October 2011

News From Ryan & Noleen Thurman      Hello sweet friends, this is Noleen! I am excited and apprehensive to say that Ryan leaves tonight for Germany again. I am thrilled about what he gets the priveldge to partake in, but our family has experienced significant unexpected changes this past week, so praying that this next 11 days goes smoothly. I do ask for prayer of protection over Ryan during his travels, as well as prayer for peace over our home as he is away. I love you all and am so grateful for how you love our family! Quick Links Heading back to Germany Wittenberg University, one the rooms we looked at for the Wittenberg 2017 Vision Over the past 10 years Noleen and I have spent a lot of time in Germany working with George and Hanna in a ministry of Reconciliation.  I was there again in May for important meetings with the Antioch Network Europe team; during this time we went to Wittenberg.    For years Thomas Cogdell, founder of the Austin House of Prayer and part of the Antioch Network counil has had it on his heart to rent a room in Wittenberg for October 31, 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther posting his theses.  We believe there will be powerful spiritual effects if Christians come who are from many different traditions, nations, and continents to pray that Christ would remove heart divisions among His followers. On this trip: I will be going with Thomas to an important meeting with Dr. Johannes Hartl, founder of the Augsburg House of Prayer. This meeting and several others are key in the work of reconciliation, and the Wittenberg vision. On November 9th, I will be joining George and Hanna Miley and others to help commemorate the anniversary of Crystal Night; this event seems to be taking on increasing spiritual significance.  It is being sponsored by a network of churches, and could open more important relationships and is another opportunity to bear witness to the power of Christ.  Antioch Network Europe Gathering in Berlin: this meeting will build upon our time together that we had in May as we continue to discern the growing reach and expression the ministry in Europe. A2J Outreach and Celebration   click on this photo to see more photos from this event! It has been a busy month with the A2J Celebration night, the A2J Green Gables community outreach and the A2J Woodland outreach.  We will be sending out another A2J Newsletter in the middle of this month that will have more details Below you click this link to watch the a clip from the Celebration night where we had almost 150 people come out and celebrate all God is doing through A2J. BrotherSisterBand - Jig As we look to this new year we see God at work in great ways in this ministry. We are looking to add another A2J training house in January  Also in January we will begin an outreach at Universiy Park.  The Vision of seeing A2J Woodland become a sending out center for new discipleship and mission communities around the city is taking place.