Roy Godwin - The Way of Blessing: Stepping into the Mission and Presence of God

What people are saying about

Roy Godwins story has impacted many thousands of lives and, in The Way of Blessing , he invites us all to carry the blessing of God out into the world to transform communities.

Pete Greig, author of Red Moon Rising and God on Mute

I read Roys first book, The Grace Outpouring , in 2011 and that book literally sparked a chain reaction of events that led to my church purchasing the iconic Bible College of Wales in Swansea and Pisgah Chapel in Loughor. So I am cautious about reading books by Roy because they will spark something prophetic in you and bring you down a path less trodden, but full of adventure. Roys book, The Way of Blessing , will surely encourage you to action. Be warned.

Rev. Yang Tuck Yoong, senior pastor at Cornerstone Community Church, Singapore

We live in a truly tumultuous and dangerous time in the history of our world. Nations are warring against nations. Our natural reaction as Christians is that we want and need to pray. The big question is how? How should we pray for the Middle East and Africa? How do we pray into closed nations and for those who are enduring acute persecution? How do we pray for a world that is increasingly interconnected and therefore vulnerable to terrorism and environmental catastrophes? This book has been hugely instrumental in refocusing and reshaping my own prayer life, as has my personal friendship with the author. If you need help and encouragement in developing your prayer life, then look no further than The Way of Blessing .

Eddie Lyle, president of Open Doors UK & Ireland

The Way of Blessing continues as a significant contribution in the exploration of what God can and does do when our focus is upon blessing: Gods blessing of us and our blessing of those with whom we come into contact. We are drawn into the lives of those who come seeking and receive blessing through their stories; we are encouraged to explore what God is doing and how we can cooperate with Gods desire to bless as part of Gods Mission purpose. This book challenges Gods Church to be places of blessing founded upon how God has blessed his Church. With its focus on praying blessing, it gives us a way in which we can enter into the Mission of God which is available to us allyoung and old. This is material that I want everyone in the Diocese of Willochra to have access to.

The Rt. Rev. John Stead, bishop of Willochra, Australia

Roy Godwin continues the story of Gods beautiful work in and through the community of Ffald y Brenin, as the Grace Outpouring turns to a flood of Blessing, which is impacting Gods world. In the midst of it are Roy Godwin and Daphne, ordinary self-effacing Christians who simply desire to honour and worship the living God and to throw away anything that hinders the full flow of His love, mercy, blessing, and healing. Writing rooted in the deep reality of ordinary Christian lives, and at times painfully honest, but much more significantly rooted in the reality of the Fathers profound love, to read this book is to step into the Way of Blessing. The way of Gods redemptive salvation in all its aspects, as that Blessing pours from every page. Read, be blessed, worship the Lord, and join many, many others in being a minister of Gods blessing in and through the great name of Jesus.

Eric Kyte, vicar of St. John the Evangelist, Roslyn, New Zealand

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LCCN 2016933803

ISBN 978-0-7814-1442-5

eISBN 978-0-7814-1433-3

2016 Roy Godwin

The Team: Kyle Duncan, Ian Matthews, Amy Konyndyk, Nick Lee, Susan Murdock

Cover Design: Jon Middel

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In memory ofand with thanks tothe anonymous, illiterate rural preacher who led me to the Lord.