We had a great time at the Turkish church in Cologne today-- got some good video also went to a very good turkish restaurant today-- we told them to bring one to the U.S. the turks are very warm to us, at the restaurant they gave us some free food and asked a lot of questions about English--- also others asking about life in the U.S. Also had a good discussion with Paul about their work. Things really crank up tomorrow with the start of classes---we had some good prep this morning. Thank you for your prayer!
Curt
Sunday, May 18, 2008
An uneventful day
Oh, today was such an uneventful day..... NOT!We started the day off with sharing and prayer, followed by classes preparation.
Soon enough, it was time to leave for the Turkish Church at Köln. I don't think I can comment much on the service itself except for the fact that it was conducted in German and Turkish, however, it was extremely touching for me to witness the love the people have for God.
Despite not understanding a word that was being said during prayers, the wave of emotions the Turks feel when speaking to God were definitely felt by everyone present. At that moment, there is the realization that we all feel the same about our Lord and it washes me with emotions. Too bad we forgot the camera when we left Duisburg, sorry for not having pictures.On a side note, thank you Memduh for translating the entire sermon for us, you are wonderful!
Photographs in today's post shows the street we were walking on earlier in the evening.
~Mei
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Turkish Fellowship Day continued...
I've always been a little slower than everyone, so forgive me for blogging about the Turkish Fellowship a day after it happened.
Anyway, I have decided that I will be the person to upload photographs (it is an easier job than racking my brains trying to come up with intelligent sentences, hehe)
Here is a slideshow of the photographs from the Turkish Fellowship, hope you like it :)
~Mei
Anyway, I have decided that I will be the person to upload photographs (it is an easier job than racking my brains trying to come up with intelligent sentences, hehe)
Here is a slideshow of the photographs from the Turkish Fellowship, hope you like it :)
~Mei
Turkish Fellowship Day
Today was really great! Many Turkish Christians gathered together here at the ministry center. They had a church service with singing and testimonies and sermons. There was a pot-luck lunch, followed by more church, followed by dessert and coffee/tea. I was very happy that lots of nice kids came. For the most part, they weren't in the church services. They just played. I met some very lovable little kids and had fun singing with them, learning about where they're from, playing frisbee, and picking up/twirling the littler ones. There was, of course, a lot of Turkish being spoken, but most adults and all the kids could speak German, so I did a little translating, too.
Yay! We're in Germany!
Hi everyone, we're in Germany!
Since a picture speaks a thousand words, I have decided to post a few of the many photographs we have taken since we took off from Madison!
Curt queuing up to rent the car
Frankfurt International Airport - tired but still happy :)
1st lunch in Germany, Doner Kebab! It is absolutely delicious!
The team + Paul and Kathy enjoying our doner kebab
Since a picture speaks a thousand words, I have decided to post a few of the many photographs we have taken since we took off from Madison!
Madison Regional Airport, look at our happy faces!
Curt queuing up to rent the car
Frankfurt International Airport - tired but still happy :)
1st lunch in Germany, Doner Kebab! It is absolutely delicious!
The team + Paul and Kathy enjoying our doner kebab
That's all for now, I have to rush off to the market with the ladies, I'll keep everyone posted on things. There is Turkish Fellowship going on today, so it should be fun!
~Mei
~Mei
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Countdown to Germany!
Woohoo, 4 days left to Germany! As we all prepare for the trip, we would like to invite everyone who is reading this to join us in prayer.
Dear Lord,
As we prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the trip to Germany, I pray that You
would give us wisdom and creativity as we plan and implement our English Lessons. I also pray that the love of Christ will so permeate our lives that the "fragrance of the knowledge of Christ" will be evident to our students and all we meet (II Corinthians 2:14). We also pray Lord that our presence would be an encouragement and blessing to Paul and Kathy.
Amen.
On a side note, its Mother's Day! If you had ordered roses from us, thank you so much for the support and please remember to pick them up, the roses are absolutely gorgeous!
I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Buffo's Floral for providing us with such beautiful roses at a discounted price.
~Mei
Dear Lord,
As we prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the trip to Germany, I pray that You
would give us wisdom and creativity as we plan and implement our English Lessons. I also pray that the love of Christ will so permeate our lives that the "fragrance of the knowledge of Christ" will be evident to our students and all we meet (II Corinthians 2:14). We also pray Lord that our presence would be an encouragement and blessing to Paul and Kathy.
Amen.
On a side note, its Mother's Day! If you had ordered roses from us, thank you so much for the support and please remember to pick them up, the roses are absolutely gorgeous!
I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Buffo's Floral for providing us with such beautiful roses at a discounted price.
~Mei
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