{"id":12,"date":"2017-08-09T15:22:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T11:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/46.101.141.135\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2019-04-03T23:48:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T19:48:48","slug":"our-missions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/our-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 clean vertical-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-inactive-color:#ffffff;--awb-background-color:#3e8ed8;--awb-border-color:#9e9e9e;--awb-active-border-color:#e94c2a;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-5c4d7df45081dc1d402\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-ourmissions\" href=\"#tab-5c4d7df45081dc1d402\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Our Missions<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-fd9d17b2f821367014e\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-missionattranquebar\" href=\"#tab-fd9d17b2f821367014e\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Mission at Tranquebar<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-7e0832cda0d5b5d4fab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-visitofthesabahmissionteam\" href=\"#tab-7e0832cda0d5b5d4fab\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Visit of the Sabah mission team<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-cb6defb6eaf56cfea4e\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-evangelism&amp;outreach\" href=\"#tab-cb6defb6eaf56cfea4e\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Evangelism &amp; Outreach<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-c2f2fcbca57e60c1ebc\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-missionsabroad\" href=\"#tab-c2f2fcbca57e60c1ebc\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Missions Abroad<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-a50318e8c7f95060b22\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-missionatstmark\u2019schurch\" href=\"#tab-a50318e8c7f95060b22\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Mission at St Mark\u2019s Church<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-5c4d7df45081dc1d402\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-ourmissions\" href=\"#tab-5c4d7df45081dc1d402\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Our Missions<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-ourmissions\" id=\"tab-5c4d7df45081dc1d402\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Missions<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the earliest expression of God\u2019s intent to redeem fallen man, He has appointed a \u201cSeed\u201d that would accomplish the task (Gen. 3:15). That \u201cSeed of the woman\u201d fulfilled in Jesus Christ, was destined to become the \u201cSeed of Abraham\u201d through whom all the nations of the Earth are intended to be blessed (Gal. 3:29; Gen. 12:3). When the Lord says to Israel, just delivered from Egypt, \u201cAll the earth is Mine,\u201d He links it to a mission: \u201cYou shall be to Me a kingdom of priests\u201d (Ex. 19:5,6). There is no question as to their call being from bondage and into mission. So it is, from the beginning of the Bible story of redemption, the redeemed are assigned to world evangelization.<br \/>\nThe mission endeavor that we have embarked in shows that we, at St Paul\u2019s Church, take at heart Christ\u2019s command to go and make disciples of all nations, as we read in Matt. 28:19,20: \u201cGo therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>God has touched and transformed many lives through the evangelization done at St Mark\u2019s Church, the mission trips to the islands in the Indian Ocean (Rodrigues, Reunion, Seychelles, Madagascar), the cell-church programme of multiplication, and most recently the mission trip to Sabah. Jesus said that this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and then shall the end come (Matt. 24:14) and we are to be His witnesses: \u201cBut you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.\u201d (Acts 1:8).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow then shall they call on Him in whom they have not not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?\u201d (Rom. 10:14,15). This does not mean we must enter public ministry to \u201cpreach\u201d the gospel. The Greek word used here for \u201cpreacher\u201d means \u201cone who heralds, proclaims, or publishes.\u201d Clearly, every believer is assigned a personal \u201cpulpit\u201d \u2013 in the home, the community, at the office, or in school \u2013 from which to show and tell others the Good News.In Rom. 1:14, Paul declares, \u201cI am a debtor,\u201d pointedly noting his sense of obligation. Why? He answers in Eph. 2: Man is dead, needing life (v. 1); man is walking a course of destruction, needing deliverance (v. 12); man is hopeless, needing God (v. 13); man is separated from God, needing Christ (v. 14). Jesus concludes the evidence of man\u2019s need: he is lost, needing to be found (Luke 19:10).The answer is here: someone must be sent to preach so that people hear and believe. There is no other way.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-fd9d17b2f821367014e\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-missionattranquebar\" href=\"#tab-fd9d17b2f821367014e\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Mission at Tranquebar<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-missionattranquebar\" id=\"tab-fd9d17b2f821367014e\">\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-399c7bc6708968487 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_399c7bc6708968487\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"399c7bc6708968487\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#399c7bc6708968487\" href=\"#399c7bc6708968487\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Mission at Tranquebar<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"399c7bc6708968487\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_399c7bc6708968487\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Here\u2019s a video which speaks more that words to describe this special ministry at Tranquebar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oMnATGgMNsM&amp;feature=player_embedded\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oMnATGgMNsM&amp;feature=player_embedded<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-2\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-50f649243895d251c fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_50f649243895d251c\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"50f649243895d251c\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#50f649243895d251c\" href=\"#50f649243895d251c\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2011 Good news club at Tranquebar<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"50f649243895d251c\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_50f649243895d251c\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Tranquebar Good news club<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-7e0832cda0d5b5d4fab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-visitofthesabahmissionteam\" href=\"#tab-7e0832cda0d5b5d4fab\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Visit of the Sabah mission team<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-visitofthesabahmissionteam\" id=\"tab-7e0832cda0d5b5d4fab\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Sabah Mission Team to Mauritius<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">From 18th September to 1st October 2002<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>\u201cIntense moments in the spiritual life of our parish\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A delegation of 16 persons from the Anglican Diocese of Sabah, Malaysia, was in Mauritius from 18th September to 1st October. Led by Archdeacon Albert Vun, the team was constituted of members from St. Patrick\u2019s Church in Tawau and Faith Christian Centre in Kuala Lumpur. It consisted of 5 pastors and 11 young persons, the majority of them being in their early twenties. This was the 3rd visit of a Sabah Team in Mauritius within a span of 4 years.<br \/>\nSince 3 years now, the parish of St. Paul\u2019s Church, Plaine Verte, has adopted the system of cell church as it is practiced in St. Patrick\u2019s Church, Tawau. The number of our cell groups has increased from 8 in 1999 to 21 presently. The quantity of people attending cell meetings is around 300.<\/p>\n<p>A program of intense activities was prepared for this occasion. It comprised of training sessions for the leaders and interns of cell groups, a special session for the youth, teachings on spiritual gifts, cell church, intercession as well as a meeting with the clergy and church wardens of the Anglican Diocese of Mauritius. The culminating point of this visit was an evangelistic rallye on Saturday 28th September.<br \/>\nArchdeacon Albert Vun explained the importance for a church to have a vision that comes from God and to build the cell church around this vision. It is also important for the senior pastor to be supported by a committed team of men and women who will sustain him in the life of the church. We all need to pray for our senior pastor. Albert Vun mentioned that if we say that we are not satisfied with our senior pastor, this is because we have not prayed enough for him!<\/p>\n<p>Three consecutive evenings were earmarked for the teaching sessions on spiritual gifts and attracted a congregation of around 200 every time. Archdeacon Albert Vun talked on the gift of tongues and Ps. Chong Lay expanded on the eight other spiritual gifts, among which are the gift of prophecy, the gift of distinguishing between spirits and the gifts of healing. After each teaching, the Sabah\/KL Team prayed for all those who wanted to receive these gifts.<br \/>\nPs. FloraChong shared on the importance of the prayer of intercession at church level \u2013 intercede not only for those who are sick but also for all the leaders of the church and for the country.<br \/>\nThe meeting with the clergy and churchwardens was held at Thabor, Beau Bassin. Archdeacon Albert Vun shared how the parish of St. Patrick, Tawau, has developed, through the cell church structure, to become the biggest Christian church in their region. He emphasized a lot on the importance of the commitment of a Christian and asked the following question: \u201cWhen Lord Jesus will come back, will we present to Him the amount of money which we have saved in our bank account or the number of souls which we have brought to salvation for the Kingdom of God?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The evangelistic rallye that took place on 28th September at St. Paul\u2019s Church drew a crowd of 700 persons. Ps. Chong Lay, in his preaching, explained how, very often, when someone is facing problems or is suffering from a serious illness, one will look for many gods.<br \/>\nYet, there is only one true God who is the Answer to all our problems, i.e., Jesus Christ who is seated at the right of God the Father. He exhorted the attendance to turn towards Jesus, to repent from their sins and to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. Fifty-two persons accepted Christ on this evening. Praise God!<br \/>\nMany people also came forward to receive prayers. Several persons were healed and some were delivered from evil spirits. A lady who suffered from an illness was healed completely after being set free. Next morning, she returned to the church bringing all sorts of witchcraft objects which she had at her place and asked the pastors to destroy all these. Glory be to God for all the signs and wonders that accompanied the preaching of the Word.<br \/>\nOn Sunday 29th September, the members of the mission team visited other parishes, including St. Thomas \u2013 Beau Bassin, St. James Cathedral, St. Barnabas \u2013 Pamplemousses, St. Mark \u2013 Poudre d\u2019Or and St. Michael and All Angels \u2013 St. Pierre.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-cb6defb6eaf56cfea4e\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-evangelism&amp;outreach\" href=\"#tab-cb6defb6eaf56cfea4e\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Evangelism &amp; Outreach<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-evangelism&amp;outreach\" id=\"tab-cb6defb6eaf56cfea4e\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Evangelism &amp; Outreach<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We, at St Paul\u2019s Church, Plaine Verte have been and are continuously involved in evangelization and outreaches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-3\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-71739a90f5f90d82d fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_71739a90f5f90d82d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"71739a90f5f90d82d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#71739a90f5f90d82d\" href=\"#71739a90f5f90d82d\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Jesus, a friend forever<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"71739a90f5f90d82d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_71739a90f5f90d82d\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dec 1996<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5448\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay.jpg\" alt=\"Jesus Play 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay-200x93.