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WWJ MINISTRIES PRAYER LETTER - February 2006 Dear Friends An improvement! Only 1 month overdue this time! God improves us step by step. Over the time since our last Prayer Letter, the Lord has indeed been doing this to me. Removing things from my life that are not bad in themselves but not the best in Him. Such as not listening to the early morning radio news programme for an hour, but spending extra time in the Word. Not looking up my favorite motor racing websites daily. And the 'real biggie', to give away all our money so as to be fully reliant upon Him for ministry supply. We now only own our household effects, which we are also trying to decrease - not always successfully! The biggest event of our week has been our son Brendan moving to Palmerston North for full time university study, meaning that after approaching 36 years of marriage, we are 'Darbie and Joan' for the first time, no longer having any family at home. We are looking forward to just enjoying each other - which we do! In the ministry, the Lord has indicated a shift from building up material to disseminating it to others, primarily through the mass media. PSALMS CD The 'first fruits' of the Lord's provision has come in the receipt of an anonymous cheque for $NZ1,000 to pay for the printing costs of the booklet that is to accompany the CD. Wonderful! PTL! We are now waiting to receive the booklets and back cover from the printers before we send out the first copies to those who asked for them. If you would like us to send you a copy of the CD when it is available, please send us your address and we will do the rest. Prayer Points 1. For funds (Initially $NZ1,000) to enable us to produce and distribute the first 500 CD's to those in need of them. 2. For a positive response from the Hospice movement here in New Zealand, and worldwide, for distribution of the CD's to provide comfort for the dying. 3. For other avenues of distribution to those who need the encouragement that the Psalms offer. 4. Can we please ask you to pray specifically for 3 people who will die shortly unless they receive a healing miracle. All are young 30's -50's. Youngest to oldest ; Camille Troughton, our friend and dedicated follower of, and worker for, Jesus. Cancer. Jo Piper, from our church, a lady who has faithfully cleaned the church and looked after old people for many years. Diabetes complications. Kerry Southey. A well known South African prophet with an amazing ministry. Cancer. Kerry cannot take morphine and is in great pain. TV PROGRAMME Finally, we are working on the 2nd version of the Pilot. The team at Redeemed Media, and myself, are excited about it! Prayer Points 1. For God's wisdom and guidance for us all, particularly for Elaine Millard, our Director, as she guides the whole process. 2. For finance to pay for incidentals required for the filming. Also for the acquisition or use of an autocue to make life easier for my memory! WEB SITE It has long been our desire to revamp our website and ezines. We have had several false starts in this area! However, it finally seems that a practical and affordable technical solution could be available. Prayer Points 1. For ability to absorb the technical knowledge necessary. 2. For people to provide technical skills and artistic content necessary to set the site up. TABERNACLE OF DAVID The Lord has given me some excellent revelation on David's Tabernacle that extends, and completes in a way, the teaching the Lord has given on Moses Tabernacle. This is exciting stuff! But as usual when I get a revelation from the Lord, I struggle to get it down properly, in full, on paper in a form useful to you. Please give me 'a kick up the backside' to get it done! TRAVEL Opportunities are always there. Africa looked a real possibility for this year, but currently is looking less likely. On the other hand, opportunities could well be opening in the US and UK. We need the Lord's guidance and provision. FAMILY Our family is going well. Andrew and Catriona are very busy with Eva (5) and the twins, Nathan and Charis, now approaching 10 months. Brendan has made the decision to get on and complete his science degree. He needs prayer and encouragement to do this. Nigel has now been made a Case Manager at the Accident Compensation Commission, which comes with a large salary increase to help him save for his intended OE. (overseas experience) Cameron is about to start serious university study this year for a commerce degree. Kathy's work is improving. And David and Kathy are just starting to enjoy life by themselves! Thank you, once again, for your prayer and all your support. We truly appreciate it. Agape David (and Kathy) WWW.WWJ.ORG.NZ You can join our prayer team at pray-on@wwj.org.nz We would love to have you join us!

