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| Last evening of The English Club |
Last week, I took the family to the "Castle" in Austria where we typically hold our retreats. The discipleship program was running and I had been asked to come share with the group. Our time was blessed and we were able to fellowship with the group from CC Bible College in Montebelluna as well.
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| My father-in-law and I in the bus to Krk, Croatia |
Just this past Friday we headed out to Croatia for a quick overnight trip to attend a European Ministry Conference run by a church in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their heart is to network in the Balkans, and many whom we know and love from Serbia attended, including my in-laws. It was a special treat to catch up with dear friends of old and to meet new friends that are co-laboring in the fields of Eastern Europe. Every time I am around those people or in those countries my heart is kindled for them. The Lord seems to continue to keep us involved in that part of the world.
Last Wednesday we held our sixth and final session of the English Club (see the photo at the top of this post) until Autumn comes. What a blessing it was for everyone. We are still enjoying the fruit and doors that remain open. Thank you Bob, Lori, Tracey for spear heading this outreach, and thank you to all those who pitched in or invited friends to come. The picture attached is from the last evening and we had some guests from the CC Conference Center in Millstatt Austria. Alex brought down a small group and they plugged into the evening activities. We were blessed to have them, and once again, God used the evening mightily. Please continue to pray for Sabrina, Daniela, Emanuela and her son Marco who have been out to our Sunday services for a couple of weeks now. God is stirring them, and we pray for a radical touch from the Lord in their lives. Marco is 25 and is really seeking his place in life. His mom has also shared that God is speaking to her on Sundays and Sabrina is asking a lot of questions that demonstrate her confusion over spiritual matters.
Outside of the building God continues to open doors and cross our paths with innumerable opportunities to make Christ known. These times of spreading the seeds of the gospel have refreshed my and Renata's heart in a radical way. Truly, I can't thank the Lord enough for how much he's been doing. Please pray for the following lovely people, with whom we have continued friendships and great conversations about the Lord. Some we know through our kids' school, others from the English club, but mostly from day to day life.
Vincenzo, Allesandro, Roberta, Jelena, Francesca, Allesandro (2), Marco, Paolo, Maddalena, Edoardo, Riccardo, Cristina, Francesca (2), Maria Pia, Elisa, Luca.
Thank you taking the time to catch up with us and lock arms in prayer!
Bless you,
Mark
