Greetings,
We intended to include Feast booking information this week but the hotel in Tulsa needs some more time. Hopefully we will have the information next week. Included this week is a report on the Feast from Madagascar and preliminary information on a site in Europe for 2015.
On Sunday I will fly to Australia to visit the members there and would appreciate your prayers for a safe and profitable trip.
Warm Regards,
Brian Orchard
Festival Report 2014 — Madagascar
The Feast of Tabernacles 2014 took place at Domaines de MesAs a Mantasoa, Madagascar, a town situated about 70 km from Antananarivo. It was really a beautiful site with lots of pure clean air lending to the calming atmosphere.
22 participants enjoyed a very edifying Feast and a very encouraging spiritual refreshing. The principal themes of the sermons presented were the Kingdom of God and our relationships with God and among ourselves.
Several different activities contributed to the enjoyment of the Feast: we had an Evening of Song during which each family was asked to sing a song of their choice without looking at the book; then we had a Biblical Mime Evening during which each family was asked to represent a scene from the Bible solely with gestures and without saying a word; and there was also a general Cultural Evening. Family Day was a big hit with everyone and in addition a very pleasant mini Talent Show took place one afternoon.
We enjoyed some unforgettable moments at the Feast and we would very much like to express our deep thanks and recognition to Mr. Veal and to all of the Church who helped us spiritually and financially to be a part of this marvelous Holy Day season. Each member of the Church in Madagascar expressed his or her joy at being able to participate at the Feast and all said that they felt a renewal and a deepening of their spiritual understanding. A heartfelt “thank you” to all for that.
Evelyne Rakotomalala
Feast Bookings – Europe 2015
This is an announcement to let everyone know that we do plan to have a Feast site in Europe again next year. We were in Bavaria for the 2014 Feast and it proved to be a big success. No decision has been taken yet as to the site for 2015, but it will most likely be in Germany. As last year we will have services in German on some days and English on others. Either way will be translated so that all will be able to profit from the messages given. If you think you might be interested in attending in Europe please contact Cliff Veal at: clifftonveal@me.com