WWJ MINISTRIES PRAYER LETTER - December 2005 Dear Friends Where does the time go! My good intentions of a monthly letter have extended to 5 months! I repent! FITTING INTO 'the Zone' The past months have been both interesting and challenging - a normal state in God! We have settled into our house, got to know those in our community, 'the Zone' better, and started to relate a little to the wider community of Flaxmere, the suburb of Hastings in which we live. Every time I go for my run (most days - as long as it is not raining!) I wave to cars going past me, and most of the people in them wave back. In this predominantly Maori (NZ's indigenous people) and Pacific Islander community, we find the people very friendly, provided we make the first move. Within 'the Zone' itself we have had to get to know the other members and their foibles, and them, to know us and ours. A little like a new marriage, I think, as it is difficult to remember back that far, for this year Kathy and I celebrated our 35th Wedding Anniversary! THE OFFICE At the same time, Ray and I (very much the apprentice) converted the garage here to an office and editing studio, thanks to generous assistance from our landlady for materials and Jacksons Flooring who donated and layed brand new carpet for us. Kathy really likes the office as she has finally got her own desk on which to put her computer! Must be why she did so well in her Nursing Degree studies, earning an A pass for the paper she sat. PSALMS CD Several years ago a friend of mine died of cancer and while sick, I recorded a tape of encouragement Psalms for him, which he used to play over and over by his bedside. Nearly 3 months ago the Lord said to do a similar thing, but more professionally and give it away to hospices (who provide care for the dying in 90 countries) free of charge for them to give to those patients who would like to listen. As there are 8,000 of those in New Zealand alone, this is a big faith step, for we have no funds to finance this. Today, the Lord also said to give it away to anyone else who wants it also - so there goes one fundraising scheme idea - although we will gratefully accept donations! So, if you would like a copy of an 80 minute CD with yours truly narrating 42 Psalms, much enhanced by the beautiful flute playing in the Spirit of Melanie Yoeman in the background, please send your mailing address details. We will send you one in late January, once the booklet of 'David's Translation' of these Psalms is printed. The translation, based on the Old King James, but modernising the language a bit more than the New King James, was an interesting learning exercise. And avoids copyright problems! Most Bible translations seem to be in it for the money! TRAVEL In spite of numerous invitations, I/we have not travelled overseas this year. It has been a time to re-establish ourselves in our new location. Nor has the Lord released funds to do so. As the Lord supplies, I/we hope to travel back to Africa around April/May/June next year. This may include ministry in the US and UK also. So, if you want me/us to visit you, please let me know what you would propose, as soon as possible. It is not going to be possible to meet all requests, so do I hope you will understand this. TV The initial pilot programme has been critiqued and we are hoping to refilm early in the new year. A drawn out process! FAMILY Kathy has had a very successful year of study towards her nursing degree and is finding her place more in her work situation. She would like to work in the community here, mainly in the prevention area, under the umbrella of 'Faith Nursing', an organisation of mainly Anglican (Episcopal) and Roman Catholic people, working in local parishes. Our family (Andrew, Catriona, Eva, Nathan and Charis) in Scotland is very busy with their 7 month old now twins, and Eva, who has turned 5. Brendan is the only one at home with us and he desperately needs suitable work. Nigel is in Hamilton, working and saving towards overseas travel (the 'big OE' we call it in New Zealand) and Cameron is working as a cook while studying in Wellington. They will both be home for Christmas, which will be great. PRAYER NEEDS Not itemised separately this time as they are covered above. SEASONS GREETINGS Kathy and I take this opportunity to thank you for your prayer and all forms of support throughout the year. Without you we could not continue. We consider you to be a part of what we are doing. As we remember the birth of Jesus and look forward to another New Year, we wish you and yours every blessing for the dyas ahead. May God too, be blessed through you. Your friends Kathy and David Tait www.wwj.org.nz

WWJ MINISTRIES PRAYER LETTER - AUGUST 2005 Greetings A month of thanksgiving! Our shift to Flaxmere, about 12km from where we were living in Taradale, but in a different city(Hastings rather than Napier) went very well. We had plenty of helpers (Thankyou so much if you are reading this) and no major problems. Wonderful! We are enjoying our new house. A fantastic landlady in Marie. After a week it looked like we had been here for years! The area we are in is the poor area of town. I certainly wouldn't call it a slum area, as comparatively speaking, we do not have slums. However, it has the same problems you find in slum areas worldwide - domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, desertion of children by parents, prostitution, gangs, racial tension, general poverty etc. Much of this results form drug dependance. Cannabis is rife, but the bigger, and growing problem is 'P'. (methamphetamine) But do not get the wrong idea about our shift! On the positive side there are many friendly people, our house overlooks one of many parks, we have no reason to feel personally unsafe, a number of Christians are being called to live in the area, and it is a community in which you can make a difference. Kathy is considerably closer to her work at the hospital and the job is going better. We have not come with any illusions about having the solutions to all the problems (other than Jesus, of course) but know it will take us some time to fit in to, and be accepted by, the community. We have simply come to serve the people here. We are setting up the garage here as a TV editing studio. We now need the prophesied funds in order to get programme production under way. It is good to get to know better, Ray, Elaine and baby Joe (10 months), Clive, Joe, Karen, Chris and Dion, the others in the small Christian community we are living in. Sharing many evening meals is great, particularly when Kathy is working afternoons. So I now don't have to cook just for myself, or sometimes myself and Brendan, our son who is still living with us. One of the houses has been sold by another landlord, but there is a good possibility of building a more suitable one, on another section. Adaptability is required, but we are adaptable people - we think! Our family are all doing well, spread around New Zealand and the world. We are celebrating my Mum's 85th birthday on Friday. A few weeks early, but it is the only time my sister can be here from Melbourne, Australia, where she lives. Kathy's mother and aunty are coming too, so all will be able to inspect our new home! Better have it tidy! PGIM and Tuesday Teachings are going well and visitors to the website increasing. PRAYER POINTS 1. Adaptability to our new environment. 