Good News !! November News Letter!

 

Dear Ones, We want to first of all THANK YOU for yet another fruitful month of ministry here in Denmark. Starting from scratch is never easy as we basically start from the bottom up. But from years of experience we have learned that working as farmers, athletes and soldiers, as Paul mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:3-6 requires endurance and consistency. And that we dare not give up or give in if we ever hope to see the end result of our labors. So we are plotting along and we are excited about every victory whether small or big won. We thank you for continuing by our side and trust that you will rejoice with us over every step of progress. CONTENT: 1. BIBLE-STUDIES/DISCIPLE TRACK 2. CHRISTMAS-PREP GET-TOGETHER 3. OUTREACH 4. THE VINEYARD 5. STAFF MEETING 6. BUILDING COMMUNITY 7. STOP ALL FOOD WASTE 8. PERSONAL NOTE

DISCIPLESHIP TRACK/BIBLE-STUDIES For those desiring to go to the next level in their discipleship training we, the Vineyard church have started regular discipleship training courses. We are having regular disciple training classes with people in and outside our home. We are also adding regularly people to our WhatsApp ministry where we share  writings from the Fathers of Faith such as Kenneth E.Hagin, Charles Capps, Andrew Wommack, etc. CHRISTMAS-PREP GET-TOGETHER We had a  ladies get-together where we according to Danish tradition made Christmas decorations with candles for the count-down till Christmas Day. It was a wonderful time of bonding between the 6 ladies that attended. OUTREACH The young man being ministered to here is from Ukraine and arrived just a couple of weeks before the war broke out. He received the Lord and signed up for our WhatsApp ministry! We met many precious people that seem to be sincerely searching. We especially ministered for awhile to a young man who walked away with “a lot to think about”, as he put it. We pray that the seeds sown will bring forth everlasting life in those who received it. THE VINEYARD This month we celebrated the Half-Year mark in 2024 of the establishing of the Vineyard church in Odense Denmark. Our present campus pastor and his wife will be going on a three months leave to be refreshed and re-invisioned. They were the ones establishing the church here in Odense 12 years ago. We prayed for them and their refreshing and also prayed for the Lord’s anointing and strength for the new campus pastors that will be standing in the gap for the next three months. At the half-year celebration there also was a special recognition of those that have started coming to the church regularly within the last half year or so. It was an inspiration to see so many new faces! Philip regularly helps with the bar, the selling of drinks and payments for the food. He also helps preparing the elements and serving communion. And as usual I assist with the translation, and for our half-year celebration some of us ladies were asked to bake and so I baked a pan of brownies, which to my delight all got eaten! STAFF MEETING We attended a staff meeting where we were critiquing our present mo. We divided into groups and discussed what we would not want to see happening and how we might possibly prevent falling into bad habits. Before the meeting I was invited to share a word . I shared from 1Peter 2:2-4 and about our identity in Christ. BUILDING COMMUNITY We are excited to be building community here, new friends. This month we were invited for dinner at our precious Iranian friends’ home and they also visited us. We also visited K. our new disciple and Philip was able to help her with some practical matters. Our new lives here are  have a lot of potential and we look forward to growing our circle of friendships STOP ALL FOOD WASTE AND DONATE IT FOR THE NEEDY This month we started volunteering at the “Stop All Food Waste” organization in our area. There are two scheduled distribution days a week. Sadly there has not been enough food for us to  always be able to distribute twice a week. For this reason I, Rita, have been contacting several wholesale food companies on their behalf. We are still in the process of following up on our requests and we would like to ask you to please keep this new project in your prayers. Thank you! PERSONAL NOTE We had our first snow this year. It lasted for about a week. It was beautiful to watch it come down as it was big and fluffy, We might even get a white Christmas this year, which would be special for us! Meanwhile we realize that we have adjusted to the climate  and seem to tolerate the cold better than when we first arrived here in January this year. In closing we want to thank you our precious partners, family and friends. With your love and backing our work here would not be possible. We are forever indebted to you. Together we are establishing the kingdom of God in the hearts of those who are open and receptive to it. We are also regularly adding new subscribers to our daily devotional readings. Praise the Lord! With much love and appreciation, Philip and Rita Please remember our new details are as follows: PayPal: force4good.fvs@gmail.com NordFyn's Bank Rita Olsen Reg. #: 6869 Account #: 0001058710 BIC/SWIFT Code: NSBKDK21 IBAN DK2168690001058710 PS: If you are in the European union you can transfer funds vis SEPA with very minimum or no fees. For another easy and simple way to transfer money internationally please visit: https://wise.com/ where you can open an online account.

The amazing October News!