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay-400x186.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay-500x233.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5449\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay1.jpg\" alt=\"Jesus Play 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay1-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay1-400x173.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay1-500x216.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusplay1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5450\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jususplay2.jpg\" alt=\"Jesus Play 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jususplay2-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jususplay2-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jususplay2-400x173.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jususplay2-500x216.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jususplay2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-4\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-7b8514d1b8000fce7 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_7b8514d1b8000fce7\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"7b8514d1b8000fce7\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#7b8514d1b8000fce7\" href=\"#7b8514d1b8000fce7\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">The rich man and Lazarus<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"7b8514d1b8000fce7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_7b8514d1b8000fce7\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><strong>October 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5451\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-01-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-01-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-01-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-01.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5452\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-2-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5453\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-03-200x122.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-03-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-03-400x244.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-03-500x305.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-rich-man-and-Lazarus-03.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-5\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-a49b3269f1cfeb314 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_a49b3269f1cfeb314\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"a49b3269f1cfeb314\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#a49b3269f1cfeb314\" href=\"#a49b3269f1cfeb314\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Visit of Brother Wong Lee<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"a49b3269f1cfeb314\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_a49b3269f1cfeb314\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Brother Wong Lee from Singapore visited us around beginning of June 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Two harvest nights was held as follows:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday 02 June 2002 : For Chinese speaking people<\/li>\n<li>Sunday 08 June 2002 : For English speaking people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5454\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brother-wong.jpg\" alt=\"brother-wong\" width=\"391\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brother-wong-200x209.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brother-wong-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brother-wong.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-c2f2fcbca57e60c1ebc\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-missionsabroad\" href=\"#tab-c2f2fcbca57e60c1ebc\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Missions Abroad<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-missionsabroad\" id=\"tab-c2f2fcbca57e60c1ebc\">\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-6\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-d865cdff8ecafda9e fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d865cdff8ecafda9e\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d865cdff8ecafda9e\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#d865cdff8ecafda9e\" href=\"#d865cdff8ecafda9e\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Evangelism in Rodrigues<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"d865cdff8ecafda9e\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d865cdff8ecafda9e\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h2 class=\"pageTitle\">Evangelism in Rodrigues<\/h2>\n<p>Rodrigues is the 10th district of Mauritius. Lying 650 km off the east coast of Mauritius, it is somehow isolated. Rodrigues has a population of 40,000 of which 95% are Roman Catholics. The only Anglican Church is St Barnabas in Port Mathurin, with a roll of about 100 parishioners, where Roman Catholics and Pentecostals come to worship God together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW IT ALL BEGAN<\/strong><br \/>\nCanon James Wong of the Chapel of the Resurrection in Singapore, after his visit at St Paul\u2019s Church, Plaine Verte, in May 1990, went on to Rodrigues to minister. God worked through him there and more than 20 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ and were baptized in the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>Mr and Mrs Maxime Wong then attended the International Congress of Evangelism in Singapore in September 1990, and upon their return home, two home cell-groups were constituted, one in Port Mathurin and the other in Camp du Roi.