Without the benefit of hindsight, the disciples gathered in Bethany six days before the Passover, where a meal was given in honour of Jesus.  They did not realise the suffering He would undergo on behalf of them and all of us, they had not fathomed the work of power and love that would occur on the third day. Openly criticising Mary in front of the gathering for pouring out such expensive perfume on Jesus' feet, Judas missed the point, and Jesus' response to him poses some interesting questions to us all.

For Hazel, prayer was a powerful tool as she and her husband faced daunting major spinal surgery - but when God answered her prayer, much to the surgeon's amazement, it became a story of spreading the Good News too.

An increasing amount of people within our movement are choosing to live in missional communities, centred around corporate prayer, hospitality and mission to those who are vulnerable. 

The combined congregations of Martinborough and Featherston gathered at All Saints Church on the shores of Wairarapa Moana on Sunday the 1st of November to commemorate All Saints Day. It was a beautiful sunny day and it gave the children of the South Wairarapa Parish a chance to put their mark on the upcoming Thanksgiving and Ordination festival.