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Pakistan
Suddenly, the work of The Way Christian Ministries is spreading rapidly throughout Asia and Africa. There are two key areas where we ask for your prayers and your financial support –
1. The establishment of Training for Life (TFL) Centres
2. Media development
We have found suitable premises to rent in Multan. Multan City is strategically placed in the centre of Pakistan with Karachi and Hyderabad to the south and Lahore and Islamabad to the north.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRVd1LJt08
Multan City is known as a place of learning. It is predominantly Muslim. In the City Centre there is a Christian District.
We have 80 students waiting to begin the full TFL Course. They have completed TheWayCMs’ four months preparation courses (‘Foundations’ and ‘Water to Wine’).
Property 1:
After much searching (and haggling) we have found a suitable property that is owned by a Christian; the rent of the house is £100 per month, deposit amount is £250 (refundable). There are some start-up cost bringing the total to £500 that has to be paid by June 28th 2008. We could take 20 students / trainees in each session
Property 2:
The next nearest suitable property requires £1000 start up with an on-going rent of £400 per month. There is a room big enough for 80 students / trainees at one time. There are four other rooms and a kitchen. This is the ideal property.
We would need the assurance of on-going financial help in the form of a standing order or similar to take on the responsibility for either property.
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India
In both India (mainly Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, South India) and throughout Pakistan, TheWayCM discipleship and teaching resources are being dubbed into local languages (mainly Urdu and Telugu). As well as being used in the local churches and TheWayCM Home Churches there is also an opening for them to be broadcast on local and national TV both Christian and secular. The cost ranges from £180-£300 for local and Christian broadcast per half hour to £360-£540 for national broadcast per half hour.
Many of you will realise that this is the beginning of Phase 4 of the 21st Century Cathedral Vision.
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Nepal and Rwanda
In both Nepal (Chitwan) and Rwanda (near Kigali) land has become available where we can build a TFL Centre. In Nepal the land has been donated but in Rwanda the land will cost: £2,700 15 kilometres from Kigali in the district of Kamonyi – Runda sector. The size of the land is 130m by 90m.
In both countries we will have to purchase the building materials and employ builders.
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Missions and Missionaries
Would you be interested on going on mission with TheWayCM? There is a one month orientation course. Please contact us for details - http://thewaycmnews.weebly.com/contact-us.html
Apostolic Gathering and Kiango Crusade in Kenya
17th June to 22nd June 2008
From 17th June to 22nd June 2008, The Way Christian Ministries is aiming to gather our Great Lakes Region Apostles together at a Crusade in Kiango, Kisii Lands, Kenya.
There will be Apostles from Tanzania, Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya. This will be an awesome time of breakthrough for the work of TheWayCM in Africa and for the 5,000 expected attendees at the Crusade in Kinago.
Will you please prayerfully consider making this gathering a reality, will you help us raise the money we need.
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Thank you
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Holy Land Tour
Thursday 30th October to Thursday 6th November 2008
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Itinerary: Day 1 Thursday 30th October UK- Israel
Fly out of Heathrow airport London. Arrive at Ben Gurion airport, meeting and assistance and transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay in KingSolomonHotel at the Mediterranean resort of Netanya at the KingSolomonHotel.
Day 2 Friday 31st October Netanya Tiberias
After a breakfast you will commence a full day sightseeing on transfer to the Galilee region and on the way you will visit Caesarea, the famous port city where Paul departed from on his journey and the capital of the region at the time of Jesus. You will visit Mukhraka, the site where the Prophet Elijah and the Baal clashed. See the fantastic panorama from the viewpoint overlooking the JezreelValley. Onwards to His hometown of Nazareth. Visit the NazarethVillage and the Church of The Annunciation with its fantastic mosaics. You will visit the small church at Cana celebrating where Jesus carried out his first miracle changing the water into wine. You will stay at Tiberias for your dinner and overnight stay at the Royal Plaza Hotel.