<\/p>\n<p>Because St Barnabas Church has no parish priest, the shepherding care was mostly done by the lay people, especially Maxime Wong, David Elysee and the two home cell-group leaders. In view of the spiritual need of the new born-again Christians, the home cell-groups prayed\u00a0 to seek God\u2019s will and the two church wardens finally decided to invite St Paul\u2019s Church, Plaine Verte, to send a mission team to Rodrigues to launch\u00a0 the \u201cDecade of Evangelism\u201d. We thus had an invitation which was also in many ways a challenge for us to respond to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EVANGELISM BEGINS WITH PRAYERS<\/strong><br \/>\nIn recent years, when SOMA (Australia) headed by Revd. John Windburn and Canon James Wong, ministered in St Paul\u2019s Church, Plaine Verte, we were called not to keep the renewal between the four walls of the church, but to go to other parishes and share God\u2019s blessings. In 1990, we had already sent teams to St Barnabas, Pamplemousses, and St Paul\u2019s, Vacoas. When the invitation to go to Rodrigues came, the church\u00a0 sought God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n<p>The Lord spoke to David Li, pastor at that time, according to Eph 4:12, \u201cWhy is it that He gives us these special abilities to do certain things better? It is for God\u2019s people to be equipped to do better work for Him, building up the church, the body of Christ, to a position of strength and maturity\u201d. And to Pastor Paul Cheng\u00a0 in Isa. 41:17, \u201cwhen the poor and needy seek water and there is none and their tongues are parched for thirst, then I will answer when they cry to me. I, Israel\u2019s God, will not ever forsake them. I will open up rivers for them on high plateaus! I will give them fountains of water in the valleys! In the deserts will be pools of water and rivers fed by springs shall flow across the dry, parched ground.\u201d So, with God\u2019s green light, the Chief Pastor, Roger Chung, decided to organize a mission trip from\u00a0 Friday 5th to Sunday 8th July 1991.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOD PROVIDED FOR ALL<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the limited time of six weeks, things began to move. Members at St Paul\u2019s Church individually heard God\u2019s calling, obeyed and prayed for God\u2019s provision for leave from work, funds for air tickets and pocket money. Most of these individuals didn\u2019t form part of any\u00a0 previous mission teams, but asked God to use them as useful instruments for God\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n<p>The priest in charge, Roger Chung, requested\u00a0 the Bishop to send him as a fore-runner one week before the mission. Three pastors together with four cell-group leaders and eleven brothers and sisters in Christ formed the Rodrigues Mission Team 1991. (RMT)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pageTitle\">Mission \u00e0 Rodrigues \u2013 F\u00e9vrier 2003<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>RODRIGUES: TERRE D\u2019EVANGELISATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A l\u2019occasion de la f\u00eate du printemps, les pasteurs Roger, Steeves et Eric se sont rendus \u00e0 Rodrigues, dans le cadre d\u2019une mission d\u2019\u00e9vang\u00e9lisation. C\u2019\u00e9tait pour Roger Chung Po Chuen sa premi\u00e8re visite \u00e0 Rodrigues en tant qu\u2019Archidiacre.<\/p>\n<p>Trois r\u00e9unions \u00e9taient pr\u00e9vues, \u00e0 savoir le samedi 1er f\u00e9vrier \u00e0 St. Barnabas, Port Mathurin, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la f\u00eate du printemps et de la comm\u00e9moration de la lib\u00e9ration de l\u2019esclavage ; le dimanche 2 f\u00e9vrier \u00e0 La Ferme et le lundi 3 f\u00e9vrier \u00e0 St. Barnabas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5456 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mission-a-Rodrigues.jpg\" alt=\"Mission-a-Rodrigues\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mission-a-Rodrigues-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mission-a-Rodrigues.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Le Pasteur Roger a \u00e9t\u00e9 le responsable de la pr\u00e9dication de la parole pour les deux premi\u00e8res r\u00e9unions, tandis que le Pasteur Eric a partag\u00e9 la parole pour la derni\u00e8re r\u00e9union \u00e0 St. Barnabas. Le Pasteur Steeves \u00e9tait pour l\u2019occasion, responsable du \u00ab Praise and Worship \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Nous avons rencontr\u00e9 \u00e0 Rodrigues, un peuple assoiff\u00e9 de la Parole de Dieu et avide de conna\u00eetre davantage ce Dieu vivant et plein d\u2019amour. Il y avait plus de soixante-dix personnes \u00e0 chaque r\u00e9union et pr\u00e8s de cinquante personnes ont accept\u00e9 J\u00e9sus Christ comme Seigneur et Sauveur ce lundi 3 f\u00e9vrier. Gloire soit rendu \u00e0 Dieu ! Beaucoup de personnes sont \u00e9galement venues pour recevoir la pri\u00e8re pour leur gu\u00e9rison ou pour demander \u00e0 J\u00e9sus de prendre charge de leurs fardeaux.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019implantation d\u2019une \u00e9glise \u00e0 La Ferme est bien avanc\u00e9e et la congr\u00e9gation de la Ferme se rencontre actuellement dans une salle de la Credit Union. L\u2019\u00e9glise aura besoin d\u2019une aide financi\u00e8re pour la construction du b\u00e2timent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5457 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mission-\u00e0-Rodrigues.jpg\" alt=\"Mission-\u00e0-Rodrigues\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mission-\u00e0-Rodrigues-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mission-\u00e0-Rodrigues.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La paroisse de St. Barnabas a exprim\u00e9 le d\u00e9sir d\u2019introduire le syst\u00e8me de \u00ab cell church \u00bb \u00e0 Rodrigues. La paroisse de St. Paul, Plaine Verte s\u2019est engag\u00e9e \u00e0 aider nos fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs de Rodrigues dans cette voie et il est pr\u00e9vu que des \u00e9quipes de Plaine Verte iront r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement \u00e0 Rodrigues \u00e0 cet effet.