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 OCTOBER

CPM Website

 SEPTEMBER

Prayer Ministry Course in Coventry

 AUGUST

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 2004

 JULY

Quiet Day at Inkberrow, Worcestershire
Lambert leaves the Editors chair.

 JUNE

Residential Weekend near Leamington, Warwickshire.

 MAY

Introductory Day, Coventry.
Member's Day, South Midlands.
Introduction Day, Preston, Lancs.

 APRIL

Christ is risen - He is risen indeed. Hallelujah !

 FEBRUARY

 Prayer ministry over two Saturdays in Worcestershire.

 JANUARY

 A Wandering Apostle for isolated members.

OCTOBER

CPM Website

Those of you who have previously visited the CPM website will have noticed a big difference to the style, layout and navigation around the site. This has been done in order to make a clear distinction between Christian Prayer Ministries as an organisation, and the resources for Christian prayer ministry.

The distinctive blue bands across the top and down the left of every web page, together with the drop down menu system, are used solely for Christian Prayer Ministries as an organisation. For previous users, the more familiar menu and navigation system remains for the prayer ministry resources; these can be accessed via the link on the bottom of the welcome page. These prayer ministry resources are virtually unchanged from those faithfully developed over a number of years by Lambert Maudsley.

The other big change is in the name of the site. The site is now accessed from www.cpm-uk.org. Because of the way website search engines operate, it will be some time before they all direct enquirers to the new address. For the foreseeable future the original website name will remain active and should automatically redirect visitors to this site.

Comments and suggestions about the site are always welcome; please feel free to email me with any comments, concerns or difficulties in using the site.
e-mail: CPM Web editor
Peter du Feu
CPM Web editor

SEPTEMBER

Prayer Ministry Course in Coventry  

Held at meredith Road Baptist Church, Coventry, over two Saturdays.

Some of the blessings received by course members:

• So many people praying was a blessing
• Blessed by the preparation and upholding in prayer; really felt the love of God from the first minute
• Powerful ministry, yet the complete gentleness of all the proceedings
• I felt really blessed to be given the chance to pray for the people who were being ministered to
• THE LORD SET ME FREE 1111
• God released me from my past and all that has been holding me back - rejection, curses and poverty!
• I appreciated all of the course, but particularly the feeling of being cared for and prayed for.
• I was particularly moved by the caring way the lunch was laid out and served
• A feeling of release to explore the person I really am
• I found the whole course to be truly amazing - I could not fault any area
• Being released from a past hurt I thought I had dealt with. I feel a new peace and freedom. PRAISE THE LORD

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 2004

Friendly and familiar faces in the terminal greeted us and we were soon tucked up in bed and fast asleep ready for whatever was going to happen the next day.

So what was going to happen? In the past visits we had been responsible (at least Hugh and Elizabeth had!) for setting out the timetable and plans only to find that Plans a,b,c,……m were quickly abolished in favour of Plan n. THIS time we had left it to our friends in South Africa to organise for we all felt it was time the ‘British Colonialists’ took a back seat but be there to support and encourage the South African team in moving forward in the way the Lord was leading THEM.

I think we were all delighted with the outcome. It was clear that the South Africans KNOW what the ministry is about and are able to both teach and minister. We spent a couple of evenings helping them to prepare talks and were moved and thrilled as each in turn stood up and ministered to those who had come to attend the Course in the second week. They also took the No. 1 roles while we worked alongside them as their no. 2’s.

It was a considerable blessing for the British team to see the ripening fruit of seeds sown in the past few years.

As usual we were also blessed by their generous hospitality. Not perhaps by the very wet weather except for a couple of days when we were taken out to see the whales of Harmanus and the penguins at Boulder’s Beach and drive round the beautiful Cape coast.

What of the future? It looks promising that the South Africans will move forward as they develop their committee structure and strategy and gain more experience. I suspect our role now is to give them confidence in what they clearly are able to do.

When we are no longer needed, we shall miss them, as they have become good friends and colleagues.

A good place for a holiday perhaps?

Jackie Long

JULY

Quiet Day at Inkberrow, Worcestershire 
Lambert leaves the Editors chair. 

