Crazy Spring...and new opportunities.

Usually, when talking to someone about our life here in Vienna, the conversation will turn to the weather...how hot during the summer, how cold in the winter, etc. And really we don't know how to answer...weather here has been different each and every year. This year it seems like winter will never end; we've had snow flurries every day in April (granted, there's only been three days).

Baseball season has (for the first time in MY life) been postponed for a week. Fields are currently under snow and most clubs have been unable to have any significant outdoor training sessions. I am looking forward to my third season playing in Vienna and can't wait to get going.

The concert ministry that we started here in Vienna continues to continue to present opportunities. I will be attending a gathering of Austrian ministry leaders from Catholic, Evangelical, and charismatic traditions. I hope to connect with many of these individuals and try to get them excited about this concert ministry. We are working on a concert for the end of May featuring Firelight. This is a pretty big deal as they have achieved a large amount of success in the States. We are still working on some of the financial elements of the concert before officially announcing it. I hope that Friday night will be a valuable time of networking and meeting new ministry partners.

Please lift these things up in prayer...and please check out our newly updated prayer request page.

Comments

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!

Fly on the wall and shipping possibilities

We left Gjakova yesterd to go to Pristina for the night before our flight back to Vienna today (Thursday)...but before we left, Berat invited us to join him at the Bethany Christian Services Community Center for an event as part of the USAid celebration of 15 year anniversary of providing development assistance in Kosovo. We helped Berat do some last minute set up stuff, but mostly, we just sat around waiting for the show to start. Maples and Faisal spent a lot of time with some of the young men and women who were waiting to present their vision to the USAid Executive Director. Soon, the delegation from USAid arrived and took a short tour of the center, in the middle of the tour, Berat took some time to introduce the Baseball camp to them...and then graciously introduced me. The delegation was surprised and excited to hear that there were some baseball opportunities. We spoke for a short while and it turns out that the Executive Director used to oversee the Denton Prog...

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!

Search This Blog