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  We
are enjoying a beautiful spring in Berlin - while warm weather
may be normal at this time of year for you, we can't always
count on it! We are especially conscious of experiencing Berlin
right now, as we will be moving in Sept. Jim is now serving as
Director of Field Ministries for CBF, and needs to do that job
from Atlanta. I will continue to work as coordinator for our
work in Europe, N. Africa and the Mid-east, but will be doing it
from Atlanta. After 27 years in Europe, this is a huge change
for us.
But much more is happening besides thinking about a move! Here
is a look into what our field personnel in this area have been
involved in:
In April, a young adult "celebration" - several evenings of
evangelistic services - was held in Beirut, Lebanon. The
celebrations have been taking place here for several years,
adding on a special one for young adults recently. C. Boulos
organizes these. This year Bill White from University Baptist
Church in Miami preached. There was a great response and 70
people recorded their decision to follow Christ.
In Turkey, the annual Southeast Women's conference just
finished. This is for Christian women of the country. More women
than ever participated and the program included testimony from
the wives of the Christians who were murdered last year. There
is still a lot of persecution there, so please pray.
IBTS in Prague celebrates graduation May 30. Among the MTh
graduates is Asatur Nahapetyan, the general secretary of the
Armenian Baptist Union. You may not know much about Armenia, but
the Baptist churches are active and growing! It's exciting to
experience leaders like this getting a good theological
education, and they really appreciate the opportunity for the
education and for being a part of the larger Baptist world. It's
rewarding to us to know that CBF helped in this education.
Glen and Clista Adkins are working with a boarding school for
Roma children in Pec, Hungary. Glen started a choir last year.
The students love it, and he will be taking the choir to sing at
the BWA Youth Conference in Leipzig this summer. A Latino youth
group from Virginia will be traveling with them. Pray that the
contact with the youth group and the experience at the congress
will lead to spiritual decisions among these underprivileged
students.
Personally, we were able to attend our son's graduation from
Campbell University this month. He will visit Berlin a few days
in June to sort through his things, and will then be working in
radio in Raleigh.
May God continue to bless your work in Arkansas,
Becky and Jim Smith
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