Advent – bringing hope at Thanal House: A home for destitute women
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever…
Advent – God is the Source of Peace
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16 v33 There are days when our mind and body…
Advent – love, joy and peace
From Heaven you came, helpless babe, entered our world, your glory veiled Not to be served but to serve, and give your life that we might live This is our God, the Servant King, he calls us now to follow…
Advent – Patient contentment
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” In the middle of recent ferocious winds and storm, as promised, my son Andrew turned up on time to take me to see my granddaughter’s new house. I settled into…
Advent – from Pastor Fundi again
Proverbs 19:17 – “He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord. And He will pay back what he has given.” Scholastica is an old woman living with a condition of Hydrocephalus. She stays with her daughter who…
Advent – Everyone matters
But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. (Luke 2:10) The Advent story is about the involvement of various people. Some take a more…
Christmas greetings and thanks from. Smt. Radha in India
My name is Radha and I'm 65 years old. I have three children. And also I am a widow. We have no house. Now we are living in a rented house. My husband was a coolie [daily labourer, who had…
Advent hope
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11) Advent is a time of hope when people recall…
Christmas greetings from Smt. Manju in India
24 She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come… 28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband…
Advent – Pastor Fundi writes from Zambia
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)