Fall Newsletter
November 12th, 2022
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Pozdravljeni, dragi prijatelji!
(hello, dear firends)
Wow! This Fall season has given us so many opportunities for ministry, and we are incredibly grateful! We are very pleased to give you an update on the exciting things going on in our city of Ptuj, and around Slovenia. As you are reading, please know that it is because of your prayers and financial partnership that God has enabled us to be a part of these ministries.
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Royal Rangers
Towards the tail end of summer, Dan was able to be a part of the National Royal Ranger Camp! He was asked to prepare a sermon for the younger campers. He talked about getting to know God, and having a relationship with him - not just knowing OF God. It is always so encouraging to see children and teenagers excited to learn about God and worship him!
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English Club
With kids going back to school in September, we were thrilled to start our English Club back up! This is a weekly conversational English Club for children aged 9-15, who all come from an unchurched background. Each week we have games, snacks, The Talk (devotional), and we break into small groups based on language ability. We average about 24 kids/week, and are enjoying getting to know them, answering their questions about God, having fun and speaking English together.
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Fire Bible
We are grateful that things are moving forward with the Slovenian Fire Bible. Dan and Abigail were honored to host a group of pastors and their spouses from Georgia, who will be partnering financially with the years-long project. We are thrilled to deepen our relationship with the Georgia District, and are incredibly thankful that God has drawn their hearts to this project. A special thank you to GA District Superintendent, John Dougherty. We are so thankful that God has stirred his heart for the Slovene people. It is immeasurably important for the people of Slovenia to have a Pentecostal Study Bible in their heart language!
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Local Church Ministries
We are continuing to work with the local church here in Ptuj, Izvir. Abigail loves teaching in the nursery/preschool room. We were also excited to help facilitate an update to the church's fellowship hall. Your generous financial support allowed us to buy tables and chairs, to make the space more useable for the coffee/social time we have after service. These updates are also a huge help for our English Club and Rajalnica (Mommy and Me).
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Continental Theological Seminary
As part of the Europe Mobilization Team, Dan was invited to speak about missions opportunities at our alma mater, Continental Theological Seminary, in Belgium. Please join us in praying that God would strengthen the bonds between the European national pastors and future leaders and our AGWM workers throughout the continent!
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Najmladi (Young Adults)
Dan and our MAs served in different capacities at the Fall Young Adults Camp last month. Dan was asked to preach and do the morning devotions, and then he cooked a Thanksgiving dinner from scratch for over 50 people (Audrey and Tyler were a huge help in this!). Please pray with us, as God calls tomorrow's national leaders at the Najmladi events. There is always such a sweet presence of the Lord during the worship time!
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Rajalnica (Mommy & Me)
We are all very excited to launch our newest ministry, Rajalnica. This dream has been on Abigail's heart for many, many years, and it is truly amazing to see it come to life! Twice a week during the morning hours, we are opening the doors to our fellowship hall, and making it available for moms on maternity leave, and babies 0-3. This is a completely new idea, and we were unsure what to expect on our first week, but we were thrilled to have 4 moms and their babies come and play with us. Thank you for praying for this vital and exciting new opportunity!
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Family Update
Our kids are both back in Slovenian school, and we could not be more proud of them! They are navigating classes, friends, extra curricular activities and more, all in another language. Wow, what brave and amazing missionary kids! Thank you for praying for them, specifically that God would give them good friends, that their teachers would know the best ways to teach/reach them, and that God would give them peace on the days that it all feels like too much.
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Thank you
We truly cannot thank you enough for your continued love and support of our family. We love our city, Ptuj, and our community and neighbors. We are incredibly grateful for all the doors that God has opened in ministry for us, and the team that he has given us - which includes you! We pray that God blesses you in a very personal and mighty way.
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