To all our Sefton Supporters

I just thought you would be interested in some information about the 10th Anniversary Celebration Day we had recently for the Helga Mosey Children’s Home.

We had an absolutely fantastic day, which was really a celebration of thanksgiving. We had chosen as our theme “Great is Thy Faithfulness”, and it really was a celebration of the goodness of God. All the preparations came together beautifully on the day and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Over 200 people attended, ranging from Social Workers, friends and supporters of the children’s home, old staff members and Pastors. Most special for me however, was seeing a large number of children who had previously stayed in the home attending the day with their parents. Look how beautiful Michelle, Brenda and Marie are now! (see above)

We had a celebration service in the Fire Centre to start the day. The Aunties took part with a timbrel display, and the children also took part with a dance. All the Aunties were presented with certificates of appreciation, and one of our Social Workers, Marilyn, who has worked at the Home for 9 years and 8 months, was presented with a watch. The Director of the Social Work Department in our Region also spoke, and expressed her thanks that the Philippines had been chosen as the place to build the home, and described it as, “A Centre of Excellence”.

We had written messages from Tony & Esther Payne and also from John & Lisa Mosey.

After the service everyone ate. We had caterers in to set everything up and prepare the food, so it looked a bit like a wedding! After the food there was time for chatting and catching up. Lots of people went to see the children’s home, and 2 little girls who had left the home 2 years ago ran to their bedroom and jumped into what used to be their beds! All the children swam in the afternoon, and eventually everyone went home.

It was a very special day, and now we look forward to the future. The Lord has done so much in the past 10 years, and I still marvel at the miracles we see daily. Please continue to pray for the ministry of the Helga Mosey Children’s Home.

The staff and children value your prayers, as do we as a family.

Thanks, Mary


Hi there here is some news from me too!

Things are progressing well with the Cornerstone church, both with the team and with our preparations. We are getting ready for our first ever service on August 29th photos and report in next newsletter!

Some good news. Many of the parents from the school were disappointed that the church did not start in May as planned, so we decided to start meeting with them on a Sunday morning. We have only been going for 2 weeks, and each week I have preached a simple gospel message. Every one of the 12 adults who are attending have given their lives to the Lord! Their 12 children who come are also learning more and more each week about the Lord! Praise the Lord - the fields are ready to harvest!

Among those who responded to the gospel was the lovely man, Larry, who has Leukaemia. We spoke about him in our last newsletter. His daughter Joyce attends the school here. Please continue to pray for him and his family, and if you feel the Lord wants you to help financially, he would really appreciate it. He has to have treatment every 2 weeks for 6 months and it is 30 pounds per session. This is not much to us, but to him it is a mountain.

Things in Bible School are going well. The students are doing excellently and we have been able to buy them all a pair of shoes, SBTC uniform, trousers or skirt and shirt or blouse with the gifts that some of you have given. They look great as they go to evangelism and weekend ministry. Thank you so much to those who have helped them. Your giving will not be in vain.

Yours, for a mighty harvest,

Mark