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Here are some highlights from recent reports.
Carelinks | Belgium
W
e baptized brother Kwame in Belgium.
He has spread our literature to other
disillusioned Pentecostals in the African
community in his area, and we spent a
pleasant time with Kwaku, whom we baptized
after a truly wonderul discussion. He was so
relieved not to have to fear demons, witch
doctors, spells and the like- these ideas are
promulgated and widely believed in amongst
many African immigrants, and are pushed by
the Pentecostal churches they attend.
Life for these migrants is often difficult, even
after they receive proper residency docu-
ments. They typically work in factories doing
hard work for long hours, but on temporary
contracts, meaning that they don’t get the
longer term pension and welfare benefits
which go with stable employment; and they
live in tiny one room flats often sharing with
other such workers. So much of Europe’s
economy is built upon such cheap, minimum
wage labour. And many of these folks are then
kidded that if they donate their spare cash
to the pastor, the Lord will in the end make
them rich. The prosperity Gospel is really the
opposite of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Our blessings are spiritual and not material.
Our new brothers and their families are keen
for us to teach a seminar about wealth,
blessing and prosperity in its Biblical context.
Let us know if you’d like to come to Belgium
for a few days to assist.
Carelinks | China
B
rother Donald continues following up
contacts in China and baptizing them, as
he has for so many years. He is really a star
convert, from his baptism many years ago in a
hotel room in unusual circumstances, provi-
dentially arranged.
Donald reports: I baptized brother Huang in a
public sauna pool, so I couldn’t photo the
baptism process. This is his personal testimony:
“I was born in a peasant family in the south-
west with two younger sisters. Life is tough,
the only way to get out of the door is to study
hard. I was admitted to the normal school, so
my family is very pride of me, it also indicates
that I can become civil service. After 3 years
of my college career, I was assigned as a
teacher with 58.8 yuan monthly income. Then
I got married. Then 5 years later something
unexpected happened, my wife was cheating.