Me and my Dad went on a Mission 193 to Brussels, in Belgium. Our plane arrived there late afternoon. That evening we walked around the centre of the city and looked at the town square, and got chips.

The next day we went on some proper sight seeing. First we went to the Atomium. After we had been up to the top of the atomium we both declared all the Mission 193 scriptures over the nation of Belgium. Next we went to the European Union district. We found that the all the buildings were really big and designed very modern, in their shape. We then visited a park, which was opposite the buildings, where my Dad declared the scriptures over the country again, because you can’t over-read scriptures like: “ask of me, and I will surely give the nations as your inheritance” Psalms 2:8

We then went back in the centre and bought some chocolates and Tintin models for my brother and sister. Dave Emmett knew a couple in Brussels who were leading a church there and we had been in contact with them before we went. We were picked up by the co-pastor – Paul and his wife Jean who were from the Congo. They took us to a small building in a street with lots of houses on. I don’t speak French so I couldn’t really communicate with anyone very well. We sang a few songs (same as our songs, but in French) and prayed. Some more people arrived after about five minutes, so then there were eight of us altogether. We gave them the Bibles and took pictures of them. Then we gave them the church’s contact details because they wanted to write to us. He also was going to preach on the verses that we had read over Belgium. He then took us back to the hotel, and we went out to get some tea. It was great to have been an encouragement to another part of the body of Christ.

The next day we got the train really early back to the airport. Our flight was delayed which was a bit boring, but God is still amazing. But it was ok because it only took us 40 minutes to get to Manchester, thanks to the time difference.

Situated between the renowned countries of Japan and China lies the spectacular and untouched beauty of South Korea. Korea was, and officially still is a Buddhist country, with many temples hiding away in the various mountains that grace South Korea’s beautiful topography. Despite this fact, it is estimated that about a quarter of the population are practising Christians, and in almost every town and city you will find yourself surrounded by a great number of red or white illuminated crosses sticking out of the top of buildings signifying a meeting place of the church.

The difference in culture between South Korea and the UK is quite marked, and Kingdom excellence in areas such as punctuality, presentation, generosity, confession and respect is incredibly evident in all aspects of society – from public transport to car-parking attendants! We were therefore incredibly blessed by the people in Korea at all times: we were blessed when we travelled on their underground; we were blessed when we ate in their restaurants and we were blessed when we stayed with them in their homes. The culture of giving generously made a particularly deep impression on us, with both of us being astounded by the financial blessing we experienced during our stay.

Over half the population of South Korea are resident in the capital – Seoul – a huge, busy, vibrant city that is awake all hours and a staggering contrast to the serenity of the countryside, whilst possibly being (we think) the safest capital in the world. We decided Seoul would be the ideal place to prophetically proclaim God’s Word over the country and to pray for His people there, and so by ascending Seoul Tower and obtaining a 360 degree view of the whole city, we did just that.

On our second Sunday in Korea we visited Onnuri church in Seoul, which has 50,000 members and focuses on Matthew 28 and fulfilling the Great Commission. There we met the pastor of the English ministry, and presented him with the Bible and the letter, which he promised he would also pass on to the senior pastor of the church.

The other Bible was received by Mr Oh in Gumi, in the south of the country, a man of peace who along with his family went out of his way to bless us immeasurably – they took us in to stay with them, fed us a lot of delicious Korean food, took us around all the tourist sights in a particularly popular area, and even paid for our train tickets back to Seoul, twice!

All-in-all our entire trip to South Korea was a great success, and a huge testimony to the provision, protection and abundant blessing of God. We also learnt a great deal from our brothers and sisters in Korea, namely their dedication to prayer and fasting, their life together as a community, their tenacity and their intense desire to see the Kingdom of God come in their land, even as the church is rapidly growing and God is pouring out His blessing on them by the bucket load! We are extremely encouraged to see how much God is working in South Korea, and we are confident that what He can accomplish there, He can do here too, and more!

Uganda is a beautiful country known as the pearl of Africa. It is landlocked in the East of Africa bordered by the countries of Sudan, Kenya, DRC, Rwanda and Tanzania. The majority of Uganda’s income is from agriculture which is boosted by the fertile soils and favourable climate. 80% of the population are documented as being Christian but traditional beliefs are still widespread. We had the privilege of travelling there excited by the knowledge we were going to proclaim that God’s glory would cover Uganda as the waters cover the sea!

We met an American couple called Royce and Elizabeth who had felt the call of God to move to Uganda with their two young children earlier this year. They were keen to set up a bible school and build up the church in the area adjacent to the airport town of Entebbe. We felt right away that these were people who would delight in making Jesus famous in Uganda. They were overjoyed when we presented them with the letter from Keri and the bibles which they were keen to distribute to church leaders in the area who couldn’t afford to purchase one.

