St Barnabas THE MAGAZINE OF ST BARNABAS ANGLICAN CHURCH STOKE focus OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2011 The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Greatest Archaeological Discovery of Our Time

As we continue our journey through the Bible in the E100 challenge, we continue to look at the events and manuscripts that confirm the authenticity of scripture. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1948 led to famed archaeologist and leading Biblical scholar William Albright making the extraordinary claim that the Dead Sea Scrolls were “the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century.” The scrolls in general have provided many new readings that confirm the accuracy of the history of the Old Testament. On 28 September 2011, the Dead Sea Scrolls, so ancient and fragile that direct light cannot shine on them, were made available to search and read online in a project launched by the Israel Museum and Google Inc. Dr Peter Flint, Professor of Religious Studies and Co-Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University in British Columbia, Canada provides an overview of the importance of the scrolls.

his amazing discovery was made in 1947 by Bedouin fragmentary. shepherds in a cave near Khirbet Qumran, about one mile The earliest scrolls found at Qumran date from about 250 B.C. or a T inland from the western shore of the Dead Sea. By 1956, a little earlier; the latest were copied shortly before the destruction total of eleven caves had been found at Qumran, about one mile of the Qumran site by the Romans in 68 A.D. Further scrolls were inland from the western shore of the Dead Sea. By 1956, a total of discovered at other locations in the vicinity of the Dead Sea, eleven caves had been found at Qumran. especially Wadi Murabba‘ât (1951-52), Nahal Hever (1951-61), and The caves yielded various artifacts, especially pottery. The most Masada (1963-65). important find was scrolls written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, Scholars divide the 950 or so scrolls found in the Judean desert into the three languages of the Bible. Almost 900 were found in the two general categories of writings: the “Biblical” scrolls, which con- Qumran caves in about 25,000-50,000 pieces. While a few scrolls stitute our earliest witnesses to the text of Scripture, and the “Non- are well-preserved, almost all are damaged and most are very Biblical” scrolls, which anticipate or confirm numerous ideas and

In this issue: ▪ The Dead Sea Scrolls ▪ Financial Results to August ▪ Mission Tanzania An examination of the scrolls The challenge continues Msloto Mission Update ▪ Round and Round... ▪ The Holy Roller ▪ Two Months of Sundays The Judges and Ruth Church on the Big Screen October/November Events and ▪ The Peasants Rockquest win ▪ St Barnabas Online Sunday Services Winning Music Detailed website guide. 1 2 3

1. One of the more complete scrolls, The Great 2. Cave 4 .This most famous of the Dead Sea Scroll 3. Map showing location of the The Dead Sea Isaiah Scroll 1BC from Qumran Cave 1. This scroll caves is also the most significant in terms of finds. Scrolls discovery in 11 caves near Khirbet Qumran, disappeared for 6 years and was recovered following More than 15,000 fragments from over 200 books on the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea in a small advertisement surfacing in The Wall Street were found in this cave, nearly all by Bedouin Israel. Journal under the category “Miscellaneous for thieves. 122 biblical scrolls (or fragments) were Sale” (June1, 1954): “The Four Dead Sea Scrolls” found in this cave. From all 11 Qumran caves, every Biblical Manuscripts, dating back to at least 200 Old Testament book is represented except Esther B.C., are for sale. This would be an ideal gift to an educational or religious institution by an individual or group. Box F 206. Haggling took many weeks, including secret meetings to authenticate the scrolls.

