Montag, Juli 11, 2005
Samstag, Juli 09, 2005
July Prayer Letter
Dear Friends,
The week of interviews has come and gone and it was really amazing – and tiring. Ted and Brandy Cox and Durand Robinson arrived on June 26th and we hit the ground running. Thank you so much for praying. It was intense. On the technical side (cameras, lighting, sound, etc.) - an area where the enemy often attacks – everything came together – but not without Ted and Durand constantly staying on top of things. The schedule of interviews was ambitious but we were able to make every one of them. Conducting the interviews was a joy but also exhausting.
The people we taped who had either come to faith in a church plant or had helped plant a church were the most enjoyable for us. We were honored by the Christian VIP’s who were willing to support us with their statements and they were awesome but also stressful as we were very much aware of how valuable their time is. The interviews on the street made us very much aware of the spiritual battle in which we are engaged. What was intriguing for us was to see how the various things people said began to compliment one another or answer questions that another person had raised. It will be very interesting to see how this all comes together as we begin the editing work. Please pray about the editing. Since neither Ted nor Durand speaks German – it will be a challenge to help them pick the statements we want to use in the final product. We will be working mostly through email and through uploading and downloading video segments for review.
Please continue to pray about funding for the equipment I will need to be able to take this into German churches: portable sound system, screen and projector (total needed is $8000). We have received a matching grant of $4000 and the first $1000 has come in. Perhaps you would like to help us with the final $3000 needed. Please let us know.
The church plant in MONHEIM is moving ahead with 2 services a month. I will be meeting with them one more time before the summer Holidays. The theme for the next session will be unity: What is it? Why is it so important – especially in a church plant? What can we do to foster it?
Praise the Lord - Adam and Bethel Gascho will be arriving in Cologne on July 12. We will help them get settled and find suitable housing. Please pray that God will lead and provide them with a home that will be comfortable and strategic for the emerging ministry they will be having.
God has been leading others to join with Wolfgang and Petra Stolz to plant the church in HENNEF, southeast of Cologne. Pray for them as they continue to talk with potential team members. We are looking for a date in July to have the very first meeting with their team.
Thank you for praying for the recent meeting of the Evangelical Free Church regional committee for Church Planting. Three of the 4 projects we are working with were represented. It was a good meeting and I think that we all left being more or less on the same page. It was encouraging for the various church planters to share with one another and compare notes.
We were grateful for Roy’s eager help during the week of filming – which he was free to give after not being able to find a summer job! Please pray for Roy as he travels to Poland on a mission trip later this month. Thank you to those who have indicated they will be supporting him financially and in prayer.
Thankfully,
Jason and Sue
P.S. We wish we only had good news to share. Because of the continued weak dollar, we have had to accept a significantly reduced salary due to a lack of support funds. This lack could become critical in the continuation of our ministry in Germany. We ask you to consider how God might use you eliminate this “lack” by your giving as our partners to this needy mission field.
The week of interviews has come and gone and it was really amazing – and tiring. Ted and Brandy Cox and Durand Robinson arrived on June 26th and we hit the ground running. Thank you so much for praying. It was intense. On the technical side (cameras, lighting, sound, etc.) - an area where the enemy often attacks – everything came together – but not without Ted and Durand constantly staying on top of things. The schedule of interviews was ambitious but we were able to make every one of them. Conducting the interviews was a joy but also exhausting.
The people we taped who had either come to faith in a church plant or had helped plant a church were the most enjoyable for us. We were honored by the Christian VIP’s who were willing to support us with their statements and they were awesome but also stressful as we were very much aware of how valuable their time is. The interviews on the street made us very much aware of the spiritual battle in which we are engaged. What was intriguing for us was to see how the various things people said began to compliment one another or answer questions that another person had raised. It will be very interesting to see how this all comes together as we begin the editing work. Please pray about the editing. Since neither Ted nor Durand speaks German – it will be a challenge to help them pick the statements we want to use in the final product. We will be working mostly through email and through uploading and downloading video segments for review.
Please continue to pray about funding for the equipment I will need to be able to take this into German churches: portable sound system, screen and projector (total needed is $8000). We have received a matching grant of $4000 and the first $1000 has come in. Perhaps you would like to help us with the final $3000 needed. Please let us know.
The church plant in MONHEIM is moving ahead with 2 services a month. I will be meeting with them one more time before the summer Holidays. The theme for the next session will be unity: What is it? Why is it so important – especially in a church plant? What can we do to foster it?
Praise the Lord - Adam and Bethel Gascho will be arriving in Cologne on July 12. We will help them get settled and find suitable housing. Please pray that God will lead and provide them with a home that will be comfortable and strategic for the emerging ministry they will be having.
God has been leading others to join with Wolfgang and Petra Stolz to plant the church in HENNEF, southeast of Cologne. Pray for them as they continue to talk with potential team members. We are looking for a date in July to have the very first meeting with their team.
Thank you for praying for the recent meeting of the Evangelical Free Church regional committee for Church Planting. Three of the 4 projects we are working with were represented. It was a good meeting and I think that we all left being more or less on the same page. It was encouraging for the various church planters to share with one another and compare notes.
We were grateful for Roy’s eager help during the week of filming – which he was free to give after not being able to find a summer job! Please pray for Roy as he travels to Poland on a mission trip later this month. Thank you to those who have indicated they will be supporting him financially and in prayer.
Thankfully,
Jason and Sue
P.S. We wish we only had good news to share. Because of the continued weak dollar, we have had to accept a significantly reduced salary due to a lack of support funds. This lack could become critical in the continuation of our ministry in Germany. We ask you to consider how God might use you eliminate this “lack” by your giving as our partners to this needy mission field.
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