Reviews
Diary of a Missionary by Alison Brown
No missionary finds life easy, and in this book Alison Brown perseveres through every trial a missionary is likely to encounter. She meets nasty creepy crawlies, difficult living conditions and even more difficult people as she searches, often in vain, for a British loo. This book makes an interesting read, with much humour, fun and remarkable miracles. It deserves a wide distribution.Alison Brown and her son now live in Gloucester, England, from where they oversee the orphanages, schools and churches that they helped found in Africa, India and Pakistan.. She preaches and teaches widely, accompanied by miracles of healing through the Holy Spirit. All profits from the book are used to support her charitable work.
This book is available from www.lulu.com
Let the Sea Resound
Review of the Transformations DocumentaryIn an earlier but not so distant age, the nation of Fiji groaned under the weight of superstition and sorcery; ancestral spirits roamed freely promising abundance and demanding their due; tribal fighting was gruesome and frequent. Fuelled by revenge and greed violent warrior's depopulated entire villages and even islands.
Today's Fiji bears no resemblance to its former self. This 79 minute documentary covers the astonishing revival that is currently sweeping through the nation of Fiji. It is a moving and instructive testament of unprecedented Christian unity, modern signs and wonders, rapid church growth and genuine socio-political transformation. The breath of God has revived even the land and the sea. .
Two and a half years in the making and distilling more than 300 hours of footage, this is a powerful documentary.
The documentary was produced by the Sentinel group in 2004. It is available from www.gatewaymedia.org.uk
Impacting the city By Martin Scott
Impacting the city develops further the principles set out in Sowing Seeds for Revival. Martin Scott now puts forward four important strategies for reaching a city with the gospel. These strategies will enable the church to make an impact on its locality.
Firstly Martin looks at the need for those with leadership responsibility to come together in unity. The second emphasis is for Christians to be involved in all spheres of city life. Thirdly is the need for developing effective prophetic prayer in the church and lastly is for the need for the prophetic watchmen to be released into ministry.
The second part of the book looks at city types. Martin Scott proposes that cities fall into "city types" these are identifiable from the characteristics of the city or town. These are linked to the seven cities in the book of Revelation. The recognition of a city type is a valuable insight when developing prayer strategies for specific places. The book has been translated into Portuguese and is being widely read and used in Brazil, where there has been much church growth.
Reviewed by Diana Cooke.
Sowing seeds for revival By Martin Scott
One quote on the back of this book reads “it is a breakout book for all those tired of the Christian ghetto”. Martin Scott sets out the main principles needed for spiritual transformation in our land. These are principles already proven in places which have seen revival.
He covers the paradigm shift from the local church, to church in the locality. The necessity of having a unity which connects us to our geography is laid out... This is also a book about spiritual warfare. A bold and biblical argument is set forth for the need to fight.
Martin Scott leads prayer teams which travel to many regions. They are actively putting into practice the teachings of this book. As a resource for developing prayer, This book is highly valuable.
To obtain the book visit Martin Scott’s website at www.wild-fire.co.uk
Book reviewed by Diana Cooke
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