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By the time you read this, your Christmas decorations will be long gone and the cards

recycled. Maybe some of the gifts will have been broken or discarded?

Its a cliché, but still true, that we have just celebrated the very best gift ever given!

Readers of Ignite will hopefully be among the most privileged people on the planet! We

have received the gift of God’s grace in the person of Jesus Christ. We have forgiveness,

a new family and a glorious future, to name but a few! But you and I have not simply

received all these for ourselves; they are gifts meant for sharing.

Every day of the year (and not just around 25th December), Counties evangelists are

finding new ways of ‘sharing’ these amazing gifts with other people. And we want to help

you and your church to do the same.

On Saturday 2nd March at the Counties Day Conference, with a little help from Rico

Tice and our evangelists, we will be offering you the opportunity to explore with us:

‘Journeys into Life.’

Come and hear some inspiring stories; meet some new members of the family; get

motivated and equipped for yourself and your church. Let’s take the greatest gift to

our friends, neighbours and families throughout 2013.

The gift of Christ is not just for Christmas, but for eternity.

Yours truly,

The gift that lasts

John Wilkes, Evangelist - CEO

Counties (formerly Counties Evangelistic Work) is a Registered Charity No. 264278and a Company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales No. 1041761

Counties exists to present ‘Life in all its fullness: locally & nationally’ through our full time

evangelists, exhibitions and resources, in Biblically faithful and culturally relevant ways. Address: Counties 30 Haynes Road, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3HD

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Contents

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News4 Muslim outreach after family tragedy

5 Plans for new app for teenagers

Features6 Rico Tice

8 Door to door missions

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10 Pray for GSUS Live and Life

11 News from Counties widows

8: Colin Johnson encourages door to door mission.

4: John and Jane Martin reach out to Muslims.

6: Rico Tice talks about evangelism.



A family tragedy in Pakistan spurredsenior evangelists John and Jane Martin

to reach out to Muslims in the UK.

The couple, from Saffron Walden in Essex,regularly visit Muslims in their area, as wellas travelling on buses in London, chatting

to locals and sharing Jesus stories.

John and Jane’s passion for sharing their

faith with Muslims was ignited after thetragic death of their son in 1988.

Their second son Samuel, who was 25 years old, fell and died while on a day’s

trek in the mountains of northern Pakistan.John and Jane received genuine supportand human understanding from the local

Muslim community. This was a challengeto the prejudice and negative thoughts theyhad previously held about Muslims.

John said: “When I visited Samuel’s gravein Gilgit I met some kind Muslim friendsand we drank tea together. They comforted

me and said: ‘His death is the will of Allah:accept it and be at peace.’ I was grateful fortheir friendship and compassion. We alsomet some Christian friends who showed

Relating with Muslims

Senior evangelists John and Jane Martin with a photograph of their son Samuel.

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us a beautifully written prayer

hanging on the wall. It said:‘Father I do not understand you but I trust you.’

“These experienceshave helped me to hearGod’s special message

for me – Christiansand Muslims should be

friends, so do not beafraid to talk with them.

“We have come to understand

that our Muslim friendsshare many of our beliefs, buttheir legalistic spirit prevents

them from understanding God’s graceand forgiveness. We have discovered how

much they enjoy the gospel stories of Jesus

welcoming sinners.”For two years John has been meetingMuslims every month for lunch, organised by a Muslim seeker who invites his friends.There is much reading and discussion of

the Bible as well as the Quran. John alsoenjoys sitting on buses in Tower Hamlets– an area with a very high population ofMuslims – where he chats to locals, sharing

his pamphlets, presenting Jesus stories. Hefinds they are really popular.

John added: “We need to listen to each

other, affirming what is good and true.Christians and Muslims actually have morein common with their beliefs than manypeople realise. It’s always best to establish

common ground, in order to talk about our vital differences in a friendly way.”

For more ideas on connecting with Muslimsin your community contact [email protected] and order his booklet ‘TheCommon Ground and the Great Invitation.’



Plans are in place to develop a newmobile phone app to help youngpeople engage with the Bible message.

