As the year is running to an end, I want to encourage you to count your blessings see how much God has been faithful to you… Yes!! you may still have some unanswered prayer requests but that doesn’t mean God has forgotten you. Thank God for everything including the things you are yet to receive. About 24 -29 hours left in 2013… Set your goals for 2014  if you haven’t done that , commit your ways unto the LORD and He shall bring it to pass. God is forever faithful… Enter into the new year believing God for the very best….

Thanks for all your comments, feedback and encouragement on this blog 🙂

I thank God for everyone including you reading this blog.

Happy and prosperous 2014 in advance… see you in 2014 by God’s grace…

Dearest friends,

We pray you have had a wonderful Christmas thus far.

Mark and I wanted to share with you some news that has touched our family over the last two weeks. On Wednesday, December 11, at a routine mammogram, the doctors discovered that I had developed breast cancer. Since then, it has been a whirlwind of appointments, scans and surgery. Thankfully though, I came home from hospital on Christmas Eve and, with the help of our wonderful team, I was able to watch our HOPE UC Christmas Eve service streamed live into our lounge room.

Even though the past days have been very tough at times, the Holy Spirit has brought me endless comfort and the Word of God is literally holding me moment by moment. My husband and children have been heroic and I can’t thank my family enough for their love and support through this. Our church leadership team have anointed me with oil and prayed with unity and authority, a band of trusted friends have helped me prayerfully and practically, and it is only now that I have felt able to share this with you. To be completely honest, this is not the kind of news anyone ever really wants to tell. However, I have seen two absolute miracles in my body thus far and I know there will be many more to come.

I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank You to my surgeon Dr Trevor Currer, the incredible nursing team at the SAN hospital and the Central Coast APAC nursing staff who have extended so much kindness towards me.

Through all of this, my heart is overwhelmed with God’s love and goodness. Psalm 1, Eph 3, Jeremiah 30, Psalm 66:12 … ‘we went through fire, and through water, but YOU brought us out to rich fulfillment’; Psalm 41:1-3 … the list goes on and on and the WORD of God sustains me.

It brings me no end of comfort to know that you will be praying for my swift recovery. Let’s stand together and pray for ALL of those walking through such challenges at this time. Praise God that His name is GREATER than anything we are facing!!!

I DO know that 2014 is going to be AMAZING. I pray you are rested up and refreshed in this season and ready for all that God has planned for us TOGETHER to achieve for His glory! Just keep bringing thanksgiving because this is the entry point to His courts, where our hearts are fuelled and our souls find peace.

Love you dearly, more than you’ll ever know.

Darls, Mark and family

Senior Pastors

Hope Unlimited Church

http://www.hopeuc.com

Romans 5:3-5 … ‘not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance character and character HOPE. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.’

Culled from http://www.darlenezschech.com/blog/2013/12/29/important-update-from-darlene-and-mark/#.UsDlH394kbU.facebook

The Official video is finally out, enjoy…

You want the video on your  mobile device, here are the links :

3GP – http://j.mp/PATKINGeze3gp
MP4 – http://j.mp/PATKINGezemp4

Pat Uwaje-King of the Midnight Crew will be releasing her first solo single “EZE” by 12 noon tomorrow,  December 29, 2013. The video is classy, colorful, energetic, inspiring and fun to watch!

Remember the Christ in Christmas, Merry Christmas everyone..

Lyrics:

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little Baby you kissed the face of God?

Mary did you know.. Ooo Ooo Ooo

The blind will see.
The deaf will hear.
The dead will live again.
The lame will leap.
The dumb will speak
The praises of The Lamb.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy is heaven’s perfect Lamb?
The sleeping Child you’re holding is the Great, I Am.

Kemie is a worship minister who bears a message for her generation, through the expression of music and writing. Thank you (E se) is truly an inspiration and a heart of gratitude to her maker for giving her the fortitude to stand in spite of life’s challenges; to live and give Glory and Honor to His name. She hopes to be a blessing to as many as her music comes across. Her album release is anticipated to be released March 2014. Kemie hopes to express herself within the depth of message that the Spirit of Yahweh impresses upon her.  Enjoy this worship song from Kemi Kayode.

If you haven’t seen the Withholding Nothing DVD here’s a glimpse of it .  Get your copies

Oh Lord, my God, Jesus

I’ll speak of you Glory,
I will show forth your beauty
If I dance it wont be enough,
If I shout it wont be enough (Repeat)

For you are the great and mighty King
You rule in every nation
Oh praise this Holy God,
You are greatly to be praised
You are Alpha and Omega, I worship you today
In you I put my trust, You name I will extol

Heaven speaks of your glory
And the earth of your beauty
Your love is new every morning
And your faithfulness is ever sure (Repeat)

For you are the great and mighty God
So greatly to be praised
Your beautiful for all situation
You are the joy of the whole world (Repeat)

Yelele, Uyingwele [You are Holy],
Siyakudumisa [I worship You]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

For you are the great and mighty God
So worthy to be praised
Your beautiful for all situation
You are the joy of the whole world (Repeat)

Jesus, Jesus my Lord, You are the joy of the world…