Birchleigh Baptist Blog

Please pray for Nick and Sheila Court who will be facilitating a prefects’ leadership training at the Ora et Labora Camp from tomorrow until Wednesday. Their objective is to educate and train learners in the basic skills of team work, leadership and communication. They will also be making use of the opportunity to share the gospel with the prefects who number more than 40! Please pray that the Lord will use this to awaken spiritually dead souls among that group.

Nick and Sheila’s ministry:

Step Wise Youth Ministry (S.W.Y.M) is the vision of Nick & Sheila Court for the children and young people of South Africa. This vision was born out of spending nearly a year sharing the gospel with thousands of young people in South Africa through schools assemblies, weekly clubs in homes and churches and holiday bible clubs. Other exciting evangelistic opportunities included school Christian Unions, school classrooms and camps.

Read: Prefects’ Leadership Training @ Ora et Labora Camp details (PDF)

On Wednesday April 18, 2007, the fledgling Christian community in this nation of 70 million Muslims, suffered a devastating blow, when three of its finest, were brutally murdered for their faith. One German and two other Turkish brothers were found in the print shop, in south central Turkey, where they published and sold Bibles. They had been tortured, stabbed repeatedly, and bound with their throats slit. Sadly, it was at the hands of five trusted young men, who had claimed to be seekers of our LORD. The murder was skillfully pre-meditated and ruthlessly carried out. Needless to say, as members of the Body, we have been deeply grieved by this terrible tragedy. Yet, what appeared to be a victory for the enemy has since resulted in the most OPEN DECLARATION of the GOSPEL this nation has seen since the Apostle Paul! Therefore, we rejoice that not one drop of blood shed by these dear saints has fallen to the ground in vain.

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When we pray “Hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come” we are praying for Missions. The full answer to the second request accomplishes the first, and if we pray the first from the depths of hearts which are passionately jealous for God’s name we will be urgent in praying for His kingdom to come.

Every Christian must be praying for Missions for otherwise they show no jealousy for God’s name. Every local church should consider praying for the gospel’s effect worldwide as at the very core of its ministry. God is worthy to be known and glorified by people throughout the world – that involves proclaiming Him and praying for those who are especially equipped to proclaim Him.

Read: Constantia Park BC Missions Brochure