The Lamb of God ChronicleOctober 2015

The Lamb of God Community PO Box 35 054 Christchurch 8640Phone [03] 383 2631 Mobile 021 817 232Email: Lamb_of_God@clear.net.nzWebsite: www.lambofgodcommunity.net

INDEX TO CONTENTS

Reflections Page 1-2News & Articles Page 2-9House Group Resource Page 11Kairos NZ News Page 12

Web Sites Page 12Members/Info/Records Page 13Birthdays/Anniversaries Page 13-14National Prayer Watch Page 14-16

REFLECTIONS: ‘Sinking sand, where? – I don’t see it…’

Most of us like things to go well, we like life comfortable,we are busy enough in this fast moving society, and thelast thing we want is to give more of our pressured andprecious time to trying to deal with more problems, evenproblems that can rob away everything we have, maybeeven our faith in God. Yet in the words of the old song byEdward Mote [1797-1874] we are reminded of a basicreality -

‘My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trustthe sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus' name. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is just sinking sand.’

Yes - sinking sand. Do you remember those movies where all of a sudden the hero orheroine suddenly finds they are crossing over unstable land, sinking sand, which theydid not know was there? In some cases they simply disappear down and all we see is afinal grasping hand getting sucked under. Yuk - all gone. Right now there is a dangerthat all we have built in Christian Community, and in our local churches, and the valueswe hold in Christian family life are all getting surrounded and eroded by swampy sinkingsand. Many of the values that we inherited and relied on as perpetual we havedeveloped into teachings, and then taught them to our families. Can this foundation beunder threat here in Aotearoa New Zealand? The Land of the Long White Cloud? God’sown country as is so frequently declared? Yes. And - because our foundation is shaken,we often feel overwhelmed because we sense we are powerless to halt this tsunami onour own, and that is true. But we can respond. We can determine to live with everythingwe have for Jesus Christ- individually, in our marriages, in our house groups, in ourbranches, for whatever years the Lord will allow for our lives this side of the EternalKingdom. We are not called just to live comfortably, nor for sport, nor for wealth, nor for

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mainstreaming into a society which rejects the Lord - we are called as ‘light in darkness’,as ‘hope in hopelessness’, as ‘friendship in despair’.

Edward Mote also included this verse - ‘When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh,may I then in Him be found; dressed in His Righteousness alone, faultless to standbefore The Throne.’ This is absolute rock solid truth and reality if we dare to live forChrist alone. The age of ‘living as the 5th Gospel’ is here, and I am signing up. Howabout you…

Your brother in the LordRoger, Senior Coordinator - Lamb of God Community

NEWS AND ARTICLES

CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH LEADERSHIP CHANGE

From October I am delighted to advise and introduce to you a new senior leader in theChristchurch Branch- John Murray. Veronica will continue to serve in leadership of theChristchurch Women’s Leadership Team into 2016, when a change will also occur inthat position. I trust you will all give John the sort of support you have demonstrated to

me these past many years. Your brother- Roger

Welcome John…

My name is John Murray and I’m currently 48years old. I’m married to Kath, with 4 childrenand 1 grandchild (on the way). Here’s somedetails of my journey within the Lamb of God, ofmy calling to where I am now. In the later years ofmy schooling I was being called by God but didn’trealise it at the time. I was brought up as a

Catholic and I would attend early morning church before I started school on a couple ofoccasions a week. I believe during this time that God was calling me to Him. At school Iwas quite full on into the sporting life and was captain of the 2nd XV cricket team andduring one of the games I was invited to a ‘Youth for Christ’ outreach at the then namedLancaster Park led by Ian Grant. There were a lot of young people who attended theoutreach. At that time I was then invited to attend the Lamb of God Community GeneralGathering the next day 11th March 1984 at the age of 17. When I arrived I found therewere a lot of young vibrant people who had a love of God that was different to what Ihad experienced up to that point of time, and just starting was a Life in the SpiritSeminar which I duly attended. Over the time of Life of the Spirit, I gave my life to theLord, probably without realising the true cost!

