Ministry Week - First Reports Coming In...

I have been receiving some great reports of the ministry of our students during the annual Student Ministry Week held each spring at Continental Theological Seminary. All of our students will be involved in some type of local church ministry, for a minimum of 5 days of intensive ministry during the next 3 weeks.

Team ministry this year ranges from playing with and feeding street kids in Brussels, running a coffee house on a military base, a Belgian church youth camp in Sweden, a Chinese church conference in Germany, international church ministry in Morocco, a Easter outreach in the Netherlands, children's drama and choir concerts in Belgium and France, and as well as many individual ministries in France, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany... even all the way to Haiti as one student leads a choir to minister in this nation!

Of course, an endeavor like this doesn't come without challenges: one student got to the airport with an expired ID card, one team was prevented from doing street witnessing, and students learn that ministry sometimes involves sacrifice of time, energy and money. However, with each challenged, we have also heard reports of how the students faced it: the student with the expired card is helping at his local church in practical ministry; the team turned street witnessing into video interviews about Easter, and some that invested finances were blessed by the local church with generous offerings!

Thanks for continuing to pray for these students from 32 countries as they minister here in Europe and around the world. What an exciting Easter!

Here are some photos of the CTS Singers, during their Student Ministry Week, at a concert held Wednesday in the international church in Waterloo (Christian Center).  Enjoy!