<br \/>\nNous voudrions ici remercier le Rev. Bryan Adeline pour son accueil et pour l\u2019organisation de notre visite. Nous remercions \u00e9galement toutes les familles qui nous ont accueillis ave la gentillesse proverbiale de Rodrigues.<\/p>\n<p>Que le nom du Seigneur J\u00e9sus soit \u00e9lev\u00e9 au-dessus de tout nom !<\/p>\n<p>Ps. Eric Mafat<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-7\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-1efafa7e6f3d48a75 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_1efafa7e6f3d48a75\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"1efafa7e6f3d48a75\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#1efafa7e6f3d48a75\" href=\"#1efafa7e6f3d48a75\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Mission Trip to Sabah, Malaysia<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"1efafa7e6f3d48a75\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_1efafa7e6f3d48a75\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h2><em>Go and make Disciples of\u00a0 all NATIONS . .\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>In August 2001, a team of twelve members from the parish of St Paul, Plaine Verte visited the diocese of Sabah.<br \/>\nThe team was led by Rev. Roger Chung Po Chuen and consisted of 2 groups: a Chinese speaking team of seven brothers and sisters and an English speaking group of five. The visit has been most fruitful and enriching. We can<br \/>\nsafely say that we have not only been blessed by our brothers and sisters of Sabah, but we have also been a blessing to them.<br \/>\nWe were pleasantly surprised by the very warm welcome which we received at the airport in Kota Kinabalu. The whole team which visited Mauritius in 1999 was there to make us feel at home and to look after us during our stay. Rev. Chak, his wife Catherine, our brothers Alfred, Andrew, Tan, our sisters Doreen, Lee, Chau, etc. We have really been pampered and well fed both physically and spiritually!<br \/>\nAll Saints Cathedral, which falls under the responsibility of Rev. Chak, is located right in the centre of Kota Kinabalu. The church holds services both for the Chinese speaking and English speaking congregations. In fact, one of the striking features of Sabah is the predominance of Chinese language (Hakka or mandarin) not only among the elderly population, but also among the younger generation.<br \/>\nThe Mauritian night was held in the Hall of Glory at All Saints Cathedral on Thursday 2nd August. Our brother, Jean Atchong, made a video presentation of Mauritius and of St. Paul\u2019s parish. The message was delivered by Rev. Roger Chung.<br \/>\nIn Kota Kinabalu, we had the opportunity to meet the Rt. Rev. Datuk Yong Ping Chung and his wife who treated us with a particularly wonderful lunch. Archibishop Yong spoke to us of his wish to develop a closer partnership between our two dioceses.<\/p>\n<p>Alfred Yong invited us to his parish, the Good Samaritan, where we met the cell leaders and interns. We shared with them on the growth in our parish since the visit of the Sabah team and they were particularly interested to learn how we have grown from 8 cells to 18 cells in a year\u2019s time. We also had the opportunity to fellowship and minister with them.<br \/>\nThe flight from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau took forty five minutes and as soon as we landed, we knew that God had a lot of blessings in store for us. Hallelujah ! St Patrick\u2019s church falls under the responsibility of Archdeacon Albert Vun. It is the largest Christian church in Tawau with a congregation of over 3 500. The services are in English, in Chinese and in Malay. In fact, the Malay congregation, we are told, is the fastest growing one.<\/p>\n<p>Farewell photo with some of our hosts of St Patrick\u2019s Church, Tawau<br \/>\nWe have been particularly impressed by the professional organization of the church, the younger age group of its congregation as well as by the commitment of its people. St. Patrick has more than 40 full time employees including lay pastors and workers. It has its own library, its own canteen and a very large Hall, the Hall for All Nations, which can accommodate more than 2 000 people.<br \/>\nThe Cell Church system is very well structured and established in Tawau. There are zone pastors, zone supervisors, cell leaders, cell interns. Each cell has to report each week on cell attendance, new members etc. There is no Sunday School as such. All young people are expected to form part of a cell group. Training and equipping of cell members and cell leaders are done on a regular basis all through the year with the ultimate objective that every member should be a disciple and should be able to obey the Great Commission of our Lord to make disciples of all nations.<br \/>\nSt. Patrick\u2019s Church has developed a number of ministries to cater for the needs of the people. One of the striking ministries is the Ice Box ministry. There is quite a large number of illegal Phillipino immigrants in Tawau. They live in very poor conditions along the coast in very shabby shelters and barely eat a meal per day. Most of them are muslims. Christians are not allowed to openly share the gospel with them or even to carry a Bible.<\/p>\n<p>The Ice Box ministry consists of visiting and networking with the Phillipino immigrants and inviting them to come to Church. At times, the ministry team can move inside their house and pray for them.<\/p>\n<p>Another characteristic of St Patrick\u2019s Church is its vision to plant churches in areas outside Tawau. The concept is to set up churches in areas where there is a growth of population and a development of housing. This is done through the \u201cTouch Ministry\u201d.<br \/>\nWe also had the opportunity to visit one of the outreach churches, St. Mathew\u2019s Church, which is found in the fishing village of Semporna, about one and a half hour\u2019s drive from Tawau. The congregation is mainly Malay with some Chinese. Ps. Eric preached\u00a0 in English during the Malay service and Ps. Paul shared the gospel for the Chinese Service. About twelve people responded to the altar call and gave their lives to Christ at the Malay service. We also had the opportunity to pray and minister to the people. St Patrick\u2019s Church has just opened an outreach Church in Kuala Lumpur to cater for the spiritual needs of the young people from Sabah who moved to KL for university studies.