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INTERESTING ITEMS

 

 

Gordon & Kathleen Beard are "Alpha Course Advisers" in the Rhyl area

They would be delighted to pop along to your church or place of worship to provide full information on "what the Alpha Course is all about"

There are no charges involved and the meeting would be held on a friendly and informal basis and usually takes thirty minutes of your time

Contact: Gordon & Kathleen Beard 01745 824243

kathleenbeard77@aol.com

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SCHOOL TEACHERS REQUIRED IN ALBANIA!

 

YES, I KNOW IT’S NOT IN NORTH WALES… BUT THE ANSWER MAYBE!

 

GJERASIM D. QIRIAZI (GDQ) SCHOOL

Christian Education for the International Community of Children in Tirana, Albania

 

Are YOU interested in Teaching overseas?

If you are a certified teacher in your own country, or someone who will be graduating soon with a degree in education and you feel led to work at GDQ, please email us at the following address gdqschool@icc-al.org to find out more about this great school and the benefits we provide

 

GDQ is an international, English speaking school in Tirana, Albania.  We serve and teach the children of Christian missionaries working in the capital city of Albania.  We are seeking teachers for this community of children for the academic year 2010-11 and beyond

 

STAFFING NEEDS:

2010/11 Academic Year Teaching Vacancies:

 

GDQ School (K-8)

• 3rd or 5th grade (year 4 or year 6) - VACANCY FILLED!

• Special needs educator (Details available on request) - VACANCY FILLED!

• French teacher grades 6-8 (British years 7-9)

 

Tirana Christian High School (TCHS) (9-12)

• Grades 9-12 sciences – chemistry, biology, and physics

• Grades 11 & 12 English language and literature

• Grades 11 & 12 mathematics – geometry, calculus, business math

• Grades 9-12 social studies – history, geography

• Grades 9-12 drama

• Grades 9-12 physical education instructor

 

In addition to traditional teaching responsibilities, candidates must be willing to:

• be committed to working in a multi-cultural classroom

• be flexible in using a multi-national curriculum with a commitment to achieving academic standards

• be prepared to teach, within one’s gifting, subjects such as music, art, physical education, computers, etc as needed.

 

Visit our website for more information!

www.GDQschool.org

 

Please pray, if the Lord leads you to, and pass on this information to anyone who might be interested in helping!  Unless, of course, it’s you!

 

Contact: Roger Pearce, School Director

School Phone/ Fax: 00 355 4 258948

Mobile: 00 355 692072593
Skype address: gdqiriazi

Director Email: director@gdqschool.org

School web page: www.gdqschool.org

 

 

Alternately, please write to:
GDQ School
C/o AEP (Box 89)
K.P. 119
Tirana

Albania

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FOR SALE

50 Blue plastic stacking chairs @ £2 each

6 Formica stacking (not folding) tables (approx 2'x2') @ £5 each

For collection in Colwyn Bay area

For further details:

Contact: Mark Russell 01492 534077 / 07976 758477

mark@watson.cymru247.net

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ALBANIAN 'EUROVISION' ENTRANT HONOURS GOD WITH SONG

Peter Honour reports:

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By Lindita Pëllumbi, Mikel Bogdani and Paul Alkazraji
Special to ASSIST News Service

TIRANA, ALBANIA (ANS) -- Juliana Pasha, a believer attending a church in Tirana, is preparing to represent Albania at the 55th Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway in May, after winning first prize in the annual song festival of her country's public broadcaster (RTSH) last December.

The song, 'Nuk mundem pa ty' (I can't without you), has been composed by fellow-countryman Ardit Gjebrea, with lyrics by Pirro Çako and Ardit Gjebrea, and orchestration by Shpetim Saraçi. "The song speaks about pure love. I cannot say it is a Christian song, but it contains the elements of Christianity," says singer Juliana. "Through this song, I want to glorify God and to convey His love to audiences."

"'Eurovision' is an exceptional experience for me. You go before thousands of people who have never heard you sing. I have never been before such an audience. Even though I generally do not feel very emotional on stage, this will definitely be different," she says.

