{"id":664,"date":"2026-06-15T13:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/?p=664"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:09:20","slug":"summer-newsletter-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/?p=664","title":{"rendered":"Summer Newsletter 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GodPod\"<\/a>\"JCWGVA\"<\/a><\/p>\n

John 3:16<\/h2>\n

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.<\/p>\n

Jesus Christ Witness God\u2019s Victorious Army<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk<\/a>
\nSummer 2026 NEWSLETTER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charity No. 1081578 <\/span><\/span>www.godpod.org.uk<\/a><\/span>
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Greetings<\/span><\/strong>
\nOnce again, the dear Lord Jesus Christ, has granted us strength to walk the Island with the Cross at Easter it was a blessed time together indeed.
\nWe also had the great privilege of baptising a young man, who made a confession of his sins to the Lord Jesus Christ. Hallelujah, transformed by the precious blood of the dear Lord Jesus Christ. It\u2019s so lovely to watch the change in him and he’s coming to the fellowship as well as street WITNESSING to other people, who need to know the really Good News. About the bus!! It is still going through extensive body repairs and as soon as they are completed, we will be back out on the street again the Lord willing of course. Much love always. God bless you Mick.<\/p>\n

Summer Approaches<\/span><\/strong>
\nAs Summer approaches we seem these days to experience weather extremes (at the time of writing we have just come through a May heatwave) many put this down to climate change. There was a time when we could plan our year by the seasons, now we have mixture and uncertainty. In the
\nsame way we see the spiritual life of our nation like a \u201cSee Saw\u201d where once we were seeing a hunger for God, now things are quite different. The spiritual climate has changed. We need desperately a fresh moving of the Holy Spirit to bring our nation back to God. It is our only hope.
\nThe gospel must be proclaimed according to the scriptures. The Lord Jesus Christ is the only hope for our fallen world. Let us be urgent in our prayer that there may be a turning to God in repentance and faith. Jesus said that He will return as He promised and that may be sooner than we expect. Let us live in that expectation and be faithful witnesses.
\nGodpod AGM<\/span><\/strong>
\nPlease note we intend holding our AGM on Friday 3rd July at 8pm. This will be held online. If you wish to join in, then contact Roy Moul (see details at bottom of newsletter). Thank you.<\/p>\n

Prayer- Guarding the Fig Tree<\/span><\/strong>
\nWhoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; so he who waits on his master will be honoured \u2013 Proverbs 27: 18 NKJV.
\nA number of years ago I watched a documentary about Macaque monkeys in India. I can\u2019t remember the name of the programme but the team involved followed the progress of one group of Macaques\u2019 and their nearest rival group whose leader they named \u2018Scarface\u2019 due to war wounds on his face from previous territorial battles. The first group were blessed with having in their territory a prize fig tree which helped feed the tribe. After having a good old feed one day, the residents settled down for an after-dinner nap in the trees and bushes. This is when Scarface and his mob decided it was best to make their move and they slowly advanced towards the unsuspecting troop. Just when it seemed the advancing party were moving in for the kill, suddenly the alarm was sounded by the lone watch out high in the tree who shook the branches and gave a cry that alerted the whole of the community around him. They fought and were able to fend off the adversary and caused their retreat. The fig tree that was coveted by the enemy was saved and the whole tribe kept their ground as the lookout kept to his responsibility to his friends and families. We can relate this to the church. We all have a part to play in the battle and more than ever we need to keep watch and guard the fig tree. Let us encourage each other to stand fast in prayer and be watchful. The enemy gains a foothold when the church is sleepy and complacent so is always active to bring us down with any method going. Let\u2019s stay the course and keep coming to the throne of grace and praying for the world around us. This is what the Lord calls us to do in His word and He will enable us if we ask Him to help us toward this end. May God bless you in this special endeavour whether in our own fellowships corporately and in our individual closets or family time. May God bless and strengthen all God\u2019s people. Blessings. Nigel.<\/p>\n

Prayer Clock<\/span><\/strong>
\nIf you feel you would like to be on our prayer clock, or if you no longer want to be part of it,
\nPlease contact Dave Sibley at Dave_lin@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07967912226. Many Blessings.<\/p>\n

Mount Joy<\/span><\/strong>
\nIf you live on the Isle of Wight or visited it regularly, then you most likely would know about the 7 wonders of the IW. One can usually see this displayed on tea towels and the like in gift shops. \u2018It goes something like this: The Needles\u2019 you cannot thread; \u2018Freshwater\u2019 you can\u2019t drink; \u2018Cowes\u2019 you can\u2019t milk; \u2018Ryde\u2019 where you often walk; \u2018Newport\u2019 you cannot bottle; \u2018Lake\u2019 with no water; \u2018Newtown\u2019 which is old. I\u2019m sure some people may think of others that could be added. How about \u2018Mount Joy\u2019 next to a large graveyard? When I was a young whippersnapper, I used to love walking over Mountjoy. When you reach the top of the steps, which then seemed endless, there is a wall that I used to climb onto which ran along side of Newport cemetery. I would often walk along the top of the wall which was quite wide and look down at the names and dates recorded on the various headstones until I got to the end and started the descent to the other end. At the same time, the other thing that strikes anyone that takes this walk is the amazing view when you look up and see all around for miles and miles ahead. There are two realities that are evident, one the reminder of our human limitations and the curse of mankind\u2019s natural outcome. The other reality a panoramic viewpoint of life in all directions and beholding the beauty of creation. This is like our salvation in Christ. We walk life\u2019s path and all around us is the curse of sin and death but Jesus came and took the curse for us and now we can look up and beyond. The hope that we have been given takes us to a different path though we are still in the world and one day leave it in the same way as everyone else but now our lives are hidden in Jesus, our sins forgiven and part of God\u2019s family. The Mount is not determined by the grave but it is \u2018Mount Joy\u2019 as God has shown His great love to each of us in His son. Do you know what it is to know him? He says that all who come to Him, He will in no wise cast out and all that call on the name of the Lord will be saved. I pray that you may find that peace and come to trust in Him as millions have done. Hallelujah!
\nEvery Blessing. Nigel.<\/p>\n

Forthcoming Shows<\/span><\/strong>
\nWe hope God willing to attend the local shows at Chale and Wolverton again this year and it would be good to meet you there should you attend.<\/p>\n

Good News<\/span><\/strong>
\nFor quite a while now two of our daughters have been struggling with pregnancies. After many losses and operations they were told that they were unlikely to have children naturally. Many including my husband and I have been praying for them. During a prayer time I felt a calmness and it was as though a big burden had lifted. I knew that God had answered our prayers and sensed that He was telling me all would be ok. I wanted to tell our girls of the assurance received.
\nA while later our eldest daughter called to say she was pregnant and a few weeks later our youngest did the same. They are both carrying healthy babies and are both well. One is due in November and the second in December. It is through prayer and our amazing God that this is happening. It truly is a miracle. Samuel chapter 1 has been a great help. Many blessings. Dave and Lin.<\/p>\n

The Lord bless you all and your loved ones – the team & trustees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jesus Christ Witness God\u2019s Victorious Army Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk Summer 2026 NEWSLETTER Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk Greetings Once again, the dear Lord Jesus Christ, has granted us strength […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666,"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions\/666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.godpod.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}