Author: Clive Langston

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God is to visit orphans and widows in their affliction. But as well as meeting their very real physical needs, this surely includes sharing with them the Gospel – the good news of Jesus Christ by which they are invited into the Kingdom of God where, robed in Christ’s righteousness, all that their Heavenly Father knows they need will forever be provided.

The war in Ukraine has left many as “strangers, fatherless, and widows.” In these times of suffering, Christians are called to reflect Christ’s love by serving the most vulnerable. While all are spiritually in need of a Saviour, God has a special heart for the weak, destitute and hopeless.

In his address to a group of students in Geneva, Switzerland, John Piper said the following, ‘There’s only one kind of Gospel-centred ministry that I’m interested in, namely the kind that is God-glorifying, Christ-exalting, and Bible-saturated’.

We are delighted to welcome Eric MacDonald as SGA’s new Regional Representative for Scotland. Eric has served on our council for several years, and his wife Kay continues her role as a Phoebe Representative.

In remote and challenging areas of Central Asia, TWR distributes radios preloaded with biblical content – offering vital Gospel access to those without churches or internet.

In May, four SGA Phoebe Reps had the opportunity to visit three Phoebe Ministries to witness first-hand some Gospel-centred women’s ministries in Romania and Hungary. It was a privilege for us to see the sacrificial love shown at Casa Filip, Emanuel Hospice and Mary’s House.