Monday, January 2, 2017

August 2016 Update

Dear Prayer Warriors,

We are in fact alive and well. 
We have found an apartment, got our stuff delivered, and we are settling in.
Amidst searching for a place to live and settling in, we have met with old and new partners and begun planning for this new term of ministry.  We have new leadership in place, and we are excited about what the Lord is revealing and how He is leading. 
The kids start school in this next week, and we also have the privilege to welcome a new family to Team Krakow. So, it's going to be a busy, and exciting week!!

Prayer requests:
A good and successful start to a new school year for Kaleb (7th) and Arin (5th).  The transition back to the demands of the Polish school system will not be easy, especially since they have not had much contact with the Polish language over the past 7 months.

Effective use of our new home for ministry, among nearby student dorms and neighbors.

Wisdom in finding the best ministries and partners to invest our time and resources.... to share the Good News, make disciples, and gather believers together.

Since returning to the field, we have had some fun celebrations as well!!  We celebrated Kirstin's birthday, reunions with friends, and the baptism of 4 people at our Polish Baptist church!!
Attached are a few pics from these times together!

Thank you for your support of us!  We thank you for your continued prayers as often as the Lord brings us to mind.












QSBC Mission team 2015

Here are some pics from our QSBC mission team, who did a great job connecting with students and serving Polish believers alongside us.  We are still in contact with some of the first time contacts this team made!!!
As they arrived, they got to experience the final concert of a Gospel workshop that Arin and Kirstin participated in.  Arin sang in the kids choir:


Kirstin got to be part of the 300 voice adult choir......praising the Lord in both Polish and English......



Sightseeing and prayer walking with the team.......
















We helped our local Polish baptist church with an outreach ministry.  We made 200 sandwiches to be handed out on a university campus while we engaged students in spiritual conversations.













The ladies served our mom's group and helped engage the little ones while we did our Bible study.






That evening, they participated and shared their testimonies at our Ladies Bible study.




We are so thankful for our church family support.  They always send awesome teams........and they love us so well too !!!