At the end of the school year I started searching for a career as I wasn’t really interestedin attending varsity. I enrolled in the army as they were looking for people, but found thatwent totally against what I had been learning over the past year so I left and found a jobat the Post Office back in Christchurch. For the next while I was part of the Lamb ofGod, attending general Gatherings and part of the Encounter Jesus youth program. Iwas asked to be part of the leadership of the Encounter Jesus as we were being trainedon how to be leaders, quite difficult for a shy and introverted person. For the next few

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years Encounter Jesus grew and Summer Oasis became an outreach program for theyouth of Lamb of God NZ. During this time I travelled overseas and visited differentcommunities within the United States. This showed me there’s a bigger picture here. Wewere a small community but where I went overseas they were the same as us, had thesame beliefs and lived in cluster. The community in Augusta Georgia inspired me aboutliving in cluster. As time went on I was a member of men’s households and flats andbuilt up strong relationships with brothers that are so important to this day.

As life went on and the younger peoplewere getting married and starting to havefamilies, I was wondering what my life wasbringing me. In 1984 I bought my ownhouse within the Burwood cluster andmoved in with a couple of flatmates andhave remained in the same house since.After this time I was starting to spend timewith Kath and was looking at developing arelationship with her. We both knew whatwe wanted in life, both committed to Godand both wanting to raise our family inGod’s ways and both committed tocommunity. Kath came from a previousmarriage with 3 young children who cameand joined with me once we were married. We moved out of the Encounter Jesus areaand eventually became house group leaders. Just after we were married I lost my job,retail sales, and was out of work for approximately 6 months at which time Nathan wasborn. Our reliance on God was immense and he provided for us incredibly. We neverwent without, we didn’t have lots left, but God provided for us. After this time, I ended upstudying computer programming, which I fell in love with, and have now made that mycareer as a software test engineer.

Since then I was asked to be part of the Christchurch Service team and later on to theBody of Elders. I have been serving as an Elder now for about six years.

AUCKLAND BRANCH UPDATES

19 Sept 2015, a day that everymember of the Auckland Branchwill remember with greathappiness and honour. It wasindeed a blessing and a privilegeto be present at the DiaconateOrdination of our brother AustinFernandes. Austin has been amember of the Auckland Branchfor several years, a regularpresence at our GeneralCommunity Gatherings andPastoral Group Meetings. His

quiet and meaningful contributions, with a lively sense of humour always enlightened us

John & Kath with Mark & Kirsten – wedding day

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at Pastoral Group Meetings. His outreach extended to members and others whoneeded his help at any time.

We wait with anticipated joy for that day when Austin will be ordained a priest in theLord’s vineyard. Rest assured of our prayers for you Austin, as you progress on yourjourney.

In another evening of fellowship, two cell groups ofthe Lamb of God Auckland Branch got together tohost the Community’s third Lord Day Celebration.The entire evening was dedicated to honouring thesenior members in the Branch.

This from Karyn & Neville Coutinho, who were partof the organising team: “O how good and pleasant itis when brothers and sisters dwell in unity for therethe Lord has commanded a blessing.”

Both groups worked closely together and everyone from the youngest to the oldest hada part to play. The planning meetings which began in June were well attended bymembers from both groups. Soon after the children of both groups started meetingevery Friday to rehearse the medley of songs from the 60’s that they were going toperform on the night. Whilst the children practiced their singing, some of the adultsdecided to put their passion for dancing on display and it was decided to do the Malhoua much loved Portuguese folk dance. Week after week both groups came together touse their talents to warm the hearts of our seniors and set their feet tapping. As the daysapproached, the preparations reached a fever pitch with teams meeting in smallergroups to plan the Trivia, decorations, music and other finer details. It was edifying tosee each and every member of both groups rallying together in love to host this evening.

Thank you to our senior member, Yvonne D’Souza, who, on behalf of the others,encouraged us with these words: “I would like to honour all concerned for their solidarityand hard work in putting together this evening. What better way to honour the 60+ as aCommunity, than by having the 60s theme. More than anything, the marshallingtogether of all hands on deck makes Lamb of God a vibrant Community.

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UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN OUTREACH RETREAT – GET SET 2015

Towards the end of August,University ChristianOutreach (Auckland) wasproud to host for the veryfirst time: Get Set 2015 – aretreat for young peopleranging from tertiarystudents to workingprofessionals. The wholeretreat was blessed from theget-go with almost 50attendees from variouschurches all over NewZealand coming together to

Karanga Camp in the remote Waitakere, eager to spend time in prayer, fellowship andlearning more about Christ’s call for us to live as his disciples.

