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Video
clips
of
our
trips
from
2008
onwards
can
be
found
on Youtube.
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here
to
see
them
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June
2009 -
we
have
added
a
lot
more
recorded
teaching
messages
to
the
Teaching
Subjects
section
of
the
web
site
- the ones which exist are in yellow and underlined -
AND
there's more - also
in the Teaching Subjects you can download the "Trawled
Treasures" of Gareth - sayings and quotes collected over
his years of ministry! |
Originally
named Formosa by the Portuguese (meaning ‘beautiful’), this island has
a smaller percentage of believers than her much larger neighbour, China, a
nation with which she continues to experience a very unsettled
relationship. Some Taiwanese seem to have heard little or nothing of
Jesus, so it was a great privilege to speak to about 2300 people at the
International Night in the port of Hualien. A local Baptist church had
prepared all the follow-up materials and provided all the counsellors.
Before the conclusion of the event, I led in a prayer of commitment.
Afterwards, I could not get near the counselling tables for the crowds who
were there, some filling in forms, some talking and some praying. A few
days earlier, Malou had spoken at the Foreign Brides conference. This was
for those women from various Asian nations who had married local Taiwanese
men. It proved to be an appropriate word and was well received. Meanwhile,
twice a week at morning devotions, under the general heading of ‘An
Introduction to Christian Ethics’, subjects as varied as abortion,
capital punishment, same sex relationships and the 10 commandments
sometimes resulted in a lot of discussion later in the work place.
Before
returning to the UK, we visited the northern Philippine island of Batanes
where Malou had been raised and educated. Getting there is always a
challenge because of the weather, the few flights and the high price of
the tickets. The only other plane operated by the small airline we took
had crashed a few weeks earlier with the loss of both pilots and all
passengers. Our prayer lives certainly took on an added dimension before
and during our flights! Nonetheless we had a great time on the island,
eating lobsters, drinking coconut milk as well as swimming daily and
fishing. On the Sunday we both shared in the Baptist church which
regularly prays for us.
 
Three
of Malou’s 10 brothers and Still
crazy after all these years!
sisters
and a few of her 18+ nieces (that is Gareth, not
Malou!!!)
and
nephews!
We
fly to New Zealand next Tuesday for 3½ weeks of ministry and visitation
and to see something of the country. It will be the middle of winter and a
first visit for both of us, making it Gareth’s 108th and
Malou’s 86nd country. Since we need to redeem some expiring
Skywards miles with Emirates airline, the flights are only costing us £61
each. Click
here for more details of the upcoming NZ visit. We greatly appreciate
your friendship and your interest in our work, God bless you,
Gareth
><> Malou Bolton (
www.garethandmalou.org
(Personal Information);
www.amentrust.co.uk
(AMEN Charity)
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