Newsletter August 2009 Dear brothers and sisters, We came back from the Ukraine on August 17 rested from our vacation and satisfied with the mission and benevolence work we had been able to do (see July Newsletter). The next phase for us will be to get prepared for the birth of our baby. This will also mean [...] Read more…
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Newsletter July 2009 Dear brothers and sisters, Lena and I have made another trip to the Ukraine this summer before Lena is expecting to give birth to the baby in November. Besides spending vacation in Bila Tserkva, we were also involved in mission efforts in Lena’s home church. What this mission involved, I would like to talk [...] Read more… June 2009 Dear brothers and sisters, As many people will be going on vacation in the months of July and August, this will be the perfect time for Lena and me to leave, too. This year once again we will visit Lena’s mother in Bila Tserkva and I will probably preach at least on one Sunday morning [...] Read more… Newsletter May 2009 Dear brothers and sisters, On May 24 Maria, a teenage girl, was baptized. This is very exiting news two and a half months after the baptism of James. The church met this time in the indoor swimming pool in Heimberg near Thun because of a renovation of our traditional pool. Just as always for [...] Read more… Dear brothers and sisters, I just want to share with you briefly that Maria W. was baptised this morning. Maria is one of our teenagers for which I asked you to pray. She is the first of our teenagers who decided to be baptised. The church in Thun is rejoicing about that. I attached some pictures [...] Read more… Newsletter April 2009 Dear brothers and sisters, We decided to give more regular reports to our supporting congregations. Our hope is that through monthly newsletters, instead of newsletters every second month, you will be better informed about the mission work in Thun in the future and therefore more updated on the work that is going on. It [...] Read more… Thun congregation gathers for James Ferguson's baptism. Dear brothers and sisters, Today is a very special day because James Ferguson [ed: mentioned in the May-June '08 report], the husband of Martine, was baptised. I am attaching a few pictures of the baptism. I will certainly write about it more in my next report, but I wanted to [...] Read more… A Roman theatre from the first century where gladiators fought against other gladiators and against wild animals. The theatre is located in Avenches which is about 45 minutes from Thun. The city was probably built by Germanic tribes after they had lost a battle against Julius Caesars' army South of Geneva. Julius Caesar was assassinated [...] Read more… Newsletter 41 (September – October 2008) Dear brothers and sisters, We are grateful for your continual support and especially so during this time of recession in the US. The economic shortcomings are turning into a world wide recession. Although we still do not have the monthly support we need, we are thankful for the one time contributions [...] Read more… Newsletter 40 (July-August 2008) Dear brothers and sisters, Lena and I are seriously considering visiting the US in May and June of next year, 2009. We need to be looking for new supporters and for another overseeing congregation. The congregation in Thun can continue to move slowly toward becoming self-supportive, but we do need your continual financial [...] Read more… |
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