Dear Friends,
Please pray for the church planting team in Hennef. I shared the SPARK presentation with them a few weeks ago and it raised some disconcerting questions among some of the participants. One couple has come to the conclusion that their hearts are not really in the right place to be planting a church. They abruptly decided to quit the group. Two other couples were so distraught by this that they decided that they needed to take a time-out to pray and see if God really wants them involved as well.
Please pray for the meeting tonight. Pray that God would encourage Wolfgang (leader) and his wife, Petra. Pray for wisdom for me as I seek to help them through this crisis. Pray that God would help us to work through this so that the church plant can move forward.
Please also pray for Sue. She will be having surgery the beginning of May to remove her uterus due to the growth of a 6cm Polyp. Pray for wisdom for the doctors and for a speedy recovery.
Thank you for standing with us.
God bless,
Jason (and Sue)
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Jason and Sue met at a Bible School in Germany in 1977 and were married in 1980. They pursued further training at Grace University in Omaha and Denver Seminary. Having gained valuable experience in the pastorate in Colorado and Indiana, they arrived in Germany in 1992. Since then they have successfully started 3 churches in the Cologne region. In addition to working on a regional and national basis to help foster a church planting movement through training and mentoring German church planters, they are currently leading the CologneProject, a liturgical church plant featuring jazz music.
Germany is a mission field. This surprises many people. They have never thought of Europe as a place that needs missionaries, let alone Germany, the very heart of the Reformation. Many people consider Europe a Christian continent.
However, consider this:
· In Germany, evangelical Christians comprise only 3 percent of the population.
· The churches in Africa and Asia - continents traditionally associated with missionaries - are growing rapidly while Europe is the only continent where the church is declining.
In spite of this, God is at work in Germany. Most Germans have given up on the traditional church, but are still open to God. Young people are looking for answers to their questions about the meaning of life. They are concerned about terrorism, globalisation and injustice in the world. It is an exciting time to be engaging modern Germans with the Gospel.
We believe that one of the most effective ways to reach people is through the starting of dynamic, modern and reproducing churches. The goal of the new churches that we are starting is to contextualize the Gospel in a way that draws people who don‘t regularly attend church. Our desire is to help these people find the forgiveness, hope, and new life we have found in Jesus Christ.
However, consider this:
· In Germany, evangelical Christians comprise only 3 percent of the population.
· The churches in Africa and Asia - continents traditionally associated with missionaries - are growing rapidly while Europe is the only continent where the church is declining.
In spite of this, God is at work in Germany. Most Germans have given up on the traditional church, but are still open to God. Young people are looking for answers to their questions about the meaning of life. They are concerned about terrorism, globalisation and injustice in the world. It is an exciting time to be engaging modern Germans with the Gospel.
We believe that one of the most effective ways to reach people is through the starting of dynamic, modern and reproducing churches. The goal of the new churches that we are starting is to contextualize the Gospel in a way that draws people who don‘t regularly attend church. Our desire is to help these people find the forgiveness, hope, and new life we have found in Jesus Christ.
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