We stepped off the plane on a chilly Wednesday morning in the Netherlands. Despite the cold, windy weather, so unlike sunny South Africa, trees adorned with pink and white blossoms stood tall against the grey sky, their beauty accentuated by rows of yellow daffodils and the occasional bold tulip. The
We arrived in the Netherlands yesterday after a week in South Africa, my first visit to the community there. What an eye-opening and wonderful visit we had! South Africa is truly beautiful, but not in an ostentatious way. There’s something very earthy and familiar about it. I felt as
We had a meeting with couples from Brother Solomon’s church yesterday. He is the pastor of four congregations located within two and a half hours of Coimbatore. Not all of the members of his congregation could make it, still we met with nearly 100 adults. We met in a
Brother Kash, Brother Teb, and I arrived in Coimbatore, India on Tuesday afternoon to spend time with our brothers and sisters here. We arrived just in time to join them for their midweek meeting. Right away, we felt a spiritual connection that superseded the newness of our relationship. The Holy
Greetings! We wanted to write and update you on how things progressed during our recent intensive ministry season in Egypt. Minya is no small city, with over 6 million residents, and, as mentioned in my previous post, boasts some historical significance. Yet, in the upper region of Egypt, it is
We held our first ministry sessions here in Minya, Egypt, yesterday. The majority of attendees are from this area. Many of them are related to one another, and their deep familial bonds are evidenced by their warmth and camaraderie towards each other. Many come from a “churched” background, and it
We flew yesterday from Entebbe to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and then on to Cairo, making it to our hotel just after 2 AM. We were blessed to meet Brother Dan over breakfast this morning and review our preliminary schedule of events over the next four days here. Breakfast was delicious
Well, we are just wrapping up quite a day—our last in Uganda. We taught at length on what it means to dethrone the tyrant of self and find freedom from the pride of certainty in our own perspective. Many of us brothers contributed by sharing testimonies, insights, and truth
It’s 7:30 AM as I watch the sunrise over Lake Victoria, feeling the hope and inspiration of God‘s grace for this small fellowship and what they can become for His glory. Yesterday was incredibly full—one session after another. We presented the following teachings: • The gospel of
Today, we are flying back to Hungary after a week in Sweden and Finland. In Sweden, we visited longtime friends, individuals who used to spend part of their time in Waco. We feel a very close bond with them. We also had a pleasant visit with a family, friends of
It’s 8:00 AM Monday morning. We are in the immediate vicinity of Brother Emmanuel, who is pastoring the budding congregation here on a remote finger of land protruding into Lake Victoria, south and east of Kampala, due east of Busiro. We landed in Entebbe and were warmly greeted
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to give you an update on our time here in Turkey. It’s 6:30 AM, and the call to prayer echoes around the city, though it mostly still sleeps. We are departing for Istanbul in less than an hour. Yesterday, we spent a