We went from there to spend time at a Christian school with facilities to care for deaf children in the district of Kamuli in the east of Uganda. Ben was able to really bless the workers at the school by setting up an internet connection, renovating some donated PCs to be used to create an IT classroom at the same time. We met a young graduate called Andrew who had recently been appointed to supervise the various projects supported by the Christian charity who founded the school. We were able to encourage him in his faith and he took us to visit families deep in the villages who have had their lives transformed by the donation of goats, chickens and pigs which they can breed and sell to raise money for medicine and school fees. We demonstrated God’s love by taking small gifts of salt, sugar, soap and tea and by treating minor wounds and ailments.

We visited a clinic with a fully equipped operating theatre which unfortunately had never been used due to lack of a doctor willing to work in the village. There was no running water or power so the new doctor we had prayed for could not operate! We met with the local government officials and took them to see the clinic. They have since promised to supply clean water and electricity for the whole village.

We lived and travelled with two British nurses who do not yet know God, we spent time lovingly proclaiming the gospel and we were able to demonstrate what it means to live life as a Christian. We were able to give testimony to God’s faithfulness when Ben’s passport was rejected in Manchester yet he was able to get a new passport and another flight that very same day. When his return flight was cancelled by the airline we thanked God that He would provide Ben another flight home and agreed in prayer. We praised God when we were able to return back to Manchester on the same day! We had a fantastic time and we are excited knowing that God has His hand on Uganda and its wonderful people.

In August 2006 I had visited Yambalu and his leaders with Keri Jones and Tony Ling. When asked how we could most help, Yambalu Mposhi (who leads a group of churches in the Kasai Oriental province) had once again replied that the best help we could send him as a church would be to come out and teach his leaders the Word of God.

In response, Richard and myself found ourselves flying over the Congo River as we left Kinshasa on a small Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) plane that MAF kindly allowed us to charter for the length of our stay. It enabled us to make a five and a half hour journey by plane deep into the country to the town of Kabinda where Yambalu actually lives. There are very few roads in Congo, even though the country is the size of Western Europe.

After 5 hours of flying we could see the red lorry given by Ministries Without Borders at the end of the grass airstrip in Kabinda. Literally hundreds of church members were waiting for us. As soon as we stepped out the plane there was singing, praising God and welcome speeches

All the way from the airstrip to the centre of Kabinda were palm arches decorated with purple bougainvillea flowers to welcome us. We were preceded by a cavalcade of motorbikes blowing their horns for all they were worth. We went to the old church building and an even bigger crowd welcomed us and sang as we walked under the welcoming banner with our names written on.

For the next week we were guests in Yambalu’s house. Yambalu had great news; he was able to tell us that since last year’s leadership conference he had opened another 50 local churches. For three days from 8am in the morning until 5pm in the afternoon we taught over 150 of these church leaders. They drank in the Word of God. No one ever arrived late.

Members of King’s Church need to understand, they were really grateful to King’s Church Manchester for sending us to them and expressed this thanks on a video message, which will be shown to the church later this week. They really believed they had been taught how to better understand the baptism in the Holy Spirit and how to experience victorious living by the Spirit.

They themselves they were a testimony to what was being taught. In spite of a suspected outbreak of Ebola and hundreds dying in a town nearby, in spite of many having lost all their material belongings during the Civil War, in spite of very little paid work in the region, there was a confidence and a joy within their spirits. This was evidence of the supernatural work of the Spirit in their lives causing them to have a dignity and prosperity that was beyond the seen world.

During the 5-year war in the Congo (1998-2003) over 4 million people lost their lives. From the back of his house Yambalu pointed to nearby hills from which mortar bombs had regularly come across to Kabinda. One of the consequences of the war was schools being closed for a prolonged period. The challenge of illiteracy is no longer merely with the more elderly; there are now many younger people who are illiterate as a result of the war. Yambalu was able to introduce us to a teacher, named Kitengie, who believed God was calling him to do literacy work. From money given by King’s Church Manchester we promised to buy him a motorbike and support him in this important work.

Many in Kabinda sent their greetings to Anthony Cupit, an engineer in King’s Church who had visited in May for three weeks to assess the feasibility of several water projects. He had obviously been a big hit and was much loved by the Kabinda church. They are looking forward to his return!

Sunday was the first Sunday the new building was to be used. Money from Ministries Without Borders and King’s Church Manchester had helped in the construction of this superb building. There had also been much local participation too. It is easily the biggest building for literally hundreds of miles around

Once again lateness was not an issue as bamboo barriers were put up outside the building. 5 minutes before the starting time these were lifted and waiting crowds rushed in to get their seats. The building was full within minutes; those who couldn’t get in sat on wooden benches under a tarpaulin shelter or stood at the side of the building in the shade peering through the windows. There were easily over a thousand present. The meeting included Breaking of Bread, preaching the Gospel and giving thanks to God for the new building. It lasted just short of 6 hours. There was much joy and a real happiness in God.

