Potenciál: Halfway! May 2010
This Saturday meeting of Potenciál at the end of May 2010 will be the halfway point of the course!
How is it going? It is a good point for assessment. Do you remember the prayer requests last year? Had we got it right? Were we hearing God? Would people book in? You remember we thought 35-40 was an ideal number and we are started with 38!
Looking back, we are so grateful to God that he led us – and it seems we got it right. Actually, the numbers have changed; after the first weekend the dad of one of our students and an old friend of mine asked to come on the course. And the last time we met (in April) I am quite sure there were a few who had not been with us before! So far, no one has pulled out of the course. Read on...
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Wings Over Europe
Or putting it another way – another invasion of the Czech Republic! We have the next instalment of Potenciál on Saturday, 6 March 2010. The feedback from the first weekend has been very positive and will help us fine tune the rest of the course. This time it is just the day and will be quite...
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SMILE!
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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Countdown to Launch Weekend
The New Year has come, the snow keeps falling and we are one week away from the launch of Potenciál. As weather conditions in the Czech Republic are similar to those in UK we are beginning to wonder what kind of journey we shall have. Wasn’t there something about a Czech King who took his page into the deep snow to give a peasant a nice Christmas? (Wenceslas of course!)
It may be a bit early to worry, but our prayer is that we, and all the students, will get there safely and on time!
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Another Busy Weekend!
Sue and I flew from Luton on Friday 27th November (why Luton? Well it’s getting harder to get flights these days. Many have stopped and now go from places we find awkward or on the wrong days. It’s good for the planet, but a problem for those of us who commute to Prague! Anyway, Sue liked Luton Airport!). We spent the afternoon and much of the next day planning and praying with Jakub Limr about the Potenciál course which starts in only a month! See the Potenciál section [czechout.org.uk/potencial/good-shepherds/] for further information [and a very nice photo].
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The Conga during Ukrainian church service?!
Слава Богу! Ukraine? Really – well I never expected to go there!
For getting on for two years Rick Thomas, until recently leader of Worcester City Church has been asking me to join him on a trip to a group of churches in Southern Ukraine led by a guy called Viktor [maps.google.co.uk/maps]. There was a group of pastors there hungry to improve their leadership skills. When, finally Rick arranged a four-day conference to fit in with my diary, I knew I had to go. Photo: Mother Motherland statue, Kiev, Ukraine. 62 m tall
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God-incidences, Churches, Fog & Masks!
Dennis arrived back in England on 16 November as planned; chiefly through getting the right plane. That's more than can be said for the train to Dnipropetrovs'k... Dennis thanks everyone for their prayers, and God for his faithfulness. Read on for his 'tales' of God-incidences, Churches, Fog and Masks!
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Trip to the Czech Republic and Ukraine
In November 2009 Dennis travelled to the Czech Republic and the Ukraine to speak at an Apostolic church and also assist in training at a pastors' conference. Please continue to pray that the Lord will give the church shepherds after His own heart, who will lead with knowledge & understanding [Jer 3v15]. His itinerary was as follows:
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