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Toowong (QLD) Team

Battle Log of Operation 513 at Toowong on Tuesday June 3rd, 2025 from 1030-1200

It was again yet another glorios day of grace for my solo streey outreachat Toowong. Apart from the first approach, all are Chinese students from mainland aparh ftpm one ABC with patents from mainland China. Last Thursday it was barron fruitless outreach also exclusively to mainlanders. God just showed me I should not stereotype mainlanders as unreachable as the Power of the Gospel can break all strong holds. Recap is the Battle log of a victorious day of grace:-

David an Australian born Nigerian (abn) from a Christian Family day back in Nigeria with a Catholic Dad and a Muslim convert mum yet he himself a fair dinkum protestant Christian with clear 100% assurance of salvation knowing he can be forgiven with all sins pardon and record of sins set to zero all because of the recemptove witk of Jesus and by His grace alone.

Next was Shim from Foozhou who has a mumbet of Christian freindsand relatives but she is still a sceptical seeker. She was supposd to take an earliet bus but it was too crowded so she decided to wait for the next making it a devine appointment of 7 minutes to preach her the full gospel convincing het there is no reason for her to be hesitant to make the last step of action faith to receive Christ.沈。福州，有基徒徒親友，等下一班全福音

Next was a girl from Jiejiang but very open to the Gospel even tjougj I pnly had 3 minutes to share. 浙江＇開放下周

Next was a man from Shangdon who wad also open for chat snd appeared to be receptive to the Gospel.山東，也願聊

Last but not the least I was led to approach Nathan an abc with parents from Cantonese speaking home town . He is not religious but open for the gospel and is interested to meet again next week to follow up on his action faith decision.

 

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Christchurch (NZ) Team

The month of May is gone.  A wonderful month of gospel ministry, both on the streets and online.  As per the pictures, autumn is passing into winter here in Christchurch, New Zealand.  God has also blessed us opportunities for evangelism training, both online and on the streets.

 

We have also restocked our supply of tracts - a new pallet load arrived the other day.  You can get these tracts for free (just pay shipping) from here.

 

One of the pictures was a screenshot of an online gospel conversation with someone who seemed to have the penny drop - it was so good to read.

 

But the wacky quote of the month was from someone passing me on the street.  I offered him a tract and he said, “what is it?”.  I replied, “It’s about Jesus”.  He continued to walk, but then he turned and said, “it’s okay, I already know about Donald Trump”.  People turn to various messiah figures, but there is only one Messiah!  Not Donald Trump, nor Barack Obama.  Only Jesus.

 

So, in regards to the training.  It’s been great to have Sam joining us regularly.  He has moved back to NZ from the USA.  He has been shadowing us and learning from us, with a passion to bring Christ to his community.

 

Also, some friends of friends in my church wanted to check out the street outreach gig and joined me a couple of weekends ago in Riccarton.  I sometimes get a bit nervous when people come to investigate like this – what if the outreach is uneventful?  But it’s a sin to worry, and there was no need, because the outreach was very eventful!  I had the flipchart, and got into a good chat with 3 teenage lads. As that was happening, an older gentleman passed and interjected his thoughts into the conversation.  I must have talked to him before, because (good naturedly, yet seriously) he warned the young lads not to listen to me.  Then, 3 young early 20 ladies queued up to talk to us.  They had an intellectual worldview that was in rebellion to the logic of Christ, so we had a long chat as I laboured with them towards the gospel.  Just as I was getting there, someone in a car behind me asked what was happening.  It broke the moment, and one of the girls wanted to split.  I offered a tract to the lady in the car - she didn’t want it, but the guy driving said he wanted one - which I gave.  I was then able to offer tracts to the 2 other girls, who accepted.  Finally, a lady, named Sue, stopped to passively aggressively share her thoughts with us.  At one point she was judging us for judging.  She wasn’t open to any kind of dialogue, and I was relieved when she moved on.

 

I had some amazing face to face chats online this month.  A 30 minute chat with a young man from the Bahamas.  He had a Christian background, but he was thinking he got to heaven because of Jesus AND his goodness.  He was really grateful to gain clarity on the truth of Jesus alone for salvation.