I was able to tell the Kabinda church how money they had sent to Keri had been used to support a student through Bible School in India and that their student had graduated and planed other churches. They were really blessed to realise they were in a Kingdom that was not restricted to small minded barriers and their giving as well as their receiving was “without borders”.

When leaving we flew out of Kabinda in a storm. As soon as we were airborne we saw a natural sign of God’s grace. A spectacular rainbow was over the town of Kabinda. Just as Barnabas saw the grace of God on the church in Antioch and was glad (Acts 11:23), so we too left Kabinda knowing we had seen the grace of a God on a people, and we too were glad for all that we had seen.

On 31st July I took my uncle Les to Rome on Mission 193. I had never visited Rome before, but my Uncle Les had lived there for a year in the past and so knew it well.

No sooner had we landed there than we made our way to the famous Colosseum. We quickly found a spot overlooking the part where many years ago lots of Christians were martyred for their faith in order to entertain the Roman masses. It was quite moving to think of Christians who lost their lives because they loved and knew the same Lord Jesus I do. As groups of tourists walked by we took turns in reading the prophetic scriptures in this special place. As I read the prophecies given so many years ago, I realised I was living proof that Jesus is building His Church and no-one can stop His ever-increasing Kingdom from advancing. We then prayed that the blood of the martyrs would still continue to produce fruit all over the world. We prayed especially that the light of the Gospel would shine in Italy. We also prayed that Christians across the world still suffering persecution would be encouraged and strengthened as the early Roman martyrs were.

I really found Rome an interesting place to visit. Later I visited the damp dungeon where Paul was imprisoned shortly before he died, and from which he wrote some of his last epistles. I remembered how he had written before this to the Philippians that he had learned the secret of being content in all situations.

Now for the next part of our mission – to find a man or woman of peace to receive an Italian Bibles from us. The driver from the airport to the hotel didn’t qualify – his driving was really scary and he also overcharged us! He was not a man of peace. We wondered about a waiter in a trattoria we used to eat in but he was always rushed off his feet. We talked with a priest from Benin in Africa but he went right off us when he realised we were not Roman Catholics … then on the last day my Uncle and I felt it was right to give it to one of the reception staff at the hotel. He was the only one who spoke to my uncle in Italian and didn’t reply to him in English! He was grateful to receive the Bible but he pointed out to my Uncle that he wasn’t a Christian (all the better for you to receive it, we thought!) He also said that eventually he would put it in the hotel lounge for people to read, if that was OK with us (we didn’t mind-getting even better!)

So we flew back home on 3rd August feeling that we had accomplished our mission and we know that God will do some good things in Rome and Italy. I really enjoyed playing my part in Mission 193. It’s amazing to think that there are only 87 countries left to visit before November next year.

Sunday 12th August was a bit of a different day in the life of King’s Church. The community of King’s Church Manchester gathered for our two meetings at 9:30 & 11:30am as normal – but it was slightly different as we sat and watched a DVD rather than listening to a preacher bring us the Word of God. Some of the members of the church were even asking the stewards where they could buy popcorn when the DVD started! – but this was to be no normal DVD experience! The DVD we saw was a report on different ways that finance had been sown across the world in the last 12 months. It told the story of how over £785,000 had been sown into Churches and people from Cuba to India, the Philippines to the USA, and the UK to South Africa. This money had been given by people in King’s Church, Manchester and from other individuals & churches around the world. These men and women come together under the vision and call to be ‘ministries without borders’ for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God.

It was a powerful time as we saw the amazing fruit of money being sown. We saw and heard testimonies of people’s lives being miraculously healed, radically saved and powerfully transformed by the Good News of Jesus Christ. Included in the report was how the sowing & release of finance has helped to see the Gospel of the Kingdom preached by evangelists in India, nurses looking after new-born babies in the Philippines, and a lorry to transport church leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These stories and many more brought spontaneous applause and tears of joy as we saw the gospel being proclaimed across the world. What a wonderful commission and calling we have as God’s Church to Make Jesus Famous in the Nations!

We believe in King’s Church, Manchester that we are called to reach our neighbours and to reach the nations. The Gospel of the Kingdom needs to be taken to those who live on our streets, and to those who live 1,000’s of miles away. Our neighbours and the nations for Christ are our calling, our destiny & our inheritance. We are a sent people called to take the Good News of the Kingdom into every nation. There is no border that we cannot cross when God tells us to go into that place with his message of love, power & salvation.