"I see such an honour as a burden with a lot of responsibility, because it is not an easy task to represent your country. I have started with the preparations, with my stage appearance, etc. I hope to get to the finals. Then the rest is in God's hands. I pray to God we will get to the finals," she says.

She is trusting in Him to carry her through the challenge of being in the international spotlight. "I hope that God will give me courage and boldness on stage, as He has provided me from the beginning," she says. "I cannot go on stage without first asking God for His help and support. I want to glorify Him with every song I sing. Whatever happens at 'Eurovision', whether I go to the finals or not, I am not worrying. This is a great trial and I will accept it as God wants."

"In the meantime, I am aware and happy that I have many brothers and sisters in Christ behind me who are praying and supporting me. It is difficult to be in the world of the arts, especially when you are among unbelievers," she says. "God has put me there to be a light for others."

Juliana was once offered the role of a female bodyguard in a production of the 'Chicago' musical but declined it ".knowing that it would ruin my Christian testimony thereafter," she says. "Since I was a child, I knew that God existed and sometimes I used to pray to Him, but later on I backslid and I forgot Him completely. [Six years ago] my husband and I were going through some very difficult times. We felt so cast down. We were working but we were enjoying nothing in life. It was so meaningless! Right at that moment, God spoke to our hearts. We were both in the car and we prayed and wept, and then finally we accepted Christ as our Lord and Saviour."

Paul Alkazraji, one of the writers of this story, is the editor of 'Ujëvarë', a magazine for Albanian believers www.revista-ujevare.com He is also the author of 'Christ and the Kalashnikov,' Zondervan, about one mission to Albania. He works in Albania with 'Open Air Campaigners.'
 

NEW CHRISTIAN MUSIC LTD, P O Box 6207, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. LU7 0WQ, England

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“STREET PASTORS” IN BANGOR

Several Bangor Churches have agreed to support the introduction of “Street Pastors” to Bangor.  Discussions with the Police and Gwynedd council received a favourable response.  Street Pastors willing to commit to 12 days training and 12 nights duty per annum are now being recruited.  A co-ordinator is also needed, willing to devote about two days a week to the task. 

Contact: Paul Rowlinson 01248 605365

paul.rowlinson@trysor.f9.co.uk

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IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DAB RADIO, NOW'S THE TIME TO GET ONE!

 

UCB (UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS) HAS ACQUIRED A NATIONAL DAB LICENSE

From TUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER they will broadcast across the UK

For more information go here -

www.ucb.co.uk

 

PREMIER CHRISTIAN RADIO HAS GONE NATIONAL!

MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER

No longer just available on you're television sets or through the Internet, but across the nation on DAB radio

For more information go here -

www.premier.org.uk/features/premiers%20gone%20national.aspx

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VOICE IN THE CITY

350 children and young people from the deprived backstreets of Croxteth and Norris Green in Liverpool are delivering a message of hope to the country.  The choir of 5-17yr olds, known as “A Voice Of One” have united their communities through the power of music and recorded a CD.  “You’re The Voice” (the John Farnham classic) will be released as an anti-gun, gang and knife crime message, on Friday 18th September, 2009

Buy the song and help take it to No 1 - available online

 

www.voiceinthecity.org.uk

 

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FNT - FRIDAY NIGHT THEOLOGY

Evangelical Alliance's regular email comment on a news event of the week

Learn more about it, read some samples, or sign up now -

www.eauk.org/fnt/about.cfm

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SOME INTERESTING WEBSITES

 

Christians for Zion

www.christiansforzion.com

 

Worship from Wales

www.worshipfromwales.com

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EVERYCLICK MAKES A DIFFERENCE! - FUNDRAISE FOR CHRISTIAN CHARITIES

Just in case you are not already using Everyclick - an easy method involving no cost to you, of donating money, for example to help Christians suffering for their faith - here is the link - www.everyclick.com

Here are just a few of the thousands of Christian charities that you can fund raise for on Everyclick

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BMS World Mission

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CARE

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Christian Aid

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Compassion UK

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Mercy Ships

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Tearfund

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YMCA

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Youth for Christ

If your favourite charity is not listed on their website, you can search for it amongst their over 200,000 UK charities including schools and churches

www.everyclick.com/charity-directory/religious-charities

You can also add a charity that is not on their website by contacting them

Contact: Everyclick 0870 005 5050

www.everyclick.com

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OFFERED FREE!

