I translated for the ‘Heavenly Man’ April 1, 2007
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So, last night, the ‘Heavenly Man,’ a Christian brother from China who’s been in prison 3 times for preaching the gospel, came to our church to speak. He’s had a lot of great expiriences and written a couple of books. I think he really has a strong annointing of the presence of the Lord and I’ve heard a lot about him in the last few years. I had the priviledge last night of translating for him at our church service. What an honor!
first african in western art… January 13, 2007
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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
Posted by jdposthuma2 in : Musings , 2 comments81% 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.
