I am working with a team of evangelists on the beach at Mt Maunganui – Tauranga – New Zealand. What a great opportunity to share the Gospel through flip-charts and Gospel leaflets, etc. We are excited to see so many responses and to talk to so many. Today (New Years’s Eve) will be a long day as we plan to work on into the night as well. Thanks for your prayers.
Look again here for an update. Dave Knight
I arrived back in Australia on Saturday 12th September and by the next Wednesday I was down in Melbourne setting things up for the outreach at the Royal Melbourne Show. It is a 12-day event where we have a stall that sells books and Bibles. This gives us the opportunity to be in the Showgrounds in a prominent position where we can offer Christian literature and talk one on one with people who come by.
It runs from 9.30am until 8.30pm every day so it is a tiring work. Nevertheless we are pleased to have many helpers who volunteer to come and spend some time with us.
A special guest this year is Dave Dunstan from New Zealand. Dave is a great magician and has astounded most of the visitors at our stand with his many great “close up” tricks. After watching in amazement they usually make remarks such as, “How did you do that”? As they leave everyone has gladly accepted Gospel literature from Dave.
Please continue to pray for us during this time and then again next month when we do the same type of outreach at the Geelong Show from 14 – 18 October.
After leaving Africa I spent a day in Dubai with some Aussie friends 
and then headed for a wedding near Nuremberg in Germany.
It was great to see two young people – Astrid and Christian, who met each other during Reach the City in Vienna – (one of my training sessions in Austria) – tie the knot. What a blessing and great testimony their wedding was for all who attended.
After Germany I had a fast trip through the land of the free and the home of the brave – USA. I visited 10 states in just 10 days stoping to say hi to friends, churches and supporters who have been so faithful through the years in praying for Win and I, our family and our ministry for the Lord. These are the states I visited – (abbreviated)… MA, CT, RI, NJ, NC, TN, GA, DC, IN, CA.
A special highlight was doing open air with a group of college and career young people at the bridge over the Tennessee River in Chattanooga.
I’m hoping to get back to USA again soon for some more ministry and deputation so please contact me as soon as possible if you want to schedule some ministry and/or a visit.
Thanks again…. Dave
Yes you know its in West Africa somewhere between Ghana and Benin. If that’s what you said then you are right. But what else do you know about Togo?
Whatever we knew before visiting is irrelevant compared with what we have experienced by being there!
Kpalime is a small town near the west border of Togo and about 100klm from the coast.
It has only one or two sealed roads with the majority red dirt and thick mud because it teams down nearly every afternoon this time of year.
Everyone gets about on the back of small motorbike “taxis” that cost only a few cents to hire.
“Ordinary” taxis are small 5 seater sedans at least 10 years old but looking about 35.
They are still “legally roadworthy” if they can move regardless whether they can stop or not. You pay per seat and the 4 passenger seats are actually charged as 6. So you cram in, breath in and smile nicely at the persons who are taking ALL your space
The Pastor’s Evangelism Conference went well. Jim Bellas, a Greek Australian from Brisbane and I were the guest speakers. Around 50 pastors attended. Along with their wives and other friends some days there were 100 or more in attendance.
Each session was filled with Bible Teaching and Evangelism Techniques and all the pastors were encouraged to go out onto the streets to share the Gospel. It was great to see them return from an outreach one day with several souls saved.
I am now in USA visiting friends, churches and supporters. Looking forward to getting back home to Australia in about a week.
There will be more about my schedule in Australia in the next post.
Please leave comments below to let me know you are praying.
Thanks… Dave
The first 4 days in Greece were exciting as I went directly to Porto Astro Camp which is about 2 hours drive north of Athens. It is on the beautiful Aegean Sea about 30 klm from Halkida. I was involved with Bible Teaching in the mornings and Sketch-board training and Gospel Magic in the afternoons. Here is a picture of some of the team.
Following the training camp I journeyed by ferry with a small team to the Island of Ios to do a few days of evangelism in the streets and squares. We were able to encourage a small group of believers, (the only evangelical witness on the island), by joining with them for several Bible studies. It was encouraging for us as well as we saw and heard how the Lord has been working amongst them. It was a joy to meet new converts who had been won to the Lord in recent months.
(Picture awaiting upload)
Pray for our Christian brothers and sisters on the island of Ios because things are not easy for them being the only “Christian Witness” amongst a myriad of “new age people”, staunch “Greek Orthodox” followers, and many party revellers who visit the island during the summer months to “party” on the beaches and in the many bars and nightclubs that are there.
On Sunday night I fly out of Athens to Ghana and will appreciate your prayers for my time of ministry there.
Hope to have another report here soon so pop back for a look-see.
Please leave comments below to let me know you are praying.
Thanks… Dave
Not exactly what we were asked to do but the first part of this statement is true. We are on our way out of Romania.
It has been such a blessing to be here in Alba Iulia. This is a city right in the centre of Romania. We have had great opportunities of doing outreach and sketch-board training with two different teams of young people. We also did some outreach over the weekend in the main city square. We were overwhelmed with the number of people out on the
streets and excited and encouraged when so many stopped to listen to the Gospel presentations and
stayed right through the entire programs. There were a lot who even stayed longer after the street meetings to talk and discuss Spiritual things. It is such a joy to see the Lord working through us and these new team members as they reach out into the lives of people who so desperately need the Lord. Win was especially encouraged when a woman she was talking with, through a Romanian lady who interpreted for her, was so interested in hearing the Gospel.
This week we have been running training sessions every day. We were pleased to see how quickly those who attended learnt how to handle a brush and paint and were able to sketch several messages by the end of the 3-day course.