Through our finances, in schemes like the £2 a week initiative, and in our regular tithes and offerings we can seed the nations with the message of the Kingdom of God. As we sow earthly riches into the Kingdom, we will reap the true riches of people’s lives being saved, healed and eternally changed by the power of Jesus Christ. Let’s continue to sow our finances and believe for the windows of heaven to be opened upon our lives so that we can be ‘blessed to be a blessing‘ both here in Greater Manchester and to the world!

(If you’re a member of the church and would like to order a copy of the DVD please go to the help desk after the meeting or contact the church office)

Be part of the miracle! Click on £2 a week (in the left column) click “print” and fill the form in to start sowing into the nations.

We recently returned from a fantastic family holiday in France. We had such a good time and did so many things together but one of the highlights had to be our Mission 193 visit to Bordeaux. Bordeaux is very much the capital of the Aquitaine region of France. I had made a contact with a Christian in Bordeaux through the internet before we left for France. He had invited us to visit his church one Saturday evening so we decided to spend a day in the city and then stop on for the church meeting in the evening.

Richard and Judith were really blessed that 7 year-old Luke and 5 year-old Josie were keen to play an active part in the mission. We stood together as a family in a large square between the Town Hall and the Catholic Cathedral. We took turns to read the prophetic scriptures and to pray and claim the nation of France for the Lord. We asked the Lord to show us who to present with our Bibles and the letter we were carrying from Keri. We felt that although they would already have Bibles, we should give them to someone at the church we would be visiting as a prophetic symbol of God’s Word advancing in the nation and of prayer and support coming from the UK.

When we got to the church meeting it turned out that our contact was unable to come. But we met a fantastic young couple who were really interested in what we were doing. They introduced us to the young man’s father who was one of the elders of the church. We presented them with the Bibles and with Keri’s letter. They immediately understood the significance of what we were doing and were so encouraged to hear all about Mission 193. The elder invited Richard to give a testimony in the meeting which seemed to really bless the church. Luke and Josie had a fantastic time in the children’s group even though they don’t speak any French and nobody there spoke any English. Everything about our visit to the church felt ordained by the Lord and full of prophetic purpose.

We would encourage anyone considering Mission 193 that you really can make it a fun, enjoyable and very meaningful part of a family holiday. Our children have already asked if we can go on a mission to another country. It’s exciting to know that they are growing up with mission as such a natural part of their lives.

Richard, Judith, Luke, Josie and Nathan Anniss.

As part of my third year at university I have to undertake a geological mapping project, working for a month in the field mapping an area of 16km square. One of the exciting things about this part of my course is that you can do it in the UK, Europe or even further away. A group of three others and myself decided we wanted to make the most of this opportunity and will be going to Chile, in the west of South America from the 6th August to the 25th September.

This is a really exciting opportunity… an opportunity to explore a beautiful region of the world, experience a different culture, increase my knowledge and understanding of the geology of this region and develop teamwork and leadership skills. As exciting as these things are this is more than an expedition for myself and Pete (one of the other members of the team, and a good friend from the local Church I’m part of in Cambridge), it’s also a mission… to make Jesus famous!

The thing that excites me most about going to Chile is seeing what God will do, and what opportunities He opens up. We will travelling a fair bit in the country and so will come across a lot of people, from diverse backgrounds. We will be taking time to speak the prophetic word over the country, praying for the nation, and taking Bibles and letters to give to the righteous people God leads us to… in line with the vision of Mission 193. We’ll also be taking time to meet with a local body of Christians over there, to hear from them about their passions and dreams for their nation.

I don’t believe it’s by chance that this opportunity to travel to virtually any country in the world has occurred in the same period of time as Mission 193. God has been so faithful in providing finance, so that I have to contribute hardly anything to the costs of going. Please be praying for this exciting opportunity… to make Jesus famous, build His Kingdom and take His gospel to the ends of the earth.

Once again this year, it is our privilege to be able to sow into the Bible School in Nadiad, India that Chandrakant Chavada heads up. From the tithe, we have sponsored five of the above students as they are trained and equipped to take the good news of the Gospel into the various regions of India.

Chandrakant reports of great testimonies from the students who were at the Bible School last year:

“Raman Gavit was a last year student in the Bible School. After completion of his school he decided to go back to his own village in Dangs. His village was very poor. He started introducing the message of the Kingdom of Christ. One by one people started loving and receiving this message. In less than 3 months time 49 people from his own village have experienced a dramatic change in their lives . The new covenant community has taken place . The village is filled with great joy”

We are planting and sowing into good soil here – let’s believe for a great harvest for the Kingdom both in India and here in the UK.