17Jun 2015 by Nigel Ring

News Jottings – June 2015. Ebola update, Pacific Rim update, Jubilee+ Conference

Ebola, Health, International, Jubilee+, News, Pacific Rim, Poor
Another interruption to my ‘Mobilising volunteers’ series, but various things have come to my attention recently that I think will be of wider interest. Ebola Update There was a very positive response to the appeal in recent months to help people in Liberia, Sierra Leona, Guinea and Nigeria through our churches. John Hammond, who worked hard to coordinate the appeal, has produced an excellent update. If you wish to have a copy please contact me or John. Pacific Rim Newsletter In recent weeks I have published brief reports from various Newfrontiers apostolic spheres. This Newsletter came to me recently from The Pacific Rim, led by Peter Brooks, and gives some encouraging reports from Australia, New Zealand and Cambodia. Jubilee+ Two weeks ago I had the enjoyable privilege of meeting with a…
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03Jun 2015 by Nigel Ring

Newfrontiers Archives – Can you help?

Newfrontiers, News
I will continue my series on Mobilising Volunteers next week but this week I want to share about an exciting Newfrontiers project and ask for you help. An initiative has been launched to archive Newfrontiers material from around the world. This has arisen from closing the Newfrontiers office in Hove in 2011, requiring storage of a great deal of material, and the subsequent desire of Sam Jeffery, a member of King's Church, Catford, to study for a Ph D, with the archiving of this material as a core part. So we are now looking for any material that can help fill out this archive, whether from the UK or other nations. This will be stored safely and become available in due course for researchers and so on. What is wanted? Sam…
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12May 2015 by Nigel Ring

Guinea update

Guinea, News, Poor
People seem to have appreciated my recent updates from around the Newfrontiers spheres with whom I have contact. I have recently heard from Guinea and think that, following ebola and my appeal for sponsorship for school children, this would be of interest. Thank you to all who helped with the ebola appeal and who have offered to sponsor a child. We do still need more sponsors - £10/month. Can you help? If so click here to request details. Newsletter from Nicolas Thebault Last week I was in a taxi driven by a 77 year old chauffeur! This person explained to me as we were returning home that the new drivers do not know how to drive and the new police officers do not know the driving code because everyone buys…
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29Apr 2015 by Nigel Ring

Update from Regions Beyond

Church Planting, Newfrontiers, News, Regions Beyond, Steve Oliver
Here is another update from one of the Newfrontiers apostolic spheres. Recently I was privileged to join the leaders of 14 churches in the UK as they met in Crewe for two days with Steve Oliver. Steve is from South Africa though now living in Dubai where God’s favour has been on him to strengthen and grow the church he joined 5 years ago and to plant another two churches from there. He also travels widely bringing oversight to churches on five continents. His apostolic sphere is called Regions Beyond. The days together began with worship and prophetic outpouring. God quickly told us that there was a path laid with flagstones for us to walk into new places and nations. This was emphasised by a prophecy using the fact we…
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24Apr 2015 by Nigel Ring

Urgent Prayer Request for Burundi

Burundi, News, Poor, Prayer
I have just received the following prayer request for Burundi from Simon Guillebaud (www.greatlakesoutreach.org) whom many of you know – he has been a speaker in several Newfrontiers Churches and at Newday. ‘This is an URGENT plea for prayers for Burundi. Few expect it to be peaceful this weekend. ‘Tomorrow we anticipate the President announcing his candidacy for a 3rd term, which many consider illegal. As and when he does, the opposition has vowed to pour out onto the streets. Small groups did last week and both tear-gas and water-cannons were used, but thankfully nobody was killed. I don't want to be alarmist, but I have never seen such fear in Burundians. Thousands have fled the country. Concerned friends have told me to get the family out before tomorrow. We…
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22Apr 2015 by Nigel Ring

Days of Prayer with Commission 2

News, Uncategorized
The Nations Last time I began to report on two days of prayer I enjoyed recently with Guy Miller’s leaders. Now let's turn to the nations. Reaching out to the nations has always been an important part of the ministry of Newfrontiers, as exemplified by the name. This has been continued within Guy’s sphere. Across the two days there were many opportunities to hear reports and to pray for individual situations. Recently Guy and his wife, Heather, had been in Bolivia, South America, visiting a church which has long been associated with the Newfrontiers family but, by dint of its location, often felt a bit ‘on the edge’. I am sure it must have been refreshing for the church to welcome them, but for Guy and Heather it was also…
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