11Oct 2018 by Nigel Ring

Return from Guinea

News, Poor
Where did it all start? Ministry in another nation carries significant opportunities and challenges. 15 years ago Nicolas and Elaine Thebault moved to Guinea with their young family to support the local leadership of a church planted there with refugees from the Sierra Leonean civil war of the '90s. But it became necessary to replant the church and to start a new school to cope with the demands of that migrant population. Since then the initial church of ten people (plus seven of the Thebault family!) has grown to over 200, predominantly of people who have become followers of Jesus under their ministry. There have been well over 100 baptisms. Local leaders have been trained and built up. The school, which now numbers well over 300, covers the full educational…
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27Sep 2018 by Nigel Ring

Jubilee+ Strategy Day – Part 2

Poor
In the first part of this report I shared how I had been invited with about 20 others to join the Jubilee+ core team for a day of prayer, Prophecy and Discussion. The day had started with an overview by Martin Charlesworth when he highlighted some of the activities and events that had taken place over the previous year in fulfilment of the prophetic mandate Jubilee+ operates under. Particularly: Book – A church for the Poor Capacity building networks – particularly Refugee Resource Centre for Churches. Resources planned or in development to help: - Church planting in deprived communities - Churches engaged with addiction issues - Care for the elderly - Personal indebtedness Round table discussions The bulk of the day was spent in small groups addressing three topics: What…
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19Sep 2018 by Nigel Ring

Jubilee+ Conference and Strategy Day – Part 1

Poor
Conference – November 10th, Wimbledon, London One of the highlights of my year is the annual conference organised by Jubilee+. Not only is it practical and equipping but plenty of time is provided for Prayer, Prophetic release and Networking. These makes the conference particularly special. Who is it for? Anyone is welcome to attend but I would particularly urge those who have a heart for the poor or who are actively involved in ministry with the poor to prioritise this in their diaries. I also urge church leaders to attend with their ministry teams. The conference will not only help you to understand more about God’s heart for the poor but will enable you to support your ministry teams even more effectively. It will also encourage them that you have…
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12Apr 2018 by Nigel Ring

A New Website!

Equipping, News, Poor
Welcome to my new website! I launched this site in 2009 to share my passions and experience for good Church Administration and Ministry with the Poor. The title ‘Feeding 5000 is no picnic…’ was supposed to embrace these emphases. Then, when I came to ‘retirement’ in 2011, I felt God say that I should focus my own future ministry on two main areas: 1. Helping people and churches reach out to those who are Poor or in need, and 2. Capacity Building – training and equipping. New content I am encouraged by the number of people who continue to follow my blog and who contact me. Thank you supporters! Accordingly the site has been redesigned and includes more content, particularly Resources: Books, Videos and Audio recordings. There is a lot…
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21Feb 2018 by Nigel Ring

God answers prayer for Burundi

Burundi, Children, Foundations for Farming, Poor
            October 8th 2017 As I arrived at the meeting place of Living Hope Church, Bath, one of the Regions Beyond churches in the Newfrontiers family, I received a WhatsApp message from Donna Bloomfield in Burundi. "Yesterday we discovered that 'army worm', a devastating pest, has ravaged a maize crop grown by Albert, our newest team member. This pest has destroyed his whole crop .… and is already destroying crops across Africa. It is on the site next to the community of displaced people we are helping. It seems we therefore can't plant maize with them as planned. We have prophetic words about fruitful farmlands and no more starvation ... so we are on our knees seeking God for a way forward not just for…
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18Jan 2018 by Nigel Ring

Burundi – Crisis and Hope

Burundi, Poor
Regular readers of my blog will know of my love for and involvement in Burundi. We now have a need and I would really appreciate your financial help. The Problem Burundi is one of the poorest nations in the world and one that lives in crisis due to political instability. A few years ago a Burundian friend realised that one of the reasons for so many living in poverty was the cows. He felt God say 'Cows are the problem - cows are the solution'. Since he implemented the 'solution' over 400 families have been lifted out of abject poverty and the number is rising steadily. Why are cows the problem? The traditional Ankole long horned cow is seen as a status symbol - the more you have the greater…
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