Archive for 'Testimony'
A new season
Moving to Sapporo, Japan, in March 2010 marked a new season in our lives. But Nathanael first arrived in Sapporo over thirty-one years ago in ‘Angel hospital’ down the road from where we now live. His [...]
The international influence of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Thirty years after the death of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones it is impossible to describe adequately his extensive influence on churches, individuals and preachers outside the United Kingdom. My aim here, therefore, is only to provide a [...]
Dark times for Pakistan’s Christians
It was on 14 August 1947 that Pakistan gained its independence. Founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah sealed it when he told the Pakistani Constituent Assembly: You are free; you are free to go to your temples, [...]
An ordinary girl with extraordinary faith
She came to China the hard way. There was no train, no plane and no boat. There was certainly no welcome. In fact, she didn’t even know if she’d arrive at all. ‘Jane’ risked her life crossing the [...]
A week in the life of a missionary training college
Monday 23 August Twenty-two students arrive bringing mounds of luggage, bicycles and five tiny children who look even more bewildered than their parents. Twelve second years come bouncing into the old convent building full of confidence [...]
Meeting Jesus: A witchdoctor’s story
As fairly new missionaries to the field, Terry and I went to bed one evening with the sound of the witchdoctor’s drum beating heavily, in stark contrast to the total silence that normally accompanied us to [...]
A case study: Swansea
During the first week of November later this year Roger Carswell, Paul Hinton and Andy Christofides will be involved in a mission in Swansea. This mission will be run between five evangelical churches in the area. [...]
For such a time as this…
There are few men who have a better grasp of the gospel situation in Wales than David Ollerton (chairman of Waleswide), and Stuart Olyott (Pastoral Director of the EMW). Both men have spent years visiting, encouraging [...]
Empty arms: a mother’s journey through grief to hope
This small hardback book is the author’s reflections on the death of one of her two-year-old twins, Natalie, from a rare bacterial disease. With painful honesty the author describes how she coped in the early days, [...]
A painful decision
My dear wife suffered from bouts of severe depression that sometimes required treatment in hospital. Her last clinical depression happened sixteen years ago. I visited her on the Saturday afternoon before having to leave to fulfil [...]
A little known quarryman in Wales
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So you have no children?
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The great harvest
I live and worship in Yeadon, in a church born out of the revival. It
Feminine Threads
I was interested in the above review of Diana Severance's book. Althou
Being counted for Christ
I would pray that god give me courage to do more thanks for this artic