Day 3 Saturday 1st NovemberSea of Galilee
Full day of visiting the sites of Jesus' Ministry. Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Continue to the Mt. of Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount. Then you will visit the Church at Tabgha, which commemorates the miracle of the Fishes and Loaves. You will visit the ancient town of Capernaum and the House of Peter and see the Synagogue ruins where Jesus preached. You will also visit: Mensa Christi known as Peters' Primacy, then the ruins of the fisherman's village of Bethsaida, also Kursi, where the swine was cast into the sea and finally the baptismal site on the River Jordan, where time will be allowed for Baptisims and Rededications. Dinner and overnight stay in Tiberias
Day 4 Sunday 2nd November - Jerusalem
Today you transfer to Jerusalem and visit on way the traditional site of the Transfiguration Mt. Tabor. You cross the JordanValley to visit the oldest city in the world and the lowest - Jericho. You will see the remains of the ancient walls and take the cable car to the top of Mt. of Temptation On your climb to Jerusalem, you will pass the traditional site of the Inn of the Good Samaritan and you will visit the tomb of Lazarus at Bethany Dinner and overnight stay in Jerusalem at the Moriah Classic Hotel (formally known at the Novotel)
Day 5 Monday 3rd November - Jerusalem
Morning - begin on the Mt. of Olives, Pater Noster, the church featuring the Lords Prayer in many different languages Walk down the Palm Sunday route visiting the place were Jesus wept for Jerusalem at Dominus Flevit and then onwards to the Garden of Gethsemane. St Anne's Church, Ecce Homo, Via Dolorosa - the Way of the Cross-and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Then to St. Peter in Gallicantu and the Garden Tomb to celebrate Communion. Dinner and overnight stay in Jerusalem.
Day 6 Tuesday 4th November - The Dead Sea
Full day touring of the Dead Sea. You will see where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found at Qumran. Onwards to the famous fortress on top of a mountain - Masada. You will have an opportunity to “float” in the Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7 Wednesday 5th November – Jerusalem
In the morning you will visit the IsraelMuseum; see the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Model of the City at the time of the 2nd Temple. You will visit Mt Zion - Ciaphas’s House. In the afternoon you will enjoy a walking tour of Old Jerusalem visiting - The Western Wall, Dome of the Rock and Yad Vashem - The Museum of the Holocaust. Onwards to Ein Kerem, the birthplace of John the Baptist where you will enjoy a traditional Passover meal as served at the time of Jesus. Dinner and overnight stay in Jerusalem.
Day 8 Thursday 6th November Israel - Heathrow
Depart Jerusalem for Ben Gurion airport and your return flight to the UK
Registration
Bookings will be accepted on a 'first come first served' basis. A deposit of £100 plus insurance ‑ (if required) should be sent at the time of booking. The Balance will be due 8 weeks prior to departure.
Hotels First Class Meals Half Board
Price* £782.00 Single Supplement: £185.00
Tours and Transfers Included
Guides English speaking guides will accompany on all travel days.
Itinerary This is a suggested outline. Minor variations may occur at the discretion of the guide or tour leader.
Passport A Full UK Passport is required, valid at least until 1st June 2009
Included
1) All hotel accommodation (with two people sharing a twin room) breakfast and dinner.
2) All excursions and entrance fees. Travel will be in air‑conditioned coaches.
3) Transfers and porterage throughout.
4) Luggage allowance ‑ 20kg.
Not included
1) Insurance Premiums
2) Airport Departure Taxes ‑ as of Apr.08 these are £73
3) Single Room Supplement, if required
4) Lunches, drinks with meals etc.
5) Fuel Surcharge ‑ as of Apr.08 this is £118 p.p.
6) Gratuities
General Information
The Tour Operator for this pilgrimage is:
I.T.S ‑ Israel Travel Service
427/430 Royal Exchange, Old Bank Street, Manchester, M2 7EP
ABTA No.C6694/V1178 ATOL No.2893 & IATA Accredited.
