Prayer needs

As the date for my parents’ remarriage approaches, I ask that you all will pray for them. They are in the midst of a spiritual battle that is quite large. It is not easy, but by the grace of God, and His Spirit can this happen. So please pray for them. This is a picture of our family.

Something that made me think yesterday.

Before meeting up with my friend from church last night, I was walking down the street in front of two ladies talking.  I couldn’t help but over hear what one of the women said, for it shook me as I considered the consequences of its origin.  Her statement was regarding a need for hot humid summer fashion and the need to look good walking into a cold store and still looking good, or vis-a-versa whereby it is cold outside and walking into a store that is hot and still looking good.  It was her next comment that made me think, she said this lack of fashion was frustrating for her.  My thoughts revolved around her actually being “frustrated” over this, is she using the word in the correct sense in that she is truly turned in knots over this or is she merely dissatisfied with this lack of comfort and fashion?  So I started to think, if she is truly frustrated by this small thing, what am I frustrated about?  (Using the word in the truest sense of the word)

Our pastor, Tim, preached on the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew’s Gospel 6:5-15 and talked about how we need to be focused on God, His kingdom first, and willing to forgive even though we might have been hurt.  So where does my frustration rest, in that seeking the kingdom is a constant battle for me, and dare I say for all of us in the Church.  With people around the world dying and never having heard the gospel proclamation, and our petty desires for revenge, not justice (I being one of them, like the rest of us) causes frustration in the depth of my soul.  This realization helps me to see that it is not about me, it is Christ’s kingdom, it is Christ’s sake, it is Christ’s message for a dying world.

Personal Prayer

In this moment, probably like all other moments, there are many things happening in my life. First, I graduated from seminary, which God is to receive the glory for getting me through this, during which time I lost a close friend and professor who taught me so much, I feel that I will carry on parts of his ministry where I will go. Second, I am raising support, both prayer and financial support for my personal salary as well as the financial support for the school we are starting. As you might guess, or know intimately, this can be a stressful time. But what I have found is that I must trust in Christ even more and rely upon Him for help and guidance through the labyrinth of the mission field. Please pray for us as BTS, the students who will attend the school and for each of us as faculty to be lights shining in the darkness of a country who has perceived being run over by 2 world wars and the communist regime.

New News with BTS

At this time the building in Pelhrimov has been purchased, but we are in the midst of reconstruction and making the space usable for our purposes. I am including a couple pictures of the building before reconstruction. I do not have pictures yet of the reconstruction but hope to have some soon to show you all.

An Attempt To Stay In Contact

The wonder of technology has allowed us to utilize this tool in order to communicate what is happening in the mission field and receive prompt prayer support and fastidious encouragement from brothers and sisters we may never have known, but through the Internet they are able to come alongside this ministry and make mission a global endeavor.