The parties finally agreed on a $250,000 purchase price and the scrolls were shipped quietly to Jerusalem to avoid claims by Jordan for the scrolls. teachings found in the New Testament and in later Rabbinic (Hebrew v. 17) of the traditional Masoretic text, which reads writings (the Mishnah and Talmud). “For dogs have surrounded me: the assembly of the wicked have With respect to the 230 or so Biblical Scrolls (about 25% of the encompassed me: like a lion are my hands and my feet.” The total), there are four reasons for Albright’s claim that the scrolls King James Bible, following the Septuagint (Greek Old are the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century. Testament) reads “They have pierced my hands and feet.” The first reason is the Scrolls were Found in the Land of Israel It has been suggested that the Septuagint reading here Itself. Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, virtually no represents a modification of the Hebrew “like a lion” in order to writings dated to the Second Temple Period (that is, when the make better sense of the verse, or that early Christian editors Temple stood from 516 B.C. to 70 A.D.) had been found in Israel. changed the Greek text in order to find evidence for Jesus’ Now we have hundreds of documents from the time of Jesus crucifixion in the Hebrew Bible. and earlier that were written or produced near Jerusalem and The passage is preserved in the Psalms scroll from Nahal Hever, other Biblical sites. which reads “They have pierced my hands and feet.” Also The second is that the Scrolls are written in the three languages supported by the Septuagint and a few Masoretic manuscripts of scripture. For Biblical scholars, the most important from the Middle Ages, this reading has been adopted by many manuscripts are written in the original Hebrew, Aramaic and modern English Bibles, including the Revised Standard Version, Greek. The Scrolls include ancient Biblical manuscripts in the New Revised Standard Version, the New American Bible, the Hebrew and Aramaic (portions of Daniel), and parts of the New American Standard Bible, the New International Version, Septuagint in the original Greek. the English Standard Version, and the Holman Christian Bible. The third is the Scrolls Include our oldest biblical manuscripts. The 650 or so Non-Biblical Scrolls contain a wealth of writings, The antiquity of the Biblical Scrolls is of supreme importance for most of them previously unknown to scholars. These can be Biblical scholars. Virtually all copies of the Hebrew Bible used divided into are five categories: Rules and Regulations (e.g., the today are based on medieval manuscripts; the oldest Hebrew Community Rule); Poetic and Wisdom Texts (e.g., the Thanks- manuscript fragment known before the discovery of the scrolls giving Psalms); Reworked or Rewritten Scripture (e.g., the was the Nash Papyrus, which is dated at 150-100 B.C. Genesis Apocryphon); Commentaries or Pesharim (e.g., the Commentary on Habakkuk); and Miscellaneous Writings (e.g., In contrast, all the scrolls found at Qumran are dated within the the Copper Scroll). Second Temple Period, from 250 B.C. or a little earlier to just before the destruction of the Qumran site in 68 A.D. These documents provide two additional reasons why the Dead Sea Scrolls comprise the greatest archaeological find of our The fourth is some biblical scrolls preserve lost readings with times: messianic Implications. One example is at Psalm 22:16. This Psalm (which begins with “My God, my God, why have you Firstly they contain new information on second temple Judaism. forsaken me?”) is significant in both Jewish and Christian Several non-Biblical Scrolls record the ideas and outlook of the exegesis, and is quoted several times by Jesus in relation to his Qumran Community, whom most scholars identify with the sufferings and death. A difficult reading is found in verse 16 Essenes. We already knew a good deal about the Pharisees and the Sadducees, the two main Jewish groups in the days of Jesus Christ. Some scrolls provide further information on these groups, but also contain fascinating insights on the intense competition among various Jewish groups in ancient times to be the legitimate and chosen people of God.

One such document, from Cave 4 at Qumran, is called Some of the Works of the Law, in which the Essenes or their predecessors spell out the rules and observances that make a person acceptable in the sight of God, in contrast to the incorrect observances promoted by their opponents, the Pharisees. Secondly, they contain new information on the New Testament and Christian origins. The scrolls were not written by Christian authors and never mention any Christian individuals by name, and thus have no direct relationship with Jesus and early Christianity. How-ever, some manuscripts are important for understanding Jesus’ life and teaching, while others anticipate several New Testament doctrines. More specifically, these ancient documents throw welcome Foyer @4 is an annual concert series held at St light on the Gospels by providing helpful information about Barnabas on Sunday afternoon at 4.00pm. Jewish society, groups, practices, and beliefs at the time of Jesus and the early Christians. They also increase our knowledge The series includes classical and contemporary about Early Judaism, which makes it clear that many aspects of the Gospel message are indebted to the mother religion. They music from both New Zealand and overseas also help us see in sharper outline some of the basic differences performers . between the message of Jesus and other Jewish groups. The scrolls have also provided new texts with similarities to certain Gospel passages, which indicates that some of Jesus’ teaching and other information was anticipated in earlier texts, rather than being the product of the later Church. A few Sunday 23 October documents, in fact, contain wording that is very close or identical to passages found in the Gospels, which shows that this La Vida Quartet material was known to some or many Jews in the first century B.C., and thus confirms the authenticity of certain New String Quartet Testament passages. One example is the Son of God Text or Apocryphon of Daniel (4Q246). Written in Aramaic and copied in the late first century B.C., this scroll apparently describes a messianic figure at the Sunday 30th October end times (although some scholars see him as an historical king or angelic figure). There are interesting parallels with the Miles Jackson Annunciation of Jesus’ birth to Mary in Luke 1:30-35: the coming figure “will be called great” (cf. col. 1:9 with Luke 1:32); “‘Son of Spanish Concert God’ he shall be called” (cf. col. 2:1 with Luke 1:35); and “they will name him ‘Son of the Most High’” (cf. col. 2:1 with Luke 1:32). It thus seems reasonable to see connections, whether direct or indirect, between the Son of God Text and passages in Sunday 13 November Luke. For more information on this fascinating topic, see Dr. Peter Black Orpheus Flint’s website: www.deadseascrolls.org Roger Buckton flute

