Summer

It's been some time since my last post, but the summer got busy!

It was a joy on 7 June to watch 29 students from 19 countries complete their degrees in Bible & Theology as they graduated from Continental Theological Seminary. 95% of CTS students continue into full-time ministry or furthering their Biblical education. Thank you for your investment and prayers for these students as they enter ministry throughout the world.

CTS also sent 4 summer mission interns around the world. Currently these students are involved in missions ministry in the Philippines, Madagascar, Ecuador, and even in the US! Four students from four nations, serving on four continents of the world. Our mission at CTS is "Changing Lives...to Change the World," and it's great to give these students a summer experience that can shape their future ministry. This is how I got started as a missionary - spending 3 weeks on a short-term team in Egypt in 1989 changed my life! Now, almost 20 years later, it always touches my heart to train students for a summer missions outreach that could set the course for a future in full-time missions & ministry.

Summer is also the time for preparation and planning for the new school year set to begin at the end of September. I will be teaching two courses this fall (Youth Ministries and Spiritual Leadership Development), and am busy preparing my coursework. In addition, as Student Life Director, I'll be working on various projects to enhance the lives of our students both on and off campus as they pursue their education and training.

CTS has now welcomed a new president! On July 1st, Dr. Joseph P. Dimitrov took his new office and is busy with setting in place several changes that will enhance CTS . Dr. Dimitrov served as Vice-President of Education at CTS since 1999 and was the obvious choice to lead CTS to the next level of ministry training. Thanks for your prayers for Dr. Dimitrov!

Thanks also for your prayers for me and the students of Continental Theological Seminary.

• Pray for new students that will join us this fall.
• Pray for our student's as they work to raise finances to come to seminary.
• Pray for the new deans and professors as they prepare to train this next generation of leaders.
• Pray for the new student leaders that will begin their work in September.
• Pray for the missionary budgets that are quite stretched at the moment due to the low dollar value.
• But most of all...pray that the Hope of the Gospel will be revealed in Europe and the world. That's why we are all here. May His will be done!