E-mails from Stewart
Joyful Christmas greetings!
December 2008
Our dear and special friends and fellow-workers at Dean Avenue,
“ … A Saviour has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
As we commit to His Lordship, we continue to be compelled to proclaim the message of His saving grace to many!
Special Christmas greetings to all in Christ’s name.
How thankful we are for the joyous privilege we have had again during the early part of this year to enjoy fellowship with you, thanks again to Stan and Margaret for their kindness to bring us over.
Carol and I with our children wish you, our partner and friend, God’s riches blessing. May His sustaining grace be your portion throughout the coming New Year. May we draw encouragement from the fact that His strength is made perfect in our weakness.
Thank you for sharing your love with us as a family; we are blessed to have friends like you in our lives.
Have a blessed Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Family Sampson
South Africa , Cape Town
August '08
Dear partner in the ministry.
Be greeted in the wonderful name of Jesus. It is with joy that we submit this overdue ministry report to you. We pray that you will take courage in what God is doing in this part of His vineyard. Your role as partner in the ministry is not to be underestimated; we value your input both in prayer and finances. Thank you for your last financial gift that came via Stan Carey. The monies allocated for Bibles came in handy for the new believers and also very helpful to the family. Your support to the family is enabling us to cover household commodities etc. The cost of living together with fuel cost has increase at such a rate that most are unable to manage. May we ask you to continue your support to both family and ministry as the Lord enables you.
In this report we cover the following items:
- Freedom Park (informal settlement)
- House to House Campaign
- The church
Freedom Park :
Lizelle is currently doing her internship at Christel House and NGO whose focus is mainly to educate the underprivileged and marginalized children. Land was allocated to them by government to build a new primary and high school. This land is situated a few meters from the freedom park squatter camp. With some influence and input, we managed to secure jobs for some skilled men as well as labour jobs for others residing in the camp. They have started the building project already, and the involvement of these men will continue until the completion of the building project. And I was told that the children in the camp will be catered for at the completion of it. And a result of all this, we have seen a slight drop in the unemployment rate. Praise the Lord.
House to House Campaign:
This was an idea taken from Acts 20:20…. Have taught you publicly from “house to house.” The month of August, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings were given to this endeavour. A good Gospel book (The Cross and the Switchblade) based on the testimony of a gangster in New York City who came to know the Lord through the witness of a preacher. Information of our church was given out in every home; The Lord’s hand was most definitely on this initiative. The results are as follows:
- Four people committed their lives to Christ. Do pray for them; Alice, Charlotte, Bruvine and Selwyn.
- A number of new contacts were established during this campaign. Please pray as we do follow-up on these contacts.
- Pray with us as we trust the Lord that many will come to Christ as they read this book
The Church:
We suffered a loss of three families, two of these relocated to another province because of their jobs, the other were family related issues. But amidst our sadness, God’s work must go on. Our series of studies is from the Book of Hebrews. In chapter 11 we are teaching on the life of each character described in this chapter. God’s people are equally involved with this study; reading and open sharing is showing to be very helpful to everyone. After the completion of Hebrews we hope to embark on a vigorous Dynamic Discipleship Course for the sake of the new believers. As the work progresses we hope to take the church on a church planning weekend before the close of the year. Our theme for 2009 and beyond will be; Restructure to Advance God’s Kingdom. This might require breaking down old structures whose season has long time passed.
New wine always requires new wineskins. Please pray for us as we seek God’s heartbeat for our church for a time such as this.
“TAKE YOUR SICKLE AND REAP, BECAUSE THIS TIME TO REAP HAS COME, FOR THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH IS RIPE.” Revelation 14:15b
Stewart and Carol Sampson
April '08  
Greetings to you all.
Paul in 2 Cor.7:2 sincerely asked the Corinthians church to “make room in their hearts” for him. This was surely our experience whilst among you. Your hearts were wide open to us, thank you. Thanks to Dad and Mum Carey for inviting us to come to the UK, the Lord richly bless them for their kindness and love. Thank you those for having us over at your home for dinner, lunch, coffee, tea etc. We enjoyed immensely the time of prayer and fellowship we had with you, it was a great encouragement to Carol and I.
To Phil and the leadership we say a big thank you for making us part of the morning service. Thank you for affording me the opportunity to do the power point presentation and to be part of your theme “John’s gospel our gospel”. It was a great experience for me.
The unforgettable highlight for me was to attend the London Men’s Convention at the Royal Albert Hall, and for Carol I to attend Prom Praise there. We were absolutely elated just to have been inside this historical building.
We thank you for monies received for family and ministry whilst here. May the Lord richly bless you and supply all your needs. You have a very special place in our hearts and we value your partnership in the gospel.
Yours in the service of the King
Stewart and Carol
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