Kim Rockell Guitar Peter W. Flint received his Ph.D. (1993) in Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism from the University of Notre Dame and is Professor of Religious Studies and Co-Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University in British Columbia. He currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Dead Sea Scrolls studies and actively promotes Scrolls studies through sponsored symposia, teaching, writing and delivering public lectures. He regularly participates in seminars and Entry $10 @ the door. academic meetings on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Biblical topics, and the Christian faith in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia and Israel. St Barnabas Foyer, 423 Main Road, Stoke. two things happen. The Israelites turn away more and more quickly, the quality of the leadership degenerates (Samson is Round and seriously flawed to say the least) and the things that the Israel- ites do become worse and worse. The E100 selectors spared us the end of Judges, but it is filled with the kind of atrocities that Round We Go… make your stomach churn. The Israelites lurch from one disas- trous decision that forces them into another equally horrific decision. And at the end, the writer sums it up this way. ‘In those days Israel had no king. Everyone did as he saw fit’. And, Some of the E100 Bible Challenge readings make depressing as I’ve said, what they saw fit to do really wasn’t. reading. None illustrates the struggles of God’s people and the human inability to remain true to God contrasted with the ever Depressing reading. And what do we do with it? Except avoid it? present forgiving grace of God, than in the books of Judges and But this is a horribly vivid picture of life when people turn their Ruth. Mairion Goodman looks into Judges and Ruth. backs on the source of goodness, righteousness and purity. I don’t mean its as simple as Christians are nice and everyone else fter the triumphant entry into the promised land, the isn’t, of course not. But it echoes all the things we see around wheels come off pretty quickly. One generation later the world that horrify and mystify us. I, as you can imagine, have A and the promises made before Joshua just before his been particularly shocked by the riots in London. Coming from death to serve the Lord always are gone and forgotten. As we there, I like to think of it as a fairly civilized place, not the sort of heard in the reading, this cycle begins of abandoning God for the place where people riot. And suddenly, for no true reason that I local gods of Baal and Ashtoreth, of losing God’s protection can discover, people are just thinking well, if they’re doing it, I against their enemies, of being oppressed and becoming desper- will, I fancy a new TV, so let’s set fire to the place and take what ate enough to cry out to God. God’s infinite love means that he we want. I find their thinking crazy, but it’s no crazier than some rescues them, and gives them a leader, a judge, but as soon as of the decisions the Israelites make in Judges. We too live in a that leader dies, the cycle begins again. world where people recognise no king and do as they see fit. And a lot of the time this does not go well. And I don’t know if you noticed, but it’s not just that the cycle repeats, but as it goes on, it’s more of a downward spiral. All the I don’t know about you, but I look around and often think, leaders are unlikely: take Gideon for example: the terrified, least where is God in all this. Why doesn’t he do more? Why does he important member of the least important family of the least let the Israelites keep turning away? What is going on? Why important clan and so on. But as you go on, it seems to me that doesn’t he intervene more? And I am also tempted to think, what can I do? I’m a small, insignificant risks. She could be at risk of being and in many ways hideous. But God was person. I don’t have huge influence. What attacked or raped. She finds herself in the working, in ways that couldn’t be seen at difference can I actually make to the mess fields of a kind and godly man. And they the time, in unexpected ways, and in the world? fall for each other, and get married, and through unexpected people. And I think we need to not ignore those have a baby. Not an original tale. One that And the world we see today is messy and questions. We need to bring them to God is repeated and repeated all over the painful, and hideous at times, and we feel because pretending that everything’s fine world. So what does this have to do with powerless to do anything. Well, maybe we is going to convince no-one, least of all Judges? With the big picture of what is can’t change the big things (maybe we ourselves. going on in their world (and ours) and will, who knows: the Jubilee 2000 what God is doing about it. Somewhere in the midst of the chaos of campaign, which ended up convincing God uses ordinary people who are willing several western governments to cancel Judges is the story of Ruth. It opens in a rd time of famine, probably one of the cycles to trust him. Ruth wasn’t a princess, she large chunks of 3 World debt started of oppression by enemies, with crops wasn’t famous (not to begin with any- with just a few individuals) but we can destroyed. It’s pretty desperate and one way). She wasn’t even part of the choose to be a Ruth or a Boaz. To put our family decides enough is enough. covenant people of God. She was just a trust in God, and live life his way. We may Elimelech, his wife Naomi and their two girl who chose to follow the God she had not become the great grandparents of sons head to Moab. someone famous, or we may. Now this is an interesting decision. They We may not see fully in this life all that leave the promised land, and go to live God was doing in and through us. But

