Continuing reflection  on the Prayer Card from the Christian organisation called Medical Missionary News (https://mmn.uk.com). Friday’s prayer is DISASTER SUPPORT & RELIEF “Please pray for those who are suffering from either natural or political disaster. Pray for those seeking to get medicines and food to those who need it. Pray, especially for those on the…

Continuing reflection on the Prayer Card from the Christian organisation called Medical Missionary News (https://mmn.uk.com), Thursday’s prayer is for HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES. “Prevention is better than cure, so pray for those seeking to deliver teaching programmes that will educate the community on how they can minimise the risk of illness or how they can support…

Continuing reflection on the Prayer Card from the Christian organisation called Medical Missionary News (https://mmn.uk.com). Wednesday’s prayer is for CARE FOR DISABLED AND ORPHANS. “Disability is often seen as a curse in certain areas of the world. Pray for those who are supporting the disabled and their families so that they may give value to…

Continuing reflection on the Prayer Card from the Christian organisation called Medical Missionary News (https://mmn.uk.com), Tuesday’s prayer is for COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PROGRAMMES. “Many cannot afford to go to the hospital or clinic. Please pray for the mobile clinics, medical camps and home visits, as medical teams go out into the rural areas to give primary…

For many years, my wife and I have been supporters of a Christian organisation called Medical Missionary News (https://mmn.uk.com), and for a few years have used their Prayer Card as part of our breakfast readings. It uses the same wording for each day of the week, and I thought for seven TFTD’s, I would quote the…

PSALM 119 verse 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light on my path. I was reminded of this verse after I had read a daily Prayer Guide from Open Doors. A man in Yemen is preparing for capture by the authorities by memorising scripture. He said, “I want to be…

Mark chapter 4 verses 35 to 41 shares a lovely story that was recently the basis for my morning Bible reading, but concentrating on the storm and how Jesus is as much with us in our storms as He was with his disciples. Whenever I am reminded of this account, the phrase that attracts me…

We had been attending a church for about 18 months when we were blessed with our first daughter. We travelled about five miles from our village and determined that this new arrival would not stop our regular attendance. However, our newborn was not aware of how she should be quiet for an hour during the…

Several years ago, a satellite church was established and started some House Groups, and I was subsequently invited to lead a Bible Study at one of them.  The subject I was given was, “Why was the cross so necessary?”  This Easter period reminded me of the event and how I considered my approach to the…

Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”  Anyone unfamiliar with this story might assume that “this man” would be released. A few verses later, Pilate repeated his ruling, in verse 14 and added: “he has done nothing to deserve death.” Yet verse…