Thursday 28 July 2011

News Update

Another visit from the 'Sportsreach' ladies www.sportsreach.org.uk was a great success and enjoyed by us all. The house was extremely lively and thankfully the girls had it to themselves with a total of 19 when three German young ladies joined them for the weekend. They put up a strong football team playing two matches in our local Schönau sports stadium. The first against a visiting men's team from Bern, Switzerland they won 3-2 and they then drew 2-2 against our Schönau ladies' team. After each match they were able to share the Gospel of the love of Jesus to the opposing team and distribute literature. They attracted a lot of attention in a positive way and demonstrated clearly that living for Jesus is no way a dull affair! Their participation in our Sunday service and the concert they put on for ourselves and the neighbourhood on Monday evening was a tremendous blessing although we would love to have had a greater response to the adverts we put out for the latter.

Saturday 16 July 2011

News Update

With the summer holiday now underway it has been good this past week to welcome Dutch families with us, both to our Sunday service and Wednesday Bible Study. Two families holidaying together contributed to our worship with two of their Dutch hymns and one brother translated much of the service into Dutch particularly for the benefit of the children. It gives us much joy to see Haus Barnabas used as a place of fellowship and worship for believers of many nationalities and sense this is an important part of God's purpose for us. It is also extremely encouraging to find Christian families who, immediately on their arrival at their holiday location, Saturday evening, motor around to find the most appropriate place to worship Sunday morning!

Our text last Sunday was from 1 Chron 29:10-12:-

"Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honour come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all."

We say our amen to King David's prayer.