I asked God..

      Yesterday I was walking around praying at one of the university campuses. I stopped sat on a wall and watched everyone walking to their classes, talking and laughing. Not many people seemed unhappy with the way their lives are. It made me ask God "how is it possible to ask these people to change their whole out look on life if they seem so content with it?" As started walking again I realized God doesn't want us to change our out look on life, He just wants to be apart of it. Any change comes because it will better the ever growing relationship you start to desire with God.
       We had the opportunity to go on the roof of the parliament building here. It was an amazing thing to see you could see most of the city from there. We saw pictures of what the building looked like before during and  after the cold war. We saw pictures of what a lot of the city looked like before WWII and after the war most of the city was level. To see what Berlin looked like and to see it now is mind blowing. This city was gone and now its one of the coolest cities. I cant imagine what would have happened to these people if they would have given up. I can only hope that they havent give up completely on God.
-Bryan

Learning the Ropes

we had a great day yesterday seeing the city and learning how to use the bahn (subway system) it was a grand adventure. Today we went to University and gave out coffee. It went well. We got a few people coming to some events later this week. Trying to speak german has been a struggle for me, thank God lydia can speak it so well.

as the trip goes on.

This trip has been crazy so far with the flight delays and the luggage getting lost. It has really tested my patience yet I have remained steadily calm through it all. I have enjoyed every moment in Brussels. The people here at CTS have been very inviting and caring for us the whole time. It really goes to show how people from different walks of life can set aside their differences for one common goal, to know Jesus more. I am extremely excited to go to Berlin in just a matter of hours. I know God has some amazing things in store for us there. This being my first missions trip I really have no idea what to expect but I am expecting great things. God has already started stretching me in new ways. Things I have been praying for for months and I hope I can maintain a good attitude to continue to be used.      -Bryan

Update on the trip: Training and Language learning!

Yesterday we began our training!!  It was so good and although all 4 sessions were great, if I would be lying if I didn’t say that Dr. Joseph Dimitriov stole the show in session 4!  I have been telling our GSU students about him for a year, and he lived up to every bit of the hype!  Dr. Joseph is the president of Conntinental Theological Seminary here in Brussels (where we are staying and receiving training for our mission trip).  He grew up in communist Bulgaria and has 3 European doctorate degrees (they are harder to get in Europe than the US btw).  He is brilliant, humble, a gifted speaker, an awesome man of faith, has LIVED through European history (he was in Berlin when the wall came down!).  I can’t begin to blog everything he told us but let’s just say he told us much of his life story and the history of Europe in an hour and a half (a better history lesson than the students have received at their universities, I’m sure!) and at the end had Brad, myself, and everyone else in the room crying…

That’s not a joke…we really were crying as he told us his story of God’s calling on his life and moving mightily to get him out of communist Bulgaria to CTS!

May 16th is HERE!! Congratulations Team!!

Try This!!

Can you name the countries of Europe??  My record is 1min 40secs!

Its Coming..

It's hard to believe we are only a few weeks away from Berlin. I get more excited every day. This is my first missions trip. I always said I wouldn't go on any missions trip that I didn't feel drawn to, as soon as I heard about this trip I knew this was the one for me. God has done amazing things to get me on this trip and I am ready to see the things He will do through all of us over there. I'm excited to see and meet the team(the ones I haven't met already)

5 Weeks Away!!

We are only 5 weeks away from leaving for our Annual Reach Europe Mission Trip!!!

Why Europe...

This Year's Promo Video!