John Rowse – 8th Sept. 2017

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Our dear praying friends,

The big prayer points right now are …

1. Kay goes into hospital early tomorrow morning (Friday 8th September) for her first hip op.

2. Then comes the recovery time. Please pray she will mend well. Also, I have changed my return ticket to October 19, so I can be chief cook and bottle-washer and shoes put-onnerer, etc. for six weeks after the op. I got to see some of you this time in Australia, but for many others, I am so sorry, but it will have to be when I am next back in Australia, and after Kay’s other hip is done and mended. My apologies to those of you in Queensland and Tassie, especially. We have no way of knowing when that will be, as we are not covered for private.

3. The coming teaching in Tanzania – setting up the program. First up I should be with the Anglican diocese of Central Tanganyika (DCT) for a month or so, going to different parts and working with pastors in each part (or ‘archdeaconry’), beginning at Mvumi. After that, Uganda again. I have some open invitations, with Baptists and with Anglicans (the Diocese of West Ankole), but it is hard to plan this second Uganda leg while we don’t yet know when I need to be home again for Kay’s next recovery time. So that is all a very big issue for prayer.

4. Please be praying for our Philip and his family, up in Ballarat. They are going through a very tough time.

5. Since I did the workshop on “Justification by Grace” for the Riverina Christian Convention a couple of months back, I have been developing the notes I did then as a handout, and a small book is steadily taking shape – on communicating ‘justification’ cross-culturally – esp. for anyone interested in mission work, ‘here or there’. Please be praying for clear Biblical thinking, as this comes together.

6. We particularly need guidance, as Browns Plains Presbyterian Church,who have been so incredibly helpful in recent years, need us to look at new options for collecting and dispatching funds, independently of them. Please also be praying for the process of getting the compound in Tanzania into the name of our trust there. It is getting closer now, but there are some final hurdles – including getting permission to own property from the government body overseeing trusts.

FYI on the Same Sex Marriage issue, with the postal ballot now going ahead, here are some great resources (See also another gem from Donald Geddes, which I have attached):

FYI on the Same Sex Marriage issue, with the postal ballot now going ahead, here are some great resources (See also another gem from Donald Geddes, which I have attached below):

  1. http://www.thebigdealaboutmarriage.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The-Big-Questions-about-Marriage-A5v3.pdf
  2. http://www.christianfederation.net.au/elections.php
  3. https://www.gafcon.org/news/archbishop-glenn-davies-urges-vote-for-biblical-definition-of-marriage
  4. http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/marriage
  5. http://www.oktosayno.com.au/

With love and thanks,

John.

Sequel to this letter 
Thank you all for praying. Kay is recovering, but please keep praying, as the pain is the worst she can ever recall having.