In that the Bible is our rule of faith and practice, we believe it is full of teaching that all Christians and churches should have an interest in, and be supportive of other Christian work, both at home and around the world. To this end therefore, here is a brief list of those individuals and Christian Organisations that we feel that Lord would have us support, both by our prayerful interest and by our giving.

PASTOR JOSEPH SOKO - Harare, Zimbabwe  :  Joseph trained at the London Reformed Baptist Seminary (Metropolitan Tabernacle), and pastor's his home church in Harare, Zimbabwe. The Lord has blessed the ministry of this dear man, and we have been glad to hear of a number of conversions recently, and baptisms. Joseph's congregation do not come from among the most affluent people, and there are many needs. They are however a people anxious to know God. Some walk many miles to attend the Prayer Meeting, a lesson that puts most of us to shame.

THE BARNABAS COMPANY - Romania  :  Having retired, so-called, from a teaching career, Stephen and Joan Clifford, from Belper, in Derbyshire, felt led of God to engage upon a work bringing aid and spiritual support to Christians in Romania. Their work is mainly among the Hungarian Baptist and Gypsy Churches of Romania, whom they visit several times each year. Much of the funding for their work is provided by themselves, but a number of churches, like our own, together with individuals also seek to support the work of this remarkable couple.

VUYIROLI - Chennai (Madras), India  :  Vuyiroli was founded in the year 1999 as a voluntary, non-profit, charity organisation by Rajkumar, a Christian pastor with a passion for the poor and destitute. Vuyiroli, which as a tamil word actually means 'Light of Life', seeks to address the needs of the aged and neglected.

Bro. Rajkumar and his helpers rescue the elderly destitute from the streets of Chennai and provide them with shelter, nutritional food, clothing, medical care and recreation, all provided with much love and affection.

One old gentleman, aged 70, was found paralysed, in front of the Chennai Central Railway Station. He had been brought from his native village 200 miles away, by a relative, and then abandoned. Such are those cared for by Vuyiroli.

Our own pastor has visited this work, and our church is pleased to bring this work to the attention of the readers of this page of our web site. If you want to know more about Vuyiroli then click on the following link - http://www.vuyiroli.org .

CHRISTIAN COMPASSION MINISTRIES, Manila, Philippines  : CCM is a ministry of Cubao Reformed Baptist Church. They believe that the Scriptural mandate given to the church to preach the gospel includes the practical outworking of that in loving concern for our fellow man. They ask the question, how can we tell people of the love of Christ without showing them something of that love? CCM is a benevolent ministry to the poor and needy, particularly to children, at the same time seeking to bring the good news of the gospel to such people. The folks at Cubao RBC believe that is the responsibility of the church.

CCM began in 1995 as a result of the church being made aware of the needs around them in Cubao. Near to their meeting place four or five street families lived under makeshift covers at night. Hearing of the needs among street children and receiving a gift to help the poor and needy the church sought the Lord as to what we should do. The answer was to seek to provide a home for girls from the streets. In May 1995 Cubao RBC began their first children's home in a small apartment at the back of their meeting place with five girls.

So much has been accomplished by our friends at Cubao RBC, and the years since 1995 have seen both the need and the response to that need grow. This very brief explanation cannot possibly do justice to what is being accomplished in God's name. May I urge you you to check out the following section of the Cubao RBC web site, which explains so much more about the work of Christian Compassion Ministries - http://www.info.com.ph/~btellis/ccm.htm .

Just as a matter of interest, our church is pleased to sponsor Carlo and Timothy John, two young boys, who both benefit from the support provided by CCM.

GILBERT MACADAM, Manila, Philippines :  It is probably fair to say that Gilbert's main work is that of a lecturer in the New Testament at the Grace Ministerial Academy, which is part of the work undertaken by the Cubao Reformed Baptist Church. Gilbert was recently married to Emily, a former housemother with Christian Compassion Ministries. Please pray for Gilbert, as he is concerned to be even more proficient in Tagalog, the language of most of his students. We are pleased to support Gilbert, who went out to the Philippines under the auspices of Grace Baptist Mission.

TAKE HEED MINISTRIES, Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland  :  Our good friend Cecil Andrews, of Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland exercises an International ministry of alerting Christians and their churches to many of the cults and dangerous deceptions that exist in the so-called Christian scene today. We have benefited much from Cecil’s insight, and are pleased to commend this ministry to you.

Take Heed Ministries also hosts visiting speakers, and our church has received such visits from Rob Zins (USA), Mike Gendron (USA), Stephen Murphy (Dundalk), and of course Cecil himself.

Take Heed Ministries also provides a wide selection of leaflets, booklets, books, audio and videotapes. If you want to know more about the work of Take Heed Ministries, then visit - http://www.takeheed.net .

THE TRINITARIAN BIBLE SOCIETY, London, England  :  Since 1831 the Trinitarian Bible Society has been engaged in the publication and distribution of faithful and trustworthy versions of the Holy Scriptures in many languages throughout the world. The Society desires to ensure that believers everywhere have reliable Bibles. Ministers, missionaries and Christian workers in more than 100 countries look to the Society for regular supplies of complete Bibles, New Testaments, Gospels, Scripture Booklets, Leaflets, and Text Cards. Many of the Scriptures supplied are offered, in cases of need, free of charge or at prices well below the cost of production.

As most friends will know, the TBS as it is often referred to, is zealous in the belief that the most trustworthy translation is that known by some as the A.V. (Authorised Version), or by others as the King James version. http://www.trinitarianbiblesociety.org/ .

THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K.  : Through strategic briefings on many moral and ethical issues, the Christian Institute, after very careful research, is able to brief individuals and churches such as ours, on significant matters that affect our individual and national life. They campaign, and seek to influence our legislators on subjects such as, Marriage and the Family, Child Protection, Pro-Life Issues, Drugs, Religious Liberties, Education, Christianity and the Constitution. The Christian Institute was set up in 1990, by church leaders and Christian professionals, concerned about the lack of a Christian voice that was able to provide an informed response to major ethical debates. http://www.christian.org.uk .

EUROPEAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, U.K. :  The continent of Europe comprises about 13% of the world's population-towards eight hundred million people living in over forty countries. All of these countries know something of religion, be it Orthodox, Roman Catholic or Protestant, but many know very little of evangelical truth.

The over-riding aim of EMF is to establish Biblical Christianity throughout Europe. This embraces the work of evangelism, church planting and supporting gospel churches, at the same time encouraging them to become self-governing and self-supporting. To learn more about the work of European Missionary Fellowship, visit http://www.emf-welwyn.org/ .