April 08, 2004
March ministry update
During March I visited church planting conferneces in Czech Republic, Slovakia and one (sponsored by our team) here in Budapest . . .
This photo is with Dani. After attempting to take his own life at age 16, Dani became a believer with unquenchable passion for the Gospel. Upon returning to his home town from the hospital, Dani led several of his family and friends to Christ. Despite his handicap, he is the father of three and now an elder in the church he planted. I want Dani's kind of joy!
In Slovakia I was able to share stories of church planters and church planting initiatives to a conference of former cp trainees . . . 75 people in all. I shared stories from Norway, Estonia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Czech Republic.
This is a group of Alliance related missionaries praying for Drago, one of just a handful of church planting minded nationals in Slovenia. Slovenia (part of the former Yugoslavia) has a population of 2 million and fewer than 1000 evangelical Christians . . . an unreached people group by any definition!
During the month of April, I will be traveling to Ukraine to participate in a meeting of people who desire to be more strategic in sending Ukrainians as missionaries to the whole Russian speaking world. Ukraine is already the largest missionary sending nation of the former communist countries of Europe and Asia, and it's potential contribution to world evangelization is still largely untapped.
Please check back for regular updates on my travels and ministry with the Alliance! I'd love your comments too and your prayer for men like Dani and Drago.
Dear Lee, Your new format, or whatever you call it is terrrific. We would like to do something like that with pictures as well. So much is happening that we can't keep up.
On your Blogs, we were thrilled with the pictures of you, Brooke and Mckenna, you are all very photogenic. Can hardly wait to see you in June. Mom
Posted by: Mom & Dad at April 8, 2004 05:36 PM