New Wine
Saturday 30th July through to Sunday 5th August saw the CIH at a Christian conference called New Wine. Sorry to those of you who thought he had started making his own alcohol again. This was only the second time that he had attended the New Wine conference - the first being last year. New Wine is held at the Royal Bath & West Showground near Shepton Mallet. It was a bit tricky to spot the C(not)IH as there were about 13,000 other people there as well. But he was found along with his wife, his three children and twenty-one other members from the Church in Highley (including the RIH and his wife). Most of the group had caravans to sleep in but the CIH and his family camped out in tents along with the majority of other delgates at the conference.
The CIH was seen attending the main celebrations twice a day where he was able to share in a time of extended worship lead by various worship leaders from large churches around the country. The worship was followed by good biblical teaching. In the mornings, this was given by Kenny Borthwick, a Scotsman with a great sense of humour. The evening talks, which were given by a different speaker each evening, were followed by a time of prayer ministry. The CIH was witness to the way God was able to reach out to individuals. He saw deaf people healed of their deafness; lame people able to walk - some for the first time in years; some people brought into repentance; others called by God to serve him full-time - some here in this country but others overseas. God was real and God was near.
As well as the twice daily celebration meetings, there were opportunities for further learning in seminar groups. The children were looked after in age-specific groups and they too saw people healed as they prayed.
The CIH will be returing to New Wine next year (Sunday 5th - Saturday 11th August). He hopes to take a large contingent from Highley with him to experience the power of God and the worship of thousands. This is just a foretaste of heaven for there, the worship of God will be by numbers to numerous to count and the power of God will be plain for all to see.
The CIH was seen attending the main celebrations twice a day where he was able to share in a time of extended worship lead by various worship leaders from large churches around the country. The worship was followed by good biblical teaching. In the mornings, this was given by Kenny Borthwick, a Scotsman with a great sense of humour. The evening talks, which were given by a different speaker each evening, were followed by a time of prayer ministry. The CIH was witness to the way God was able to reach out to individuals. He saw deaf people healed of their deafness; lame people able to walk - some for the first time in years; some people brought into repentance; others called by God to serve him full-time - some here in this country but others overseas. God was real and God was near.
As well as the twice daily celebration meetings, there were opportunities for further learning in seminar groups. The children were looked after in age-specific groups and they too saw people healed as they prayed.
The CIH will be returing to New Wine next year (Sunday 5th - Saturday 11th August). He hopes to take a large contingent from Highley with him to experience the power of God and the worship of thousands. This is just a foretaste of heaven for there, the worship of God will be by numbers to numerous to count and the power of God will be plain for all to see.
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