with their enemies. It’s as if Elimelech, God uses whether or not other people see what we along with many others has lost his faith do, God notices us. He rejoices over us, in God, and in God’s ability to provide. The and when we trust him and live for him,

“ ordinary he will use us, even if it’s not how we two boys take local wives, again expect. I don’t think Ruth had any idea something God has forbidden. So far, the “ story’s not going well. And it gets worse. people who what would happen to her in Israel, she Both husband and sons die there. Naomi just knew she should go and look after is left in a faraway land, with nothing, no are willing to Naomi. way of providing for herself. Its no wonder As I draw to a close, I just want to think she describes herself as bitter. trust him about this idea of a king for a moment. I wonder if sometimes we feel that life has The truly tragic thing about Israel during gone so far off track, that there is no the time of the Judges is that they did hope. Maybe Naomi regrets their decision have a king. Yahweh, their God who res- to leave. Maybe we sometimes look back discovered through her in-laws. cued them from Egypt and brought them safely to the land he promised them. He and think I’ve messed up so much, there’s Boaz wasn’t a heart throb, a poster boy. no way to redeem this. But Naomi can’t was their King, they just didn’t recognise He says himself that he’s not one of the it. And we have a King. Others may not have fully lost her faith in God, because younger man. He’s a farmer, doing his over the time that her daughter-in-law recognise him, [but in that reading from best to make a living. But he is a kind and revelation we see a picture of Jesus: the has lived with her, Ruth has come to her generous man. The law of Israel said you own faith in Yahweh, the God of the rider on the white horse, King of Kings and shouldn’t pick up ears of corn that fell Lord of Lords.] Israelites. during harvesting, to allow the poor to But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave collect some for themselves. The world is still a messy and, at times, dreadful place, and I don’t make light of you or to turn back from you. Where you Boaz, because he knows what Ruth is go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. that. But in the midst of our questions and doing for Naomi tells his workers to pull sadness at it all, we have a king. A king Your people will be my people and your out extra corn to drop for her. And God God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, who gave up everything for our sake, even uses them. He uses them to restore a to the point of dying for him. Ruth and and there I will be buried. May the LORD bereaved and traumatised woman. deal with me, be it ever so severely, if Boaz lived in messy, confusing, difficult even death separates you and me.” Naomi is given a second family, a baby to times, and chose to put their trust in the hold and love. Ruth sees Boaz’s prayer for Lord. We have much more to go on than And in this girl, this nobody from Moab, is her come true. Boaz says ‘May you be they did. We have Jesus, our King, We a chink of hope. Ruth insists on going back richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of need to put our trust in him, continue to to Israel with Naomi, even though, as Israel, under whose wings you have come do our best to follow him, and ask him to Naomi points out, she is risking a lot. Two to take refuge.” And she is, and so is he. use us, in small or big ways, as HE sees fit. women, with no male protection, no way of making money, no prospect of a hus- This they would have seen. But they band, which was really Ruth’s only option probably didn’t live to see what more God Mairion Goodman is married to James, children: would do through them. Sophie, Owen and Rhys. Grew up in London, but for a secure future. moved to Bristol 15 years ago. Met James there, was So they return. And this really lovely, very That last, despairing line of Judges: Israel called to ordination, trained at Trinity College Bristol, and then for the last five years was part-time curate domestic story unfolds. Ruth does all she had no king. Well, Ruth became the great- grandmother of David, arguably the in a lively church. Responsibilities included Marriage can to provide for them. She goes to pick Prep, prayer and young families. Been in Stoke for 12 up stray ears of corn left behind by the greatest human king Israel ever had. months, attending and serving in St Barnabas and we harvesters. Which was not without its The time of Judges was messy and painful, feel very at home. Weird fact: nickname is Mars and has been since she was five. The Peasants-from left, Rupert Wockner, Abbey Phillips, Clark Hinton, Georgia Nott, Chris Phillips, Holly Tippler and Joseph Corban-Banks Peasants win Rockquest