2. Clear guidance on the directions we need to take as a community and for the ministry itself. 3. Provision of resources, (money and people) to produce our TV programmes and for travel and the ministry generally. 4. A positive reaction from the community to our presence and sensitivity for us in adapting to the people in it. 5. Protection for us and our belongings (which we are reducing -slowly!) 6. Investigation of the possibility of Kathy becoming a part time 'Parish Nurse' for the Anglican Church, here in Flaxmere. An exciting opportunity if the parish can be convinced, and funding found. 7. For our family - and yours too - wherever they are. Thank you so much for your prayer support. We really appreciate it. Your friends David (and Kathy) Tait

WWJ MINISTRIES PRAYER LETTER - JULY 2005 Dear Prayer Partner Once again my bad habits have returned and I have missed a letter! Sorry. A large part of the reason though, is that we have been waiting for some of our upcoming changes to be finalised before writing. Well, that's my excuse! A SHIFT We have now had confirmed one big change in our life! We are shifting. Not too far, but to our twin city of Hastings, about 12km away from where we now live. However, this is a big change in several ways. 1. We will be moving into the poorest area of the suburb of Flaxmere. This area does not have a good reputation, but is full of need and is very different culturally, with a dominant Maori (native New Zealanders) and immigrant Pacific Island population. 2. We will be living in a community situation called 'The Zone', in one of a group of 3 adjacent houses. Although we will be living in independently, it will be a big change from our more usual western 'nuclear family' situation. 3. The Zone is the vision of our TV production people, Ray and Elaine Millard. We will share more of their vision another time. However, besides the production of TV programmes (David's main interest) they also look after Social Welfare kids who come from abusive backgrounds. (Kathy's interest) So it is an opportunity for both Kathy and I to pursue our very different interests together. We anticipate having one child live with us, along with our adult son Brendan, who is quite positive about the change. The work of caring for the children will be done communally, so utilising the skills of the others, for they are experienced in this area. We will be moving on 6 August. TV PROGRAMMES We have had an initial response to our pilot programme and, as expected, lots of changes are required. We are still waiting for the detailed evaluation. However living alongside will make the work a lot easier in a practical sense. PRAYER THANKS 1. That the Lord has led us into this situation. 2. For the provision of a house to rent. And big thanks to Marie, whose buying of the house for us to live in has made it all possible. PRAYER NEEDS We really will need as much prayer as possible over the next few months as this will all be a huge challenge for us! A few prayer points follow. You may well be able to think of others! 1. For wise decision making as we 'downsize' our worldly accumulation! 2. For wisdom for all involved as we make arrangements for both the shift and for living once we get there. 3. For the current tenants of the house that has been bought for us to find other accommodation, without trouble. 4. For our interview and acceptance process as Government approved carers to proceed smoothly. 5. For wisdom and clear guidance on what to do, if anything, regarding whether to remain at our current church or shift to one in the local community. 6. For ongoing progress in our TV programme, programme! 7. For Brendan (and the rest of our family) as they adjust to us making this shift. 8. For Andrew, Catriona and Eva as they have the big task too of looking after their new twins, Nathan and Charis, without 'Grandma Zealand's' help. 9. For Nigel in his job and Cameron with his study. 10. For Kathy, as she still struggles with ongoing issues in her work in the Operating Theatre at the Hospital. The new location will only be 5 minutes from her work, which is a big plus. Once again we thank you so much for your prayers. We particularly need them on an ongoing basis as we adjust to the changes required. Will write again round the time of the shift with greater detail. Promise! Many Blessings (Kathy) & David

WWJ MINISTRIES PRAYER LETTER - APRIL 2005 Greetings This Prayer Letter is so late in the month as we have been eagerly awaiting, before writing, to... CELEBRATE THREE NEW BIRTHS! THE FIRST we can celebrate today! For our pilot TV programme has finally been completed and despatched, after a 9 month 'gestation period! Now I can start to understand a little about the trouble and pain you ladies go through in giving birth! For it has been an amazing but trying experience. The end result? It is certainly an unusual, different looking baby, but we hope it's smile will win hearts! THE SECOND AND THIRD (twins) we are still awaiting! In spite of our daughter-in-law supposedly being induced nearly 24 hours ago. It is at times like this that you really understand how far away Aberdeen, Scotland is from New Zealand. As far as you can get! For it is the same distance away, whichever way you go round the world, east or west. We give thanks in advance! And OUR HUGE THANKS TO RAY AND ELAINE MILLARD for all the many hours of work they have put into making the television programme. Please pray a blessing upon them and their TV Production business. PRAYER NEEDS 1. For an easy birth for Catriona and 2 healthy babies. 2. For protection for Kathy as she travels to Scotland on Monday for 3 weeks to be with Andrew, Catriona, Eva and ? + ? 3. For positive feedback and constructive comments on the pilot TV programme. It is a half-hour production on the Fruit of the Spirit, in magazine style, along similar lines to PGIM. 4. For the prophesied finances to enable us to continue with the TV and other projects with which we are involved. 5. For Nigel as he starts a new job on Monday. 6. For Brendan and Cameron as they pursue their studies. 7. For David as he is without his wife while she is in Scotland!!! 8. For Raymond Whitley as he works on redesigning our web site. Keeping it brief! Blessings David (and Kathy)