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Jambo Jam for Kondoa

Helen raises money for our Kondoa mission project by making jams, chutneys and marmalades which are for sale on the missions table in the foyer.  If you have fruit to spare contact Helen to see if she can use it to make some of her delicious preserves!

Sunday night 

26/9/2016

 
You may be wondering what this current flood of blogging has to do with jam... Well, nothing in particular  :-)

This is all about a desire to follow hard after God and about  "If you want to get wet, go stand under a waterfall."  Just the same way, Ian and I went to Toronto 21 years ago and we were touched by God there in a way that changed the course of our lives.

This morning, we went driven about 50 mins north-west to a Four Square church.  They were very hungry for the things of God.  Tom preached a message about hunger for God and then we prayed for people.  I went to the back and prayed for people who were not pressing forward.  it took a little longer for them to start showing signs of the presence of God upon them, but it happened.  I prayed for a little girl who fell over under the power of the Holy Spirit.  

Then tonight, we went back to Gravidade Zero.  what an amazing church! The had a couple of dozen translators and as we approached the church, they started greeting us.  As we passed by achieve one, they hugged and kissed us and said how welcome we were.  By the next of that, we felt really great! Really loved and welcomed.  The sermon this evening was about facing difficulties in life and how our story in our life will always have challenges in it.  Every story has conflict and resolution.  I was very touched by Charities talk and the whole church surged forward afterwards at the altar  call.  We prayed for people, many of whom needed inner healing, a girl who had been abandoned by her parents and felt u loveable, a little girl who was hyperactive after having been cursed by her grandmother, a solo mother who was suffering from depression.  All felt more peaceful and joyful after prayer.  One of the team prayed for a man who had been shot through one eye and the bullet had lodged behind the other eye.  The eye that had survived was able to see letters two inches high, but after prayer he could read a Bible!!! Praise God!
Mary
29/9/2016 11:29:14 am

Great to hear of the way God is moving in, around and through you! Today I'm taking David mushroom, bacon and thyme soup I bought from the Paleo Cafe yesterday, and grapes. Saw him on Tuesday and prayed for him again. He's back into researching his case and has a good argument from a recent study for upgrading his treatment to include a stem cell transplant. :-)

miana johnston
1/10/2016 05:35:45 pm

Hello Helen,
In case Jambo Jam blog loses it's way completely I want you to know that your Three Fruits Marmalade is absolutely delicious in home made Greek yoghurt. Add one tsp of Three Fruits Marmalade to half a cup of greek yoghurt and you have a real fresh tasting dessert or anytime snack!! Love it.
Good to hear you are having a fruitful time:)


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    Hi, I'm Helen and I raise money for our Kondoa mission project by making jams, chutneys and marmalades.

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