End Of Lent ReflectionsWe are now at Maundy Thursday and the end of lent, my book I have been summarising will now be put away until next lent, meaning there should be less frequent posts about the persecuted church soon( still got a couple lined up). I am pretty...See More »
The Church in PakistanShezad became a Christian through a dream- he dreamt of Christ, with his pierced hands- Christ then told Shezad to sit in a room full of people with white robes- he was saved! A VOM worker sat with Shezad and his wife, no furniture (not even a bed)...See More »
The Church in Northwest ChinaFor today's lent reading we are introduced to Ali, a brother who is an ethnic Uygur. When Ali became a Christian and refused to go to his family's religious services, his family kicked him out of the home, to ensure even more persecution his dad...See More »
Remember Semse?The Turkish believer whose husband passed away- last minute cancellation- then one hour, then that hour turned into a day? 10 years on due to family threats she is now living in the States- and a VOM worker came to visit her on holiday with his...See More »
Church during travelsSo this week was off for study leave from work so got to join my wife for her business in Bournemouth. The church we went too was amazing- diverse amount of people from different backgrounds and ethnicities, biblically solid and most importantly...See More »
When I travel When I am away from home and a different location i.e. wife's business, hotel, seeing family, etc I always pack the following: Pocket bible, morning and evening by Charles Spurgeon (yes I'm that type of Anglican) 😅, I also have the downloaded...See More »
How do you envision the perfect end to a Christmas carol performance? Dinner back home with the family, maybe a pub trip with family? Not in Syria- ISIS activity is now increasing again and not long after the Christmas concert below, Turkey bombed some key infrastructure in Syria. It is stories like these that...See More »
I still care!I haven't been posting about the persecuted church because I am away at the moment and my lent book is at home. But after Maundy Thursday it will be back to normal and I will only post about stories of interest of the persecuted churchfrom the Open...See More »
First Dipetra Photos of 2024 A dronefly and possibly root maggot fly???? Not the worst lunch break either way....
Nature Garden Currently on a hybrid-holiday for my wife's family business, doing coursework though, I came as I had time off. The garden in the house we are staying at has these tree sparrows as it is a biodiverse garden, meaning I can share pictures! Sadly...See More »
Kids are comedians!So yesterday my wife and her sisters were going out to a concert, as noone else could I babysat my four year old nephew. After he came back from school I was introducing a new client on the phone about our products and describing them, well my...See More »
A warap up on VOM Turkey VisitSo our VOM worker after being encouraged by and having fellowship with persecuted Christians to experience Turkey as a tourist- but God had other plans! Some friends were living there and hosting some Americans on a gospel course- now listening to...See More »
More from TurkeyOnce again an interview with the wife, Semse, of one of the martyrs killed in the Christian publishing house in Turkey in 2007- and an encounter with a bit of a Kairos time us Westerners do not like! 😅 So the VOM worker was heading into the car...See More »
Sunday ServiceI actually look forward to when my wife has to go down for the weekend for her family business occasionally as it means instead of our usual Sunday church I go to our local church, which we go to for Wednesday bible study! It was a great sermon- on...See More »
Heartbreak and finding love in the persecuted ChurchIf you think being single and Christian is a struggle for you in the West, be prepared for this story, the Country is Turkey, the year 2007. A young Turkish Chinese woman, we'll call her Asli, was longing to find a man, in Turkey with a small church...See More »
What I wear to remind me of our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ Open Doors used to do these in the UK with their name on it but they don’t anymore, so I got a barbed wire bracelet pack from Amazon. The barbed wire reminds me of believers past and present in jail for their faith in Christ and the sight they...See More »
Wednesday Bible StudyGreat Bible study today- we had a visiting minister who used to be a pastor in Spain and has returned to the UK! He preached on the 'abundance of rain' in 1Kings and the spiritual need for a revival. He also preached on the danger of false...See More »
A touching story behind this portrait This is John Bunyan and his blind daughter, Mary - she was the daughter Bunyan was closest too and he particularly missed her when he was in prison in England for religious non conformity (he was a Puritan). Mary was blind but she certainly wasn't...See More »
A proper tribute to Laken. So much hate on here. Politicians using her death for political purposes- they couldn't care less about her! Read the below and read a nice tribute, rather than directing your hate towards groups different than you....See More »
More from IranHoumayoun, another drug addict in Iran saved by Christ from a vision. Being a drug addict, you'd think his wife would be delighted that he became clean but she was angered about him bringing dishonour to the family! She left him temporarily but his...See More »
The Church in Jordan and almost a missed opportunity!In the Jordan there was a pastor who had a church and a hectic ministry but one day a potential donor came and said he'd fund the church to reach out and help Syrian refugees. The pastor politely declined the offer but that night God put it on his...See More »
Great Mothers Day Service!So I'm visiting my parents over mother's day and my mum and sister went with me to church! My mum and sister aren't Christians but despite it being like an "I'll be honest" (the YouTube channel) style sermon mum and my sister still really enjoyed...See More »
Hotel dinner with a released pastorA Release International was getting ready to meet a friend who was recently released from a Sudanese pastor- nervous- had his friend changed after spending 14 months in a Sudanese jail? Petr (the friend) was the same as before- his only difference...See More »
That was an unexpected freebie! So after my Banner Of Truth order I was baffled that there was another parcel from them, turns out they sent me freebies, this is amazing service and why I use them! Yes, the red book is Smyth Sewn and the John Bunyan book will be some great hotel...See More »