The name of the retreat ‘Get Set’ captures this call – by reminding us that we need toprepare ourselves (as one would for a race) to live out our mission as Christians,whether it be at our workplace or places of study. This year’s specific theme ‘Set Apart’reminded us that when we do accept Christ’s call we are indeed set apart, marked forhim and the work of his Kingdom. Being young adults, many of us have already chosenChrist in our past teenage years. However our actions cannot end there as we are thenfurther called to be ‘Christ’s light on a Hill’, proclaim his Good News to others.

The material at Get Set in turn reflected this and was well received, primarily as it wastailored for young adults currently learning to live out the Christian faith that they havespent their last few years building. Three main talks (presented by a range of speakerssuch as a well-respected Pastor and members of other Christian communities), togetheraddressed the importance of understanding who God is to us, the importance of beingactive within our church and community as young people and the vitality of changing ourlives for Christ – as we were reminded from Matthew 22:14 that ‘many are called but feware chosen’. By holding in-depth sharing and discussion sessions after each talk, theretreatants were able to reflect on what they hadheard, whilst further learning from the lives andsharing of others in their group. Looking back, manyof us now realize the importance of opening up andbeing accountable to our brothers and sisters, aswe all walk this spiritual journey together and needthe support of one another.

Some of the many highlights of the camp includepowerful sessions such as ministry time and groupprayer. But there were also several lighter momentsthat allowed us to bond with each other andshowcase to our guests the positive and up-buildingenvironment that we instill at UCO. For instance, thesports, ice-breakers, bonfire and Amazing Race

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(credit to the fantastic team that organized this event) was a hit. On the other hand DomSchryvers’ games night and renowned ‘Cardboard-box Bull rush’ consisted of severalliteral hits (one which he can personally testify for).

We ended on a late Sunday afternoon – not tired but very much refreshed andinvigorated to live out all that we learnt. Upon returning to our daily routines and lives,together we look forward to outreaching and spreading the joy that Christ in his mercyand grace has blessed us with.

Our utmost gratitude to all those who served at the retreat: guest speakers, those whoassisted with transport, the many helping hands in the kitchen and of course to thevarious branches of the Lamb of God who have kept us in prayer and supported in manyways.

May God bless you mightily!The UCO Team

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THANK YOU – WINTER APPEAL 2015

Winter Appeal 2015 will formally end by the 30th of September and we wish to thankeveryone who donated and became partners of mission of the Lamb of God.

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sowsbountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart,not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able tomake all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, youmay abound in every good work. [2 Corinthians 9:6-8 ESV]

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CHALLENGES IN LIVING TOGETHER AS COMMUNITYResource for House Group Discussion by Tom Caballes

Victors, Conquerors, and Overcomers – Not Victims: October 2015

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neitherdeath nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor

depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus ourLord. [Romans 8:37-39 ESV]

Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th century German philosopher, once said: “I might believe in the Redeemer if hisfollowers looked more redeemed.” Many of us face different trials and difficulties in life that at times itdictates how we carry ourselves – we look gloomy, defeated and lonely. But Jesus came to give us life inits abundance [John 10:10]. Ephesians 1:3 says we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in theheavenly places. 1 John 3:1 says we are sons and daughters of God – and if God is our King and ourFather, then we are princes and princesses in God’s eyes! As Paul asks in the book of Romans, “Who shallseparate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness,or danger, or sword?” [Romans 8:35] We have been infinitely blessed by being called by God to live withHim forever. Despite our failures, challenges and trials, we should look not like victims or losers butrather victors, conquerors and overcomers in this life – winners, not whiners!

So what do you do so you become victors, conquerors and overcomers in life, and not victims?1. Have a balanced perspective in life. God has already won the victory through His Son. Although youstill struggle in this life in various ways, in due time the trial or difficulty will pass away. This life is nevermeant to be easy; rather, you should be willing to endure what life has to offer on your way to eternity.2. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciouslygive us all things? [Romans 8:32] Think of this - if the Father, the King of the universe, gave you His ownprecious Son already, why will He deny you anything else? We are on God’s side – and winning!3. Have faith and hang on to God’s word and His promises. When the skies are dark and the horizonseems hopeless, hang on to God’s word – He will never forget or abandon you [Isaiah 49:15].4. Look beyond the trials you face rather than just be overwhelmed by the issue on hand. At times weneed to wear spiritual horse blinders – so we are focused on what is ahead of us rather than stuck justwhere we are. We need to have an eternal perspective in all life’s challenges.5. In the midst of trials, smile! Rejoice! Your inheritance that can never fade, rot or get stolen is comingin due time. You are more than like a son or a daughter of the richest man alive – because your richesare forever, eternal! You have God as your Father – and He will take care of you in the best way possible.6. Lastly, even if you are in the midst of trials, share God to others – as you look like a winner and avictor. The way you carry yourself can determine your credibility as a witness to God and His goodness.

