Fusion Youth – Term 4, 2014

You may have noticed in the news that there has been a strong backlash against a N.Z. Maori king’s son. It appears that this young man has broken the law and should be liable for punishment and spend time behind bars. The judge however has dropped the charges against him and his co-accused because of…

I am writing to you from Suva in Fiji, as I am one of the speakers at the South Pacific Ministers conference. There are about 200 delegates drawn from Fiji and the surrounding islands. The other 2 speakers sharing the conference platform are the headmaster of the Fiji Bible College and a minister from Hawaii…

The abduction of about 300 girls from their boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria, on 15th April, by radical militant Islamist group Boko Haram, continues to concern the international community. This group is responsible for the torching of a village close by where over 200 people were murdered and has abducted more than 1 500 people…

This Sunday we hold our AGM after the morning service. Now I am aware that AGMs are not occasions that people usually queue up to attend or all rush to the front seats. Having said that our church AGM will only last 20 minutes and I trust will be a time to remember the past…

I attended a 2 day workshop and conference this past week, which was very productive and stimulating. On one of the mornings, a minister lead the devotions on the subject, “Do not be ashamed.” It was very challenging and a timely reminder to me, not in any way to feel intimidated, apologetic or ashamed of…

From Ben’s Desk (22nd February) As I have reflected on the inhumane atrocity that took place this past week, when 21 innocent Coptic Christians men were savagely and ruthlessly murdered by ISIS, I have been deeply saddened. We need to take note of this growing militant warfare against the Western World by radical Islamic terrorists….