 

Dear Ones,       First of all we want to THANK ALL OF YOU for your love, support and prayers. Together we have had another fruitful month of ministering the gospel truth to many, some of whom heard for the first time! We are thankful for the doors the Lord has and is opening for us in the ministry and are aware that this is only the beginning. The possibilities are endless and we are trusting the Lord to lead and guide us step by step! Thank you for your continued prayers! 1. OUTREACH 2. UKRAINIAN MINISTRY 3. BAPTISM - BIRTHDAY- BIBLE STUDIES 4. CHURCH WEEKEND 5. CULTURAL FESTIVAL 6. INFORMATION MEETING CONCERNING DRUGS 7. DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 8. ENCOUNTER/PRAYER WALK 9. THE VINEYARD OUTREACH Every month we print and distribute gospel tracts to the people in the streets...sowing seeds! We do not always see immediate results (as in souls won) but we are expecting a harvest. Meanwhile we have more people signing up to our Whats-app Ministry. THE UKRAINIAN MINISTRY Philip is continuing the Ukrainian ministry regularly printing gospel tracts in Ukrainian o(on one side) and Russian on the other. We are very thankful for google translate. Meanwhile we are continuing to pray for the Lord to raise up a  person of peace to help bridge the language gap. BAPTISM - BIRTHDAY - BIBLE STUDIES We are extremely thankful for the Lord trusting us to disciple K., a precious young lady. We offered to celebrate her birthday at our place as she does not have any family around. To our pleasant surprise she also asked to be baptized on her birthday. She is growing stronger in her walk with the Lord day by day! Praise the Lord! For the birthday celebration we had home-made moussaka prepared by Philip as requested by Kia. Without prior communication the Lord had us get K. a Danish Bible, while her friend got her a case for carrying a Bible. Only the Lord could have planned that so perfectly! Her we are enjoying a nice coffee break during one of our many Bible studies/discipleship training session! CHURCH WEEKEND During the church weekend we had guest speakers from England doing most of the teaching. We also had opportunity to pray for each other and to be prayed for. Te lady seen below being prayed for also signed up to our daily devotionals. Philip, as is his habit, followed the Lord’s leads and prayed for those he sensed were in need of the Lord’s healing touch! And I had the privilege of being called on during two of our sessions to do running translations. It was a good challenge as I usually receive the text in advance, but I was told that it went quite well. Thank the Lord for the Holy Spirit always ready to assist! The kids had lots of fun. One evening they had movie night lying on mattresses and bring along their pillow. They also had a professional popcorn machine! In the photo above their had fun games and competitions. Fun was had by all, big and small! We all helped out on various duties. Here I helped set out the breakfast buffet and make coffee and tea. We were told that we were to bake buns for everyone (about 100 people) but were relieved that it turned out not to be so! They were just having fun watching our reaction. We tried to be brave, but it was obvious that we were very relieved when truth was told! The dining room was beautiful with big “tree” giving the feel of sitting in a garden. Philip did such a great job at heading up the dish-washing team that he ended up being scheduled to do so three times in a row. Praise the Lord! CULTURAL FESTIVAL We attended a musical festival in Café Respect where basically all the arrangements are held. Here we met this beautiful lady (in the middle) She is Kurdish and entertained with songs in Kurdish and Danish...some of which she wrote herself. The songs were all like heart-cries from someone in darkness seeking the light! The lady on the far right is also from Kurdistan and is the organizer of more or less all of the events. She is well hard working, loved and has a lot of influence in the community! INFORMATION MEETING CONCERNING DRUGS We also attended an information meeting as there is a big drug problem in the community, and in fact the whole country. Not only among the youth, but many adults have also fallen victim to this addiction. There are several categories of drugs but this evening opiates were discussed. It led to a heated discussion as some parents were blaming the authorities for not preventing drugs from being sold at the schools, others were blaming doctors for being careless with their prescriptions of drugs, etc. But all were given insight on what a big task the authorities face in curbing this problem as the drugs are also sold via certain apps that delete the messages within 24 hours and that the they are never delivered by the same person or the same mode of transport to the client and therefore making it extremely difficult to catch the sellers. It was also brought out how to look for signs of addiction and where to seek help. Please pray for us to reach the youth (who are especially vulnerable) with the gospel. DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING During one of our staff meetings we suggested that we needed to go deeper in the Word for those interested. The Lord had also spoken to a couple of other people about this and so the first Discipleship training course meeting was launched! The subject addressed was: Following Jesus! In the photo below Philip is praying for someone  suffering from a car accident years ago. ENCOUNTER/PRAYER WALK We had an Encounter Meeting where we went for a “prayer walk” praying for our local community, claiming the land. Afterward we all met for hot chocolate and a type of Danish donuts called “aebleskiver”. THE VINEYARD The lead pastor and his wife announced that the will be going on a three months leave. They have been heading up the church for 12 years and said they are in need of rest and refreshing. Our new pastor meanwhile is Benjamin, is the assistant pastor. Lunch at the church. One of our favorite times for fellowshipping and getting to know each other better! Besides the events listed here we also attended a staff meeting, held Bible studies in our home, added new subscribers to our daily devotionals, continued discipleship training, etc. We are happy to find a hunger for the Word and still feel there is much more for us to contribute. But we aim to follow the Lord step by step and go through the doors as He opens them. We also attended an Alpha meeting (foundational Christian teaching) but it was too far away so we decided to not keep going. In closing we want to thank you for your love, prayers, support and encouragement. And to our partners we send an especially BIG THANK YOU! You are enabling us to carry on the ministry and any fruit we bear here is to your credit as well. In closing we send much love and appreciation to all, Philip and Rita Please remember our new details are as follows: PayPal: force4good.fvs@gmail.com NordFyn's Bank Rita Olsen Reg. #: 6869 Account #: 0001058710 BIC/SWIFT Code: NSBKDK21 IBAN DK2168690001058710 PS: If you are in the European union you can transfer funds vis SEPA with very minimum or no fees. For another easy and simple way to transfer money internationally please visit: https://wise.com