MARCH 2017
ISSUE 22
K I NGFI S H E R FAMILY This is family! We are already a quarter of the way through 2017! In the Vision talk that I gave back in January, I said that 2017 could prove to be a golden year for us, as our two UK congregations merge together to form one vibrant, faith-filled, dynamic congregation and we look to refocus on and give our all to the mission we were given by Jesus Christ 24 years ago.
by which these children are going to Mithowa, was the victim of a be able to have a better future, and robbery, during which he lost his you have enabled this to happen. passport, his bank card, his cell Following on from this, we have phone and all his money. I shared launched the Dumagat Education this news here and around the Program This is an opportunity for Family network. Within minutes, us to invest in those children in a people from India, from the more ongoing way, through pledging Philippines, from other countries in just £5 per month for a five year Africa as well as in the UK were period, to pay for board and lodging responding in prayer. We were able for some of those children to to supply Charles with finances and receive more in-depth schooling at he and his family felt completely We have already embarked upon the elementary school in the lifted up in loving prayer and action. some faith-stretching initiatives. At nearest town, Sibug, which is at the This is family! I cannot imagine the end of January, we launched two foot of the mountain. Our target… anything more exciting to be a part international initiatives: Adopt a to help 16 children to receive that of! Country, and the Dumagat opportunity. Again, you have been so Education Project. The Adopt a All this and the opening of the new generous in your response to this, Country scheme gives the Treasure Seekers building! March that we are able to not only help opportunity for each of us to focus those 16 children, but also resource 4th is the launch date for the new particularly on one of the countries the school at the top of the shop in Gloucester, just three doors represented in the International away from the ‘old’ shop which is mountain that we originally helped Kingfisher family and commit to soon to be reopened as an art via the Harvest Appeal! praying regularly for that country. I workshop and information centre. am pleased to report that every When times are hard here in the With the launch of the new worship country in the Family is now UK and yet our hearts are still open album, Begin Again next month and covered in committed prayer! Can and generous towards people on my new book, The God of Promise you imagine the difference this is the other side of the world who later in the year, I get the sense that going to make around the world? have literally nothing, you just know this is shaping up to be a year unlike that Jesus Christ is doing something any we have experienced so far! The Dumagat Education Program in terms of was launched at the same time. This stirring hearts follows on from our Harvest Appeal and bringing of 2016 where we raised money to plans to pass! both equip a school in the Sierra We are Madre mountains in the Philippines becoming a so that the children of the Dumagat global family, tribe could get a proper education, seeing lives and to buy ginger seeds for the changing here in Dumagat adults to plant and grow the UK and their own crops.You were so genuine care generous in response to this Appeal and concern that we were not only able to do around the this, we were also able to buy the world. Recently, children a computer and generator our National so that they can learn basic Director in computer skills. Education is the key Malawi, Charles Some of the children of the Dumagat tribe at the school in the mountains with their new computer, funding by our Harvest appeal.