Some of the members of the St Barnabas worship team are in the Nelson band The Peasants. Students of Garin College, they won the Smokefreerockquest on Saturday 17 September 2011. a year after they took second place as an earlier incarnation of the band The Peasants of Eden. Naomi Arnold of the Nelson Mail reports…

mokefreerockquest champions The Peasants were performance was "really impressive", Garin College music greeted by cheers and a haka from Garin College friends teacher Kyle Proffit said. S when they made their triumphant return to Nelson. "Georgia was exceptional in front. She sung those songs really It has been almost 20 years since a Nelson band won the Smoke- well and from the heart, which really came through. "The band freerockquest, but on Saturday night the indie pop-rock group worked together really well up there, and their performance as took the country's biggest youth music prize at Hamilton's a group was really cohesive. The whole band was so tight and Claudelands Arena. really professional." Six bands played off on Saturday after being selected from 800 The Peasants are Georgia (vocals and percussion), her cousins, entrants at regional finals held throughout the country earlier in siblings Abbey Phillips (vocals and keyboards) and Chris Phillips the year. (drums), Joseph Corban-Banks (bass), Rupert Wockner (rhythm

Yesterday afternoon about 50 guitar), Holly Tippler (vocals

family members, teachers and and keyboards) and Clark friends greeted the band at Hinton (guitar).

Nelson Airport, waving signs It was amazing. It was so “ The judging panel, made up of and cheering. humbling to have everybody there Matt Barthow from TV channel "We were not expecting that Four, Tania Dean from New “ Zealand on Air, Joel Little from at all," lead singer Georgia supporting us and to know Nott said. "It was amazing. It Dryden Street (and Kids of 88 was so humbling to have that they're super proud. co-writer), Sam Collins from everybody there supporting us Kiwi FM, Sharyn Wakefield and to know that they're super from The Edge, and OpShop's proud." Bobby Kennedy, said The Peasants had a presence far beyond The Peasants finished second in the final last year, when they their years. Georgia was singled out for particular praise. were known as The Peasants of Eden. Since then they have "Her voice is totally different from any other New Zealand become regulars at gigs around Nelson. singer," Ms Dean said. "It is powerful, emotional and dynamic – They had developed their performance, and Saturday's she actually left me speechless." St Barnabas Financial Report for the eight Months to

Hamilton Saturday Night Winners 30 August 2011

More recently the European and United States financial market have dominated World News. The United States credit rating has been downgraded from AAA to AA+ by Standard & Poor’s while New Zealand has temporarily remained at AA+.

Fortunately St Barnabas Church has avoided the media limelight and kept under the media radar. Notwithstanding this, eight months through this financial year, it’s timely to let you know how we are managing.

At the end of July the operating deficit i.e. the shortfall between income and outgoings exceeded $15,000. August proved to be Nelson Airport Welcome an answer to prayer and through your response to our appeal, providing a positive contribution of more than $5,000 for the month, reducing the year to date shortfall to $10,010.

Tabled below are the actual versus budgeted financial results

through to 31 August.

