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In March of 2006 I had the privilege to go on a mission trip
to England and visit my pastor friend Stephen Passmore. He set up opportunities
for me to preach and meet several other pastors. I thought that I had a lot to
bring to these folks across the pond, but in the end I found out that I received
much more than I could ever give. I am praying that the Lord will give many of
us in this congregation an opportunity to declare the glory of Christ at home
and abroad over the next few years. I pray that we will hear and head His
calling. Matthew 28:19-20
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Welcome Stephen Passmore!
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Stephen at Bethesda Free Church in Sunderland, England. It rains often, but Stephen always brings "Sonshine" with him.
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I had the privilege to preach at a 150 year old church in Esh Winning England
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Perhaps a little persecution is not all bad......
Rev. Thomas Tewell writes: My friend Dr. Tad Stewart took a church in Teheran, Iran. He and his family were there during revolution and revolt and riot. The government under the ayatollah closed his small, struggling Presbyterian Church. There were very few members, but the government came in and burned all the Bibles and Sunday school curriculum. Then they took a big padlock and locked the door of the church. They wiped their hands and said, "Aha! We have closed Christianity in Iran."
Tad Stewart and his wife opened their small home on Sunday mornings for people to come for worship. Nobody dared to say where they were going, and they came early in the morning while it was still dark. But church attendance grew until it doubled, and then tripled.
People smuggled in Bibles as if they were pure gold. Tad said that when he opened the Bible and read it, you could have heard a pin drop. Suddenly electricity and faith broke out in that church, and soon that church made an impact all over the city of Teheran, all over the nation of Iran, and even over that part of the Middle East.
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"Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution."
(2 Timothy 3:12, NKJV)
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