OTHER SCRIPTURE PASSAGES:1. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice... do not be anxious about anything, but ineverything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Andthe peace of God …will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. [Philippians 4:4, 6-7 ESV]2. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing ofyour faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect andcomplete, lacking in nothing. [James 1:2-4 ESV]3. Other references: Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 15:54-58; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; and Colossians 3:1-4.

FOR REFLECTION OR SHARING:

How do people around you see you – a joyful and blessed person, or a whiner needing a redeemer?

Will you let your current trials be an obstacle between you and God, and your witnessing for Him?

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KAIROS NEW ZEALAND YOUTH NEWS

Kairos New Zealand Schedule of Events for 2015

January 5 to 10, 2016 Summer Oasis 2016 in ChristchurchApril 22 to 24, 2016- tbc BLAST Youth Weekend in Wellington [dates to be

confirmed]SUM M RT

WEBSITES WORTH NOTING

KAIROS South Pacific Web Site – go take a look …

Check it out at: www.kairossp.comYou can network and chat with other young people by going to this website:

http://www.kairossp.com/kairosspnzchatroom.htmWe designated every Friday night at 10pm as a time to meet other young people.

Go and visit the International Kairos Media website: http://www.kairos-media.org/

Our Lamb of God website has been updated – please visitwww.lambofgodcommunity.net

Sign up [free] for Youth Culture NewsletterThe most recent edition of the Youth Culture Newsletter is now available online. It will nolonger be sent to you via the Lamb of God e-mail list but you can get it at this link:

http://www.kairos-na.org/youthculturenewsletter.htmThis is a recommended Sword of the Spirit publication for youth and parents.

Living Bulwark Sword of the Spirit – Highly Recommended!

This Sword of the Spirit on-line publication has received more than 43,000 visits (anaverage of 135 visits each day) in its first year. All back issues for the past 12 monthscan be found at: http://www.swordofthespirit.net/bulwark/archives.htm. The current issueof the online magazine can be seen at: www.swordofthespirit.net/bulwark/index.html.

SENDING NEWS FOR CHRONICLE PUBLICATION

Branches are encouraged to email news, photos, happenings and snippets to TomCaballes at josethomascaballes@gmail.com. Each issue is closed around the 20th of theprevious month.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT OUR RECORDSMembership Records and Data: Branch leaders are responsible to keep updated records andthen email all new attendee additions, deletions, address and phone changes, births, deaths,transfers, etc. to -

Tom Caballes josethomascaballes@gmail.comand copy to Lamb_of_God@clear.net.nz

BIRTHDAY INFORMATION[Day and month, but year is optional.] Branch leaders are asked to keep updated records andemail all new attendee additions to –

Tom Caballes josethomascaballes@gmail.com

GETTING CHRONICLE & OTHER NEWS BY EMAIL[1] If you are receiving The Chronicle as an electronic edition, we just need hear if and when youchange your email address. Notify Lamb_of_God@clear.net.nz.[2] If you are receiving this by hard copy but you have an email address, please send your emailaddress to Lamb_of_God@clear.net.nz.[3] The Chronicle has a national and international mailing schedule. If you know of otherswishing to be added, notify Lamb_of_God@clear.net.nz.

Wedding Anniversaries - Happy Anniversary!

NAMES DATE BRANCH

Richard & Christine May 03/10 Southern

Collin & Vimath Sequeira 04/10 Auckland

Mike & Judy Prendeville 06/10 Southern

Dennis & Blanche Hollingsworth 13/10 Auckland

David & Janet Aberhart 20/10 Blenheim

Allen & Judy Carneiro 24/10 Auckland

Patrick & Judy Lim 29/10 Auckland

Patrick & Michelle Amaral 30/10 Auckland

John & Monica Haughey 30/10 Christchurch

Birthdays for This Month - Happy Birthday!