Year to Date Actua l Budge t Va ria nce Income Parish Giving 110,115 119,197 Other Giving 6,089 7,667 Georgia said the band were on a huge high after their win, Diocesan Contribution 26,708 20,000 having done "heaps of practice" to perfect their act, and it was Other Grants 0 2,000 Other Revenue 7,945 10,133 probably their best performance. "Conveniently, seeing it was a Total Income 150,858 158,997 (8,139) competition." She said the band members were nervous but managed to put Expenditure Clergy /Staff 108,873 104,369 all this aside before they went on stage. "As the night Ministry Expenses 4,626 7,934 progressed and we were about to go on, I was chilling myself Office Expenses 13,639 12,350 out, and everybody was channelling all their energy and Missions 7,999 10,067 concentrating a lot on the performance and doing a good job up Diocesan Charges 6,295 6,295 Property Expenses 19,437 22,327 there." Total Expenses 160,868 163,341 2,473 The band, who range in age from 15 to 18, intend to continue Surplus/(Deficit) (10,010) (4,344) (5,666) playing together. Only one other Nelson band had won Smoke- freerockquest before – the Exploding Poppies, from Waimea College, in 1992. They later disbanded, but the band members To achieve or even better the budgeted forecast, a number of are still working in the music industry. new initiatives have recently commenced. These include the “coffee cup” small change collection, collected on the first The Peasants' prize package includes a NZ on Air new recording Sunday of each month. Another is having regular Church and music video grant worth $10,000, a place on the NZ On Air working bees to perform essential church maintenance. A big Kiwi Hit Disc, $10,000 worth of musical equipment from NZ thank you to those of you who have supported us, either Rockshops, and recording time and radio promotional support through pledges, the coffee cup donation, or the Church for a single. working bees. The giving of one’s time is of great help and Second place went to singer-songwriter Massad from Sacred benefit ensuring things are done while reducing Church costs. Heart College in Auckland, and third place to Attic Sky's from The challenge remains to lift our income, over the next three Whakatane High School. months. Positive progress has been made and with your See the peasants perform “Giants” on our website: collective help and God’s will, this will be achieved. www.stbarnabas.co.nz/news Photos: Nelson Mail/FAIRFAX Doug Johns—Convener St Barnabas Finance Committee.

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ello from Tanzania – again. Thank you for your encour- were also guests of honour! Yeehah! Nobody told us to get aging emails and best wishes. It's lovely to hear from 'flossied up', so we simply wore the gear we'd had on all day. you. Everyone else looked very smart … not to worry. The meal was H The past week has been pretty much a roller-coaster ride. We've yummee (typically Tanzanian). The Americans were farewelled and they were extremely gracious in their response. either set and marked exam papers for the English Department or written exam questions for the classes we teach in the When it came to us, the students performed a sort of 'haka' Theology Department. Thank goodness that's all done and we though peaceful and with much amusement. We loved the can go off tomorrow for a week's safari with the Canadian dancing and the lyrics. They also gave us gifts – a wooden couple on the staff - Jeannie and Rob from Toronto. 'Karibu' (welcome) sign for our house and a magnificent pair of

The big excitement for us last week was the farewell dinner beautifully carved, ebony candlesticks. Very impressive! Instead given by the students for the American contingent. Three retired of shaking hands respectfully, we gave the student a big hug. teachers from Georgia and Wyoming, visited the college for The next thing, all the students … and staff lined up in a great about three weeks, popping into classes and generally encour- crocodile to hug us! Well, it was a lovely night to remember. We aging everyone. They're also very generous givers, representing still have three weeks left in Msalato before we start packing their churches and associated organisations. Together they our bags. I'm sure you'll recognise that the whole time has been an enormous challenge for us and we've loved it. sponsor around half the students in the college. That's tremendous because sponsoring includes fees, clothing, books, Teaching finished yesterday and now it's mid-term break. The family needs, health – just about everything anyone might need. Msalato Girls' College nearby is still operating though, and my Other countries – UK, Canada, Australia and NZ also sponsor pastoral care group is responsible for the Sunday services. One students. of our degree students was leader, another read the epistle and

Charles and I went along to the dinner, tired and worn out by I'd been invited to preach. Several of the Msalato staff came the exam stuff we'd been involved with, only to find out that we along as well. I preached on 1 John 3, “Love One Another” and it seemed to hit the right spot … so happy days and PTL. Every week our staff go out to different churches and take services, if At the end, they all beat their desks, cheered, clapped and they're invited, for the locals. thanked God.

