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Joseph Kim Feb 22, 2012
Day 1John 1:1-5“In him was life, and the life was the light of men.” (v.4)I admit to not being a very nostalgic person. I strain my muscles to reflect on good times of days past. Maybe because photographs took more effort growing up—the newfangled process of 1 Hour Photo still required a drive to the mall. Sometimes it seems that memories only began for me when my son was born and I really put the 21st century to frequent use in documenting every moment of tummy time. But going back further, I can dust off the photographs and still frames in my mind. And I see broader strokes, bolder colors, larger than reality people and characters—subtlety melds from the snapshot to a kind of moving picture, a woven story of my life. A personal Timeline, without all the privacy concerns. Except, of course, that God was there the whole time, weaving it altogether. And so, when I think back knowing that there was a Director, ...
Matt and Rachel Ashcraft Nov 10, 2011
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Outreach: We have been excited to meet two Americans (Renee and Brenda) here in Spain who are married to Spaniards (Quike and Carlos, respectively). The relationships have come about because our children go to school or have some activity together. Both Renee and Brenda have expressed an interest in celebrating Thanksgiving because they normally don't get to and really miss it. We are going to have their families in our home on November 19th for a Thanksgiving lunch. Pray that we can be a light to these families as we share why we are thankful to God!! Recently, I have been very thankful for problems. In the last two months, God has used our problems to bring about more friendships and has deepened existing relationships. One night, I took the kids to the park so that they could play and I could chat with ...
Matt and Rachel Ashcraft Jul 07, 2011
Summer Ministry!
College Team from Lincoln, NE
We were so excited to host the Campus Impact team from Lincoln Berean Church in June. They are in Spain reaching out to various towns and ministries and came here for their first week. Last fall, Matt and Dan (the team's leader) discussed the possibility of using a language-learning program to reach out to our community here. It is called "Language Aquisition Made Practical" or LAMP. Basically, you practice the language every morning with a native speaker and then head out onto the street talking and learning from the people. This team did an amazing job. They were able to make real friends with people in our community and our contact list has exploded because of it!! I (Rachel) was able to become friends with two young girls (Marina and Nayara) that work in a cafe. I look forward to continuing reaching out to these girls. The team also lived with ...
Jim White Jun 03, 2011
On July 23rd, 2011, AIC Huruma (in partnership with Holy Trinity Church and the Charles Simeon Trust) will be hosting a special one-day Seminar on Biblical Exposition for over 100 pastors from the many slums scattered throughout Nairobi, Kenya.
Holy Trinity Church and AIC have enjoyed a ministry partnership since our exploratory visit to Huruma, a “middle-class” Nairobi slum, in 2003. On that trip, Pastor Jon Dennis, Jim White, Val Uhle and Suzanne (Morad) Lincoln visited Pastor Stanlas Ndambuki, his wife, Judith, and their two daughters in a second-story apartment at the edge of Huruma. They prayed about a possible partnership, which has since grown into an eight-year relationship.
During the “partnership-building” phase (2004 through 2007) HTC organized four ministry trips to Huruma. Each year an average of 15 HTC members and attenders raised support to minister with our brothers ...
Arthur Jackson May 06, 2011
Dear HTC family,
I am happy to tell you that incoming Chicago Plan participant, Ryan Erickson, has been selected as the Youth Director for our SS and DT congregations. Ryan is the son of a pastor. He completed his undergraduate work at Trinity University and also has an MA in Christian Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Before coming to us, Ryan had experience in working with his home church youth group for four years. He is well suited for similar work here, and has been involved in our own Youth Group as a volunteer this past year.
Ryan will have an opportunity to address the Youth Group this Saturday night. And soon after, I hope that you will get the chance to welcome him into our midst personally. Ryan has been part of our DT congregation this past year, and will soon begin having a presence in both congregations. His responsibilities will begin the second week of June.
We are all going to ...