NAMES BIRTHDAY BRANCH

Kathleen Murray 01/10 Christchurch

Philomena Coutinho 01/10 Auckland

Ginetta Petersen 01/10 Blenheim

Iris Saldanha 02/10 Auckland

Paul Sison 02/10 Central

Lizzie D'Souza 02/10 Auckland

Eddie D'Souza 03/10 Auckland

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Amanda Dalgado 04/10 Auckland

Felecia Fernandes 04/10 Auckland

Cutie Zalamea 05/10 Central

Jo Collins 06/10 Auckland

Jonathan Ashfield 06/10 Auckland

Roswell Mendonca 07/10 Auckland

Kenjo Zalamea 08/10 Central

Ayesha Carneiro 09/10 Auckland

Nicole Lim Kwan 09/10 Auckland

Chris Fernandes 10/10 Auckland

Oliver Lyons 10/10 Christchurch

Alan McKenzie 11/10 Southern

Priscilla Martis 12/10 Auckland

Nick Barber 13/10 Nelson

Mhel Caballes 15/10 Central

OG Gueco 15/10 Central

Steven Sequeira 17/10 Christchurch

Karin Van Doorn 17/10 Christchurch

Maureen Lyons 18/10 Christchurch

Lyn Keane 18/10 Ashburton

Cassandra D'Souza 20/10 Auckland

Dominic Stolten 21/10 Auckland

Raechelle Amaral 23/10 Auckland

De Zoysa Julia-Mary 23/10 Auckland

Christian Stolten 24/10 Auckland

Undine Cavanagh 25/10 Christchurch

Chris Lyons 25/10 Christchurch

Chris O'Connell 25/10 Christchurch

Loreno Anora 26/10 Auckland

Judy Homes 28/10 Southern

John Haughey 29/10 Christchurch

Valerie Menezes 29/10 Auckland

Lukanne Lowe 30/10 Auckland

Alexander William Lyons 30/10 Christchurch

PRAYERWATCH - SOLDIERS OF CHRIST, ARISE

SOLDIERS OF CHRIST, ARISE Fight the good fight.Reinforce the guard, station the watchmen, prepare an ambush! The Lord will carry outhis purpose, Jeremiah 51: 12 NIV

SOLDIERS OF CHRIST – PRAY IN THE SPIRITTherefore put on the full armour of God… And pray in the Spirit on all occasionswith all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keepon praying for all the saints. Ephesians 6: 13, 18

Two months ago we looked at the first offensive weapon that God gave us, ‘the sword ofthe Spirit, which is the word of God.’ The other weapon Paul includes in the armour ofGod is ‘Prayer in the Spirit.’ No earthly weapon can be compared with it, so it is given byGod for our benefit. Firstly, our prayer needs to be constant, not just when we feel like itor in a crisis but in every event of our life whether good or challenging. For the Christian

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daily strength comes from daily prayer and can be a part of whatever we are doingwhether at home or work, leisure or recreation. Secondly, it must be intense anddemands that every faculty we have be focused on God. We must keep persevering, asSatan will keep reminding us our prayer is weak and not serving the purpose God gaveit to us for. Thirdly, our prayer must be unselfish as it is for all God people. The Jewshave a saying, “Let a man unite himself with the community in his prayers.” We mustlearn to pray as much and as intensely for others and with others, as for ourselves. Weare fortunate in the Lamb of God with the Prayerwatch as we are praying with a body ofpeople by taking our turn. Also we are praying for the Lamb of God and its needs alongwith the needs of the people who are the Lamb of God. We would do well to rememberthat no Christian leader or preacher can go on unless his people are ever upholding hishands in prayer. Prayer is an important part of the life of the Lamb of God so we need tobe a prayerful people.

Be very careful, then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise, making the mostof every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, butunderstand what the Lord’s will is. Ephesians 5: 15-17

Soldiers of Christ, Arise, and put your armour on!

If you have any comments or questions concerning the Prayerwatch then please sendthem to me or give them to one of your branch leaders to send to me. God bless andwatch over you all.

Alan McKenzie, National Coordinator Prayerwatch.

LAMB OF GOD PRAYERWATCH - PRAYER INTENTIONS

SPIRITUAL WARFAREAgainst strongholds of Apathy, Witchcraft, Confusion and other named spirits.