<br \/>\nRev. Albert Vun will be coming to Mauritius with a team of over 20 members in September 2002 to encourage and help us to move further forward in our spiritual walk with Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Ps. Eric Mafat<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-8\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-d91183eb818d7d3bd fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d91183eb818d7d3bd\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d91183eb818d7d3bd\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#d91183eb818d7d3bd\" href=\"#d91183eb818d7d3bd\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">MEEK 1997<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"d91183eb818d7d3bd\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d91183eb818d7d3bd\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h2><strong>MEEK: Madagascar Evangelization Exchange Koinonia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Evangelization in Madagascar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mission trip in Madagascar in 1997 was a very intense and enriching experience during which we were able to see God\u2019s greatness and power. During our stay, we felt His presence and protection over us.<br \/>\nWe set off this mission on the 21 July 1997. On that day, we got up at 3:00 a.m. and prepared ourselves to join the SAFIFI group at St. Laurent\u2019s Cathedral. Since we were the first to arrive at the meeting point, we stayed in the car because it was biting cold and we began to pray and asked God to guide us during the whole trip. The journey really started at 5:00 a.m. while the city was still asleep. It was wonderful being in the minibus since the Malagasy people were very joyful and loved singing and laughing.<\/p>\n<p>We first stopped in the thermal city of Antsirabe, located at 170 km from Tana, and more people from that town joined our group. We were then on the road again. At about 6:00 p.m., as it was getting dark, we started to worry because we had reached an area where the road was really bad. It is believed that rogues would often seize the opportunity to attack travellers since they had to slow down due to bad road infrastructure. We immediately began to pray even more fervently for the rest of the journey.<br \/>\nAt about 10:00 p.m, we reached Ihosy which was about 500 km away from Tana. Even though we fasted during the day, that night we only had a thin slice of cake and a glass of water since shops close early in the countryside. The next day we started off again at 6:00 a.m. That day, it was like a dream; we encountered magnificent landscapes and arid mountains that look like the canyons in \u2018western\u2019 movies.<br \/>\nIt was not until 5:00 p.m. that we reached Tulear which is about 900 km from Tana. During our stay, we saw God moving mightily in our midst. Many people came to see us for medical help, for physical healing as well as to receive spiritual healing.<br \/>\nOur day began with a Eucharistic service at 6:00 am followed by another at 8:00 a.m. While some members of the MEEK team went from door to door, some helped to distribute medicine at the pharmacy. In the mean time, we seized the opportunity to share the gospel to those who were waiting for their turn to see the doctor.<\/p>\n<p>MEEK ladies and children of the village of Tulear<\/p>\n<p>We also gathered the children together for Sunday School classes in the open. What a joy it was for us to see the children singing God\u2019s glory and who came every day to hear God\u2019s Word. The group was growing in numbers each day as the children brought their fellow friends from the neighbourhood.<br \/>\nAt night, the whole team met in the church for an evangelistic meeting with the adults. We shared the Word of God and had some time of prayer. We also went in the suburbs and shared the Good News there.<br \/>\nThe Holy Spirit really manifested himself during this mission trip and many people accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour. We must say that we also found God\u2019s great love through the fellowship and friendship that we had shared with the people of Madagascar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-9\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-bb6afa58f9c6b38ac fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_bb6afa58f9c6b38ac\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bb6afa58f9c6b38ac\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#bb6afa58f9c6b38ac\" href=\"#bb6afa58f9c6b38ac\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">SEEK 1996<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"bb6afa58f9c6b38ac\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_bb6afa58f9c6b38ac\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h2><strong>SEEK: Seychelles Evangelization Exchange Koinonia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Seychelles 1996<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great moment with the Lord Thursday 8 August 1996. And off we went for a new mission trip to Seychelles. We just finished presenting the play \u201cJesus, a friend forever\u201d but we were not tired because we knew that the Lord was going to show us marvelous things in Seychelles.<\/p>\n<p>The Bishop of Seychelles, Mgr. French Chang Him had asked us to share on the Holy Spirit as the people there were hungry for the Word of God and wanted to know more on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. A heavy schedule was prepared for us during our one-week stay but we were not worried at all because we knew that we could do all things through Christ who strengthen us.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time for many of us to come to Seychelles and we received a very warm welcome at Mahe airport. During the journey to St. Philip, La Misere, where we were supposed to stay, we could see huge granite blocks \u2013 this is a sign that Seychelles is not of volcanic origin like Mauritius. Its origins in fact go much further back than ours. Unlike what its name suggests, La Misere is not really a slum, but can be compared to the posh parts of Floreal in Mauritius.