Calvary Chapel Bible College York

Dear friends, greetings once again from across the sea.  Spring is shaping up nicely and things are greening up.  It’s been yet another great semester at the Bible college.  I count myself exceptionally blessed to be able to do what I do here.  We’ve basically got one week left; graduation is on May 19.  This semester I have been teaching the books of Acts and Joshua.  We have students representing England, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, Mexico, and the United States.

      In March we took a group of students to the British Museum and also the library in London.  London is about a 2-hour train ride from York and there is so much history that is readily accessible.  The British Library has a number of important Biblical manuscripts on display including an original Gutenberg Bible, a Wycliffe Bible, Codex Sinaiticus, and many other items.  The British Museum also contains a wealth of items that support the Biblical narrative.  It’s a great resource that adds to the Bible college experience.

Cyrus Cylinder

The Bible college is quite routine in some ways but always different at the same time.  Every semester we take the students to the Yorkshire Dales where we stay in cabins and spend a lot of time out in nature on walks and listening for God’s voice.  I was walking one morning and met a shepherd named John who was feeding hay to the sheep because the ground was frosted with a bit of snow.  We had a nice chat and I shared the Lord with him.  He said there used to be a real sense of community and spoke of the influence that the Methodist churches used to have but much of that has died out and many of the young people have moved away in search of other opportunities.  Pray that the Lord would send His Spirit and revive these places!

Shepherd John

Austria Team

Every semester our students spend a week on outreach where they come along side another ministry to assist and encourage.  This semester students went to Spain, Italy and Austria.  I led the Austria team.  We led worship at CC Spittal on Sunday and I was able to teach for the mid-week service.  We also did some painting and a spring cleaning at the Castle (Schloss Heroldeck) in preparation for their summer conference season.

CC Bible College York

Prison Ministry

As some of you are aware, I recently went through the application process for a chaplaincy position at a prison that we have been doing ministry in for a number of years.  I did not get the position but before going through the process I had a strong sense from the Lord that He wanted me to apply so I did in obedience.  Part of the interview process included giving a 10-minute sermon before a panel that included the Muslim Imam and some other prison officials so it was a great opportunity to clearly present the gospel to them.

CC York

Our church is doing well; it is a blessing to fellowship with brothers and sisters from a number of different nations.  Heaven is going to be amazing.  Pastor Dave just returned from leading a tour to Israel; people from our church went as well as from a church in the USA.  CC York will host a UK Pastor’s conference in just a few weeks.

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for the UK and King Charles III as he has just been coronated this past week.  Much Scripture was used in the ceremony; pray that he would truly honor the words that were spoken.   Please pray for our Bible college students as the semester ends and they seek the Lord for the right way to go.  Thank you for your prayers and may the Lord richly bless you!

USA Visit

I will be in the USA (New Jersey) from May 20-June 8.  Please pray for traveling mercies and the Lord’s hand upon the time.  I will be speaking at my home church (CC Gateway) on Sunday May 21 for the 9:30am service.  It would be great to connect as the Lord wills!