Joint LIFE Group Meeting 15 March, 2012

Converge International Fellowship - Darmstadt, Germany - 15 March, 2012

Last night we had our second joint LIFE Group meeting.  We met at the Evangelisch methodistische Kirche again, and it was another great time together!  We had praise and worship music led by 6 musicians/singers accompanied by piano, three guitars and a cajon, (which is a drum in a box that the drummer sits on as he plays with his hands}.  We had a sweet time of sharing requests and prayer, a Bible study from the 8th chapter of the Gospel of John, followed by some more worship music, prayer and fellowship.  It was a great time.  We had another new person in attendance, and many of our "regulars" in attendance. 


One of the highlights of the night was the reading of one verse from our Bible text in 5 languages - English, German, Korean, Romanian and Spanish.  In John 8:12. Jesus said, "I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."  How wonderful it was to hear that bold claim of Jesus read in 5 different languages of the world that He loves and came to save!


Next week we leave for 10 days of meetings in Sorrento, Italy.  We have two days of LEAD Team meetings, where we will be working on global church planting strategies for the International Baptist Convention.  Those meetings are followed by the IBC Ministry Leadership Conference, which is 5 days of spiritual growth, reflection, learning, relaxation and fun.  Last years conference in Torremolinos, Spain was very good, and we are looking forward to this year's.  We are particularly excited to be together again with Glenn and Susan Herschberger, our co-laborers from Wisconsin who are planting Life Bridge International Church in Panama City, Panama (http://www.lifebridgeic.com/).


During our absence, the LIFE Groups will continue under the leadership of the church family.  God has granted us a wonderful group, and it is exciting to see them growing and excited about ministry to the city of Darmstadt.


Tonight we reach another milestone.  The ladies of the group are meeting at our apartment for a night of crafts, food and fun.  While we are hosting it, the planning and execution of the party are all being done by the other ladies.  The men, meanwhile are meeting at one of our guy's apartments for a cook out - sounds great, and the weather couldn't be better - 20 degrees C (almost 70 F) - and sunny!  


Praise the Lord!


John 8:12 
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 


Ein anderes Mal sagte Jesus zu den Menschen: »Ich bin das Licht für die Welt. Wer mir nachfolgt, irrt nicht mehr in der Dunkelheit umher, sondern folgt dem Licht, das ihn zum Leben führt.« 


Una vez más Jesús se dirigió a la gente, y les dijo:  Yo soy la luz del mundo. El que me sigue no andará en tinieblas, sino que tendrá la luz de la vida. 


Isus le-a vorbit din nou: "Eu sunt Lumina lumii. Cine Mă urmează nu va umbla în întuneric, ci va avea lumina vieții." 



예수께서 또 일러 가라사대 `나는 세상의 빛이니 나를 따르는 자는 어두움에 다니지 아니하고 생명의 빛을 얻으리라'