Scottish, Dutch, Finnish, Iranian and West Indian folk as well as those from England and Wales came to the South Wales Revival Conference, held at WEST from 4–11 July.
Wyn Hughes opened the conference with a message from Romans 5 on the known and felt presence of God. Phil Hill’s exposition of Habakkuk each weekday morning served to illuminate the contemporary Christian scene in the West. Andrew Davies nightly preached penetratingly from 1 Corinthians 1–4 on the theme of man’s humbling and God’s exaltation through the gospel.
Across the nations
The lectures during the day were partly historical, but mainly geographical and present day. John Orchard and Merv Neal spoke of the current rapid growth of Nepalese churches in N. India. Malcolm Steer told of both blessing and persecution in Iran today and the spiritual hunger amongst the Iranian diaspora. Phil Hill gave an enlightening insight into the work of God amongst both Messianic Jews and Palestinians in Israel. Jonathan Stephen provided a snapshot of the remarkable church growth in eastern China.
