August 2008

GBIM executive director Dave Guiles was the leadoff speaker at the CHARIS Monday evening session, speaking on the conference theme, 1 Peter 4:7-10 (Faithful Stewards of God’s Grace). Guiles stressed that the Lord may soon return, that more people now live in cities than in rural areas, and that the church must think clearly, discipline […]

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Here are the first several paragraphs from a news report by the Church of the Brethren on the recently-concluded 300th anniversary celebration in Schwarzenau, Germany. To read the entire article, click here. Close to 1,000 people gathered in Schwarzenau, Germany, on Aug. 2-3 for the international celebrations of the 300th Anniversary of the Brethren movement.

The CHARIS gathering of about 55 international leaders of Grace Brethren fellowships from around the world began in earnest this Monday morning in a hostel in Bad Homburg, just outside Frankfurt, Germany. Each of the sessions is being simultaneously translated into English, French, and Spanish. The prayers of God’s people for these meetings will be

Paul Klawitter, European Regional Director for Grace Brethren International Missions, began the day with singing and worship in a variety of languages. ————– Paul Klawitter, directeur régional pour l`Europe pour GBIM a commence la journée en dirigeant la louange ainsi que des chants dans différentes langues. ————– Paul Klawitter, Director Regional Europeo para las Misiones

Francois Ngoumape, from the Central African Republic, opened the first day’s activities with thoughts based on Daniel 9. Rainer Ehmann, conference coordinator, also challenged participants from Nehemiah 1 with the thought “Nehemiah caused the beginning of the fulfillment of Daniel 9 because he had a vision, and because he prayed. —————————“Francois Ngoumape, de République Centre

Crispin Estaras (right) from the Philippines, listens intently to translation. Estaras, 37, became a believer in Jesus in 1996. He and his family recently moved to Bicol, where they helped organize Pamplona Grace Brethren Church in October of 2007. In the background is Steve Kern, of the Wooster, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. —————— Crispin Estaras

CHARIS participants are spreading throughout parks and quiet areas in Bad Homburg, Germany, this Monday morning to spend “A Day With God” meditating on specific scriptures and praying. Here Jose Luis Alvarado of Mexico prepares for the day’s fasting with a glass of orange juice. Alvarado grew up in a Catholic family and was converted

YIB (Your Intrepid Blogger) has now separated from the Brethren Heritage Tour as they go on to tour Europe following the Schwarzenau Brethren World Assembly. We are now joining the CHARIS international gathering, now in progress, which is meeting all this coming week at Bad Homburg, a suburb of Frankfurt, Germany, for fellowship, updates, and

The balmy summer German evening air provided a perfect venue for fellowship and updates on the deck of a German church which hosted the CHARIS group for dinner following the Schwarzenau celebrations. —————- Le doux été Allemand a offert un cadre parfait pour un temps de communion fraternel et de nouvelles dans l’Eglise Allemande qui