Amsterdam, Day 3

We have had a great first day of Serve the City. Our team divided into two groups and painted two people's apartments.

June 1: Amsterdam Day 2

Life is a blur at the moment, due in part to jetlag and feeling "foggy" in my head. We have had a great first day in Amsterdam. This afternoon we visited the Corrie ten Boom house in Haarlem and afterward met as a team to discuss shalom.
       It's a spectacular day here in Amsterdam - sun is shining, people are out in numbers at cafes. I am meeting a good friend for a coffee at Leidseplein in 20 minutes, then the team will be with Brigitte (Serve the City coordinator) for dinner. Projects begin tomorrow. We will be painting two people's homes/apartments all day.
       More later ... with photos, as soon as I can get them downloaded onto my computer.

Amsterdam, Serve the City, Day 1

At the moment I am sitting in a United Airlines lounge at Denver Airport looking at a flight board, waiting for our flight to Philadelphia and onto Amsterdam.
       I go on auto-pilot (no pun intended) on travel days. I have done the travel thing long enough that it's kind of old. This trip is different because Susy and I are traveling with 4 others from Denver and meeting up with 5 more people when we arrive in Amsterdam.     Our 11-person team is an awesome mix of people! I am looking forward to being with them for the next week.
       We travel for the next 16 hours and arrive in Amsterdam at 9am local time. Then it's off to The Shelter hostel in downtown Amsterdam to settle in. I'll write again once we arrive in Amsterdam.
       Thanks to all of you who are part of the Serve the City project - people in the U.S. who are supporting the projects, people in Amsterdam who will be volunteering, people around various places who are praying! We are grateful for all of you.

HIV Carelink Benefit

 

"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" -Proverbs 17:22a

HIV Care Link's 14-Year Celebration and Benefit Dessert!  

Sunday, June 12, 2011, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
At the Madcap Theater

The Madcap Theater is located in the Westminster Promenade, 10679 Westminster Blvd, Westminster, CO 80020

Come, bring your friends and be merry!

Single registration is $40 and a table for 4 is $150

HIV Care Link Benefit Concert April 29

HIV CARE LINK MiSSION:

HIV Care Link is an outreach of Christian compassion and hope committed to preventing the spread of HIV, empowering and supporting those affected by HIV/AIDS and equipping the church to minister effectively to people living with HIV.

HIV CARE LINK MINISTRY:

HIV Care Link is an interdenominational HIV/AIDS ministry that believes in the value of every person, and is committed to obeying Jesus' command to love all people: actively, tangibly and self-sacrificially.

BENEFIT CONCERT:

Austin Collins in Concert

Friday, April 29, 7:00-8:30 PM

At the “D Note,”

7519 Grandview Ave.

Arvada, CO

All ages are welcome

$10 suggested donation at the door

Join us for an evening of great music and support HIV Care Link

Street's Hope Research Survey

Street's Hope has been working on a comprehensive survey for women who are or who have ever been been involved in the sex trade industry. We now have the survey complete and are at the stage of getting women to participate in the survey. We are hoping to get 100-120 women to participate and share their voices and their experiences with us. We need you to pray.

This research will help organizations who work with these women better understand the complexities of the issues the women bring with them. In addition, sharing the results of the survey with the general population will help dispel the myths that blind the general population from seeing the hearts of the women we serve. Too often it seems as if this population is categorized rather than seen. Seeing their stories through this research will most certainly open the eyes of the general population to the realities of their lives. My hope is that in seeing they will be moved with compassion.

We have run into some difficulty in getting cooperation from some larger organizations in gaining access to the women they serve in order to take the survey. Please pray with me that God will remove any obstacles between this survey and the women whose voices need to be heard. Thank you in advance for faithfully lifting up this project.

Cadence International Armed Forces Ministries

Update/prayer request from Paul Bradley: I am heading into Burma with the Free Burma Rangers for the week to teach leadership classes for relief teams as well as seeker bible studies at night and then will be home only a couple of days then off to Cambodia to put on a medical clinic and Bible classes at a special forces unit. Lots of travel for me running on all cylinders which leaves the family without dad. I am still recovering with back issues and the time in Burma will be very physically demanding (think boot camp). Pray for physical strength for me and protection over my family. Pray for open hearts as I share the gospel with Buddhist resistance forces at the training.