In regard to “switching off the lights” I was able to run a permanent power line from the main house at the OAC centre down to the back garden and into the garage. This means that the staff here can play music and show movies in the back garden to their “associate staff”, helpers, youth club, etc. Every Wednesday evening a lot of young people come over for this. Tonight they showed one of the “Left Behind” series videos on the wall to the young people. It’s great to be able to use some of my building skills to help and encourage others in the ministry from time to time.
We just sent out a new “Prayer Update” email. Did you get a copy? If not then please email us on windaveknight@hotmail.com and ask to be put on our email list.
Thanks again for your prayers.
Bardon is an interesting town.
Outreach in the main street of Bardon
It has several health spars that make use of the natural mineral springs. It also boasts the largest Casino in Europe. There are many folk who live in Bardon and commute every day to work in Vienna.
Win, Chris and I spent several days doing outreach in the town centre. We were there during the lunch hour and also back again around 5pm when workers and shop assistants finish work. We had a lot of good conversations with people after our street meetings. Monica and Hartmut, whose home we stayed in while in Bardon, also helped with translation and it was great working with them.
We were very encouraged when they loaned us their car to travel to Romania. This was a great blessing and has saved us the expense of renting a vehicle.
Alex & Timea Kelly and family
On the way to Romania we were also able to spend a couple of days visiting some special friends in Hungary. Alex and Timea served the Lord together with us when we worked with Word of Life in the UK. It was so wonderful to reminisce and talk over all the good times we shared together with Word of Life. They were great days!
Here in Romania we have been based at the Open Air Campaigners centre in Alba Iulia. It is named “Beracah” which means “House of Blessing”. It certainly has been a great blessing to be here serving the Lord with Traian and Lydia, a Romanian couple who run the ministry here. We have been involved in a youth meeting, conducted a children’s meeting and put on a program at an old people’s home. We also spent a couple of days training some young people in sketch-board techniques. We have open-air meetings planned for tonight and tomorrow night in the city square and then more sketch-board training next week. We will appreciate your prayers for us over the next few days.
In the meantime we trust the Lord will be blessing you in a special way as well.
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In the Saviour’s love… Win, Dave and Chris Knight
On Thursday Win and Chris arrived from Australia. It’s great to have them here with me as we work together to win souls for Jesus. They were both keen to get onto the streets so didn’t waste any time sleeping off their jet lag but came out with the team to do a Kid’s Outreach in a busy shopping area.
We had a great Magician on our team from Germany named Volke. He caught the attention of the children, as well as the adults, and a crowd gathered quickly.
Most of the people were interested in more than the tricks and illusions. We could tell they were interested in the Gospel message.
A young lady on our team named Nadia, who was taught the sketch-board only days earlier did a tremendous job of captivating both the children and the adults with her story of Jesus walking on the water and how Peter trusted Jesus and walked too. Her challenge was for those listening to also trust in Jesus. We had some great conversations with folk afterwards who accepted Gospel literature and stayed to ask more questions.
In the evening we went to another place in the city centre called Stephansplatz. There is a huge cathedral
there called St. Stephens and a huge square. So many people come there from just about every nation on earth. We preached in German and English and saw quite large crowds stay for quite a while, some even for the whole message. What a joy it is to see people who have never before heard the Gospel listen so intently.
On the weekend we were preaching and sharing the Gospel on the streets of Linz, about an hour and half from Vienna on a fast train.
(Yes FAST!
The display in the train went up to 199 kph for most of the trip. Clickety-clack became Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii).
But even faster than the train, it seemed, was the speed the crowds formed during our preaching in Linz. It was great to work on the streets with Christians from a local church in Linz who were able to share in great conversations with those who stayed after the messages to talk with us.
We thank you for your prayers for us as a family as we travel through Austria this week preaching the Gospel.
We will be in Bardon a smaller city south of Vienna for the rest of this week and then on the weekend travel to Hungary and Romania for further ministry.
Look again on this blog for further reports in the next few days.
Thank you for your prayers and interest. Dave, Win and Chris.
Read on and find out.
The other night I was travelling back home from an outreach program in the Vienna City Centre. I boarded a “strasenbahn” (street train, tram or trolley car for those who don’t speak German). There on the seat was a very lovely cell phone. After several phone calls to numbers on the phone we were able to reach the wife of the owner. “When and where can I send my husband so he can get his phone back?” she asked. What would you say? Of course we told her… “Send him to the city centre between 6 and 8.30pm where we are doing our outreach program.” So along came Alfred, a middle-aged businessman from Vienna. He received his phone back and also stayed for the entire Gospel presentation. He thanked us for being honest and returning his phone and also took Gospel literature and talked for some minutes about his personal relationship with the Lord. Pray that Alfred reads the literature and trusts in Christ.
That night as we witnessed and preached on the street in Vienna a family from Iran came along. They had been to one of our street meetings a few nights earlier and had returned to see if we were on the street again. Earlier they had gone into the large Catholic St. Stephans Cathederal and noticed the fear on the faces of all the people in there. But when they came to our street meeting they noticed the love on everyone’s faces. What a difference! Laura, one of our team members, shared the gospel message using coloured beads on a wrist band that she gave to the young daughter of this family. We watched the faces of his family as the father translated the gospel message to them. Their faces showed so much interest and amazement at the Goepel story. What a joy to see such interest from this family who, no doubt had never heard that Christ died for them!
Each person on our team has at least one story to share, some many. How joyful it is for us to gather each evening after the street outreaches and share together in testimony what God has been doing through us. I hope you enjoyed hearing just two of these stories.
Now… did you figure out the answer to my question above?
If you said… God uses simple objects like a cell phone and a wrist band to present the Gospel message to needy people” then you had the right answer.
Please keep praying for us as we look for opportunities to share the Gospel with others.
In what way is God using you where you are? Add a comment below…