Attract Attention; Impart Information; Impel Action

August 7th, 2009 | Published in Events, News, Outreach

On the 20th July a fleet of minibuses and cars left East London for the beauty of the New Forest, Hampshire; a far cry from the busy streets of the metropolis. Our goal being the Annual Bible Conference of World Vision for Christ’. Housed in four large Norwegian-style log cabins (Lodges) deep in the New Forest, was an experience in itself. We were all looking forward to a time of blessing and to ‘hearing from heaven’ – learning the mind of the Lord regarding our own lives and that of the life of our Fellowship. The delegates came from many different countries; England (including Yorkshire!), Ireland, N & S., France, Ghana, The Philippines, China, Bolivia, Jamaica, and several other W.I. islands.

Dr. Albert Chambers challenged us night by night in his studies of the Word; taking as his theme the state of the church in general in our land, revealing the obvious need for Revival. Each time he aimed at the following: To Attract Attention… To Impart Information… To Impel Action.

He very adequately fulfilled his mission in the first two areas, but of course in the latter – that is up to us! It is only on our return to church and family life that CHANGE will be seen. Even as the Bible exhorts, we must be doers of the Word and not hearers only; we certainly ‘heard the Word’ but now we must translate it into our individual lives, which in turn will affect our Fellowship, and if we follow on as he has taught us, change will come. May God grant that it be so.

On the 20th July a fleet of minibuses and cars left East London for the beauty of the New Forest, Hampshire; a far cry from the busy streets of the metropolis. Our goal being the Annual Bible Conference of World Vision for Christ’. Housed in four large Norwegian-style log cabins (Lodges) deep in the New Forest, was an experience in itself. We were all looking forward to a time of blessing and to ‘hearing from heaven’ - learning the mind of the Lord regarding our own lives and that of the life of our Fellowship. The delegates came from many different countries; England (including Yorkshire!), Ireland, N & S., France, Ghana, The Philippines, China, Bolivia, Jamaica, and several other W.I. islands.

Dr, Albert Chambers challenged us night by night in his studies of the Word;taking as his theme the state of the church in general in our land, revealing the obvious need for Revival. Each time he aimed at the following:

To Attract Attention….To Impart Information… To Impel Action

He very adequately fulfilled his mission in the first two areas, but of course in the latter – that is up to us! It is only on our return to church and family life that CHANGE will be seen. Even as the Bible exhorts, we must be doers of the Word and not hearers only; we certainly ‘heard the Word’ but now we must translate it into our individual lives, which in turn will affect our Fellowship, and if we follow on as he has taught us, change will come. May God grant that it be so.