KREHWINKEL VISIT
By rodney | February 7, 2010
On 31 January we ended up the month in our home church in Kniebis, Germany, where I preached. The students at ETS finished up their week of intensive classes (J-Term) on Friday. Today, 7 February, we drove two hours to Krehwinkel, the oldest existing church building of the Church of God in Germany. There I preached, with my translator being another fellow-missionary, Tom Rosson, who is regional education director in eastern Europe. The pastor at Krehwinkel, Frank Wetzel, is a dedicated man and committed to leading the church forward in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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A ROMANIAN SUNDAY IN SPAIN
By rodney | January 28, 2010
On 24 January, I was privileged to preach twice, morning and evening, in the Church of God near Barcelona, where we had spent the weekend ministering. It was great to have my former ETS student, Gabriel Tilea, as my preaching translator. The presence of the Lord was wonderful during the entire day, and Carol sang a Romanian song as they all joined in to help her. We will always love the Romanian people wherever they are found, since our years of living with them in Romania.
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YOUTH SERVICE IN SPAIN
By rodney | January 28, 2010
We attended a youth service on 23 January after an afternoon seminar. I preached to a wonderful group of Romanian youth. These churches are Romanian immigrant churches. It was wonderful to be back in the Romanian language and culture. We lived in Bucharest, Romania, as missionaries from 1990-1992. It is good to be with young people anywhere, and hear them sing, worship, and seek God.
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OFF TO SPAIN
By rodney | January 28, 2010
After finishing up Fall semester classes at ETS last week, we went to Spain on 22 January for a weekend of ministry at Castelldefels, near Barcelona. A graduate of ETS, Gabriel Tilea, and his family hosted us in their home. On Saturday I taught an afternoon seminar about family topics. Several churches came together for a topic about husband-wife relationships, and then one on parents-children relationships. It was a good afternoon where God seemed to encourage people.
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TROSSINGEN
By rodney | January 28, 2010
On Sunday, 17 January, we visited the Church of God in Trossingen, Germany, for the first time. It is pastored by our district overseer, Christian Krumbacher. I preached and we enjoyed great fellowship with all there. Pastor Krumbacher is leading them into a much needed larger building during the next year. I had preached the week before, 10 January, in Kniebis, Germany, at Crossroads International Church. On Saturday, 16 January, I taught the German MIP class a second month in a row on Christian Ethics.
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VAUGHANS
By rodney | January 7, 2010
Our other American missionary colleagues at ETS are Benson and Cathy Vaughan. They have been here 11 years as faculty. Benson teaches music and Christian education courses. Cathy teaches library research, conflict management, English, and other courses. She also is our head librarian. We thank God for their faithful ministry and their friendship as fellow-laborers.
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MASSINGILLS
By rodney | January 7, 2010
Over the school break we have enjoyed some time visiting with our American missionary colleagues who also serve as faculty at the European Theological Seminary. We thank God for them. A new addition this year has been the arrival at ETS of Vance and Kari Massingill, with their two daughters – LeAndra and Kendra. Vance also serves as regional education coordinator for the Middle East and Balkans. Vance teaches missions and leadership courses at ETS.
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wakeUP TEACHING
By rodney | January 3, 2010
Not only are the worship services at wakeUp meaningful, but many workshops are taught during two afternoon sessions of two-hours each. The youth may select which they will attend, covering such topics as street evangelism, leadership, worship teams, drama, dance, arts, and a doctrinal class. I taught the last of these for the four hours on the topic of sanctification. About 15 chose to attend this class. It is great to know that young people are still interested in understanding what holiness living is all about.
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wakeUp PREACHING
By rodney | January 3, 2010
During wakeUp week we are blessed with outstanding preaching for the eight services. This year we were blessed again with returning speakers, Jimmy Hong and Cornelius Beier. Both are ETS graduates ministering in Germany. I was also privileged to be able to return to preach. We had two guest speakers from Georgia, Michael Shreve and Brian Schlottmann. Another ETS graduate, Rosalie Suarez, also did an outstanding job of preaching. Thank God for His Word, and the desire of youth to hear and respond to it. It is also wonderful to see our ETS graduates and current students being so active in ministry.
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wakeUp WORSHIP
By rodney | January 3, 2010
The worship at wakeUp is spontaneous and authentic. Local worship bands and leaders from the European Theological Seminary, Crossroads International Church, and a Church of God Servicemen’s Center lead us in worship. A guest band from Georgia also participated. The event is sponsored by our local church in Freudenstadt, and our pastor, Jivko Jeliazkov, does a wonderful job with his team of putting together this meaningful annual event for the youth of Europe. The auditorium is standing room only capacity every service, and we enjoy being where Jesus is the focus.
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