Telephone: 0161‑839‑2222 Fax: 0161‑839‑0000.
The Booking conditions of I.T.S. apply and contain exclusion clauses. Copies are available on request.
* The Prices are subject to seasonal increase and currency fluctuations. E & O.E.
How to Book
Complete the Booking Form (available on request) and send together with the deposit of £100 plus insurance (if required) to: (cheques payable to 'ITS')
Rev. Peter Stanway, The Way Christian Ministries, Kilcreggan House, Kilcreggan G84 0JT.
Tel: +44(0)1436 842318
Email: contact us
Web: www.thewaycm.com
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Kilcreggan House News
Kilcreggan House 10 Years Anniversary
Introduction
March 2008 heralds the 10 year anniversary of our time in Kilcreggan House and as we reminisce we are awestruck at what God has done over this decade in so many people’s lives. We are also filled with joy at how much we have grown in faith and stature and how The Way Christian Ministries (CM) has developed and changed over the years. Many of you have walked with us and supported us on this wonderful journey while others have joined us over the years. As part of our celebrations we want to look back at what God has done during this time and to share with you where we believe God is taking us next.
The Beginnings
The Way CM (charity) grew out of our ministry with The Way of the Spirit (WOTS in Scotland) and incorporated our work in Drumchapel, Glasgow where I was the Minister of a church in Fellowship with the Assemblies of God (AOG). Drumchapel is an area of social and economic deprivation where many people are trapped in cycles of poverty with associated problems including drug misuse, illiteracy, substandard housing and crime. As we sought to minister in this area many doors and great favour opened to us to enable us to support the local people in very practical ways. This opened people’s heart to us and to the Gospel and as they found faith in Christ the need not only to be discipled but also to have other areas of their lives transformed arose. We realised there was a need for a bible training course which was tailor-made to suit our parishioners’ specific needs and the Training for Life programme was born. This programme consisted of 5 elements affecting the body, soul and spirit and as well as intensive spiritual and bible training our trainees also explored their creativity, physical and personal development.
The House on the Rock
It soon became clear that if those whose lives were very disordered were to see real transformation they would need to be free from their patterns of crime and abuse. This was difficult to achieve in their own neighbourhoods and we desired to find a new way for these believers to receive appropriate ministry. As we sought God he gave us a vision for a 70 room country house and then through a series of miracles provided us Kilcreggan House in 1998. Many trainees were ministered to during this period and we sought to instil value and purpose in each person who came to live with us here. In addition to a 6 to 12 months bible school and training course our trainees tackled gardening, decorating, work around the house, as well as addressing their literacy, social or pre-employment skills.
Although this period was very challenging as many of the trainees still struggled to be delivered from their old lives of addiction and crime, lives where changed by God’s redeeming power. Additionally the house which was very run down greatly benefited from the hard work these trainees did.
Open and shut doors
After we began this ministry a number of churches heard that Kilcreggan House had reopened and approached us asking if they could use the centre for conferences, retreats, Alpha days and weddings. This opportunity opened a new door for Nancy as she managed the day to day running of the centre and sought to minister to those who came to stay. The work also raised a source of desperately needed income enabling the House to be slowly improved and upgraded. As more and more churches used the centre the focus of the house changed to become a Christian conference centre.
In February 2004 the Lord spoke to me and told me a new phase was opening in our lives and it was time to resign as the Minister of Drumchapel AOG. This was very difficult as I had a great love and compassion for the Drumchapel church family and it took a year for me to let go and move into this new phase. In February 2005, after I had laid down this role God spoke to me again and told me to ‘reproduce the Training for Life model’, which is adaptable to people from all nations and cultures and all walks for life, and the opportunity for me to minister in Nepal arose. Thus a new phase for The Way CM began; of church planting and discipling people in developing countries.
Trainees continued to come to Kilcreggan but in smaller numbers and from our international outreach churches enabling us to focus more specifically on their needs while still caring for our conference guests.
