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Welcome to Nathan Javed!

It is our privilege to work alongside the churches in Dewsbury, Haworth and Halifax in supporting Nathan in his work

We hear from Nathan: I accepted Christ as my personal Saviour through a youth ministry in Pakistan in 1997. I grew up in the north of Pakistan. I was born into a Christian family and my parents worked for a mission hospital. Growing up in a Christian home I read the Bible every day but without understanding the meaning of scripture and the importance of it in my life.   This was until I realized the conviction of my own sin that separated me from God’s Saviour, Jesus Christ.   I thank God that I came to an understanding of Him through that youth ministry and that I trusted Jesus as the Saviour of the world.  He has done a wonderful thing for me when he died upon the cross for me.  No one else has, or every will do such a thing for me.

My parents and the rest of my family came to work with Dewsbury Evangelical Church in Yorkshire in 2002.  After my conversion in 1997 I was involved with working among the youth in different ways. Everyone has plans for their life. I wanted to finish my degree in IT and settle down with a good job but God’s will was not the same as my will.  There was something in my heart to give myself fully to the work of the Lord that seemed impossible until I came settle in Britain.  I choose to study more about Christ at a school where I did my diploma. Then I worked for a year with a church in Lancashire amongst ethnic minorities. Then I did a three year degree in Theology in South Wales. 

Now I am working in a multi-cultural society, something I had always wished to do. I grew up with children from America, Sweden, Germany, Australia and Pakistan. These were children whose parents had felt the call to work in the Pakistani Mission hospital where I grew up – A full report will appear in the next edition of the Herald magazine.

 

Summer 2008

Summer 2008

A fellowship meeting takes place every evening with the focus on Mission. Several missionaries are present during the week. In 2008 the dates are 9th-16th August  and there are still spaces for campers and Caravanners. Our main speaker for the morning Bible ministry will be Sukesh Pabari. Sukesh is working in Kenya based in Nairobi. There will be missionary input from GBM missionaries who will be present including Maria Amoako who will be taking responsibility for leading the children’s meeting each day. See elsewhere on this website for the poster and booking form.

Then at the end of August Every year a camp is run at Root Hill Farm, Surrey, It is specially geared for youth aged 17+. The Camp this year will be from 23rd – 30th August 2008 when we hope that Phil Arthur (Lancaster) will be our main speaker. Stuart Olyott will also be a speaker with a number of others. You will find a booking form on this website or you can contact the Abingdon Office.