 Inkberrow Church Room on July 3rd.
On a hill top alongside the Church, a place of peace and quiet with lovely weather over twenty folk gathered for the day and had time to wander around the surroundings and time to be alone.
Comments include appreciation of:
 Space to reflect.
 Variety through the day.
 Time to hear what the Lord was  saying.
 God's peace.
 Lots of practical stuff.
 Reverence and sensitivity
 The breadth of spirituality
 Inspirational!
 Being much refreshed and encouraged.
 God is in control.
 Knowing where to put our loved ones, in the desert if necessary.
 To have him remove the burdens and put on a light yoke.
 The joy of being quiet and alone with God.
 The worship.
 The Grace done symbolically.
 I came with an issue relating to fear, and God met that.
 Space to bring to God the agenda he had previously given me.
 We may only be a little flurry in eternity, but still visible to God.
 I came away more thankful for my senses and more aware of the peace  Jesus can give.in the midst of noise.
 The Lord showed me how tense I was - how to free up - how to trust  and be me.
 I can relax to allow God's strength to enpower me instead of relying on  my own strength.

From which we can see the variety of personal blessings the day brought, and how well it was led
   

Lambert leaves the Editors chair, a Red Letter Day.
I write this on 20th July after handing over the running of this Web Site to Peter du Feu in the presence of a room full of CPM Executives.
I first heard of the possibility on the phone a few days before we went on our main holiday to the Lakes, asking for a hand-over date just after we came back. So the big day arrived and in due course Peter will have got to grips with operating it and the handover will be complete.
Any use of the Editor at CPM e-mail will now automatically go to Peter.

Being fully focussed as Web Master for the handover meant I switched off from being Editor just then. That is my excuse for not putting it on the Diary page, an omission concerning any big or small gathering of CPM members, an omission which I deplore in others, sorry!
Anyway here is the news about it, so look forward to some new things, not least because there were only a couple of pages about CPM 3 years ago and now it is about equal in size to the Prayer Ministry pages.

The site started as a personal venture which was offered to CPM when it was inaugurated in 2001. It thus changed to an organisational site although I offerred to keep it going for awhile (like a couple of years).
It is time I handed it over and it will be in good hands with Peter.
As of the beginning of June over 1500 visitors opened the pages in the preceding year. Most recent visitors have come by a direct use of our address or a link from linked sites such as Harnhill, some have come through a search engine out of curiosity but maybe because they haven't discovered how to keep the Web address handy.
Did you know that for an EASY RETURN to this site: in Internet Explorer 'Add to Favorites'.
Then take address from Start/Favorites. 
As easy as using an e-mail Address Book for e-mails.

If you are meeting with others as a CPM group, Peter will be dependant upon you, as I was, for what appears on these pages and the Diary.
Have you ever looked to see if your 'happening' got a mention here?
Maybe it did, fine if it told you what you wanted to read.
If not, what about seeing if someone could do that for you next time, or even do it yourself?
We are not fussy where info comes from!

Happy reading in the coming months.
The Lord bless you with his love and all the fruit of the Spirit.
 

 JUNE

Residential Weekend near Leamington, Warwickshire.

Held at Offa House at Offchurch, near Leamington, from Friday afternoon to Sunday 11th to 13th June, it was a relaxed residential time giving an opportunity for members and team to meet and to seek God, who was already there 

All who came to be blessed by God went away with his blessing.
This was expressed an many ways:
God is faithful. He is patient even though we move slowly.
God knows our situations.
Joy, security, feeling free, compassionate, less egocentric, turning my heart to flesh are among what he has given to one.
People really listened, not something that happens very often.
Being part of the prayer support group while others were in their ministry time was good, as well as the personal ministry time itself.
I was just amazed at the way God used the ministry team as channels of his healing and the gentle way He led me to the core issues.
Plenty of time to talk and be listened to as well as being prayer for.
Thank you so much for providing this.
Progress into victory in forgiveness in relationships.
Jesus was most definitely there!
My hard stony heart has been replaced, and God is still working.
Already I find a change in worship, prayer and fellowship with God.
I feel a more flexible person.
Jesus hugs are more than physical. they go on through you at the deepest level.
A real sense of God's presence.
At peace, on the road home.

With blessings like this, can you wonder that some might think it is too good to be true, but these are their own words. Come and taste for yourself!

