Jeannine Putain of the Lyon, France, church was ordained as an elder.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Tammy and I send you warm greetings from 250 of our brothers and sisters meeting in Evian, France, for their annual festival. We were able to spend some very enjoyable time with them before going on to the UK for the board of trustees meeting and the European ministerial conference. I attempted to sing hymns in French with them, and I know God was pleased my joyful noise even though my French was unintelligible.
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GCI Media Personnel Changes
From Mike Feazell:
We are pleased to announce that Michael Morrison, who has served as Media Director for the past several years, is moving half-time to Grace Communion Seminary to serve as Dean of Faculty. Mike, who earned his PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, has been an integral part of GCS from its inception, serving as a faculty member and assisting GCS President Russell Duke with key administrative duties. Mike will continue to serve GCI Media half-time as senior editor, writer, website literature content manager, alternate host for You’re Included, and numerous other duties. In my view, Mike has been doing the equivalent of three jobs for years, not counting his outstanding work as an elder at NewLife Fellowship in Pasadena. Although he will be half-time with GCI Media, he will continue to play a major role on the media team.
To fill the void created by Mike’s half-time move to GCS, Video Content Producer Nathan Smith will step into the new role of Media Production Supervisor. Nathan earned his degree in cinema arts and production at Azusa Pacific University and produced four award-winning video productions before joining our media department in 2007. I am confident that his high-quality work in video planning and production, combined with his broad range of skills and experience in media in general, prepare him well for these additional responsibilities in facilitating and coordinating the production of all our denominational media efforts with innovation and creativity during this time of budgetary constraint.
And last, but not least, media stalwart John Halford, editor of Christian Odyssey, will be retiring. However, I’m very thankful and greatly relieved to say that John will be rehired at half-time and will continue to edit our redesigned Christian Odyssey magazine, and will continue to offer editorial guidance to our overseas national publications as his time permits. John has been and will continue to be an anchor of stability and a fount of creativity for GCI, and I count it one of my great blessings in the church to have been able to work alongside him for so many years. I count on doing that for many more.
Congratulations to Mike, Nathan and John in their continued service to Jesus Christ!
Mark Schnee provides the German voiceover for Speaking of Life
Germany
Santiago Lange announced the launching of Apropos Leben (the dubbed German version of Speaking of Life) on our German website. You can view them at http://www.wcg.org/de/ and http://www.wcg.org/de/video. Santiago wrote, “I would like to thank everyone who was involved in the realization of this project. My special thanks to Mark Schnee, Wolfgang Happes, Robert Meade, Bret Miller, Tony Murphy and Nathan Smith. We pray that this step forward will help spread the good news in the German speaking areas.”
Pastoral Internships
From Greg Williams:
We are continuing our search for qualified pastoral internship candidates in the U.S. Pastoral internships are part-time paid or volunteer positions and last 12-24 months. Though paid pastoral internships are limited, volunteer internships are readily available for qualified candidates, including college and seminary students needing an internship for class credit.
Funeral services for Edith Rostant, mother of Pearl Charles, wife of Trinidad and Tobago pastor Clifton Charles, will be held Friday, October 29, at 2.00 p.m. in her home town of San Fernando at the church she attended. Pearl wrote, “I just want to thank all our brothers and sisters for the prayers offered up on our behalf. God’s love has been revealed to us in profound ways through this journey, and I don’t believe we will ever be the same again.
Cards can be sent to: The Charles Family 10 Robert Street Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
From Edna Barr.
As we were celebrating the good news of Al’s cancer being in remission, we noticed he was getting weaker and weaker on the last round of chemo. From his scheduled appointment on Oct. 25, he had to go to the ER, and was admitted because of general weakness and shortness of breath. And he has lost a lot of weight. He has gone from 190 pounds in July to 140 pounds now. I think most of that weight loss was in the last three weeks.The problem is that he developed diabetes as a result of the medication. When he entered the hospital, his sugar was at 440. We didn’t know what was wrong until the nurse came in to give him insulin. He is very sick right now, but now that we know what the problem is, things are looking up.
The physical therapist told me that he would probably have to go to rehab after he gets out of the hospital until he can climb 13 steps, unless I find a place that is on the first floor or has an elevator. So please pray for a good place for us to move at a reasonable price, as well as for Al’s healing. That’s two miracles in NYC, but our God is a God of miracles.
Love to all, and thanks for your prayers,
Edna
Cards may be sent to: 255-04 147 Road 2nd Floor Rosedale, NY 11422
Karen Sinner
Please continue to remember in prayer Pastor Glen Weber’s sister, Karen Sinner, who will be having a biopsy of the mass on her spine next Tuesday.
Cards may be sent to: 3914 Robitaille Court Cheyenne, WY 82001
Daniel Boesch
Italian National Director Daniel Boesch asked for prayer after a recent fainting spell and hospital stay. He wrote, “I will now have to take some time to drastically slow down my pace in order to gain back my full strength. Paola and I wanted to deeply thank all of you who have accompanied us through this very unpleasant trial with your prayers, phone calls and e-mails. It means a lot to have such a great family in times of need. Please continue to pray for a full recovery and that I won’t suffer any set-backs.”
Cards may be sent to: Via G. Verdi 47 Almenno S. Bartolomeo (BG) ITALY
Remember that prayer is the battleground where we fight the good fight of faith. Let’s encourage everyone to join together in prayer, for we belong to Christ, and by the Spirit it is in Christ that we pray. Prayer and other spiritual activities help keep our hearts in tune with God and remind us of who we are in Christ. He is our all in all, and in him we are eternally beloved of the Father and blessed to share his good news with others.
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