A place of peace
Kilcreggan became a source of blessing to many Christians who came to look on it as a second home and a place to hear from God. Most weeks we enjoyed visits from a variety of church groups from all over Scotland who loved their time here with us. Many personal ministry opportunities also arose as individuals and families needing healing and respite came for breaks. We enjoyed seeing our trainees marry people they had met here and other divine connections taking place. One of the most rewarding aspects during this time was seeing new churches birthed here including churches for refugees and asylum seekers such as the IranianChurch in Glasgow.
In 2006 the Lord gave me a new vision for church planting and opened up many new doors to travel internationally. This resulted in a punishing schedule of international travel to every inhabited continent and of watching as the new churches birthed from these visits mushroomed very rapidly. This move of God opened up another new phase where via the Internet I was able to oversee, equip and disciple thousands of new converts and new church plants in developing nations worldwide. During 2007, as the overseas work flourished, the demand for conferences and retreats began to fall away and my health began to suffer so we urgently sought God as to what direction to take in 2008 and beyond. We also realised that Kilcreggan House had reached a stage where extensive modernisation and redevelopment was urgently required to keep it open.
A new way
In order to address all these concerns we sought the advice of our trustees and advisors. We also continued to work with our Christian business advisor with whom we had been exploring a number of avenues for redevelopment of the house and land. Through much heart searching, prayer and seeking God we came to believe that God wants us to downsize our ministry base to a more manageable size. We will continue to focus on working with a small number of international trainees, apostles and pastors who will stay with us for intense training periods. Trainees from developing nations will be trained how to use and access the latest IT technologies and communicate via the internet (on our new website) in order to access training materials and bible based resources. I will also continue to provide pastoral support via email and visits to national apostles in their home countries and to their growing churches.
A smaller ministry centre will free Nancy up to fulfil her desire to minister to our visitors on a more personal and individual level as well as spend more time with our children and grandchildren. She will also have time to support and accompany me on my international ministry trips.
A new day
In June 2004 we fulfilled a lifelong dream to visit the Holy Land and from this trip a desire to facilitate and encourage others to experience this life changing place led to further visits and training to equip us lead excursions to this wonderful country. So from October 2008 we will be offering bible based visits to Israel. I am also envisioned to see the creative side of training for life opened up in Scotland and internationally and I desire to see the ‘cathedral vision’ continue to grow. It is our desire to facilitate and encourage the new prophetic worship and creative outpouring which God is doing at this time and this will take place through special conferences and ‘happenings’ and be open to all who wish to participate.
The end of an era
So it is with great sadness that we put Kilcreggan House on the market and wait to see who will buy it. It will be hard to leave a place where we have so many happy memories, made so many friends and enjoyed so much blessing. We will of course continue to honour all our bookings and we also plan to host a farewell party for all those who wish to visit one last time. However, we have a great sense of excitement about what is about to unfold in our lives and look forward to see what God has in store.
The sale of Kilcreggan will release finance for a new base and also enable us to invest into many of the ministry opportunities which have arisen. We will continue to live by faith and seek God to meet our own and the ministries needs. We hope you will partner with us in looking and praying for a 6 bedroom property in South Ayrshire with a granny flat or annex and enough room to host our visitors in comfort and develop the next phase of our ministry.
New opportunities
As we review the past 10 years we see that our lives have never stood still and that God was always training, equipping and stretching us for the next new thing in our lives. We see the Lord is pruning us to ensure we are focussed on fulfilling our calling. There will be extensive opportunities for many of our partners to be involved in new ways in this next phase both here and on mission, as well as opportunities to come to the Holy Land with us and to be part of the creative weeks or ministry schools here in Scotland. We hope that you will all continue to support The Way CM as we move into this new phase and we hope to see many of you at our 10 year anniversary/farewell house Party. Thanks to everyone for all you have done for us and with us over the past 10 years, we look forward to sharing what unfolds.
