4pm there will be a mix of corporate and individual prayer, as well as prayer stations. Different churches and worship groups will lead out in praise and prayer throughout the afternoon. Come for a while or stay the whole time. Then there will be a community gathering at 7.30pm, again in Viewfield Baptist. The evening speaker will be Iain Sutherland, minister of Gillespie Memorial Church, and there will be a community wide worship band.

Coming soon..........

Our new look website will be launched very soon.  We will always be on the hunt for good stories of what God has been doing to share and any really good quality photo's that capture the life that is around our scene.  Contact the office if you have anything to offer. 


Some, or indeed all of these people will be coming soon.......... . They are praying into whether God would have them come as part of the Athens Link to visit the Dunfermline Link.  The dates to be putting in your diary are 4th to the 13th June. At the moment there is a lot of investigating flights, and prayer, as they are very expensive.

Coming soon too should be a whole team to get the work started on the repairs our building requires following the flood. 

Thanking God

 In 1997 God blessed us with the vision and resources to buy this building. 
Ten years ago this week our building underwent a radical transformation.  Many of us can remember the pink pillars and the pink and green floral wall paper.  Dot, in the graphic designer phase of her life, came up with a colour scheme that has stood the test of time. A team of willing volunteers from St James in Athens, led by Dave Staton, boarded a plane, totally unaware the size of the task ahead of them, and worked tirelessly with many of our own people.  Our main hall was changed that week beyond recognition and  many lives were changed too as friendships were formed and God worked deep into lives. Do you remember the snow?  The freezing trip to Stirling castle? 
Ten years on it is right to pause a little and thank God for his faithfulness, his provision and his immense love!  It is right to remember how, with God, huge impossible tasks can be completed and have our faith stirred again to reach into Him.
It is right too to thank our friends who worked with us and send greetings back to those separated by a vast ocean! Haste ye back soon. No painting or scaffolding unless of course you want a wee challenge.............!!

We have not used the comment feature of the blog up until now but it may be fun to share some memories of this time. If you do not have a google account you can comment under anon, just remember to leave you name at the end of the comment.