150 copies of the "Book of Hope" animated edition, suitable for 8yrs to about 13yrs.  These are surplus to requirement and offered free of charge.

They go with "The Godman" DVD, available through UCB, but can be used on their own.

www.bookofhope.co.uk

Contact: Tim & Jill Jones 01654 711310
tim@the-jones.freeserve.co.uk

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COFFEE CUP POLITICS  -  ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN POLITICS MADE SIMPLE
 

What happens when a fly falls into a coffee cup?

The Italian throws the cup and walks away in a fit of rage

The Frenchman takes out the fly, and drinks the coffee

The Chinese eats the fly and throws away the coffee

The Russian drinks the coffee with the fly, since it was extra with no charge

The Israeli sells the coffee to the Frenchman, the fly to the Chinese, buys himself a new cup of coffee and uses the extra money to invent a device that
prevents flies from falling into coffee

The Palestinian blames the Israeli for the fly falling in his coffee, protests the act of aggression to the UN, takes a loan from the European Union to buy a new cup of coffee, uses the money to purchase explosives and then blows up the coffee house where the Italian, the Frenchman, the Chinese, and the Russian are all trying to explain to the Israeli that he should give away his cup of coffee to the Palestinian
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BEACON BOOKS, LLANDUDNO

Beacon Books is now registered as part of the Crown Books retail chain.  This means that if you go to www.crownbooks.co.uk, click on "Store Finder"
then "Beacon Books Llandudno", then "Click here to register" and enter your details, then they will receive a percentage of anything you purchase through
this website. It is also a good way of searching for a particular book, knowing that they can normally have it in stock within 24 hours if ordered before 3.30 Monday to Thursday
Obviously they would prefer you pick up the phone, or visit and get it directly from them, but if that is not possible then for those items you are desperately in need of, this is an excellent alternative
Your continued commitment will be greatly appreciated

Contact: Pam Kirkham or Marian Whitaker (Kingdom Krafts/Beacon Books) 01492 877995

kingdom@krafts.fsworld.co.uk

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ALIVE AND KICKING ABORTION CAMPAIGN AND PETITION LAUNCHED

The Alive and Kicking Alliance launched its campaign on abortion with a fully updated website at:
www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org

Alive and Kicking brings together eleven organisations including Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, Christian Medical Fellowship, ProLife Alliance, Maranatha, CARE, LIFE, and the Evangelical Alliance
With The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill about to be debated in the House of Commons, the Alliance aims are:
* A substantial lowering of the upper limit of 24 weeks for abortion
* An end to discriminatory abortion up until birth for disabled babies
* Fully informed consent for women contemplating abortion
The main features of the campaign are:
* An online data base of MPs past voting record and current voting intentions on abortion:
www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org/mp/searchmp.php

* A petition calling for reform of the abortion law aimed at gaining 100,000 signatures:
www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org/petition

* An online information pack for people to use in lobbying MPs:
www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org/public/pdf/aaklobbypack.pdf

Please do let people know about the campaign and in particular encourage them to:
* Sign the petition and print off a downloaded version for people in churches to sign and post in
www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org/public/pdf/petition.pdf

* Let us know their MPs voting intentions
voting@aliveandkickingcampaign.org

Targeting MPs Views on Abortion and Action Pack
As mentioned above, by using the database you can select your MP (by entering your postcode) and find out where they stand on abortion. There are some MPs whose opinions on abortion we do not know. If your MP is one of them please write or visit their surgery asking them specifically where they stand on abortion, and let us know their response. Please forward MPs’ responses to

voting@aliveandkickingcampaign.org

or 020 7407 6157
Note the majority MPs hold (how many votes they won their seat by in the last election), which you can find on the MPs’ database on the Alive and Kicking website. If they have a small majority work with the churches in your constituency to lobby your MP to represent your views on abortion in Parliament. If the number of Christians lobbying an MP is higher than the majority they hold, this may persuade them to represent your view in Parliament rather than lose their seat at the next election! You can lobby your MP using the Alive and Kicking Action Pack.

