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Prayer Requests
* The Pioneering of Our New Church - Living Light Gospel Church
* More Open Doors
of Ministry in the Other Area Shelters.
*More Laborers to Help Reap the Harvest in this Region.
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* Yarrabah Outreach
* Indigenous Contacts
* Partner Support
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Hello!
We are having a wonderful time serving
God in the Cairns region and are excited to share with you some of
what has been happening. Over the past month, we have had several
people we have ministered to, be able to leave the crisis shelters
where they were staying, and get a home of their own again. This is
by the grace of God. These people had no hope before Jesus, but have
received the Word and by their faith, have changed their life
situations!
One day, we entered a homeless shelter,
Rachel began talking to an Aboriginal woman. She had lost her home
and her children. She told Rachel she was thinking if she could get
to a church, someone would help. Rachel told her not to worry, she
brought help with her. His name is Jesus Christ. The woman's face
lit up! She received Jesus right away. She is now out of the homeless
shelter, living with relatives and is attending our church every
Sunday. She is pictured here with Rachel after church.
It would be a very long email to share
with you everything God is doing. We could tell you testimony after
testimony. During a hospital visit, an elderly woman was healed of
arthritic pain throughout her body and was able to walk normally
instead of stooped. During a visit to a nursing home, a woman wanted
us to pray for her eyes. She had a film over her eyes and had to put
paper to her face to read it. After praying, she was waving to
workers about 50 feet away! She was so excited! She had not seen such
a distance in a long time! The film was completely gone from one eye
and almost totally from the other. It is God's heart to touch those
who are in pain, in brokenness, and those who are lost and separated
from Him. When we go into the community, it is God who goes with us
and works with us, confirming His Word. He is faithful. He heals the
body and the soul. It is our honor to serve Him!
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Light Church of Cairns |
 After much prayer and leading of the
Holy Spirit, we have pioneered a church here in Cairns, together with
Pastor Bill and Corrie Page, of Papua New Guinea (pictured).
On July
18, 2010, we had our first church service in Cairns. We had 65 people
join us and attendance was remained steady.
 We have a wonderful mix of Christians seeking a church where they can actively be involved in
the church and in outreaches to the community, as well as new
believers who are learning about God for the first time.
 One thing we prayed, is that God would
create a multi-racial church. This is not common in this region. We
want to be a church that draws all men.
We have over 12 nations represented in our congregation! A large part of our congregation are
Papua New Guineans, Aboriginals, and Torres Strait Islanders. We have
a great time together in worship every week! Following the service,
we have been having weekly BBQs to fellowship and get to know one
another better. We are becoming a close family!
 People from the church have started
going with us to do outreaches and are excited to see first-hand what
God is doing in people's lives. As a church, we have begun a new
outreach to the community, called "The Samaritan's Box". This
is a food pantry to feed the needy in our area. It is another avenue
to reach the hurting and broken with the love of Christ.
 We are so excited to offer the Cairns
region an on-fire, Holy Spirit filled church that preaches the uncompromising Word of God. We have had a great beginning and are
looking ahead to even greater things in the Lord!
Please keep us in
prayer as we seek after God's plan for this church.
Love and blessings,
Stephen and Rachel
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