9 July 2017 – Church Newsletter

Today is BMS World Mission Sunday.

As part of our commitment to our brothers and sisters at home and worldwide we will be looking more closely at some of the work done by BMS during this morning’s service led by Jason and Ted.

The offering today will go towards supporting our mission partners, do use one of the envelopes available for giving today. Do also continue to pray for all those involved with mission in this country and abroad. Remember for the price of a coffee a week we are able to make a huge difference in peoples lives.

We pray you find refreshment and challenge in our fellowship together. The younger groups will go out to their own special groups after the first part of the service this morning.

Do stay if you can after the service to catch up with complimentary refreshments.

 

Claire-Lise and David Judkins

• Who: Claire-Lise and David Judkins
• Where: France
• How long: Since 2012
• Principal ministries: Church

Claire-Lise and David joined BMS in September 2012. They work in France with a long-term vision to plant a network of self-replicating churches in some of the more unreached parts.

David recently completed his ministerial training. Claire-Lise has a theological background. Their children are Joshua, Ben and Samuel.

There home church is Andover Baptist Church, Hampshire.

 

Chris and Debbie Drew

• Who: Chris and Debbie Drew
• Where: Nepal
• How long: Since October 2014
• Principal ministries: Development

Chris and Debbie have worked with BMS since 2005. They spent seven years in Afghanistan and in October 2014 they moved to Kathmandu in Nepal. They work with the International Nepal Fellowship, a Christian mission serving Nepali people through health and development work. Chris is the Country Director for the International Office.

The Drews have four children; Rebekah, Sam, Tabea and Joshua and are part of Haddon Hall Baptist Church in south-east London.

 

Psalm 139

13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mothers womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it.
15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
17 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
18 I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!

Café

Why not visit our wonderful café that serves a wide range of tasty treats, refreshments and wholesome meals. Open weekdays 9am—3pm.

 

The small print!

The service is recorded each week, we also take photos and use facebook live at some events in line with our privacy policy to help people share in our fellowship. If you don’t want to be in any of these, then please mention it to one of our welcome team. All materials are reproduced under CCLI licence 5717.

 

Next weekend is camp

If you’re going, then please make sure you’ve paid. Karen can remind you any details you may have forgotten!!

Also if you have special dietary needs, then do have a word with Kath. Otherwise, if you have some time or creative energy going, then do talk with Chris who will glady find an odd job or two for you to help with!!

 

Thank you!

Adam & Bex would like to say thanks to all those that came and supported their family at Freya’s dedication last week. They made it such a memorable service. Thanks also to all those who helped out after the service too. They truly felt blessed to be part of such a great fellowship.