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A conference in Turkey

I couldn't believe when I got a call from my Area Finance Leader. He invited me to the Global Operation Leaders Conference. I was so exited. The conference was close to Ephesus in Turkey at the end of September. This conference opened my eyes to the world. I could talk with finance leaders from other part of the world. Everything was so interesting. I think I could step out from my Eastern Europe Area and watched a bigger picture. I really enjoyed it. The sightseeing in Ephesus was an extra blessing for me. We could walk where Apostol Paul walked. The tour guide told the stories from the Acts :)
My last two days in Turkey was in Istanbul. It is a big, modern city with losts of historical part. I was in the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofia, Topkapi Seraj. Turkish is so friendly and kind nation. In the Big Bazar the bargain was a requirement. I am not two good in it, but I developed :)
Here is some pictures. I hope you will have opportunity to visit this beautiful country.

Here is a new "I am not shamed..." story. Enjoy!

Two "I'm not ashamed" story with students who share the gospel. Enjoy them!

Weekly meeting in High-school minisry

Trip to Albania

I will travel to Tirane, Albania on Sunday for a week. Of course, I do an audit for Albanian ministry. This country is a small one in Southern Europe with 3 million people. Albania has an muslim background, but during the comunism they were an atheist country. Nowadays the Christianity is growing. The CCC ministry celebrated their 20th anniversary last weekend. It will be very interesting to know better them and help in theri finances.

My ministry in my church

I think I do not often write about my church. However, I spend most of my evenings in the church. 

Home groups

In the last two year I' m one of two mentors for home group leaders. They can come to ask advises with group problem. Home group leaders meet in every months to share their experiences, pray for each other and they get short training that me and an other mentor plan for a year. So, I visit regularly five home groups. All of the groups are different in their age, family status. I really enjoy to know more the member of home groups and help for the leaders. 

Alpha course

The Alpha course covers the basics of Christianity. It answers questions like: Who is Jesus?, and Why did he die? The Alpha course usually lasts 10 weeks, with a day or weekend retreat in the middle. Each week, guests gather for about two and a half hours. They share an informal meal, sing a few songs, listen to a talk on how Christianity approaches the question at hand, then gather into small groups for discussion. The talks each week act as a springboard for small group discussions. We started the course eight years ago. There are three or four small groups in each course. My responsibility is leading a small group and give one or two talks. My favorite topic is "Why and how should I tell others?". I talk about evangelization :) It is good to see how God open the participents' heart and mind and how they find their way to Jesus.