Mosers in the Netherlands
Photo above: A day trip to Aachen – a nice break for the students in the middle of a busy semester. As a bonus the Treasury gave the students free access because they are in seminary!
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Thanksgiving for the past year
The school semester has ended and summer is finally here (except the weather part…Netherlands doesn’t really know how to do summer.) We have had a tremendous year and a lot to be thankful for.
•We are giving thanks for our first year student cohort with us as their deans (that are now starting their second year). They are a tremendous group of men and women.
•For the many evangelistic opportunities that we (Julie in particular) has had.
•For progress with Dutch language.
•For our new church, Via. We have had an excellent start.
We are continually thankful for you our supporters that make it possible for us to be here.
Pray for Tyndale
Please continue to pray for Tyndale finances and provision. We are making ends meet, but it has been month to month.
Pray that we will find some administrative and support staff, both volunteers, workers, and/or missionaries who will come to help with the office, recruiting and grounds maintenance.
For wisdom for our President Gunnar as he leads. Pray also for his fundraising efforts.
For our new cohort of first year students that arrived early June. As deans we pick them up from the airport, help them with their immigration and government registration, make sure they have clothes and shoes suitable for a colder climate, find them bikes (their main mode of transport,) spend time with them as a group with evening campfires and sharing, and generally spend the summer helping them settle into their new home at Tyndale and life in The Netherlands. Please pray that they will be a strong year and do well in their studies.
Above photo: Ken with some of his students
Pray for…
Our church plant
Via Church that has been going for three months now. Thank God for the number of committed people who attend faithfully and serve. Our services are joyful and encouraging.Pray for growth in September (when the school year begins) that we will see continued numerical growth.
Give thanks for non-Christians coming to Via. A young man called Walter said it was his first time ever in a church. Two young sisters Precious and Blessed came on Sunday. Julie has been meeting with Precious on Fridays to talk and read the Bible together. These have all come through the invitation of Nahom, a Tyndale graduate, who has a real gift of evangelism!
For Rev. Dr. David Sandifer. He is our ordained presence at Via and is an integral piece to the functioning of the church.
Personal Prayer Points
Please pray for Sam from Nigeria, our roommate that he will be granted a visa to stay in the country.Pray for ongoing financial support as we begin our third year of serving at Tyndale.
Pray for some time to rest. We have a 13 day vacation starting Monday. This is a much needed break after a busy season.
Above photo: Samuel a Tyndale graduate who lives with us talking to his young family back home in Nigeria. (Our dog Mayday is quite attached to him.)
Photo above: Ken and his Summer intensive class two weeks ago.
Above photo: Julie with Sarah from her mentor group (the last prayer letter had a photo of the whole group.) The day this photo was taken in early June Sarah had just defended her MET Thesis and we were celebrating. The next day her 11 year old daughter went into hospital and died the following day. Sarah plans to return to Ghana to minister to marginalised women who have been abandoned by their communities and who live in poverty. Pray for her as she returns in the coming months to work in this ministry and that the Lord will sustain her in her time of grief.