Seed Sower Reports
John 3:16 in Every Home
For your prayerful interest.
Rugby, England
15th-17th March 2024
with Chester Street Gospel Hall
Strabane, Northern Ireland
28th October, 2023
Sevilla, Espana
September 2023
with Asamblea Biblica, Sevilla
Northampton, England
8th July, 2023
with Spencer Bridge Road Gospel Hall
Ayr, Scotland
10th June 2023
with God Loves Ayrshire
Waterside, Northern Ireland
April 22nd, 2023
"Over the last few days I have been in Derry giving out Bibles that were requested. Driving up and down hills and in different housing estates, it was most encouraging to think that 70 willing workers put 16,000 John 3:16 texts into all these homes in just one day! Amazing to think what God has prmised to do with the good seed that has been sown.I had the privilege of giving out 43 Bibles to people, many who were so thrilled to receive it." [from Clifford]
As well as the encouragement of so many getting involved, and from Bible requests received, we were also able to partner with OBEX who set up their Bible Exhibition in a local hotel for four days following the distribution. Robert Armstrong, with the help of local believers manned the exhibition and there was an encouraging number of visitors and conversations over those days.
Here are a selection of contacts for your Prayers
1) C has a praying mother and had a desire to have a physical Bible! He was overwhelmed when we arrived at his door and he has a genuine desire to be saved.
2) Pray for O, who has mental health issues and self harms. His mother requested the Bible for him.
3) Quite a few had knowledge of the Gospel but are not yet saved. Pray for 3 men: J, R, and M.
4) J has been ill and she finds reading the Bible a source of comfort. Pray also for D who is also going through a tough time but haas been praying to God for help.
5) Then there are some who had never before owned a Bible. W was brought up Catholic and listened respectfully to the Gospel. J was so thrilled to have one in her hand, and appreciated verses being marked out for her to read.
6) Finally, pray for a teenage boy, C, who lived in an area where the texts were not distributed. When asked how he found out, he said he had seen the text and flyer at his grandad's house.
Bath
14th-16th October 2022
Manver's Hall
'Around 100 people, mostly youngsters, attended the weekend. The focus was to encourage outreach and to be practically involved by distributing the Seed Sower cards. This was the fourth such weekend held in the last five years.
Having completed Bath and a number of other villages on previous occasions, the focus this year was on the suburbs of Bathford, Saltford and Keynsham, requiring the delivery of around 10,000 cards.
This was followed on Sunday by distribution of John 3:16 bags and cards across the city during the Bath Half Marathon. People distributed around 2,500 bags in a little over an hour and a half. For the rest of the afternoon, the verse was walking all over the city!
A small number of responses have been received which are being followed up.' [Mark]
Encouragement
September 13th, 2022
"For encouragement and thanksgiving tonight. I did a carpet cleaning job today down B- Lane & the customers had the Seed Sowers text up. They asked me where I went & I explained. The wife said she loved the text. We didn't get much conversation but I have another visit to do so you never know." [Ruth]
Irvine, Ayrshire
June 11th, 2022
Our first event post-Covid was a great encouragement for all involved: the 'God loves Ayrshire' team, the saints at Central Gospel Hall, Irvine, and for ourselves at Seed Sowers.
It was wonderful to see so many believers turn up and get involved, and almodt all of the town was covered with Seed Sower texts and invitations. The God Loves Ayrshire team did a great job in organising the day and it was a pleasure labouring with them in the Gospel.
Phil Cordiner andd Craig MacKie held a week of special meetings in the Gospel Hall the following week, and were encouraged with a number coming along to hear words of salvation. Contact was also made with 12 homes that have each now received a Bible. Pray with us for the Lord's ongoing blessing.
Local Distributions
Spring 2022
Northampton
The saints at Osbourne Road, Northampton, have been going out regularly with Seed Sower texts since March 2022. So far this year 5000 plus homes have received a John 3:16 text, and from this and other forms of outreach, we have been encouraged to be sending out on average 1 Bible per week. Do pray for the word sown and especially for the folks who have requested Bibles. [Steve]
Birmingham
For a few months we distributed in Moseley without a single response. We then moved up to distribute in Woodgate Valley and struck a rich seam. 4 Bibles were given out in one week, and we made a very good contact with D & D. They have shown interest in coming to our Gospel mtg. Pray that they will. [Andy]