Make Jesus Known (MJK), a charity aimed

at young people and run by Counties evangelist Tim Cooke, plan to launch anapp to support their popular iTruth DVD.

The iTruth DVD features a series of short

films on how to follow Jesus today andso far more than 5,000 copies have beenhanded out. The app will help people

instantly download the videos, keep incontact with MJK and develop their walk asa disciple through the use of social media.

Tim said: “The iTruth DVDs are a great

New iTruth app

MJK at a recent outreach event.

Leadership TrainingChurch leaders can develop their

leadership skills at a training day inSolihull this month.

‘Developing home-grown leadership’ will take place at Solihull Gospel Hall onSaturday, 9th February, 10.30am-4pm.Call 01373 823013 for more details.

Give praiseEssex evangelist Heather Smith writes:“At a recent prayer breakfast two teenagegirls walked into the church. They askedif they could pray, they then shared with

us their concerns and it was a privilege topray with them. I was touched as one of

them prayed for me and my concerns. It was also great to be able to provide them with a hot breakfast as they hadn’t eaten

for 24 hours and give them a Bible.”

tool to connect people with the Bible andGod’s message for them today. It has been

so encouraging to get phone calls in theoffice from people who have met us at anoutreach, taken a DVD, gone home and been so impacted they have given theirlives to God.

“The new app will be able to

impact even more people. Please pray for wisdom in developing

this and the necessary funds to

make it a reality.”

More information is available at

makejesusknown.com

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Exploring evangelismwith Rico Tice

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Popular Christian speaker and authorRico Tice will be guest speaker at thenext Counties Day Conference onSaturday, 2nd March.

Rico, an associate minister at All SoulsChurch in London, will be leading two

sessions on ‘Evangelism – why and how?’ atthe free event in Warwick.

Born in Chile, Rico spent his early years in

Uganda and Zaire before being educatedin England. As a passionate evangelist, hehas spent the last few years developing theChristianity Explored course. He continues

to work with Christians in Sport, and oftenconducts student missions.

Here Rico talks to Ignite about his earlyChristian life, the impact of school on hisfaith and how he keeps his own evangelisticfervour alive.

Firstly, thanks for being part of theCounties Day Conference! When did

you first hear about Counties?

I knew of individuals from Counties butuntil recently didn’t know much aboutCounties itself.

Can you tell us how you becamea Christian and about your earlyChristian life?

I became a Christian whilst at school.Humanly speaking there were two thingsthe Lord used to open my blind eyes toChrist. In 1981 I kept a diary and had

an increasing sense of my own sin, as I

monitored that year. On 6th August 1982my godfather (who was also my uncle) waskilled in a cliff fall. When a Maths teacherexplained to me that Christ died for ‘my



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Counties Day Conference

Journeys into LifeConnect | Explore | DiscoverSaturday 2 March 2013Myton School, Warwick, CV34 6PJChildren’s and youth programme, seminars, prayer,

worship, bookstall, all FREE – including a snack

lunch and refreshments.

To book call 01373 823013 or

email [email protected]

diary’ so I could be forgiven and he rosein the face of death so I could have hope,I remember thinking, ‘If this is true, it’sthe most important thing in the world.’ So

really I was converted as a teenager as thereality of sin and death pressed in and I saw

Christ’s conquest over both.

Who has been the greatest influence on your ministry?

Funnily enough a huge influence on my

ministry was then the fact that I found theChristian teaching at the school I went to was not clear on the problem of sin and theneed for grace. We really were taught that

good people go to heaven and if you aremoral God will accept you.

It was a total negation of the Gospel

and I’ve never quite got over the

way in which my contemporaries

at school were utterly misled about

the Christian faith. They still think if

they are good God will accept them.

Furthermore, my Mother’s Anglicanism back home was never faithful to Scripture.

It was utterly culturally conditioned to what the English middle class want and I

saw its powerlessness. So I was influencednegatively at both home and school andthat led me to passionately believe in theneed to sit under Scripture’s authority in your Christian proclamation. If you love

people you will tell them the truth, even if

that truth concerns the reality of hell.

