internship brothers January 13, 2007
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A few nights ago, we had a very special time of fellowship with some of the guys in our apartment. Michael and Martin were here after spending some overtime in the office in preparation for U-turn, one of Tyler’s South African friends was here. After tea and lebkuchen were served, we just began to talk about our dreams for the future, our calling, and what church is like in all of our countries. I think all of us thought that the churches in each of our countries was in a state of disarray and it could be doing a lot more to help abate the crime in South Africa, preach the gospel to the lost effectively in America, or capture the essence of Jesus’ words here in Catholic Austria. I went to sleep with the feeling that it is possible to do Christ’s work, no matter how tough the situation is.
first african in western art…
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A couple of weeks ago, the three of us went to visit a monk that we’d met in one of the museums we visited. He was an American priest over here on some sort of exchange program. It turned out he lived in this fabulous monastery built around 1000 AD. One of the treasures of the monasery was a guided storyboard-type-thing that contained the first representation of an African in western art (it was the queen of Sheba). So much history right there, it was amazing.
More than that though, I was really impressed at his genuinely Christian heart. Not only did he show us very gracious hospitality, he was genuinely excited to be there, doing the ministry because, as he said “Jesus changed my life!” This was encouraging for me to hear because, as some of you know, I really believe that God has it in His heart to reconcile the Catholic church back to himself.
chillin’ out on the town
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I remember one visiting professor back at Bethany College, really a veteran missionary, who told us that the best times of ministry and sharing that he’s ever had have been ’sitting under the bannana tree,’ just talking with people, encouraging them, arguing the scriptures with them, on a one-to-one basis. I’ve also been learning more and more that the kingdom of God is not so much a matter of a new program or another church service. Although these things are good, and I do enjoy the sense of accomplishment from a good day in the church office, most of the best times that I have come when I’m just acting like a Christian wherever I am.
my boss, gerhard
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It is my pleasure to introduce to you Gerhard, my acting internship supervisor for these 8 months. He stand about 6′ 3″ tall, has an impressive build, and tends to be a bit intimidating, but it really is my privildge to work with him. He’s been a leader in the evangelical church movement here in Austra for the past 30 years, back when there were only a handful of people in the movement.
translation work
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81% complete with what has become a monumental translation project of the computer program Excellerate. This is a church organizational database-type program currently is only avaliable in English and Spanish, but hopefully, by the end of January ‘07, will also be open to the German-speaking community as well.