MAY

Introductory Day, Coventry.
Member's Day, South Midlands.
Introduction Day, Preston, Lancs.

An Introductory Day, Coventry

Held in the Church buildings of St James Styvechale (or Stivichall), the day started in Church with worship led by one of their Band playing a guitar.
A good gathering of people from different places heard talks and had opportunity to interact with the speaker, as well as in small groups.
In the afternoon there was opportunity to ask for prayer in a group setting, waiting on the Lord for any word of encouragement or guidance,
Not a course, but covering similar material including testimonies to God's blessings. The manner of interaction may be incorporated into future courses, a difference being that on a Day like this about 15 minutes is the personal time available, whereas on a Course there is much more time, and hence deeper or more obscure issues can be dealt with.
 

Member's Day, South Midlands

 This was an opportunity to get behind the scenes and meet many of the key people in the Region.
 News and information about the local Regional Planning Team and its operation was given by each of the Team speaking from the point of view of their involvement.
 The activities of the Executive and sub-committees or working parties on Training and Guidelines for Prayer Ministry Appointments were described, and the Wandering Apostle role for those not in close touch with a Regional grouping was mentioned.
 Before we stopped for lunch our aims and attitudes in prayer ministry were the focus of our consideration, reminding us of some basics such as the need to listen to Jesus like the first disciples did, and to be open to the Holy Spirit and his input. On the other hand the due respect and security appropriate to customer care in a prayer ministry time was emphasised.
 The experience of growing in this ministry was likened to an apprenticeship pattern, whereby we go on learning for however long we are in this ministry.
 These times included relaxed opportunities for airing views and concerns and for questions, and that was appreciated.

 Lunch was a good opportunity for fellowship together, although at least one thought it could have been shorter!
... and perhaps sessions could be shorter. (Mostly 30 to 45 minutes)
 But others thought the day could have been longer, perhaps to include teaching about some aspect of prayer ministry.

 We met in a pleasant room in a good position on the top of a hill overlooking the countryside, adjacent to the Church at Inkberrow.
 The whole day had a feeling of being relaxed and informal and concluded with a prayer time for each other and for the future of CPM in the Region.
 Perhaps another day like this next year?

Introduction Day, Preston, Lancashire.

 A first for this area.
 We had an excellent day and those who came were interested and very keen to know more.
They were blessed and knew a real measure of healing - Praise God!  

 They were all enthusiastic and wanted the good news to be shared in their respective churches.
So we watch this space and wait and pray!

FEBRUARY

  Prayer ministry over two Saturdays in Worcestershire.

   
 Meeting in Malvern

Beneath the Malvern Hills a first Saturday for two groups of people, those booked in for Prayer Ministry the next Saturday and those interested in hearing more about the ministry just for the day.
Splitting it into two separate Saturdays made it possible for some to come who otherwise could not have done so.
The second Saturday was longer and we had a hot mid-day meal provided by voluntary talent which was much appreciated, some would have liked to linger longer over that!
The second Saturday turned out to be for those who could make it over the flood waters of the Severn river and were not cut off by rising water.  (Both Worcester bridges and some roads passable, some not.)
We hope those cut off will make it another time! 

 Comments afterwards included - for the first day:
 Visual aids very helpful.
 A mixture of speakers helpful.

 Comment from the ministry day:
 Just what I needed, released from bitterness.
 So blessed, so sensitive.
 The group prayer support time was a valuable experience.
 The Lord's timing is amazing.
 It answered my needs.
 The gentleness of the unrushed ministry.
 The prayer support group with God giving pieces of a jigsaw building  up to a total picture was fascinating.
 Where did the time go? (After a 3 hour ministry time).
 I feel so blessed with so many giving prayer support.
 Words from the prayer support group were amazingly in tune with  what was given in the ministry.
 I came seeking more of the Father's love and was set free from a  religious spirit and jealousy.

JANUARY

 A Wandering Apostle for isolated members.

If you are an accredited prayer minister with CPM,
or going through the CPM training process,
or wish to explore ways of being trained as a CPM prayer minister,
and have a desire to see this work grow in your area,
June Meek can represent you on our executive.
June is our wandering apostle who can be called upon to help and support you,
no matter how isolated you feel.
e-mail: June Meek .
Alternatively contact your regional leaders.