Church:
With the colder weather here (nothing like the US, so we are not complaining!), some people have not been at church in a while. However, it has started to pick back up again with a wonderful group of people at church today. The one-on-one Bible studies are going very well and seeing some growth. We also have seen some bring family members that we are praying for –please pray for these souls with us.
We had a sad time when Telemachus lost his nephew in a car accident. The nephew had translated for Bro. Brent last year so some at the church knew him (and a couple knew him well). I went to the funeral service with Telemachus and was able to meet many of his family members. Please pray for Telemachus and his family. He is doing well but could use the prayer for God to continue to help him.
I had the opportunity this weekend to spend some time with some of the guys outside of church. It was a blessing to be with them some more and get to know them a little better. We also had a church fellowship dinner a couple of weeks ago. It was a blessing to have many of them participate in making things for it.
Evangelism:
People are finally starting to be out on the street more lately! College students are slowly coming back and we are once again having a good time witnessing to them in various places around the city. I have gotten to know some people downtown better lately and being able to give them the Gospel. My Greek is slowly getting better for understanding (and speaking a bit more) so I am able to communicate a little better with some people. It is a blessing being out with Kayode as his Greek is very good! We are still doing night time evangelism in certain areas of the city each week and seeing great reception by the college crowd.
The hardest thing for me has been not being able to speak Greek well enough to take advantage of opportunities with “Greek” time. I was in an office the other day for a couple of hours and had people all around me in line – and none of them spoke English.
Family:
Our family is doing well. We had some family visiting last month and we enjoyed having them see the ministry here. Our kids are learning Greek words and the people at church love hearing Daniel (our little two-year old) speak some basic Greek.
Thank you
Thank you once again for your prayers! It is comforting to know that so many are praying for the work and for us. Please continue to do so. I have taken a couple of trips into the Middle East over the last couple of months and will be doing another one this month and next. Please pray for fruit on those trips and safety for my family while I am gone.
God bless!
Charlie and family