Campus Connections
A few weeks ago a team from Dallas Christian College travelled to Berlin to minister to the spiritual needy and confused in Germany. European Initiative has been fortunate to work with teams from DCC for the last three years. While most university students travel to some beach location desiring a spring break from rigorous mid-term exams, these students and staff travelled to Berlin with the sole focus to reach the lost in Europe!
Marketplace Transformation
This past week European Initiative along with American partners Global Advance and Gateway Church, and European partner Christians in the Workplace (CIW), hosted the first Business Transforum Conference in Berlin, Germany.
Transylvanian Adventure
One of European Initiative’s core values is to bless the poor. It is in our hearts to begin each year helping some of the poorest of the poor in Europe. I have just returned from leading an 11-person team of Germans and Americans to Romania. Our goal was simple, yet direct: to show the love of Jesus Christ in word and in deed to the impoverished Gypsy people.
Racing To Win
The past three weeks have been a fast and furious sprint for all of us here at European Initiative. I just arrived back to Berlin, Germany from a 14-day ministry trip that found me in the 80-degree sunshine weather of Texas, and then transitioning to the 50-degree rain and drizzle of London. In some ways the differences in weather are symbolic of the spiritual climates between America and Europe.
Europe is Reeling
Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou's announcement yesterday to call for a national referendum on the euro bailout plan literally shocked the world. It also proved once again that what happens in Europe has a profound impact on the USA, as stock markets tumbled dramatically.
Remembering 9/11
As Americans living abroad, no matter where we are, this day is about remembrance. All of us think back to what we were doing 10 years ago when we heard the devastating news about the attack on the Twin Towers. The world grieved with America on September 11, 2001. While there was an outpouring of emotion globally, one European city responded far beyond any other.
England Is Broken
Earlier this week Prime Minister David Cameron commented on Britain’s “broken society,” in view of the recent riots that rocked London and other urban centers. Cameron suggested that England’s riots are the result of a moral breakdown. He gave a litany of root causes in a speech in Oxfordshire, “Irresponsibility. Selfishness. Behaving as if your choices have no consequences. Children without fathers. Schools without discipline. Reward without effort. Crime without punishment. Rights without responsibility. Communities without control.”
Berlin’s Gray Anniversary
Normally, a 50th anniversary is golden. Not in Berlin. This past weekend Germany “celebrated” the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall. The gray wall was symbolic of the bleakness and hopelessness under Communism for East Berliners.
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