<br \/>\nOur first encounter with the people of Seychelles was in the Friday afternoon of 9th August and we immediately felt the extent at which our brothers and sisters of Seychelles, who were by the way ordinary people, were hungry and thirsty for the Word of God. Pastor Roger Chung shared about renewal in the life of a Christian and the New Birth, i.e. to be born again. An altar call was made and the whole congregation, from the youngest to the eldest person, responded and they accepted Christ as their Saviour and Lord. It was a very emotional moment for us and a great joy in the Lord when we laid hands on each person to lead him to Christ. We had never seen such an enthusiasm, not even in Mauritius!<br \/>\nWe left Mahe on Saturday morning and flew to Praslin island, the second most important island of Seychelles. Praslin is an exclusively touristic island with beaches of unimaginable beauty. One of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the world, the \u201cVallee de Mai\u201d, where the rare and famous sea coconut grows, lies on this island.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Paul Cheng shared on prayer at St Mark\u2019s Church and there again, the Praslin people responded to the invitation to accept Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. What a joy in heaven for this people redeemed by the blood of Jesus!<br \/>\nThe young ones in our team (Winnie, Carine, Richard and David) together with Eddy and Christelle, stayed back to meet the youths of Praslin in the evening while Pastor Roger Chung, Pastor Paul Cheng, Mr and Mrs Eric Ma Fat took the plane for Mahe.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday 11th August, we went on separate ways and made sure that there was someone from our team to preach the Word in all the Anglican churches in Seychelles. In this way, Pastor Roger Chung was at Holy Saviour Church, Pastor Paul Cheng at St Luke Church, Pastor Eddy at St Mark, Christelle at St Matthew Church and Eric Ma Fat at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral. To our surprise the service at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral was broadcasted live on the national radio of Seychelles and the next day several locals whom we met in the shops told us at which point they were moved by the message.<br \/>\nWhat a lesson of freedom and communication, and liberalization of the media our brothers from Seychelles have taught us! On the following Sunday, extracts from the Holy Saviour Church service were broadcasted and we were glad to see our chief pastor on TV.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday 12th August, while the young ones from the SEEK team were on a trip to Praslin, the rest went to St Luke Church in Bel Ombre. Pastor Paul Cheng shared on Holy Spirit renewal in the life of a Christian and since it had become a habit, the whole congregation came forward for prayer and the laying of hands on them. That day we received the confirmation that the Holy Spirit was with us. One of our brothers from Seychelles was slain in the Spirit as soon as Pastor Paul Cheng laid hands on him.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday 13th August, we held\u00a0 a workshop on \u201cThe gift of speaking in tongues and the gift of prophecy\u201d with members of the clergy and Bishop French. It was with much simplicity and humility that the priests from Seychelles received the message. Pastor Paul Cheng shared on the same message on the next day with the lay preachers.<br \/>\nOn Wednesday 14th August, before leaving our friends from Seychelles, we organized a Mauritian Night for them and many of us would still remember the moments of friendship and fellowship which we shared with them during our mission trip in Seychelles.<br \/>\nTo God be the glory!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-10\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-4f6cbc5f2e33a158b fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_4f6cbc5f2e33a158b\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"4f6cbc5f2e33a158b\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#4f6cbc5f2e33a158b\" href=\"#4f6cbc5f2e33a158b\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Mission trip to Reunion Island<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"4f6cbc5f2e33a158b\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_4f6cbc5f2e33a158b\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>On Sunday 12th April 1998, Revd. Ian Ernest, Revd. Roger Chung and myself went to Reunion island on a mission trip for one week. The main objective of the mission was to hold Easter celebrations for the Anglican community in the island and also to set down foundations of an Anglican Church there.<\/p>\n<p>The small Anglican community in Reunion consisted of about 15 persons, mainly Malagasy people settled in the island. It was with this community that the first Easter celebration was held (at the church of Moufia) in Saint Denis on Sunday evening.<br \/>\nOn Tuesday evening, we were at Saint Pierre to hold another Easter celebration for the Anglican community of the south of the island. This community was also a small one, consisting actually of about 10 persons.<br \/>\nOne of the highlights of the mission to Reunion was the meeting with the Bishop of Saint Denis, Mgr. Aubry. The object of that meeting was to seek his advice and the confirmation of his support for the establishment of an Anglican church in Reunion. The Bishop thus assured the delegation of his support to the Anglican community.<\/p>\n<p>A last celebration was held on Thursday evening, again at the church of Moufia, in Saint Denis. It was unfortunately the last opportunity for us to have fellowship with the Anglican community, who always provided Revd. Ian, Revd. Roger and myself, with a warm welcome since our arrival on the island.<br \/>\nWith the regular visits of Revd. Ian Ernest to Reunion \u2013 in fact it was his third visit \u2013 the Anglican community will be more structured in the future.<br \/>\nWe must continue to pray for the community there so that it can grow \u2013 in number and spiritually, also for the settling of an Anglican Church in Reunion and for a priest to be able to officiate at this church on a permanent basis.<br \/>\nAfter the different evangelization missions to Rodrigues, Seychelles and Madagascar, St. Paul\u2019s Church confirmed\u00a0 its will to carry out missions with this trip to Reunion. Although this time, the team was small compared to the previous missions, everything went on smoothly, by the grace of God and Revd. Ian, Revd. Roger and myself, were greatly blessed by having this fellowship with the Anglican community settled in Reunion.