Pastor Pieter Henning Toowoomba Community Baptist Church I recall receiving a small New Testament when I commenced my secondary education in what was then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) – I found solace in reading the Psalms when my parents experienced marital breakdown and the family became fragmented. That was all prior to me inviting Jesus into […]
Regional Field Officer (RFO) Visit to Chad
Before I left for Chad, I purposefully did not check any travel advice or recent news on the state of the country. I have done so since returning and can see why some were concerned about my visit. It really is a nation with a number of challenges. However, the Lord sustained and equipped us […]
Gideon Member Turns 100
Congratulations to Bob Tuffin, a Gideon from the Central Coast Camp in NSW, who turned 100 on 1 January 2023. Bob is shown proudly displaying his letter of congratulations from King Charles. A local Gideon friend rang Bob to congratulate him and he apologized for not being able to do so much these days. He […]
2.5 Billion Seeds Sown
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So, neither he who plants, nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” (1 Corinthians 3:5-7) When Samuel Hill and John Nicholson met […]
Beautiful Encounters with Jesus
Shireen M. I was raised in Saudi Arabia, where it is illegal to have a church or own a Bible. My family is Greek Orthodox so, at a few months of age, my parents took me to Syria to be baptized. I was fully immersed into the water three times at a convent. If you […]
Changes to Friends of Gideons
We give thanks to the Lord for our Friends of Gideons. Your prayer support is invaluable. Last year, Friends also contributed funds for 90,000 Scriptures and ordered over 13,000 Friends New Testaments and there are now just over 5000 Friends here in Australia. Our sole purpose as an organisation is to win others to the […]
Missed by that much!
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 You’ve probably heard the saying, “Make Jesus’ last command our first priority”. This is the reason that many Christians support this ministry. […]
Malaysia International Scripture Blitz
By MARK BENSLEY November 23, 2022 As I reflect on my time in Butterworth Malaysia, I’m flooded with feelings of deep gratitude – to God for the opportunity to work beside such Godly and committed men and women who sacrifice so much for the gospel, and to my dear brothers and sisters in Australia for […]
Gary B
Gary B Just before I give this testimony, I have one question. This question we all have to ask ourselves is: what value will you put on the breath that we have? We all have one breath, one life and it’s our choice about what we do with that one breath. Dad brought me up […]
Restored heart – restored lungs
Patrick was lying on the floor in a hotel room after his third suicide attempt when he met Jesus.