Sunday 12th August 2018
Announcements…
Call To Worship
Richard Aching
Opening Songs
Come Thou Almighty King (Hymn 120)
Reading
Amos 6
Announcements
Elder Anthony Macintyre
Singspiration Worship
Let there be love (318)
The Lord Reigns
Ancient of Days
Offering
Reprise (Nursery)
Message
Pastor Walter Brian Rochester
“Spiritual Minds: Are we divided?”
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Closing Hymn
610 Responsive Reading
Ushers and Greeters for today
Ushers: Jadyn Aching & Victoria Macintyre
Greeters: Rhett Chang
Nursery Roster for today
Nursery: *Tonja Edwards & Kaisha Hamblet
This Week’s Meetings...
Prayer Meeting: Tuesday 14th August 2018
Leader: Peter Celestin
Topic: Nation/ Evangelism
Prayer for the World: Botswana
6:00-7:00p.m.
“When we pray, God works!”
Youth Group - On recess until September
Evangelism - Friday 17th August
Community Evangelism - 5:15pm
Sunday Worship Service - Sunday 19th August
Leader: Dr. Terry Ali
Speaker: Pastor Walter Brian Rochester
Ushers: Hannah-Marie Redman & Dimitri Charles
Greeters: Rhett Chang
Nursery: *Deanna Allum Poon & Theodora Maynard
Sunday Worship Service - Sunday 26th August
Leader: Marcus Ramdath
Speaker: Elder Gerald Bernard
Ushers: Dominique Boodoo & Hannah-Marie Redman
Greeters: Rhett Chang
Nursery: Annette Singh & Christopher Ali
General Reminders
 Kindly switch-off/place on silent all cell-phones
during this morning’s service.
 Please refrain from eating and drinking in the
sanctuary before, during and after this morning’s
If you have any announcements to put into the bulletin, please email
them to Danielle Nivet or Jade-Mark Sonilal at
daniellenivet@gmail.com OR jmsonilal@gmail.com
1. Camp Trinawana 2018: Horizon of Hope: Friday 17 - Wednesday
22 August 2018. Ridgewalk, Siparia. Registration Forms: Danielle
Budraj or Tonja Edwards. Cost: $400. Registration & Payments by
August 12th 2018.
2. *SPONSORS NEEDED* for camp this year! Interested persons are
asked to seek out either Danielle Budraj or Tonja Edwards. Please
note that there will be a meeting for campers and parents in the Helen
Gould Room (North) at 11:00am.
3. Dominica Collection: We are collecting non perishable foodstuff (e.g.
rice, sugar, pasta, canned goods etc.) to forward to Dominica via IT-
NAC (Is There Not A Cause).
4. Bi-Annual Church Quiz: October 13, 2018. Topic: “The Life of JO-
SEPH”. Genesis 37-50 (Except Chapter 49). Facilitators: Joy Chang,
Gail Ali & Margaret Bernard.
5. Pastor Walter Brian Rochester: Cell 779-1150; Church 622-4118
Prayer Corner…
Abroad
Wesley Solomon, Marie Guiseppi, Natasha Forde, Christian Guiseppi &
Lizanne Aching-Guiseppi, Kistian & Cassandra Flemming, Lyndon
Guiseppi, Drs. Simone and Satish Maharaj, Elise Celestin, Damali Nichols.
Pray for healing & strength for brethren who are recovering or not
well
Aminah Ramdath, Errol Vasquez, Suzanne Lue Qui, Mrs. Lue Chee Kong,
Cary Chan, Andrew Macintyre, Sylvia Fung, Fazilette Macintyre, Darren
Lue Chee Kong, Wendy Rochester, Edgar Richardson, Elizabeth Finch.
Pastoral Team
Walter Brian Rochester, William Allum Poon, Gerald Bernard, Dave
Chang, Anthony Macintyre.
Diaconate Leadership
Richard Aching, Dr. Terry Ali, Roger Chang, Florence Forde, Andrew
Macintyre, Jack Pan, Opal Thomas, Marcus Ramdath, Warren Thomas.
Youth Ministry Leadership Team
Kareem Hernandez, Vernon Hamblet, Danielle Nivet, Daena Boodoo, Kelli
Chang, Dr. Kaisha Hamblet, Jeremy Macintyre, Lyndon Maynard II.
Warren Thomas, Youth Director.
 Spiritual Minds: Are we divided?
Prayer for the World
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Botswana
To avoid divisions we must,
Continent: Africa
Capital City: Gaborone
Government: Parliamentary Republic 1. All be the ______________. (10)
Population: 2,214,858
Major People Groups: Tswana 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other 7%
Religion: Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4%, none 15.2%, unspecified or
0.3%
Language: Setswana, Sekalanga, Shekgalagadi, English, Zezuru/Shona, Ses-
arwa, Sembukushu, Ndebele, Other
GDP Per Capita: $18,100
Risk _____________each other. (11)
Literacy Rate: 88.50%
UNREACHED: 0%

Botswana’s leaders have been notably free of corruption and

2. Avoid ________________(12-16) G RACE C HAPEL
have used fiscal discipline and tenets of liberty to build infra- (Chinese Christian Fellowship)
structure, manage natural resources, and invest in their people. or
However, with diamond reserves dwindling, the government and
private industry are searching for ways to diversify the economy.
Risk _____________the cross. (17) 49 Long Circular Road
Despite being ranked as a middle-income country and having a
high literacy rate, unemployment has risen to nearly 20%, and St. James
the scourge of AIDS still haunts them. Twenty-two percent of
the population is infected with HIV/AIDS, and 100,000 children
are AIDS orphans. But comprehensive and effective treatment
programs have saved many lives.

Relative stability and religious freedom have led to an open door

for the Gospel in Botswana. Many Christian agencies engage in
evangelism, church planting, and more social and holistic minis-
try. But even though 65% of the population identifies as Chris- If you have any announcements to put into the bulletin, please email
tian, animism and old tribal rituals are often mixed into their them to Danielle Nivet or Jade– Mark Sonilal at
faith. This syncretism has led to the decline of many strong daniellenivet@gmail.com OR jmsonilal@gmail.com
churches. Nominalism is pervasive. However, networking be-
tween churches and ministries is strong, and the AIDS epidemic
offers countless opportunities to tangibly demonstrate the love
of Christ and influence the next generation with His Truth.
Frontline Missionary Corner
Prayer Points  Creous and Elizabeth Ramdath—Serving in Peru
 Chris, Nicola, Joshua & Katie Hewitt A PLACE F O R E V E RYO N E
 Pray for mature beliefs free from tribal or animistic thinking.  Ronnie and Heather Yearwood
 Pray for more Biblical training for indigenous Church leaders to  Gilbert and Lydia Nigh— Serving in Canada
 Timothy and Fiona Fung—Serving in France
protect from syncretism.
 Annie Chang—Serving in Rwanda Loving God. Loving People. Loving Life.
 Pray for young people to choose abstinence to cleanse their na-  David Bernard & Elsa Hu—Serving on the Logos Hope
tion of HIV/AIDS.
“The harvest is plenty, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest,
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