Rodney & Carol Friend: Missionaries to ETS, Germany

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THIRD JUNE TRIP TO MICHIGAN

By rodney | June 30, 2009

Pastor & Sister Sparre 003 Our itineration in June ended on the 28th with our third visit and missions service in Michigan this summer. We were at the Family Worship Center Church of God in Clinton Township which is pastored

by Lee Sparre. It was exciting to see a family of five baptized in water to start the service. This church is concerned about souls. We appreciate their partnership in missions.

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FATHER’S DAY IN MAINE

By rodney | June 24, 2009

Sunday, 21 June, found us back in Maine, where we pastored for seven years. We visited the Royal Ridge Church of God in Scarborough for a missions service. Pastor Brian & Lori Wade pastor this very missions-minded church. Regional bishop for Northern New England Bobby Scott was also there. It was exciting to see their real interest in missions and evangelizing their city. Rodney enjoyed the great Father’s day gift of a Dunkin Donut gift card.

Sweet!

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MISSIONS PRAYER GROUP

By rodney | June 18, 2009

mcclung2 On Wednesday, 17 June, we spoke at the Missions prayer group at Westmore Church of God in Cleveland, TN. We are grateful for this group led by Grant & Janice McClung who have faithfully prayed for so many of us missionaries over the years. It was wonderful to pray with them and share what God is doing in Europe and at ETS.

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HOME TURF

By rodney | June 16, 2009

It was great to return to Carol’s home church of Faith Temple Church of God in Madison Heights, Michigan, for a service on 14 June. Rodney served there on the ministerial staff for nine years. Pastor L. S. Sexton has done a great job ministering here over the past six years. To see long-time friends and meet new ones was a pleasure for us. We stayed with our niece, Wanda Edgerton, and enjoyed that so much. God blessed us with His Presence in the service. We appreciate so very much the continued support of this church.

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RETURN TO MICHIGAN

By rodney | June 8, 2009

We began our summer itineration services 7 June in Fort Gratiot, Michigan, at Riverside Tabernacle Church of God. Richard L. Shelton is pastor there. It was 20 years ago this summer that we visited this church as missionaries for the first time. We look much older, but the fire for what we are doing still burns as it did then. It was good to be back in Carol’s home state again. Carol grew up in Ferndale, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit.

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USA SUMMER ITINERATION BEGINS

By rodney | June 3, 2009

We settled into one of the World Missions apartments in Cleveland, TN, yesterday. We will begin our summer travels this weekend with a trip to Fort Gratiot, Michigan. Each weekend we will be in different churches to raise support and keep building relationships with partners in ministry. There will be four trips to New Hampshire/Maine, three to Michigan, three to Florida, one to Indiana, and one to Maryland. Please keep us in prayer. as we drive to these destinations.

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LAST SERVICE FOR THE SUMMER

By rodney | May 25, 2009

I was the preacher for the final service at Crossroads International Church here in Kniebis, Germany, May 24, before leaving for Summer itineration in America on June 1. I am privileged to serve as co-pastor of this church. Each Summer, the ETS faculty who are US missionaries, must return to raise support for ourselves to remain on the field. This also includes Benson & Cathy Vaughan and Blayne & Angie Waltrip. Pray for us as we leave our home here to return to America. I preached about the Holy Spirit and there was a good response in the altar. Thank God for this.

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CLASSES END & DAUGHTER’S GRADUATION

By rodney | May 19, 2009

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Spring semester classes ended today, 19 May. Now we have final exams next week. This week will be filled with a cleaning day, legal holiday, and reading day (exam preparation). Carol and I made a trip over the weekend to Bangor, Maine, to watch our daughter graduate from Eastern Maine Community College with a nursing degree. She completed her three years and did very well. It was a quick trip from Europe, but worth being proud of Leslie. She and her husband, James, will move to Los Angeles on 25 May. She will soon take her California exams to be licensed as a registered nurse. Carol remained in America for the next two weeks as I complete the semester in Germany. Then I will return to America on 1 June to begin itineration during the summer months, and be reunited with Carol.

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EXEGESIS IN ISAIAH

By rodney | May 5, 2009

The Spring semester is nearing a conclusion at ETS. I have really enjoyed the exegesis course in Isaiah with the second and third level students. We have been in the Servant Songs sections the past few classes, and I myself am constantly refreshed as I return to old familiar passages about our Lord. The New Testament Backgrounds and Survey class with the first level students has also been a joy to me. Studying God’s Word never grows old!

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ETS SINGERS RETURN FROM EASTER TOUR

By rodney | April 20, 2009

The ETS Singers returned from their annual Easter Tour on 19 April. This year they visited Croatia and Serbia. It sounds like God used them to minister well in those nations, and we are grateful for God’s grace. The tour was led by three of our faculty, Benson & Cathy Vaughan, and Sasa Radovanovic. We thank God for our students who dedicated their Easter break to this ministry.

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