Julia Millington
Alive and Kicking Campaign
Tel: 020 7584 7186
Alive and Kicking Alliance includes CARE, Christian Medical Fellowship, CORE, Evangelical Alliance, Guild of Catholic Doctors, Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, LIFE, Maranatha, Prolife Alliance, Real Choice, Student Life Net.

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'MYSTERY WORSHIPPERS' TEST CHURCH


'Mystery worshippers' secretly visiting Shropshire churches have praised them for their sermons and warm welcomes.  The 13 inspectors, normally paid to visit shops posing as ordinary shoppers, said they were genuinely surprised by their visits.  Churches in Telford and Oswestry scored between 90 and 100% in tests, according to Heart of England Christian Resources Exhibition.  The aim of the test was to find out how churches could meet people's needs.  Mystery worshipper Mike Sadler, who lives in Telford, said although he does not go to church it was interesting to see how things have changed over the years.  Benita Hewitt, from the Christian Research Association which organised the study, said: 'Although the churches in Telford were given no advance warning, several scored more than 90%, with two achieving 100%.  Most of our mystery worshippers were genuinely surprised by the warmth of their experience in church and some were even keen to go back for more.'

Praise: God that when He is worshiped He will draw all men unto Him. (John12:32)

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"Who am I? - SAVED" (The Christian's identity in a confused & shaking world)

A new book by GWYNEDD HARDING-JONES

"Well worth reading and passing on to others"   Ruth Owen

£7.00 each

Copies available by post - for postage & packing please add the following:

1 book - add £1.95, 2 books - add £2.95, 3/4 books - add £3.95, 5-9 books - add £4.95, 10+books - please ring or e-mail

Please make cheques payable to 'Gwynedd Jones' and send with details of number required, and your name and address (incl. postcode) to:

Haulfre, Penmynydd Road, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey LL61 5JT

Contact: Gwynedd Jones 01248 716459

gwyneddjones@hotmail.co.uk

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"WHO IS THIS GOD?" -  EVANGELISTIC BOOKLET AND CD FROM THE NATIONWIDE CHRISTIAN TRUST
 

We have just produced a booklet entitled "Who is this God?" designed to help people understand the Christian view of who God is and what He is like. In this post modern age, people are bombarded with so many different perspectives of spirituality, yet often have very little understanding of the unique Christian view. This resource helps address this enabling people to really understand. There is also a multi-format cd available which presents the same concepts but using both audio and visual formats.
Individual copies of either cost just £1.95 and there are very substantial discounts available for bulk orders. (e.g. £75 for 100)
What's more the booklets can be personalised to include details of your church with logos, service information etc. With Christmas fast approaching this could be a great resource to give to visitors to your Christmas services, or what about using it during HOPE 08?
 

For more information call 0845 050 4566 or visit our website: www.nationwidechristiantrust.com
Contact: Andy Twilley 01527 579785 / 07710 679648
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Premier’s “I am a Christian” campaign is asking you to take this opportunity to publicly affirm your faith and declare that Jesus is relevant to your everyday life.

It’s part of a national campaign to get Christians noticed and heard in the UK - from the government, right down to our workplaces and schools

Make your declaration today and join together with thousands of other Christians around the world

www.IamAChristian.co.uk

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DOWNING STREET E-PETITIONS WEBSITE

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/

Well worth a look to see if there are Petitions that hold a biblical worldview and which could warrant your "signature"

Remember, too, that you could create a Petition yourself!