 

But the most special was a 1 hour chat with a guy from the Netherlands who was in the navy.  A very intense conversation. A soldier who had seen and done many terrible things. Not able to process and so turned to alcohol. He is actually going to rehab for the 3rd time the next day. A wonderful conversation, where I was able to labour on evil and suffering, law, gospel.  At times he would weep as he started to process things.  In one moment he would say he knows he deserves hell, but yet he still held to his righteousness. He eventually skipped me. I pray for him!

 

Please continue to pray for this feeble ministry for God’s glory.

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Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday May 28th, 2025 from 1030-1200

Today was basically a Mainlander outreach day with all the gospel targets being from Shanghai, Nanjing x 2, Beijing, and a couple of unknown cities. If it is of my own choice, I will try to avoid or giving lowest priority in approaching mainlander. But I was led to approach them also exclusively without fail even though the result was not that successful. Some showed reluctancy to chat casually but once they sensed it is about Christianity most will turn a cold face. Having said that, I must reflect and ponder to know that it is the heart of God who care also for lost souls in Mainland China despite it is still a hard and baron land especially for the younger generation. The population of Christian is actually very big about 2 Billions. But for those who come to our door steps, most choose an indifferent attitude to keep a distance from the gospel messenger. Pray for God's mission power to turn around this territorial spirt of mainlanders against God.

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Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday May 28th, 2025 from 1030-1200

Today was basically a Mainlander outreach day with all the gospel targets being from Shanghai, Nanjing x 2, Beijing, and a couple of unknown cities. If it is of my own choice, I will try to avoid or giving lowest priority in approaching mainlander. But I was led to approach them also exclusively without fail even though the result was not that successful. Some showed reluctancy to chat casually but once they sensed it is about Christianity most will turn a cold face. Having said that, I must reflect and ponder to know that it is the heart of God who care also for lost souls in Mainland China despite it is still a hard and baron land especially for the younger generation. The population of Christian is actually very big about 2 Billions. But for those who come to our door steps, most choose an indifferent attitude to keep a distance from the gospel messenger. Pray for God's mission power to turn around this territorial spirt of mainlanders against God.

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Toowong (QLD) Team

 

Battle Log of Operation 513 at Toowong on Tuesday May 27th , 2025 from 1030-1200

It was still a comparatively more fruitful mission field than Sunnybank. Apart from one single rejection by an Korean guy, all others including those from mainland China were showing openness and receptiveness to the gospel message.

1) First. I was led to approach a young lady from Shanghai, coming to study Commerce as a first year student. She was all willing to listen to the gospel and show receptiveness thanking me at the end.

2) Next was still a girl from mainland China, but time left for long chat was not much. Nutshell of the gospel was shared anyway.

3) Then I was led to catch up with an Aussie young man from far North Qld. He was non religious and not care too much about life after death. But he still remained open and appreciative for the full gospel sharing.

4) Next was Elf from Netherland but already called Australia home like me. She also declare Christian fairly quick so I switch to ask her the two diagnosis questions about faith. Her answer to 1st Q is perfectly 100% though the 2nd question was half certain about the redemptive work of Christ dying for us and yet focusing only on God's love but not His wrath against our sin.

5) Then approached a Korean who is not a Christian and bluntly showed no interest at all to chat.

6) Then caught up with Hayden who is from Grenville of the Sun Shine Coast. He is also non-religious but paid full attention to the gospel message showing full openness and receptiveness at the end with a selfie showing his appreciation for sharing such important message with him.

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Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday May 21st, 2025 from 1030-1200

Returning to Sunnybank for regular weekly street outreach after two weeks of Interstate mission to Coober Pedy via Adelaide, the situation was the opposite of yesterday outreach in Toowong. Despite I already waited for a longer arriving schedule of the next bus, my time for sharing of Gospel were still in main insufficient and incomplete. . And none of my gospel targets today showed the same eagerness to the gospel message and all left in a hurry when the bus arrived leaving no chance for any decent selfie. It was a clear lesson for me that God is the only one in control of everything including their responses and readiness timing to receive Christ. We just do our part to be His messenger speaking aloud the prophetic voice to persuade people to repent and return to God through Jesus Christ redemptive and atoning grace.

1) Led first to approach a Young man studying in UQ from Chongxin重慶. Rapport was built because of my Sichuan earthquake disaster relief role in Counselling. He was impressed I took all the troubles to go back to China and serve there intermittently for 7 years after the earthquake by conducting counselling class mainly at those government controlled 3 self churches. Time was not enough for full gospel but just a nutshell shared with my testimony.