Why should people evangelise?

There are many reasons why people shouldevangelise, but I have to say that havingcome from a non-Christian home and

having buried a number of non-Christianrelatives the reality of hell as the justpunishment for sin that has not been paid

for at the cross has always been a spur tome. I’m struck by the personal missionstatement of Bishop Frank Retief in CapeTown - ‘people without Christ go to hell.’

Lastly, how do you keep your passion for evangelism alive?

I find that when I run Christianity Explored

the power of the gospel is evident as

you teach through the book of Mark andinterestingly it is evident, whether people arerejecting or accepting the Gospel. Either way

you can see its power as Christ is proclaimedand that I find profoundly motivating.



For many people the idea of knockingon the doors of strangers in theircommunities is a scary way to share

their faith. But for Leighton Buzzardevangelist Colin Johnson it’s a fruitfulplace to harvest.

Colin shares with Ignite his experience ofdoor to door ministry and offers some tips

to help you get started:

“I have been visiting houses in my area fornearly 7 years and I have seen a very good

response. The lonely, the bereaved, thespiritually lost – they are all there behindclosed doors.

“One lady, Betty*, who I called on some

years ago said she felt no-one cared and she was isolated. Betty said in the old days the

vicar would call around the parish. I askedhow I could help and she asked for a coffee

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morning – this I did and at one point wehad 25 elderly folk attending.

“Sometimes people have a specific

need, one lady had a very ill

husband and was so pleased when I

offered to visit and sit with him on

a regular basis. When he died she

asked me to arrange and conduct

the funeral. What a privilege to be

able to be involved and support

people like this in their time of need.

“Another time, an elderly man Ted invitedme in after I knocked and we became verygood friends. He is very shy and not good in

social situations and can’t come to church.

“He has a faith and it has been wonderful

to see him come closer to God over the

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years. He insists on making me lunch every

time I visit and says it is the highlight ofhis week. The Lord is so good and he lovesthese precious sheep who are separatedfrom the flock.

“Bill was another interesting character. He was not very friendly when I first calledon his home but came along to one of mycommunity social groups. Over the years we became close but he always challenged

me over my faith.“Sadly he died a few months ago and I wasupset to think he never knew the Lord. ButI was so encouraged at his funeral when Ifound out that Bill had told a relative hehad come to see there was a God and hereally respected Christians. What a joy toknow I may see him again one day in theheavenly place!

“So please pray and seek opportunities toadd community visiting to your churchoutreach plan.”

Colin’s tips for door to door visiting:• Go out in the spirit, open to how He will

lead you. Do it prayerfully, not looking

for success but just be faithful.

• Go not as a preacher but as a listener.

Go not as a scribe or lawgiver but full of

warmth and grace.

• Always be prepared to give an answer

for the hope that you have – where

possible. It is OK to leave a good

impression of care and concern.

• Look to serve – what can I or the

church do for this person? Pray, listen

and serve the need.

• Aim to build relationships not

arguments. If I am able to return

several times people warm up and trust,

as they do – they open up to the Lord.

Evangelist Colin Johnson who also runs a community market stall in his home town of Leighton Buzzard.

*names have been changed.



Philip ChartersOur prayers and condolences are with

the family of Philip Charters who died inDecember.

Philip was a trustee at Counties and a chairof the Council from 1990-95. Philip passedaway on Friday 14th December (aged 83),after spending some time in hospital. His wife Mary died last year.

Dog tales fromIsrael

Senior evangelist Victor Jack hasbeen volunteering as a tour guide in

Jerusalem. He shares a great story here:

“The final days in Israel were very fulfilling with God at work drawing people to himself

– seven in one week.

“I met an Israeli guide who came to believe in Jesus in a remarkable way.

He was walking his dog when it ran into

Christchurch, the oldest Protestant churchin the Middle East.

“The dog laid down by the altar and refusedto come out in spite of the owners callsand whistles, so he sat at the back of the

church waiting for the service to finish.

“He listened to the message andcommitted his life to Jesus and hasnever looked back.

“If God could use Balaam’s ass then I amsure He could use another man’s dog!”