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AWESOME!      http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ee73e63418003b47d7d5

 

A skit performed at the 2006 annual Smoky Mountain Winterfest event held every year near Gatlinburg, Tenn., has taken the video websites YouTube and GodTube by storm.  The skit depicts a soul straying and desperately returning to Christ after being caught up by the sins of sexual impurity, the party lifestyle, bulimia, self-mutilation and deception that leads toward suicide.  Christ, with loving power, fights the darkness and rescues the young woman out of her bondage.  Written by mission director Tim Houston from Baltimore, Md., the video communicates the message that we don’t have to be lost without hope in our sins, separated from Christ.  The authenticity of that hope has drawn more than 3 million views of the video on GodTube and more than 1 million on YouTube.  Winterfest staff has received e-mails reporting people receiving Christ and healing as a result of watching the video.  Youth leaders nationwide have requested copies of the DVD in order to teach the skit to their drama teams to use in other ministry venues.

To view the video, click on the link above or log onto www.youtube.com and search “Lifehouse skit.”

The video may also be viewed on www.GodTube.com.

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"The tragedy of this late hour is that we have too many dead men in the pulpits giving out too many dead sermons to too many dead people.  Oh! the horror of it..."

 

Preaching without unction kills instead of giving life...  The Word does not live unless the unction is upon the preacher.  Preacher, with all thy getting - get unction...
Preaching is a spiritual business.  A sermon born in the head reaches the head; a sermon born in the heart reaches the heart.  Under God, a spiritual preacher will produce spiritually minded people...
Unction cannot be learned, only earned - by prayer...  Victory is not won in the pulpit by firing intellectual bullets... but in the prayer closet; it is won or lost before the preacher's foot enters the pulpit...
When the hammer of logic and the fire of human zeal fail to open the stony heart, unction will succeed."
 

"No man is greater than his prayer life...
The pulpit can be a shop-window to display one's talents, the prayer closet allows no showing off...

The pastor who is not praying, is playing; the people who are not praying, are straying...

We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few pray-ers; many singers, few clingers; lots of pastors, few wrestlers; many fears, few tears; much fashion, little passion; many interferers, few intercessors; many writers, but few fighters.

Failing here (i.e. in the place of prayer), we fail everywhere...
The ministry of prayer - the highest ministry of all human offices - is open to all...

To be much for God, we must be much with God...
The secret of praying is praying in secret.

A sinning man will stop praying, and a praying man will stop sinning.

We are beggared and bankrupt, but not broken, not even bent.
Prayer is to the believer what capital is to the businessman...
For this kind of prayer, there is no substitute. We do it - or die!
He who kneels before God will stand in any situation...

There are no reduced rates for revolution of soul...

This sin-swamped world calls for unction in the pulpit and action in the pew!
My reader, because the Church has lost Holy Ghost fire, men go to hell-fire!"
 

'Why revival tarries' by Leonard Ravenhill


"When God intends great mercy for His people, the first thing He does is set them a-praying".
Matthew Henry

"When we go to God by prayer, the devil knows we go to fetch strength against him, and therefore he opposeth us all he can".
R. Sibbles

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FED UP PAYING RIDICULOUS PETROL PRICES?

SAVE MONEY WITH A FREE PIPELINE CARD!

Register at the following website http://www.pipelinecard.org/ which has been set up to secure cheaper petrol for its members.

It's free to join and expects to deliver discounts of between 5p and 10p a litre on petrol & diesel.

There are now savings on domestic heating oil, too.

Why not take a look and see what you think?

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CALLING ALL MOBILE PHONE USERS

East Anglian Ambulance Service have launched a national "In Case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign with the support of Falklands war hero, Simon Weston, and in association with Vodafone's annual life savers award.

The idea is that you store the word "I C E" in your mobile phone address book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency".
In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact them.

It's so simple that everyone can do it.  Please do.  Please will you also tell everybody you know, it won't take long before everybody will know about this.  It really could save your life.
For more than one contact name ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc

 

 

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