INTERCESSORY PRAYERCOMMUNITIES Protect and bless the life and mission of SWORD OF THE SPIRIT,Patmos & Cornerstone Lamb of God [Fiji], Families for Christ [Melbourne], VanuatuGroup, Light of Christ [Nelson], The Covenanted Community For Christ, [Penang &Taiping],

FAMILY Auckland: Yvonne D'Souza, Desmond & Charmaine Vessaokar, TiliLeatitagaloa, Blanche Fernandes, Sequeria’s & Saldanha’s Families, Neville & KarynCoutinho, Ivan & Hilary Carvalho, Valerie Menezes, Russell & Gidget Mendonca,Wendell & Glynis Fernandes, Manuel Lobo, Delia D’Mello, Marisa & Cosmos Misquita,Central: Jun & Angie Briguera, Henri & Cutie Zalamea, Rose Buladaco, Joel & TizaSison, Robert & Ethel Caballes, Tom & Mhel Caballes, Peter & Stephanie O’Connell,Blenheim: Mark & Mary Jackson, Mike & Cheryl Garrett, Christchurch: Roger &Veronica Foley, Robert & Karin Van Doorn, Darren & Julie Humphries, Tai & De Stirling,Niul & Coila Kay, Lyn Keane, Pauline Marsden, John & Monica Haughey, AnnetteSargisson, Chris & Maureen Lyons, Ian & Pārbati Hamilton, Southern: John & JanetMacManus, Mike & Judy Prendeville,

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OTHER NEEDS Auckland: Mark & Elizabeth Stolten, Allen & Judy Carneiro, GillianPuch, Joseph Gomes, Allan Carvalho, Blanche Fernandes, Peter Dalgado,

HEALING CANCER Auckland: Collin Sequeira, Central: Ron Blackwell, CollinSequeira, Blenheim: Carol Cullimore, David Aberhart, Christchurch: Mary Anngow,Robin Corbett, Kerry Fordham, Trevor Wall, Southern: Christine May,

HEALING HEART Auckland: Isabel Morais, Central: Paul Oliver, Blenheim: ChrisFredericks, Christchurch: Dorelle Ham, Undine Cavanagh, Philip Middlemiss, Niul Kay,Andre’a Forster,

HEALING Auckland: Annette Carvalho, Winona D'Costa, Olivia Fernandes, LucyMisquita, Blanche & Denis Hollingsworth, Cheryl Donald, Mira D'Souza, Peter D'Souza,Fr John Rea, Maria dos Anjos D'Souza, Bruce Donald, Rosana Kuresa, Thomas Hong,Vimath Sequeira, Manuel Lobo family, Michelle Amaral, Alwin D’Souza, Eddie, Cynthia,Clyde D'Souza, Joan Lobo, Christopher Dalgado, Pam D’Souza, Christie D’Costa,Grace Collins, Alfred Saldanha, Arca Fernandes, Rex & Winnie D’Costa, Ronnie & RinaD'Souza, Shalini Saldanha, Philomena Coutinho, Allen Carneiro, Central: StephanieO’Connell, Jacob Muollo, Henri Zalamea, Aly Fernandes, Rae Taylor, Jojo and EllamaeJalandoni, Blenheim: Peter Greig, Josiah Grieg, Grace Weston, Mike Garrett, AnitaFredericks, Judith Rodgers, Barbara Ryan, Jamie Rodgers, Micah Rodgers,Christchurch: Lisa Borkus, Karin Van Doorn, Chris Aston Grieve, Veronica Foley,Siobhan Forster, Bernie Black, John Murray, Chris Lyons, Monica Haughey, MikylaChallies, Bronwyn Harborne, Pauline Marsden, Ian Hamilton, David Black, Southern: FrMerv McGettigan, Daniel MacManus, Steven & Judy Homes & Family, Pat Forster,Rhoda Woodfield, Alan McKenzie, Judy Prendeville, Others: Louise & JulianneMasilomani,

BEREAVEMENT Auckland: Peter Stoddard & Family, John & Dora Tham,

COVERING PRAYERNational Council, Kairos Ministries, Branch Life, Lamb of God Centre, Branch Visits,Clustering in Auckland, Ministry of Fr John Rea, Employment of Members, Light ofChrist Special Ministry, Wellington branch [sickness among extended family], andAshburton Group in Christchurch.

“I have made you a Watchman” Ezekiel 33: 7