2) Next was a Hongkonger mum already migrated to Australia with kids doing high school. She actually live in the Northside and is attending the Kedron Brisbane Cantonese Church even though she is still a non believer. She cannot tell the church name but can tell Rev Zivah Lai's name. Again, only have a few minutes with her for the nutshell of the gospel.

3) Next is a lady from Thailand that I chatted many times before. 泰女 Just a friendly greeting and polite reminder of the gospel message and let her to be moved and touched by the Spirit through such repeated divine encounters.

4) Then I turned to a guy next to me who is from South Korea.南韓 He is also a non-believers. Shared a bit more almost full gospel but still finally interrupted by the arriving bus.

5) Then I was led to reunion with an ABC of Muslim faith possibly from her Australian dad and her mum is from Taiwan. Basically continuing on our conversation last time to reiterate the facts that every one who are good but not perfect all needs Jesus. She did not show great rejection of Jesus's name as those elderly Muslim people. So her mind basically is still open and impartial with good inclination to admit the need of salvation by Christ and Christ alone.

6) Last but not the least having the longest conversation with a man around 60 from same home town of Chairman Mao in Hunan. He is just visiting relative but live a mundane life. I tried to address his loneliness issue chatting a lot about Hunan and things happening in China and finally came to he gospel. His heart was softened by friendship so full gospel was shared before his bus come. His willingness to take a selfie with me was finally trashed by his need to rush to catch the bus. Otherwise, it was a good chat and fruit bearing divine encounter especially for a mainlander.

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Toowong (QLD) Team

Battle Log of Operation 513 at Toowong on Tuesday May 20th , 2025 from 1030-1200

First time back to the street at Toowong after the Coober Pedy First Nations people mission outreach in South Australia. Despite doing solo, it was a fruitful day with all the people I approached either all hearing the full gospel or going through a salivation assurance diagnosis process for Christians. The results were all positive signified by the willingness of all gospel targets to take a selfie with me showing their appreciation for the precious message that may lead them to receive the blessing of Eternal life through Jesus Christi. Recap below is the Battle Log:

1) Mr Cao曹 from Nanjing 南京is not yet a Christian but his wife is. He is very consciously aware of the many cross of Christian church in his suburban area in Nanjing. My sharing of the full gospel was helpful for him finally to align the understanding of salvation that his wife has been professing. It would be a strategic timing for him to make his last step of action faith to receive Christ as his savior.

2) Jair is from India to study criminology. She plans to stay after finishing Uni. She was quite open to Gospel and appeared receptive to the message that every one who is not perfect need Jesus to make us sin free again.

3) Ivan 0f Indian ethnicity but was born in Kenya, His parents was originally from Deli of India and family religious tradition is Hinduism. But as a Biotech major student, he was a very rational minded person and appeared very open as well as receptive to the Gospel sharing which has established that as long as we are not perfect in our human character, we all need a Savior to cleanse our sin.

4) Next was Roberto from Madrid Spain of Catholic Christian background. He did not have full assurance of salvation though as good as 99%. After explanation, he realized 99% is still not good enough to understand our salvation is 100% the work of Jesus who took our place to receive the punishment of sin.

5) Then it was Daisy from a Filipino migrant family who was born here. She proudly claim she has 100% assurance of salvation but for the reasons of her good work. This is the typical erroneous understanding of atoning grace offered by Jesus that readily qualified us to regain the heavenly citizenship the moment we received Him as our Savior and Lord of our life. She was very appreciative for my clarification.

 

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Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday May 7th, 2025 from 1030-1200

Today was the 2nd day I have to serve solo at Sunnybank while my regular Gospel Outreach team mate is away. More over, I will also have to take a break next week as I also will be away for First Nations Mission Trip to Coober Pedy in SA together with the Chinese South Australia Christian Church ministered and led by Rev Robert Li.

Today outreach was good with long enough chats for full gospel as recap below the four most stand out ones: -

1) First was with a lady by the name Ng吳 migrated to Australia for 10 years. She is non-religious, but because of our Hongkonger tie, she was open and patient enough to let me share her the full gospel.

