July 2025 Ukraine, UK
UKRAINE This week there have been some very hard nights in Kiev and other cities for our dear ones, with so many taking shelter in the metro stations. And venturing out in the morning to see all the destruction. This is going on night after night, and the mental health toll apart from anything else is huge especially on the children. It's hard to sleep in those shelters as news of direct hits is spread in real time by various groups online and everyone is concerned at where the hits have been and are happening. You can even see radar of the drones and missiles in real time. And there's internet in the metro stations, lights on all the time, distressed people and children... Do pray for our dear ones living through this and for this madness to stop.
Brother Mike Flaherty of Queensland Australia will be accompanying brother Duncan on the next visit in August, God willing. This trip does need some support financially and we are seeking to raise £2000 to cover Mike's air fares and towards some of the work that needs doing there. Please do donate if you possibly can.
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Do come along and invite your friends to the amazing alcohol free Garden Party with Croydon Church in a Pub on September 13 God willing. Now in its third year, this is just an amazing gathering for those who love the Lord and His Truth or are looking into Jesus and the Bible for the first time. Do share around the invitation on social media.
This event probably costs £500 all up to put on... we're open to your donations if you can. [And thanks to sister Rose for doing the artwork for these things!]
Pub Church on Sunday was really packed with well over 40 people and standing room only, thanks all who came. Lovely to have special visitors Mike & Anne Floyd from South Africa. Sermon on "What was Jesus thinking as He died on the cross?"
[Psalm 69] at https://youtu.be/LbwoQkKgg1w
- with a few additions from the audience. Afterwards a good crowd came back to the Heaster home for the baptism of LEON, a long term contact who drove a long way to be with us. He works in dentistry and brought lots of tooth paste for everyone which was much appreciated. His parents were exiled to Siberia Russia from Latvia where he was born in a penal colony but returned to Latvia after 8 years. Amazing life, being led to the Lord through it all.
Video at https://youtu.be/udBkEXdAWbw
What a glorious day with the Lord.
Those baptized in South London are witnessing to others. It's amazing what's happening. We baptized sister Lisa in her bath tub in Lewisham last year. She's so eager to witness and messaged us: "I have my bible however I'm speaking the word to my neighbours and asking them to read the revelations as we're in the last minutes of the last hour.... I really need to give a few ppl a bible. Even a Muslim lad opposite to me. I've been speaking with him also quoting many verses in the quran which says to murder Christians and Jews. A lot of them are born into Islam without knowing the truth. I mean what God permits murder?? So please could I ask for a few bibles to hopefully God willing return these people to their creator
Thank you so much. I have been typing my thoughts and I'd love to share them with you and fellow followers of Christ".
It was such a joy to hear that our dear brother Jeremy [baptized a while ago in Croydon] had persuaded his sister ERICA and her son, his nephew DARIUS, of the truth of the Gospel and the need for adult baptism. We drove down to Southsea with Jeremy and baptized them, and what a day of true joy and fellowship it was. Especially for Jeremy, seeing the fruit of his witness in his beloved family.
Brief video at https://youtu.be/anD80ck7ToI
It has been such a pleasure to be in contact with TIM a mature lifelong Christian who became convicted of the error of the Trinity and sought baptism into the real Christ having come to a very clear agreement with the Truth we preach about the true nature of God and the Lord Jesus. He lives on the Isle of Wight and with joy we got the ferry over there and had a wonderful time with him, culminating in his baptism on Shanklin Beach. He gave a wonderful, detailed testimony of how he came to this moment and is looking to share the truth with others. He discusses how his rejection of the trinity has led him to have to reject some much loved songs from his extensive collection of Christian music. Video of his testimony and the baptism
at https://youtu.be/Hgc8VB-nY18
PRAYER POINTS
- For those recently baptized
- For those under the relentless bombardment in Ukraine especially their traumatized children
- For blessing and wisdom as Mike & Duncan plan the next trip to Ukraine
- For more helpers on the ground in South London
- Thanksgiving for the amazing explosion of interest in British people in London and throughout the UK
With love from your brothers and sisters of Carelinks