Spring Prayer!

Hi friends and prayer partners!

Our GEM-Poland team fasts and prays together on the first Monday of each month. Once a quarter, we want to make a special effort to join with prayer partners around the world in praying for Poland, Europe, and the world. This month our team will begin our fast at 6pm (Warsaw time) on Sunday April 3rd and break our fast at 6pm Monday April 4th.

Did you hear that? April! Which means it’s been three months since January. That’s a whole QUARTER, folks! Which means… it’s time for me to ask if we can pray together! Now, under the present circumstances, I think it would be wasteful to actually physically get together to pray. So, here’s what I propose. Let’s try for as close to in-person as we can achieve. Would you be willing to…

• pray with me by skype?
• pray with me by phone?
• commit to praying on your own at a certain time?
• commit to fasting one meal or up to 24 hours with us?

Please let me know at shhtef @ gmail if you will be joining me in prayer. There is a lot to pray for! Check out this list.

Greater Europe Mission

Continuing to Pray in the Midst of Incredible Change
As we continue to pray in the midst of some incredible events in our world, here are three websites that can help us in our efforts for North Africa:
http://www.pray4tunisia.com
http://www.pray4libya.net
http://www.prayeurope.com 

GEM-Poland

• Pray that God would raise up a new generation of church planters who are willing to take risks and try radically new approaches, as well as that the leadership in Polish churches would fall in love with Jesus.
• Pray that people in Poznań would sense their need for God.
• For the GEM-Poland team itself, pray for unity, community, that we would live contagious Christian lives and that we would have ministries of multiplication.

Doug & Lisa

Pray that the men Doug is working with will disciple others and catch a vision to reach their city for Christ.
Pray that God would continue to open doors for Lisa to be able to share Christ with the lost.

Paul and Karen

Pray that Paul would have God's leading as he prepares to lead a session on Church Planting Movements at the upcoming Hope for Europe Conference.

Theresa

Pray for a special friend of Theresa's to become a Christian.

Stephanie

Pray for me to have sensitivity to the Spirit, moment by moment. Also thank God with me that I get to leave first thing in the morning for Espana to see mi hermana!! Jestem bardzo podekscytowana!!

Natasha

Natasha is our newest team member. She arrived less than two weeks ago! She immediately moved in with a Polish family to work as an au pair. Pray for Natasha's transition, which has been pretty tough for her. Pray that communication with her host family is clear and effective. She also asks that we pray that she is a really bright light to the family!

 

It would be a real encouragement to me and to our team to hear back from many brothers and sisters praying with us. So even if you simply commit to praying for us on your own schedule, will you let me know? 

Thanks friends!

In other news… I’ve been having tons of fun with some really amazing people here in Poznań. As evidence I only have pictures from one event. One little part of an event, actually. But look how much fun that was! Jealous? :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the scoop check out our Foundation of Faith blog.

Happy spring!!

Praises!

In the midst of a personally challenging season, God is still God, and He is still working. A couple of weeks ago, our Poland team had the pleasure of hosting a team of high school students from Lubbock, TX who came to share the gospel and the love of Christ with Polish students.

They shared a drama, songs, smiles, love, and the gospel in Poznań schools, a home for patients with Alzheimer’s, a home for youth, and a school for the deaf. They also held gatherings in the evening. Polish teens they met during the day were invited to come hang out, eat pizza, play silly games, and have further discussions about Christ.

During this incredibly brief trip, four young women chose a personal relationship with Jesus! Amazing!

Our team is able to follow-up with these girls, and already they have felt opposition from their families and friends. We were especially praying that their parents would allow them to participate in a bible study group. Already, He has answered these prayers and these girls will soon start a bible study with one of our team members. Wooohoo!

Please join us in praying for these new believers, and for the Spirit to continue to move. Especially in other Polish students who heard the gospel through the Texan team, as well as teachers who heard and showed interest to members of our team. May we be multiplying, contagious Christians, who know the true Hope and the true Light!