Meet us!Do you live in Cardiff and want to findout more about what the evangelists aredoing in your area? Then pop along to the

following events and be inspired as youhear all the latest news and plans fromClive Cornish and Mike Thomas.

• Counties evening with Clive Cornish atThornhill Church, Cardiff, on Saturday16th February, 7pm. More details fromClive 02920 652051.

• Report Night from Mike Thomas atRumney Chapel, Cardiff, on Saturday

13th April. More details from Mike on02920 361722.

GSUS Live andLIFE - please prayPlease pray for the GSUS Live

units in South Wales this month:

• Ysgol Tre-Gib, Llandeilo, Ysgol

Stanwell School, Penarth, Friday 1st

February – Friday 8th February.

• After half term the units will visit

schools in Littlehampton and

Newmarket.

Also please pray for the Lifeexhibition:

• We will promoting the expo to

children’s workers from around the

country at the Children’s and Family

Ministries Conference in Eastbourne,

Feb 1st-3rd. Please pray for good

contacts and fruitful conversations.

• The exhibition will be in Ludlow from

6th – 15th February, Minehead 25th

February – 4th March and Torquay

6th – 14th March.

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Update onCounties widows

Join with us in praying for the widowsof Counties evangelists - many of whomcontinue to share the Gospel with others.

Ruby Powell (Daventry) appreciates fellowship with herlocal church, where she enjoyed

a recent carol service. Ruby said:

“I was thrilled to see my

neighbour and her teenagegranddaughter plus another lady who lost her husband a year agoand who I am in contact with

at the service. The lady asked if she could bring a

friend who lives alone and they all sat on the frontrow. Please pray for them. I pray there will bemuch blessing through Counties in 2013.”

Gladys Whittern (Hemel

Hempstead) enjoys beingtaken to Sunday mornings at

Latimer Hall, St Albans. Gladysappreciates some visits fromchurch and friends, plus thedaily carers.

She has recently given out14 Bibles including three to

Muslims and one to a Russian girl. Gladys said:

“I have had interesting talks with them but somesay they are too tired to read. One Muslim brought back his testament and said he believed in God butnot the Lord Jesus.

“Please pray for him as well as the others who havereceived the Bibles.”

Elsie Newman has returned from Cyprus and isnow living in Paignton, Devon, near her family.

Please also pray for the other widows: Grace Anderson, Jean Campbell, Phyllis Jenkins andMargaret Stokes.

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1. Charles & Elizabeth Addoco

Heather Smith

2. Will & Lynne Andrews

3. Tim & Joy Ayrton

Tony & Ruth Hood

4. Kevin & Anita Baldwin

5. Jonathan & Heather Brain

6. David & Lindsey Brown

Andy & Isobel Hodson (CPI)

Paul & Vanessa Willmott

7. Tim & Katrina Cracknell

8. Colin & Linda Johnson

9. Mike & Su Strange (National) Matt & Claire Merriam (CPI)

10. Tim & Charissa Cooke (National)

11. Ivor & Angela Cooper

Bob & Rita Telford (National)

12. Clive & Fiona Cornish

Mike & Janet Thomas

13. Gordon & Penny Curley

14. Ray & Carol Dadswell

15. Phil & Sheila Davies16. Martin & Rachel Erwin

17. Stephen & Jean Gillham

Ian & Sally Carr

18. John & Rachel Hardwick (National)

19. James & Naomi Richards (ETP)

20. David & Katie Symons

21. Robert & Sarah Watson

22. Matt & Nicola Rich

ETP - Evangelists Training ProgrammeCPI - Church Planting Initiative

Seniors and widows

To contact your local evangelistplease call 01373 823013

or visit countiesuk.org

Grace AndersonTom & Madelene BathgateJean CampbellGeoff & Isobel Carr

Roger & Hazel Chilvers

Lionel & Mavis Clargo

Rose Geary Victor Jack Andy & Miriam JelfsPhylliss JenkinsJohn & Hettie Hall

David & Wendy Iliffe

John & Jane Martin

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Margaret StokesGladys Whittern

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