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in these publications can be used without
obtaining our permission provided that no commercial gain is
involved. We would be grateful if specific quotations could be acknowledged.
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We pray this web site will be a place of
inner renewal and resourcing for you as you explore it. There is a great
deal of material to enjoy, and we hope you will experience some special
touch from the Lord Jesus every time you log on to it. You can also find
regularly updated material on our blog:
ruachministries.co.uk/blog/
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In 2002, after leading a long
series of week long conferences in Malvern and other places,
Rosalind and I were led to lay down our formal ministry team.
Since then our primary focus has been on serving the many people
the Lord has placed us in contact and relationship with: helping
them to draw near to Jesus, and to provide them with the
spiritual wherewithal to understand and share in many of the
things that are on God’s heart.
Since many of these people are in some form of leadership
position, we encourage them to make room for the ruach of God –
His breath, wind and Spirit – to give expression to the new life
that God has given us in Christ Jesus. This is so much on the
Lord’s own heart – and it makes seeking Him an adventure!
On this web site, therefore, you will find a variety of
articles, books and publications. Increasingly, we will be
blending word, music, prayers and pictures to help people
develop their walk with the Lord, along with a range of
practical Biblical studies on specific themes and insights into
world events – all set within a context of worship and
intercession
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We have posted some of Robert's books on line, in attractive illustrated
format.
Intimacy
and Eternityis designed for people who are
experiencing the call of God to draw closer to Him. It has proved
particularly helpful for people who are trying to make sense of ‘dark
night of the soul’ experiences.
Many are finding
The Vale of Tears a
particularly helpful resource. On the one hand it is a ‘text book’ to
help people come to terms with many kinds of loss, and to understand
more of the grief process. This extends far beyond full blown
bereavement to cover many other kinds of loss, with each section leading
directly into the Lord’s presence -- which makes the book a devotional
rather than a harrowing experience!
Ravens and the
Prophet is a meditative overview of Elijah's life and
ministry.
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How Ruach Ministries came
into being... |
For those who are interested in how things
evolve . . . Back in 1980 the Lord began to speak to us about the state
of the nation. What He showed a group of us at that time – we were
mostly students – about His heart, the state of the nation and the
relative weakness of the Church in the face of so many anti-Christian
forces profoundly shaped and changed our lives.
The 'Message for our Times' that the Lord gave me at that time evolved
into a full-scale ministry over the next twenty years. Working in
conjunction with worship groups such as Wellspring and with numerous
churches and fellowships at home and abroad, I shared as much as I had
come to understand of the heart of God with the people of God – mainly
through publications, and passionate worship and intercession
conferences. These climaxed in two nationwide prayer initiatives in
2001: Fight for this Nation and Britain and Ireland United in Prayer.
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Through a series of dramatic interventions,
the Lord Jesus showed us that we were about to experience a complete
change of direction in our lives. The change began when Rosalind, my
wife, accepted a post as the senior midwife on Shetland. Within a few
months we had uprooted from our Shropshire home and were embarking on a
sojourn of unknown duration on Shetland, based in a lovely house called
Ruach.
For three and a half years we sent out the story of what God was doing
in Shetland through the Shetland Saga, as well as continuing our wider
ministry of teaching, writing and intercession.
It was while we were on that northern island that we learned that a call
had been given some years before that the Lord desired a conference that
would bring British and Scandinavian intercessors together to pray for
Europe. It was prophesied that it was to be held in Shetland – and I
recognised the mantle to bring this to pass. In the summer of 2005 we
brought praying delegates together from the northern nations for a
really special week long international prayer conference:
Fire from the North.
We received a subsequent call to do something similar in the summer of
2008 for the Channel Islands and the southern nations, leading an
excellent week long prayer conference
Fire from the Isles
in Jersey.
We have subsequently moved to the beautiful hill town of Malvern, in
Worcestershire. Rosalind has continued to invest in the midwifery
profession, and my calling continues to centre around writing and
prayer. Our more or less weekly send-outs have been going out now for
many years to nearly a thousand people, most of whom are in some form of
Church leadership across many different denominations. We greatly value
these contacts and relationships that the Lord has woven, in many cases,
over many years.
Insights from the Hills.
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The Focus of the Calling: to draw close to God |
Nothing on this web site will make much
sense unless you have an active relationship with God through His Son,
the Lord Jesus, who died for us on the Cross and rose from the dead to
give us the gift of eternal life. This is the heart of the Christian
message – and there are simple yet crucial steps we can take to enter
into this most precious and important of all relationships.
If you are not sure that you have yet made this step yet, nothing can be
more important than to do so. May we point you to one or more of the
following sites to consider the all important question of how to begin a
relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
www.church-on-the-net.com
www.billygraham.org
www.matthiasmedia.com
Recognising that our daily work is to be lived as a vocation for the
Lord, rather than seeing it just as a career, Rosalind and I would like
to encourage you to go beyond information-sharing to pray about the
matters that are on your heart. Virtually every time we meet together
with our fellow Christians we share matters that are worthy of lifting
to our Father in prayer. This is when times of fellowship become
encounters with God – and life itself becomes prayer.
Be imaginative and comprehensive in the range of subjects you pray
about! Practise integrating music, worship, teaching and prayer in your
times of fellowship together, rather than seeing them as separate and
"self-contained" items.
Come to a point where you can pray about international matters with as
much passion and compassion as you would for matters close to home and
heart.
We do pray you will be greatly blessed as you surf this site. Enjoy the
extensive photo
galleries – some of them are really special – as well as
the teaching articles, and the prayer and music CDs: Spirit of
Prayer, Connections, Transfiguration and Reawakenings. May they renew
your spirit and inspire fresh creativity.
We have made a wide variety of articles, books and publications
available. Increasingly, we have found it a blessing to blend word,
music, prayers and pictures to help people develop their walk with the
Lord, both privately and corporately. May we recommend in particular
the
Pilgrim's Guides
page, the
Audio resources and the
Videos and
Presentations. May the Lord Jesus Himself draw close to you as
you do so!
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