Posts by David MacDermott
Update from Tim Wilson
Hi folks, Firstly, apologies for the lack of updates about the work in Burkina this season – it’s not that the work isn’t happening, it’s just that I’ve been struggling to write… Secondly, thanks for your continued support for the work, and myself – both in prayer, and financially – it really is very much appreciated. So, here’s a bit of a synopsis of the past season… As you may have seen on the news, the security situation in Burkina…
Peru 2019
Two people from our congregation are members of a team visiting Peru this summer: Alex Boyd and May Green. The team is being led by locals David and Yury Fleming and includes people from a range of churches in Northern Ireland. From 20th July the team will be in Tacna in the south of Peru, where John and Lourdes Brew of Irish Baptist Missions, Yury’s parents, will accommodate them. They plan to visit a girl’s shelter, help a local church…
CB:kids Summer
We have always found that the Holiday Bible Club offers a chance to reach out to children who wouldn’t normally attend our Children’s ministries and tell them of the great love of Jesus. It also helps strengthen friendships within our church family and provides an opportunity to connect with new people. Last July saw the first HBC in our new building. Epic Explorers was a great week with many people contributing to its success. We were thankful for the children…
Alex gets Baptised
How wonderful to celebrate a baptism on Easter Sunday.
Raymond’s Baptism
How wonderful to celebrate not one but two baptisms on Easter Sunday.
Emily Peru Hope Trust
First, thank you for the very generous Christmas morning collection. We plan to use this towards a three-year cycle to replace the school uniform of every child at Casa Hogar El Amor de Dios (about 60 children). Funds were provided for a Christmas present for every child there, and also at New Hope (48 children). Contributions towards Summer Camps for the children in their (current) summer holiday were added. We have moments of turbulence as we try to learn to…
Hannah’s Baptism
What a delight to see Hannah following God’s command to be baptized.
CB:Youth Update
Many of you will be aware that during January our ministry insight is CB:Youth. You can find out about CB:Youth in the January bulletin. This year during our study sessions we are giving our youth the opportunity to explore difficult life and faith questions that they might have. We hope that this will not only increase their understanding but also help as they speak about God with friends and family. We would love your help! Friendship Our young people face many…
Stefan Gerard’s Baptism
Last week we had a Baptism service and as always it was amazing to hear what God has been doing in people’s lives. Below you can watch a short interview with Stefan followed by his Baptism.