The Covenant PRC of Ballymena, N.Ireland has just released their last issue of the "Covenant Reformed News" for 2013. This issue also contains two articles, one by Rev.Angus Stewart and one by Prof.Herman Hanko (ermitus professor of the PR Seminary).

Rev.Stewart's article explains the truth concerning the Mediator of the covenant, Jesus Christ under the title "The One Mediator Between God and Men".

Prof.Hanko's article addresses a question from a reader about the relation between revivals and earthly magistrates under the title "Revivals and Magistrates (1)".

Both of these articles address timely and important subjects. You will want to make them part of your spiritual growth reading.

You may find each of these articles at the link provided. You will also find the pdf version of the "CR News" attached here.

At her congregational meeting Sunday evening, December 29, 2013, Faith PRC voted to extend a call to Rev.Carl Haak, currently pastor of Georgetown PRC in Hudsonville, MI. In his letter of acknowledgement he stated that he plans to answer on or before January 26, 2014.

Prof. Barry and Lori Gritters, and Deane and Donna Wassink from Georgetown PRC will be in Vellore, India from Jan. 2 until Jan. 18. They will spend their time with the Reformed Christian Church of Vellore, with whom the Georgetown PRC has been working for many years. Prof. Gritters will be lecturing on the doctrine of the church the first week. He will be giving 5 hours of lectures a day for three days the first week, which lectures will be translated. The second week he will give lectures to the English-speaking church and a Bible study on the doctrine of the covenant and its applications. In addition, Prof. will be preaching both Sundays and speaking for evening Bible studies as well.

May the Lord bless their work and return them home safely. Let us remember to pray for this work of the Lord Jesus Christ in India. (Taken from Hudsonville PRC's church bulletin, where the Gritters are members.)

For more information on this mission trip, see the latest India Mission Newsletter published by Georgetown PRC.

Missionary M.McGeown and Covenant PRC of N.Ireland, the calling church of the Limerick Reformed Fellowship in Ireland, have published the latest newsletter on the work of missions in this city and beyond. One of the ongoing labors of the CPRC and Limerick RF is in Wales, and our missionary includes a report on this work. And, of course, he also reports on his labors in Limerick, as the group continues to grow spiritually and in number, "slowly and steadily". In this newsletter you will also receive an update on the 2013 British Reformed Conference and a new BRF Journal.

Below you will find the full newsletter in image form. To read it in pdf, go to the bottom of this news item, click on the "read more" button; there you will also find the full report in pdf form.

Georgetown PRC's India Mission Outreach has produced a new newsletter this month and makes it available here also. In this issue you will find news about Pastor Paulraj's recent visit to the Grand Rapids, MI area and about the upcoming trip of Prof.B.Gritters and Elder D.Wassink, who with their wives will be making another trip to Vellore, India in January 2014. Below you will find the full newsletter in image form. If you wish to view it in pdf form, you will find that attached.

Have you ever wondered what a typical Sunday is like in our sister church in Singapore? Back in August of this year Stephanie Lanning, wife of Rev.Andy Lanning, pastor of the Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church of Singapore, did a special blog post on a typcial Sunday in this congregation. She titled it "A Day at Church". With help from her father, Rev.Steven Key, who was visiting at the time, she also included some supporting pictures.

We should know the faith and practice of our "sister" in Singapore. Then we will better appreciate and be thankful for our covenant "church family" relation. And we will also be better equipped to pray for her according to her particular needs.

What follows is part of her post, including the Sunday schedule and two pictures. Visit this post to see more pictures, and make frequent visits to Mrs.Lanning's blog for many other interesting posts about life in Singapore and in the CERC.