The November 2013 issue of Direction includes:
EDITORIAL
How many apples are there in a seed?
IT’S GOD’S PLAN FOR MY LIFE
Starting a church in a tough Indian village is what Ramesh Babu believes is his calling
NEWS from Elim and the wider church
OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE GS
John Glass opens his diary
BOWLED OVER BY EARLY FAITH
Cricket umpire Dickie Bird reveals that his faith was rooted in the Elim church
WAGING WAR ON AIDS
Elim missionary Jane Bradshaw speaks of her life among HIV patients in Swaziland
GOSPEL IS ANSWER TO ASBOS
There’s only one answer for troubled council estates, says Pastor Paul Hobson
IT’S TIME TO TAKE OFF YOUR MASK
Our true confidence should always lie in an unchangeable God, writes Marilyn Glass
REACHING OUR COMMUNITY
Dave Ayling explains the goals he has set for Derby City Church
HOW GOD KEPT MY LIFE ON TRACK
Elim member John Hockley looks back at his 50 years as a train driver
CALLED TO UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
Don’t let anxiety over giving up your comforts hold you back, says Mark Pugh

PRAYER MIRACLE BEHIND BARS
Former politician Jonathan Aitken reveals how inmates’ prayers helped his wife
IS YOUR CHURCH A COUCH POTATO?
Churches should be lean mean mission machines, argues Carl Beech
ADVICE WHEN FINDING A LUMP
Sharon Kane writes about breast cancer
WHAT’S IMPORTANT IN A CHURCH?
A healthy church must be a growing church, explains Richard Taylor
LEND YOUR VOICE TO CAMPAIGN
Thousands gathered in London over world hunger, writes Christian Aid’s Joe Ware
BOOKCASE with Richard Dodge
ANSWERS with Jim Dick
AND FINALLY with John Lancaster




