News from Sunny Lahore!

Here we are in sunny Lahore enjoying the warmth but not the flies which keep buzzing me as I type. We are now staying with Esther for three days, before we go back to Qaiser's for the last few days. Last night Andy spoke in a tent meeting in a village on the edge of Lahore. There were more than 250 people there and God moved with power. We were accompanied by 30 young men on motorbikes, some 3 to a bike!

This morning I had the joy of speaking to the daily morning ladies' meeting, and Andy and I prayed for many sick ones. I will be teaching the second part of the message tomorrow morning. Andy will be preaching again tonight, but he is having trouble finding time to prepare as people keep coming to the house for prayer for their families, which is great, but distracting.

Keeping control of our schedule is somewhat difficult as plans are continually changed by others, leading to problems with overlap. Please pray that we are able to do what God wants rather than what man thinks is good. We are trying to fit in all we can though. This Friday we will not be able to do anything as there is risks of trouble for all the communities due to a Shia Muslim holy day, but we will still have Saturday and Sunday to work.

We are both well, but taking care of what we eat and drink. Thank you for praying. We feel your support.

Andy & Heather

Update from the Turnbulls in Pakistan

Here is the latest news from Andy and Heather in Pakistan. They have had problems so far with emails but managed to get this one out this weekend:

Heather has not been well and I have had to leave her in Lahore for the weekend to recover fully. I am in Raiwind which is currently hosting a Shia Muslim conference with 2.5 million Muslims being stirred up for Jihad and gun fire in the air, but is not stopping us meeting and preaching in the local churches. I have just finished one session (midnight) and have two meetings tomorrow (Sunday). We are seeing God move in the Pastors meetings, with a fully understanding of scripture producing changes in lives and ministry, and also in the church meetings where we have seen healings and salvation.

Please pray for Heather's full recovery and for spiritual strength for us both as we enter into the busier second week.

The Moore Family in Bali

Recent updates from the Moore family in Bali:

Language   Well...we've now been here six months...seriously.  The good news is, we are better able to communicate, on most days, in Indonesian.  The not-so-good news is, I am now less than dependable in my correspondence with people in two languages.  Luckily, people here are extremely gracious and accepting of us "boolays."  That word is slang for whities and I actually have no idea how to spell it...so here it is the way it sounds...for the most part, if we even try to speak Indonesian, they go with it.   At any rate...here's a brief update on the "business" side of things here:    (1)  Our primary physical job here at present is learning language.    (2)  We are house hunting again since this lease is up in January, and the rent has significantly "naiked."  Kami sangat suka kata itu, "naik."  (We really like that word, "naik").  You say it like this, "nike." It is quite useful and varied in meaning.  If you ride or drive a vehicle or animal (horse, donkey, etc), you naik it.  If you go up the stairs, you naik them.  If the price increased, it naiked.  That may be it for real meanings...but we have expanded its versatility amongst ourselves.    (3)  We are beginning to get a better picture of what our physical niche might be here (more later).    (4)  We have been encouraged by our relationships with our current neighbors.  One precocious little girl even borrowed our Alkitab story book (children's Bible in Indonesian) to read at home and take to school!  I am praying that there will be opportunity to share the whole Truth with her soon.    (5)  We are continually astounded and blessed by our friends...both here and back hom Maybe that's it for now...though, now that I have remembered that I can do this from my phone, and not wait for the home internet to be working, I will do my level best to do this again soon...hold me to it. Agung Road Trip     Box of Chocolates     You never quite know what might offer itself on our little street. Rolling vendors of all sorts...various foods, ice cream, buckets, brooms, toys...we mostly ignore the sound of them these days. But one day, the kids in out yard got very excited when they heard a "drum" with a distinctive sound. Right outside our gate was a man on a bicycle with a monkey in a box. They put on quite a show...every bit as good as something you might see at a circus...right in front of our house! When it was over...it set us back Rp15000... But we consider that a buck fifty well spent ;)

Slowly But Surely....

The workmen are making slow but steady progress on our disabled and gent's toilets.

 





 

There will be NO Messy Church this Saturday (28th September) as our building is still too Messy from this construction work! The next Messy Church will take place on 26th October, 4 pm - 6 pm. 

 

 



News from the Storm family

Annelie Growing Up!

We love how adaptable and outdoor loving Annelie is.  She already has many stories to tell.

However, one of the knock on effects is the regular breaking of any sleeping pattern she develops.

Recently Annelie is only sleeping at night by cuddling Mummy or Daddy! As lovely as this is, it is also very demanding on us - as you can imagine.

This week we will be breaking this pattern so that she learns to sleep on her own once again. We expect a fair bit of screaming, crying and at the end of the week - a sleeping baby!

Please pray for this process this week - Thank you.



 

Full Time Team is Expanding!

 

This month David has welcomed Joce (UK) and Wayne (China) into the team full time.  We are now a team of 4!

Praise God for an expanding team and pray for them as they adapt to their new roles.



Work in progress

Work commenced on Monday!!!  Good progress is being made.  Our building will be busy with normal activities this weekend.  Just keep in mind that for a couple of weeks our only toilet facilities are on the first floor. 

A Work in Progress...

Great news!

 

September 9th sees the start of our building project to upgrade our toilets facilities to have a properly fitted disabled toilet.  This is being accomplished in part with a grant from Awards for All.  

 

To push ahead with increased facilities we will have to run with significantly reduced facilities for two to three weeks.  Please be advised that from 9th  September our only toilets will be on the first floor.  This may impact anyone with a mobility issue. We have spoken with all groups using our building but want to inform any visitors to our Sunday services.

 

Keep an eye out here for updates on the progress of the work!