You may be wondering what this picture is of. The answer is, well, not much. It is the bedside stand in my room here in Germany - and this is the first successful picture I have taken using my new camera (eBay-purchased, of course). I took quite a few other pictures before this one - only to realize that they weren't actually taken. Apparently my camera needs a memory card to work (ie, there is no internal memory). Anyway, found a memory card so problem solved.
For those interested in geography, I am currently in the little town of Hochsauerland, 2 1/2 hours north of Frankfurt.
This is my first time online in three days - I think that's a two-year record. :) Have had a wonderful week of volunteering, bookselling/giving, ushering, meeting people, moving boxes, early morning power-walks, listening to fantastic ministry, and much more. Every three years, OMers from all over the world come together for an "international forum" (ie, conference). That's what this week has been. Tomorrow I move on to the Netherlands for another conference - this time for orientation with "new recruits" like me.
The theme of this week has been *total* transformation: "the whole gospel in the whole of life for the whole world." Transforming lives and communities. Strangely enough, this is the same idea Leaside (my home church in Toronto) has been studying. I know, though, that both OM and Leaside have been influenced by John Stott's writings in which he calls Christians to avoid, at all costs, dividing the "spiritual" from the rest of life. The result of succumbing to this danger is Christians who think, look and act like the world. How true is this of me?
"Search me oh God and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts; see if there is any wicked way in me. Lead me in Thy way everlasting." (Psalm 139:23-24)
10 Thu MVT l'ship retreat - L'Arche or Silver Lake 22 Tue 5:30pm dinner (S/M/NN+) 25 Fri (1) 3pm ph call (LP), (2) 3:30pm Tw mtg (DL) 28 Mon (1) 9:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 1pm ET video mtg (EvR), (3) 2pm ET video mtg (Europe) 29 Tue (1) 10am mtg (JSh), (2) 3pm mtg (SM+)
DECEMBER
2 Fri (1) 12noon appt (Ray), (2) 2:30pm time w/ DrPL 6 Tue 6:30pm Lounsbury Christmas party 8 Thu MVT board mtg 9 Fri 3pm appt (Ray; ~J working) 10 Sat afternoon/evening MVT Christmas party - Mississauga
14 Wed (1) 4pm video mtg (SM), (2) 8pm Bible reading group 15 Thu 3pm appt (Ray) 16 Fri 4pm neighbourhood kids Christmas party 16-18 Fri-Sun Ottawa family Christmas 24 Sat Christmas eve - neighbourhood 26 - Jan ~10 Time away
JANUARY ... Jan ~10 Time away 12 Thu 3pm appt (Ray) 20 10am CCWM board mtg
2023+ Feb 17-20 MoveIn conference Feb 21-24 MVT staff retreat March poss. ministry trip to Djibouti/Cyprus April 22-24 Sat-Mon Manitoba ministry trip May 5 Fri CCWM board mtg (Fri) June 17 Sat Prayer Journey
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