School Newsletter Easter 2015

Happy Easter Finding An Agent That’s Right For You From our family to yours

Well, first of all I hope you had a great Christmas!

My voice is holding up well – not getting better, but it’s not worse. I see the specialist again at Easter to discuss the situation.

Today I hand in my dissertation for my Master’s degree in Biblical Studies; I appreciate your prayers for the next step –perhaps PhD. I’ve set up a new Publishing House – great to say we’ve secured an international distribution agreement with a leading Christian group in the USA, which should give us a bigger worldwide readership. We are now inviting more Christian authors to join us!

(It’s cheaper than self-publishing!)

Danielle has managed to keep her job at Morrisons in spite of other staff being laid off. Please pray about this situation in difficult economic times.

Elen is doing well, and has started writing her own poetry (in Welsh, of course!) and is still trying to get her friends to come to Sunday School.

I’m pleased (at last!) to be able to correct her Welsh spelling and grammar as my Welsh lessons have re-started – although more often than not she is correcting me!

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Easter is always a tremendous opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ who died and rose again so that whoever believes in him (grown up or child) shall not perish but have eternal life.

Of course, with Easter coming at the start of April this year, fitting in a visit

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to every school is in time for Easter is challenging – but with the help of our Risen Lord it is not impossible!

Please pray that each child will have, and respond to, the opportunity which Easter gives us to discover the love of God for the whole world and for themselves.

Looking Forward to Summer 2015! >>>

When There’s no School…

LIFE Exhibition 2015 The LIFE exhibition for children in school years 5 & 6 is coming to Pontypool this March!

Once again many churches will be united to host the LIFE exhibition this March – giving a thousand school children the chance to learn about the LIFE of Jesus in a unique and inspiring way.

It’s kind of tough being an evangelist without a voice, but in Christian service we must always depend on God, not on our own strength or ability! That’s why I don’t want us to ease off in terms of evangelistic outreach to our home town. One thing we do need, though, is help – especially so we can return to doing what we used to do– which is reach EVERY CHILD AND EVERY ADULT in Pontypool with the gospel EVERY YEAR. Thank God that because of your prayers all things are possible!

Please pray for summer kids outreach.

Children’s Summer Club

Feb/Mar Assemblies

Our Summer Kids Outreach – TO THE EDGE 2015 takes place this August at Sharon Church. This exciting 5 day program for children aged 5-12 comes from Regular Baptist Press, USA.

Feb 12th Cwmffrwdoer 10.30 25th Griffithstown 9.20 March 2nd Victoria 10.30 9th Penygarn 2.55 10th George Street 10.15 11th Blaenavon 9.15 12th Penygarn 2.55 16th New Inn Primary 10.00 (2) 25th Ysgol Bryn Onnen April 15th Griffithstown 9.20 27th Garnteg 10.15

John & Julie Mellor He’s all over the Australian Media – and he’s coming to th Pontypool this September 5 & th.

6 John Mellor’s evangelistic healing ministry has made the headlines down-under and he’ll be reaching out locally as part of his Europe-wide tour this fall.

Carnival outreach This year, why not decorate, dress up & join us as part of our Pontypool carnival outreach?

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Please pray for adult outreach too!

Evangelistic teams from England, Australia and the USA will join us during 2015!

I’ve only had to co-ordinate school bookings this time round, but I hope to be free by the 1st March to help out with at least some non-speaking roles!

Please pray for all involved, for safety for the children as they are bused in, and that the life of Jesus will make a lasting impact on their lives.

Schools Work is Front Line.

With 24 years’ experience of child evangelism across South Wales, I often tell churches that they are wrong to think that evangelism is getting kids into a church. Sure, that is one half of it, but a bicycle with one wheel won’t get you anywhere (unless you are a clown)! We need both wheels.

MOST of the children in our country WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN A CHURCH (outside of school visits) NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. Evangelism means going where the children are, and sharing with them the love of God and the salvation which he offers in Jesus.

Christianity is on the decline. It is SCHOOLS WORK which is at the forefront of the fight back. To neglect schools work is to consign our nation’s children to a future WITHOUT GOD AND WITHOUT CHRIST. So whether you can PRAY OR GIVE OR GO TO SCHOOL YOURSELF – GET INVOLVED!