Two more African students in our classes have caught Malaria. I said I thought that God had just answered their prayers. When The weather is warming (30 deg max and 20 deg min.) but some they go back to their home church, they go with Jesus' authority of the students still wear jackets even in the heat of the day. and power to heal. God wants to show that his power is infi- Fortunately, medication is available for those who test posi- nitely greater than Satan's. The students were 'on fire'. I told the tively, then it's just a matter of rest and sleep for a few days. The Dean of Academic Studies what had happened. He's quite a dour downside is that Malaria recurs … and it's not nice to have. man, so I didn't know what his reaction might be. He was 'over

Charles and I pray for the students or staff whenever they ask the moon' and said it was just what they needed, particularly as us. Most of the time it's in a quiet place after class time. The I had allowed the students to do it themselves. He said that good thing is that God hears those prayers and he acts. Both some time ago they did teach healing as part of the second year typhoid cases have almost completely recovered now, thanks to syllabus. It was so successful that the students didn't want to do medication and prayer, and the lady with multiple sclerosis in anything else, so the staff decided to 'cut back a bit.' When an- other teacher took over, the subject was dropped. the unit next to ours is delighted with the huge healing she's received. She went to town with a group of us yesterday and she We had a visit from one of the Year Three degree students last bounced in and out of the van like a spring chicken. Her com- evening. (He is not one of my students.) He said that all the stu- ment was, “Last year I certainly wouldn't be hopping in and out dents at the college were talking about what had happened in of a van like this!” the class and were excited. They are well aware that the power

Just as we were driving out of the city we passed a spectacular is from God and not me. What a great time … and it's very nice mosque. “That's Gaddaffi's mosque,” someone said. “His aim to be used by God in this way. was to build a huge mosque in every African capital city … then he'd have friends to call on when he needed them.” (Hmmm. I Time to pack for the safari beginning tomorrow. Whoopee! reckon he's busy calling a few friends now!) Lots of love and heaps of blessings Charles & Mary Time for Charles to write …

Well, the power is off … again … no lunch yet, so I'll write on! We might complain about the electricity supply, but at least we Reverend„s Charles and Mary Worsley are assisting Clergy at St do have it most of the time. Only 14% of Tanzanians have Barnabas Stoke. They run a home group and assist with Wednesday, electricity in their homes and only 2% in rural areas. No wonder Sunday and Rest Home services in the parish. they cook on charcoal fires – and no wonder the trees are slowly disappearing, as wood is their primary fuel.

Last week I mentioned how students said that often people ask, 'How much power has God got? We pray for rain or healing and nothing happens. Others go to the witch doctor and, at least sometimes, something does happen. Who has the power? How can we answer these people?' This week they raised it again and it was obviously troubling them, so I diverted from the syllabus and took them through parts of the Bible to show that God has immense power. I suggested that if there is no power in our church, we should look at what we are doing and how we are doing it.

We looked at how Jesus healed and how he taught the twelve, then the 72 of his followers, to heal etc. They were to do as Je- sus did. Jesus gave them power and authority, then said to his disciples, 'Now you go and heal them.' Jesus didn't say, 'Go and ask my Father to heal.' He said, 'You do it.' We found that after Jesus' resurrection, the disciples continued this direct approach and with great success. In the Great Commission, Jesus told his followers to make disciples and 'Teach them everything I have Msalato taught you.' That seems to mean that we are to pray in the same Theological way, because Jesus has also given us the power and authority. College

The next period, one of the class asked if I would pray for his very sore back. I invited anyone who would like to pray, to come to the front. They all came up! I asked a student to start the prayer. He spoke in Swahili, so I have no idea what he said, but he was enthusiastic and he meant it. The first student's back was largely healed. Someone else prayed and the back was totally healed! Another asked for prayer on a sore left arm – another for a headache – another and another etc. I lost count, but the students prayed for either seven or eight people and God completely healed the lot. Different students prayed each time. Two Months of Sundays

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