My time in de Bron

With over 300 believers from around the world, singing together, praising together and growing together, this week has been unbelievable. Here, with so many languages and cultures represented it’s thrilling to know we all serve the same Lord. My time in de Bron is coming to an end and on Saturday 38 of us will travel by bus to a small town in Germany for our pre-ship training.
I’ve received some emails wanting to know more about what we are learning in our seminars and who I’ve met. Our days are packed with bible studies, seminars about travel safety, cross cultural experiences and personal growth. I look most forward to our morning Bible Studies. We have been looking at the book of Ephesians. Everyday we tackle another core value of OM; glorifying God, loving others, grace and integrity, submission, and serving sacrificially, to name a few.

“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2

We also break into smaller groups known as Fellowship groups, this is a time for us to time to reflect, share and pray together. The picture below is of my fellowship group: Hannah, Saphire, Grace, Louise and of course me. We are all from the states; three of us are heading to the HOPE, one to the DOULOS, and one to Paris.



On Saturday we were honored to have George Verwer, the founder of OM, speak to us. The topic for the evening was prayer, especially for nations that are lost and striving for hope. One of the nations that God laid on my heart to pray about was Libya. Did you know that there are 5.5 million people in the Libya and only 25 believers!! Please take some time to lift up the nation of Libya in your prayers today, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” Matthew 9:28.
We had some free time on Sunday, so I adventures into the nearby. The “dutchies” love their bikes. Just make sure to get out of the way if you hear the bell behind you. I took some pictures of the scenery.



Thank you for your prayers and encouraging e-mails. Please pray for safety as we travel, and an ongoing growth of team unity. I look forward to sharing with you more stories in the future. We have been informed, however, that we will have no Internet connection while we are at our ship training. This means it may take a while for me to post and respond to emails.
Joy Always.