Despite snow, and even more snow we have at last completed the first weekend of the Potenciál course! Over 35 people from around the Czech Republic battled against the weather to arrive in Hradec Kralove and begin working together to develop their God-given potential in church work. Photo:Smile! Many thanks to all of you who prayed for us and the course. Your contribution is vital. From the word ‘go’ the whole weekend seemed to gel. Considering many of the people didn’t know anyone else in the group there was an amazing sense of unity. We are so grateful for the presence of the Holy Spirit with us and His working all things together for good. Read on for particular blessings [and photos].
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Beautiful but Godly?
12/12/2009 15:21:00
The Czech Republic is a beautiful country, but sadly very few people believe in God. Across all of Europe the Czech Republic had the least number of people who believed in God in a 2005 survey by the European Commission. Photo: Prague, capital of Czech Republic.
From Wikipedia, [the free encyclopedia]:
Belief in God map: [click on the link to see the map in a new window] This map shows the result of an Eurobarometer [information below] poll conducted in 2005. The colours indicate the percentage of people in each country who answered "I believe there is a God" in an interview. The countries marked in grey were not included in the poll.
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Good Shepherds
The first Potenciál weekend is only a month away! Sue and I spent the last weekend in November planning and praying with Jakub Limr, pastor in Hradec Kralove. Pray that we will be good shepherds who in God’s strength ‘will tend the sheep in a good pasture’. Pray that we will lead our “flock” to ‘lie down in good grazing land where they will feed in a rich pasture’ [Ezekiel 34v14].
Does God Play Chess?
Dennis thinks God plays chess; he recently found himself ‘on the board’!
Some years back a thriving Czech church in a busy provincial city went through a disastrous split. Many people were spun off into oblivion and two fairly small groups continued as separate congregations, now in different denominations. The South Yorkshire gang (Dennis, Sue and folk from the churches there) became very much involved with one congregation, which grew, flourished and links very closely with all we do. There was no communication between the two Czech churches at any level. But both grew, with very different visions, but blessed of God.