Archive for January 2009

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Finally Some Snow!!!

We haven’t had a lot of snow this year and on Thursday we finally got enough to make a snowman and go sledding! We were able to capture Kati sledding down a hill in our neighborhood.  We took this on a digital camera and apparently it does not record any sound so it looks almost [...]

Children’s Church at Gemeinde Kagran

Last year  I,Eric, was asked to be in charge of our churches Children’s Ministry. I didn’t feel comfortable taking that kind of leadership positions since there were other capable people in the church.   The church is 25 years old and we believe it is not our job to do the job but help Austrians [...]

Facebook shrinking the world faster than the speed of light.

Yes, I am on facebook. Christy introduced it to me and I fought it for the longest time not wanting to waste my time.  And yes, it can be a waste of time.  I know some people who spend hours and hours on it texting, uploading so many photos, playing games etc…  I thought it [...]

GEM Austria 2009 Team

Here is the most recent picture of our GEM Austria team taken at last weeks planning retreat. We have a really good team and am glad to be apart of what God is doing here in Austria. Tags: Austria

GEM Austria Annual Strategic Planning Retreat

Today is going to be a full day.  I, Eric, will teach children’s church this morning.  We will be finishing a flim clip and talking about forgiveness. After church, we go home and pack for our 2 day GEM Austria Annual Strategic Planning Retreat.  I am excited because I think it will be very good [...]

What would make you stand outside in the winter for an hour at 7am?

I must admit, this is not my usual morning routine but today this is exactly what I did with 4 other co-workers.  Getting visas is an important thing when living in another country so we are willing to stand outside in the cold for an hour in hopes of securing a coveted visa.  It seems [...]