<\/p>\n<p>In Christ,<br \/>\nJames Siew Tu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-a50318e8c7f95060b22\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-missionatstmark\u2019schurch\" href=\"#tab-a50318e8c7f95060b22\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Mission at St Mark\u2019s Church<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-missionatstmark\u2019schurch\" id=\"tab-a50318e8c7f95060b22\">\n<div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:15px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#6e5a5a;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#3f7ccd;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:300;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-title-line-height:1.33;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-12-11\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-92d267d066d4f9705 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_92d267d066d4f9705\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"92d267d066d4f9705\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#92d267d066d4f9705\" href=\"#92d267d066d4f9705\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Historical Insights <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"92d267d066d4f9705\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_92d267d066d4f9705\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5441 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stmark3_new.jpg\" alt=\"stmark3_new\" width=\"205\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Church of St. Mark, Poudre d\u2019Or was consecrated by Bishop Royston on the 27th December 1888. The church building was severely damaged by the cyclone of 1892, which passed right over the island of Mauritius. It was restored by Bishop Gregory in 1914. A vestry and a porch were added to the building.<\/p>\n<p>Very little is known about the life of the parish over the last hundred years. It would seem that the hospital of Poudre d\u2019Or used to be a garrison for British soldiers and that the chapel of St. Mark was built to serve their needs. The architecture of the hospital from the outside still looks like a garrison unto this day. Until very recently, St. Mark, Poudre d\u2019Or was considered as a daughter church of St. Barnabas, Pamplemousses and the priest in charge of the latter was also serving St. Mark. In 1995, cyclone Hollanda severely damaged the roof of the building and it was decided temporarily to close down the church.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-b57aa2f10b5f48cab fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_b57aa2f10b5f48cab\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"b57aa2f10b5f48cab\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#b57aa2f10b5f48cab\" href=\"#b57aa2f10b5f48cab\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Prayer Meeting <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"b57aa2f10b5f48cab\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b57aa2f10b5f48cab\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prayer Meeting on 1 May 1998 at St Mark\u2019s church before renovation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5442 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stmark6_new.jpg\" alt=\"stmark6_new\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stmark6_new-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stmark6_new-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stpaulmauritius.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stmark6_new.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An eucharist service was held at St. Mark\u2019s Church, Poudre d\u2019Or, on Sunday 7th June 1998 at 2 p.m. The roof had been repaired, the surrounding grounds cleared and the building itself recleaned after a long period of inactivity.The church was packed with faithful coming from the surrounding areas together with some members of St Paul\u2019s congregation for this opening service.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201d How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that brings good news \u201c<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0(Is 52: 7).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a welcoming address by Rev Roger Chung, the service started with praise and worship songs. Steeves Pierre had the privilege of bringing God\u2019s Word to those present. He made reference to 2 Chronicles 7:11,12 : \u201cAfter King Solomon had finished the temple and the palace, and had successfully completed all his plans for them, the Lord appeared to him at night. He said to him: \u201d I have heard your prayers and I accept this Temple as the place where sacrifices are to be offered to me\u201d.He compared the reopening of St. Mark\u2019s church to what King Solomon did. The reopening of St. Mark is a dedication to bringing God\u2019s Word to those in the north of the island. He said that God will do great things in this church, that we must be prepared to spread the Good\u00a0 news, not to be afraid as to what other people may say about the noise we make, provided we are doing the noise for God.<\/p>\n<p>Harold Allaghen mentioned how he had a special request in his prayers for this church to be reopened whenever he came to this region during his work rounds. Annie Sham had some encouraging words for those present. She compared her mission trip to Madagascar with what is being done at Poudre d\u2019Or. Annie, Harold and Rev Roger then sang the praise song \u201cLike the woman at the well\u201d in Malagasy. Some members present gave testimony as to the greatness of God. One person witnessed how he came to know and accept God and this led to the divine healing of his spine problem of several years. A lady was also blessed with miraculous healing of her daughter from a growth in her stomach when she put her faith in God.<\/p>\n<p>During the service, Rev Roger called upon several members of the congregation to say prayers for the church and the work that awaits us. At the end of the service, a light refreshment was served.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that a regular\u00a0 meeting will be held at the church every Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. for praise, worship, prayers and Bible study. An Eucharist service will be held once a month. 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