we're in a album promo video!

Most of you are familiar with the concert ministry that we have been involved in for the last two years, bringing Christian bands to Vienna...well, one of the first bands we were involved with is preparing to release a new album.

Good Weather Forecast is a band from Germany that has visited us in Vienna 3 times now. They have become good friends and we are excited to be a small part of their ministry. As they were preparing to record their album, they approached us to see if we could help out. The album is called Dream City, and they wanted to use the "dreams" of their fans to underscore the meaning of their album. The band gave of their time and talents to play for a benefit concert last year (which raised almost 1000€); after the concert they asked students to share their dreams. They set up lights and cameras in my classroom and we stayed up late having students share their dreams.

The following video is the result of that filming session...

All but 2 of the people featured in this video are part of the ICSV community...it is a great reminder as to why God has called us here. GWF will be returning to Vienna on 1 November for and album release party. Please pray for us as we will be hosting the show!

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and baby makes four...

that's right...our little family will soon become a foursome. We have found out that Rebecca is 6 weeks pregnant! There is definitely "something in the water" as all the families that live within our block have recently had a baby or are currently pregnant. Our baby will be the 6th baby born to ICSV staff in a span of less than a year (first one was born in early November and we will be welcoming our new addition in September). So, kind of unexpected, but a pleasant surprise nonetheless!

an update on the transition and the simplicity of obedience.

As many of you might know, it has been over a year and a half since we moved back to southern california. It been a wonderfully difficult time. The reminder in James 1:2 to "Count it all joy when you meet trials of various kinds" has never been more real to me than this year. These past months have been a experiment in examining the "various kinds"...and in God proving the promise that these trials will produce steadfastness. It's been too long since I have updated this page. In some ways, I think it is losing its "effectiveness". With our mailchimp updates and our facebook group page, it almost seems like we're falling in to the trap of over-communicating...and in this trap, updates are lost. But...I think over-communicating is "better" than isolation. Plus...God has done some amazing things during this time and through the challenges, has placed our entire family in positions of growth while stretching and strengthening our faith. For...

Who are these kids at ICSV...

Hi everyone... The first week and a half of school has been absolutely amazing! We have had some great opportunities to begin building lasting relationships with the students that God has brought to Vienna to be educated at the International Christian School of Vienna. Rebecca has been adjusting well to her role as secondary secretary. She is learning quickly the many demands of her new role and is doing quite well in supporting us teachers and the rest of the staff. Rebecca hard at work I have been really enjoying my classes. I have a total of 43 students spread out over 4 periods. The students I have represent 14 different home nations, with many of the students who are "Austrian" are first generation, so they are of other nationalities as well. I have also had the opportunity to begin working with the soccer team...again, many nationalities are represented on the field, truly an international squad. Here are some pictures of the team training at the local club...

Johnstein!

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