We’ve Moved

Well, actually, the church in Zlín has moved, we are still living in the same apartment.  As the departure date for the Andersons and Deutschmanns draws near, we no longer need the rented space we were using for the English teaching center. So, we moved out at the end of February.  Many of you know that the Reformed Church of Zlín also used the space at the center for Sunday worship.  When the decision to move out was made late last year, we started searching for another location for the church to meet.  We looked at rental properties in apartment buildings, storefronts, and factories – none of which seemed satisfactory for our congregation.

In the end, the Lord provided an opportunity for us to meet in the lovely building of the local Seventh Day Adventist church.  Some pictures of the inside of the building are nearby.  This is a wonderful facility!  It has seating for over 100 people (we only have 40 on a good day), a kitchen (we didn’t have one at the center), and a large area for meals and fellowship. So, it provides some room for growth.

Please pray with us that the church will see this change of venue as a challenge to grow. Thank you for your generous support!

Jsme Ohromeni!

Translation: We’re Amazed! Thank you for your generosity in providing the money needed for the translation of Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands! We had no idea that the funds for this project would come in so quickly.

We are excited to begin the process of translation and publishing. No, we will NOT be doing the translation ourselves. That would take way too long and the result would look like a five year old’s first attempt at writing a complete sentence. There are folks here who make their living doing this sort of work and we hope to engage one of them. We will keep you posted as the work progresses. We are blessed to have such excellent partners.

Linking Czech Churches Together

One of our hopes for the Církev Reformovaná is that we can help her make connections to other likeminded churches in this country.  We took a “baby step” in that direction earlier this week by hosting a visit from the pastor and one of the leaders of Faith Community Church.  These men are missionaries with World Harvest Mission who are planting and nurturing an international church in Prague.  If you are ever in the neighborhood, please visit them.

 

 

We really enjoyed the long talks we had with Phil Davis and Bob Kinney.  We’re hoping this is just the beginning of a fruitful relationship.

Visit from Serena

In the first few weeks of January, we hosted Serena Long.  Serena is the daughter of Mark and Marge Long and a missionary to Costa Rica.  Our connection to this family was through the crisis pregnancy center in Birmingham where Annette and Marge worked together for many years.  Serena has felt God calling her to missionary life in Europe, so she wanted to visit  missionaries in this part of the world to explore how she might be used here. 

She helped us prepare for the upcoming move at our ministry center, taught one of our children’s Sunday School classes, and helped us reorganize our library.  We really enjoyed her visit and hope the Lord will use it to give her some direction for the future.  Please pray with us that she will understand God’s call and respond in faith.