2) Next was an Eyes Optometrist 眼科student in her 4th year from Korea> She was also non-religious but appeared open and receptive to the gospel.

3) Then it was Jack migrated from Brazil at young age to Australia. He received Christ in 1982 in Perth , WA and once was a fervent Christian like what I am doing. But because of bad witnesses of many Church members, he flatted up and now claimed taking a long break from any church activities. It served as a reminder for me or any Christians that Spiritual attack can subtly ruin your faith and kidnap you from God, especially if your faith foundation is not good.

4) Daisy is ABC with Mum from Mainland China and Dad also an ABC. She is non-religious and is now a 2nd year Science Uni student. She was exceptionally open and receptive with a soft heart for the gospel and thanks for the good news that she may ponder to pursue in His time.

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Toowong (QLD) Team

Battle Log of Operation 513 at Toowong on Tuesday May 6th , 2025 from 1030-1200

I will be doing outreach by myself for two months while my team mate is away. Today is the beginning of this solo mode at Toowong. By the grace of God, I made several meaningful chat with people from everywhere with two stand out ones. One was from Shangdong who was polite by a bit timid at the beginning, but turned out a bit more open and willing to listen to the gospel sharing. The 2nd one was from Columbia coming here for English study at the city. Initially, he tried to avoid with the Excuse of not speaking English but once I found out he is coming to study English, I encouraged him more so shall grasp hold of every chance to have more practice. Gospel was shared though not without difficulties.
 

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Christchurch (NZ) Team

I love the winter months.  For me, all the special outreaches have been completed, and I can get back to a normal routine - I love routine!  Like clockwork, I can get out and share the gospel, both on the street and online.  Routine helps with discipline, and without discipline we simply won’t get done the things we need to do, like: personal devotions: time reading the Bible and prayer, family devotions, church gathering, and, of course, intentional evangelism!  So, if you don’t have a routine, build one!  Set regular times during the day where you do the things you need to do - no matter what.  Just think, no Bible, no coffee!  Just do it! ;)  Oh, and if setting a routine like this is new to you, start out small and grow.  E.g., Maybe start with reading the Bible for 10 minutes and prayer for 5 minutes each day before, or while you have your morning brew (and then increase gradually from there).  Or, maybe join a church outreach once a month, instead of every week - to begin with.  (Your church has some kind of outreach, right?  If not, talk to your elders, maybe you can start one!)

 

In March, I was doing some online evangelism training with Fran.  She lives in NZ too, and she just so happened to be coming down to the city I live at the beginning of April, and so we organised for her to join a street outreach.  On Friday the 4th, she joined Roger and I on a sunny afternoon outreach on Cashel Mall.  We had a great time having gospel conversations and giving away tracts.  Roger had his flipchart going, and Fran was able to see how it worked.

 

Fran was interested in getting a flipchart for herself, and since I have 6 of them, and only use all 6 on special outreaches, I said she could borrow one.  This she did, and took it back with her up north.

 

Well, much to my encouragement, Fran has been able to lead her first street outreach where she lives, with others in her church joining her, and using the flipchart.  I’ll include the photo she shared, and here is what she said:

“Today I took the Are You a Good Person flipchart into town for the first time. I managed to get a few people from my church to come along too. I was quite nervous as I usually only share the Gospel online. However, there were a few people praying for today and God answered. The flipchart drew quite a bit of interest and I ended up having six good chats, three of who had never heard the Gospel. This is now something I intend to do regularly. God is so good”

 

My prayer is that God would continue to raise up labourers like this, from amongst the churches, who will be in it for the long haul.  Jesus sacrificed his life for us.  I now want to sacrifice my life for his glory.  Be encouraged to use your gifts to the best of your ability!  He is worthy.

 

The only special outreach for the month of April was the Easter outreach.  For a very long time I’ve been leading hot cross bun and gospel tract outreaches over Easter weekend.  But, I just didn’t have the energy for it this year, and I didn’t want to drag people out that didn’t want to be there.  Instead, my wife, son in law, and a couple of friends spent 2 hours in Riccarton giving away Easter eggs and tracts.  All I needed to do was go to the supermarket, buy a few packs of eggs, grab a pack of tracts and go.  I had a good time.  Although people were a bit suspicious of why we were giving away chocolate, we ended up giving them all away.  May God use our feeble efforts for his glory!

 

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