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If you really want to see God move in your life, then obey His word

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Guest Testimony by Noel Linton

“If you really want to see God move in your life, then obey His word”

My name is Noel Linton, and that subtle revelation above has kept me testifying of the goodness of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

A few years ago, my wife tells me about a dream she had about a place called Liverpool. I listen and then tell her, that it was just a dream; after all, we live in Texas, USA and not in England. My wife goes on to have at least 3 more dreams about living in England and I continue to dismiss them as just dreams. Time goes on and I forget about the dreams, despite receiving numerous prophecies about my family making a move out of Texas.

I guess God got tired of my stubbornness because every door for me in America suddenly closes and I am left looking outside the US. My wife reminds me of the dreams she had of England, and me being a British citizen, we make plans to move.

I told my wife that I am not moving to England until I at least get a job first. So I received a position from the company I worked for in the US. I book my flight and a room in a B&B and in early March I fly to England. Shortly after arriving, I receive a call that the job I was coming for is no longer available. The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. So here I am thousands of miles away from my family, in a foreign land, with no home, no job, and no joy.

So feeling completely down, I decide to go to visit Liverpool, but the Lord leads me in the opposite direction to Chester. Once there I walk into a café and it is in that café that everything changes. Kunle, the owner of the café, approaches me and we start talking. After hearing part of my story, he tells me that he will pray for me. I’m thinking he will pray later at home, but he sits me down and calls over a lady named Fran. They both start praying for me in the middle of this café and God is revealing everything to them about my hurt, my disappointment, and most of all, my anger at the situation. They encourage me, and Kunle invites me to his church’s revival.

I had no way of getting there but Kunle said he will take me and have a man name Ross Rennie take me back. Now Ross had no plans or intentions of going to the revival, but said he will go just to take me back home. Another divine appointment. I was blessed at the revival and Ross says he will pick me up for Sunday service the next day. It’s a long drive, so we were sharing our visions for ministry and we had a lot in common. He invites me to breakfast the following Monday and he reveals that God told him to look out for me. Unbeknownst to him, I received a prophecy shortly before coming to England that I would meet a man who will show me around and help me get settled. Ross has done just that, he allowed me to stay in his home so I won’t have to pay for the B&B and has taken me to various places and shown me around. He has assisted me with getting my home furnished and prepared for the arrival of my family.

Ever since I arrived in England, I have seen God move in my life. I’ve seen prophecies fulfilled in regards to the people I will meet and even to the home I have. All because I finally aligned myself with His will for my life.

Be blessed in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Noel Linton

Noel’s House Needs

  • Cooker Provided!
  • Microwave
  • 3 Seat Sofa
  • TV Stand Provided!
  • Coffee Table
  • Desk
  • Double or Bunk Bed
  • Single Bed
  • Single Bed
  • Wardrobes
  • Dressers
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Steve Dowall – Well Done

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Stephen Hunter Francis Dowall, 1963-2015

Steve Dowall and family

Steve went missing on Aoraki Mount Cook on 25 November 2015 when he became separated from a friend with whom he was climbing. Steve was an experienced climber but for some reason did not reach the hut that he and his friend were making for. There are some large crevasses and some avalanche debris in the area where Steve was last seen. Bad weather has prevented police from undertaking an intensive search, and they now describe their task as no longer a rescue mission but a recovery mission. A celebration of Steve’s life was held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Timaru, today, 5 December.

I first met Steve in 1991 when he joined me in Cambodia to work with Southeast Asian Outreach (SAO), now Cambodia Action. Steve was co-director (later director) of SAO’s SCALE project, which aimed to combat Cambodia’s decline in natural fish stocks by promoting the adoption of aquaculture by subsistence farmers. Steve was totally committed to improving the living standards of the communities in which he worked. He worked tirelessly, he was always ready to go the extra mile and he combined deep compassion and a gentle spirit with a tough, uncompromising, hands-on approach. On one occasion, the struggle to protect a hatchery reservoir from being overwhelmed by rainy season floods required Steve to swim in the reservoir, where he found he was being accompanied by venomous snakes. Steve was a highly principled man who held tenaciously to a course of action when he believed it was the right thing to do. Above all, Steve was motivated by his love of the Lord Jesus Christ, for whom he was an effective and faithful ambassador in word and action.

Having stayed with Steve and Sovann in their homes on several occasions, I had the privilege of observing Steve in his role as husband and father. The same qualities of strong moral principles, humour and tough love that I had seen in his professional life were evident in the home. It was plain to see how his children both adored and respected him. I can also understand why Sovann has been quoted as asking a few days ago, “What can I do without him?”

I mourn the loss of a dear friend, but I celebrate the accomplishments of a man who has made such a huge difference for good to the lives of refugees, the poor of Cambodia, Myanmar and elsewhere, his colleagues, his family and his friends.

Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Lord.

Myers Cooper

Mission to Myanmar

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Grace Missions director Rev Ross Rennie visited Myanmar in June 2009 to speak at a pastors’ conference organised by Advance Inland Mission Today (now known as Active In Missions Today) and held in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. Ross was accompanied by his friend Greg Dixon, director of International Friends of Compassion (Europe).

God’s hand was on the preparations for the trip. For example Ross and Greg obtained their visas to enter Myanmar without any challenge from the authorities, in spite of being completely up front about the purpose of their visit. They continued under God’s protection while undergoing surveillance and police checks after their arrival in Myanmar.

Although Ross had experienced high temperatures and humidity before on trips to Cambodia, it was nevertheless a shock to his system to have to teach at the conference (with no air conditioning) for hours at a stretch with only short breaks. He consumed up to 15 bottles of water a day! The personal cost to Ross of the trip was not confined to heat exhaustion. Towards the end of the trip he contracted food poisoning and had to make frequent visits to the bathroom!

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The pastors were attentive to the message of grace that Ross taught and he was excited to hear from them how they were already living out some of the principles he was explaining. Ross and Greg were touched by the sacrificial dedication of the church-planters they met who make long and arduous journeys off the beaten track to make disciples in the remoter regions of Myanmar.

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Ross felt privileged to follow in the footsteps of Adoniram Judson, one of the first missionaries to Burma, and was delighted to meet up with a descendant of George Müller in Yangon. An even greater joy was to spend time in fellowship with his hosts Philip and Dante and to see first-hand how God is working powerfully through the Myanmar national church.

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God provided for all the expenses of the trip before Ross and Greg left for Myanmar. However, before returning home they felt led to leave a gift of US$1,000 (about £700) with Advance Inland Mission Today to pay for their next mission trip into the interior of Myanmar. If you would like to help meet the cost of this gift, please contact us.

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