Category: Pastor Joshua’s Newsletter

Dear Church

“You are angry,” said an African fellow-traveler to Dan Crawford, at the end of a fifteen-mile trek in the tall grass of Central Africa. “Why do you say so?” “Because you are silent,” was the reply. “Tell me more about it.” “In our language,” answered the black man, “we say that if a man is silent, he is angry. This is why we know God is angry—because He is silent. God is silent” The missionary was cut to the heart. He opened his bible and read to the man the book of Hebrews.

Hebrews 1:2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

He went to work at translating the New Testament African brother, and in building schoolhouses in which the people might be taught to read the Word which God had spoken in Jesus Christ nearly two thousand years before. God was not silent. But the messengers to whom He had committed His Good News had been slow to tell it as He had bidden them, unto the ends of the earth

Let us continue to tell the world that God has spoken. He is not angry and He loves us so very much.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”.

God has spoken. We must now tell others about it.

Yours faithfully

Joshua Lee

Pastor

Dear Church

We are finishing the first half of this awesome year 2019 filled with Kingdom Family Unlimited blessings. Let’s us look forward to another half year of unlimited goodness from God.

The story was told of a poor family during the Great Depression. The family managed to scrape their way through, but as Christmas, Marjorie and her husband were disappointed that they would not be able to buy any presents. A week before Christmas they explained to their six year old son, Pete, that there would be no store-bought presents this Christmas. “But I’ll tell you what we can do” said Pete’s father, “we can make pictures of the presents we’d like to give to each other.”

Christmas Day arrived and the family wok up find their Christmas tree decorated with the picture presents. There was luxury beyond imagination – a limousine for Dad, a diamond bracelet for mum, a camping tent for Pete.

Then Pete pulled out his present, a crayon drawing of a man, a woman and a child with their arms around each other laughing. Under the picture was just one word: “US”.

Years later Marjorie writes that it was the richest, most satisfying Christmas they ever had.

It took a present-less Christmas to remind Marjorie and her family that the greatest gift we can ever offer is ourselves, our presence. This too is the great gift that Christ offers us, not only at Christmas but throughout the year – Himself.

Warm regards

Joshua Lee

Pastor