If you were a part of the worshipping community here at St. Matts at this time last year, you would have been caught up in us preparing to farewell Matt and Corinne Malcolm and their two children who were leaving the ministry team here to go to Dongara/Mingenew to serve in the North-West Diocese.
They have now been living in Dongara all of this year and are enjoying the life of the local community. When I spoke to him yesterday he was busy deveining prawns in readiness for lunch. But, as Matt says, while they enjoy living there and love the people in the town, Gospel work is really hard work. They find few who are interested in the Gospel and it is hard to attract new people into the Church community. He asks prayer for several specific matters. He is meeting with a young man, Mark, who comes often to enquire about faith issues and is currently reading "A Fresh Start". Let us pray for him. Then too, they are running two special Christmas events to reach out to others. One is a Gingerbread House Event for the ladies, similar to the ones we have held here, and the other is a "Beer, prawns and eternity" night for the blokes. Let us pray that God's Spirit will draw people to want to know more about Jesus.
Pray for Matt and Corinne with their very good friends Penny and Tyler Swartzentruber that they will keep growing in their love for Jesus and His Word and will keep fresh as they seek to share His love with others.
They have now been living in Dongara all of this year and are enjoying the life of the local community. When I spoke to him yesterday he was busy deveining prawns in readiness for lunch. But, as Matt says, while they enjoy living there and love the people in the town, Gospel work is really hard work. They find few who are interested in the Gospel and it is hard to attract new people into the Church community. He asks prayer for several specific matters. He is meeting with a young man, Mark, who comes often to enquire about faith issues and is currently reading "A Fresh Start". Let us pray for him. Then too, they are running two special Christmas events to reach out to others. One is a Gingerbread House Event for the ladies, similar to the ones we have held here, and the other is a "Beer, prawns and eternity" night for the blokes. Let us pray that God's Spirit will draw people to want to know more about Jesus.
Pray for Matt and Corinne with their very good friends Penny and Tyler Swartzentruber that they will keep growing in their love for Jesus and His Word and will keep fresh as they seek to share His love with others.
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