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| Blake Nobles |
Ministry:
In January we welcomed Blake Nobles to Darmstadt. Blake is finishing his
Masters of Divinity degree at Truett Seminary in Waco, Texas. He came to
complete his final requirement for the degree – a six-month ministry
internship. While here in Darmstadt, Blake has been working to firm up our
ministry to Young Adults in the area – university students and young adults
just entering the workplace. It has been
a great learning
experience for us as church leaders as much as for Blake! He’s made good progress in establishing the
ministry, and developing leadership to continue when his time is completed in
June.
In March we attended the annual Ministry
Leadership Conference of the IBC in Malta. The meeting was filled with great
teaching, fellowship and encouraging connections with other pastors and
ministry leaders from around the world. The meetings were followed by the first
Multiply Conference, a two day focus on church planting in the IBC. Bob lead a
discussion outlining the growing opportunity to reach the world by planting
English-language churches in global cities.
We had a great time visiting the beautiful sites around the island that
was first evangelized by the Apostle Paul when he was shipwrecked there. It is,
to this day, the most Christian nation in Europe!
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| Blue Grotto, Malta |
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| St Paul's Bonfire Chapel in Malta |
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| Hong Kong |
In April, Carol remained in the US to spend additional
time with the grandchildren, while Bob flew to Hong Kong to attend the Global
Church for a Global World conference. The conference brought international
church leaders from around the world to learn about networking and ministry
opportunities as we seek to fulfill the great commission together!
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Hong Kong
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In Hong Kong with Os Guinness & the IBC Team
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In May,
we completed a Feasibility Study of Mannheim, a large city just 45 minutes from
Darmstadt. This city looks like a great opportunity for a sister-church to the
Darmstadt work. In June we will do a study of Munich, and later this year in
Strasbourg, France. Please pray with us about these opportunities!
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| Feasibility Study Team - Mannheim |
My nephew & family live in Karlsrune, Germany. He grew up catholic and his wife doesn't have any interest in God. I'm praying for them as they are both negative with God right now. They have a 4 year old daughter.
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