Gospel News â Sep-Dec 2013
meetings, often losing his balance, falling and bruising himself. We have previously resisted taking a video clip of our brother struggling to and from the meetingplace, but really he is such an example that we forced ourselves and took 90 seconds of his coming and going from the meeting hall. Our Brother really he should become an international inspiration to those who can't be bothered to make a bit of effort to get out to meetings, and to all of us to keep
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Bro Erik struggling to get to the meeting
Winter Heating Scheme / Special Challenge
We have decided to try to operate daily feeding at the Riga Bible Center over our coldest
months--January, February and March, 2014. During those three months we are looking forward to the presence of some brothers and sisters from England who will help co- ordinate things; but we are also looking for volunteers to come over for one or two weeks to do the work of cooking and serving food.
If you would like more info or would like to come and help please get in touch with Bro Mike & Sis Vanessa Boler: <vanessaboler@
yahoo.co.uk> or Bro Andy & Sis Mel
Downton: <meldownton@btopenworld.com> <andydownton@btopenworld.com>.
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Which leads us to seriously remind you all of the absolutely huge amount of work and potential there is in the Lord's work at this time in Riga, Latvia. There is a large, established ecclesia, regular baptisms, and much potential for both pastoral as well as preaching work, as well as humanitarian work. Knowledge of local languages is not absolutely necessary. We wonder if anyone would consider committing to coming over for a year or more? That help is really, really needed. And without doubt it will be a fruitful experience. Please pray about it and think who you could encourage to respond to this Macedonian call- if you really can't yourself.
True Relationships
Bro. Uka Egwu, (Ohafia Ecclesia, Nigeria.)
Relationships are exciting â they are the most important aspect of our lives; our relationship with our parents, friends, spouse, children, grandchildren and so on. Christianity is first and foremost about relationships, not rules. It is about a person, rather than a philosophy; it is about the most important relationship of all â our relationship with the God who made us.
Jesus said that the first and greatest commandment is to love God. But the second is to love our neighbour, so it is about our relationship with other people. You and I were created to live in a relationship with YAHWEH â until we find that relationship, something will always be missing in our lives. As a result, we are often aware of a gap: one man described it by saying `I've got an emptiness deep inside.' Another young girl spoke of a `chunk` missing in her life. People try to fill this emptiness in various ways: some try to close the gap with money, but that does not satisfy. Aristotle Onassis, who was one of the richest men in the world, said something like this at the end of his life: `millions of dollars or people are not what a man needs out of life.' Others try drugs, alcohol, or sexual promiscuity. These things provide instant gratification, but they leave you
feeling hollow afterwards. Still others try hard