Family Photo

                          

                               From left to right:  James (age 14), Debra, David (age 12), and Jeffrey.  

                               Thank you Lord for allowing us to serve You in the Czech Republic.

                               Please continue to pray for the souls still in need of the Savior.

                         II Timothy 2:2

A New Year

The Lord has blessed our family and the members of Brno Bible Baptist church in many ways during 2012. We are now looking forward to 2013 and what it holds for us.  We started the new year with a new scripture memory challenge that stirred the children's excitement.  We are also learning the books of the New Testament, as a church. Of course, our family knows them in English, but we still need some work on them in Czech. Praise the Lord for another year to serve Him in the Czech Republic.

Christmas Preparations

On Saturday, Debra hosted a ladies' Christmas brunch. All the ladies that she invited were able to come. The boys and I took this opportunity to do a little shopping for their mother. When we arrived home the ladies were having such a great time. Please pray that the Lord will use this in the lives of those who still need the savior.

On Sunday, The children had a wonderful time practicing the Chrismas program for this Sunday.  Please be in prayer for the day.  We are suppose to have several first time visitors. 

Happy Thanksgiving Day

 We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We were invited to one of the many military church in Germany - near Stuttgart. We packed and left early on Wednesday morning, arrived in time for dinner with the other missionary families that had been invited, both foreign and those German missionaries nearby. Wednesday's prayer meeting was great. Our family stayed with a German family from the church, truly a blessing. On Thursday morning, we did a little shopping before heading to the church for fun and games. At 6:00 we had Thanksgiving dinner, a feast of great American favorites. The ladies went far above that which was anticipated. They had gifts for the missionary wives and children, and also gave each family a large box of American treats to take home. Friday, we had  breakfast at church then off to the Christmas market (our boys decided to go with some other boys and men to the Mercedes museum). On Saturday, the church family rented some lanes at the bowling center on Base. Jeff and I were guest of the pastor which allowed us to shop at the PX and the commissary on the American base. This was the first time Jeff and I have had that blessing -  we came home with many American items for the holidays.

Sunday was disappointing, we had to cancel services because of illness in our family and other members.  This is another reason to keep asking the Lord for a building/room for BBBC to meet.

Happy Birthday, James!

   Our son, James, turned 14 this Sunday.  It was a blessing to everyone to celebrate with him after our morning services.  We served chili with cornbread, and of course, a birthday would not be complete without birthday cake -- a large Lego mini figure cake.  Continue to pray for our boys as they seek to serve the Lord and seek His direction for their future ministries.

Praise God for another wondeful day to serve the Lord.  As the the economy in the Czech Republic continues to grow unstable, it is good to know that we only trust the One that holds tomorrow. Please pray that we can impart this truth to the Czech people in a bold and clear manner.

To early for snow

On Saturday, it snowed - yes, snow.  This left us with a very ugly, wet, cold day on Sunday. Our attendence was low, but our spirits were high.  An additional hour of sleep will do that to a person.
Please remember to pray for the people of Brno Baptist Church as we foresee a long, cold winter ahead of us.  Also be in prayer for the wisdom and finances needed to locate a meeting place in order to have a greater impact on our community.