German Koinonia

In true German Koinonia style, this week a brother from our church shared some of his wood with us in exchange for me helping him in the forest to gather it and afterwards to cut it in his workshop. We have a large closed fire in our living room and heating with this wood should help us greatly to keep our fuel costs down this winter.

Also this week, Claudia celebrated her ??th :) birthday. As a little treat we took her out to Lörrach for an ice-cream.

Meanwhile the fields around Binzen are rich with crops waiting to be harvested in the next few weeks. Grapes, apples and corn on the cob are never far away.

Teaching at Kilchzimmer

Last week I had the privilege of once again teaching at the LTI (CEF Leadership Training Institute) at Kilchzimmer. I taught the subjects Junior Teens and Time Management. This week I have a class on Prayer Letters and explaining and promoting the use of blogs/websites as a means of keeping friends and prayer supporters informed about your ministry and life.

This was the group that were here for the first 6 weeks - the 2nd 6 weeks is a smaller group (as some choose to take the second part of the course another time). Those taught will be going back to minister in countries such as Finland, Belarus, Cyprus, England, N. Ireland, Germany and many more.

Why we're not emergent

The perceptive among you will have noticed that during my summer holidays I was reading: Why we're not emergent (By two guys who should be), Kevin de Young and Ted Kluck, Moody Publishers, 2008.
I had intended posting some extracts and giving a review but I have come to the conclusion that I should just recommend that you read it! There is so much about this movement that is hard to define or put your finger on... so if you do decide to read it, make sure you keep a highlighter and notebook nearby.
This movement and the false teaching that it is propagating is leading many Christians astray - even many who have never heard the term 'emergent'. At times the book is quite heavy going but the writing style is fresh and original making it very hard to set down.
Read more, download a free chapter and view an interview with the authors by clicking here.

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David is 5!

We celebrated David's 5th birthday in Ireland with my family.

Now we are back home in Germany.

Lizanne and Lindsay's special day

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Sunday in N. Ireland

We are enjoying a short family break staying with my parents in N. Ireland.

Yesterday I preached in our sending church (Portadown Baptist) and gave a report of our work. It was so special to see people again and to spend some time catching up with our friends.

Seeing my sister's little girl, Amelia, was a special treat!

We finished of last night at Andrew and Carolyn's. They are expecting their first baby any day now and are preparing to go out to Peru as missionaries. We really appreciate their friendship. You can read more about them here.

Black Forest Camp

We had an excellent week in the Black Forest with over 40 teenagers. Great food, great weather and a really good atmosphere among the leaders and the young people. One of the evenings after I spoke, one of the teenage girls prayed with her leader and asked the Lord to save her. We praise God for blessing in this way.