Since the beginning of the year, we've began a few new ministry events/opportunities for International Students here in Den Haag. I want to tell you a bit about them now.
FAT (Fellowship and Training)
FAT is a monthly training event for students. We get togther for dinner and fellowship and then have training on a topic. The topics range from theological topics (such as looking at 'Justification') to practical training (such as personal evangelism). It's been so good to go deeper into some of these subjects and to see the enthusiasm that the students are showing for God's word. We have around 7-8 students who are coming along from different schools in Den Haag, and even a student from Eindhoven (about 2hrs travel away by public transport). We started FAT in January, which means we've only had two meetings, but it's such an encouraging start and I can't wait to see what happens for the rest of the academic year.
iCafe Den Haag
At the start of March we had our iCafe launch. This is a monthly cafe style event for international students. Basically we just have time for tea/coffe and snacks whilst talking, then finish off with an activity for about 30-40mins. This time we had one of the Dutch helpers tell us about the Dutch national anthem, called Het Wilhelmus, and some of the history behind it. We then looked up on YouTube some national anthems from the countries that the students come from and had a listen. It was really great to see students bringing their friends along and meeting students from other schools.
I'm so excited about both of these new ministries and am keen to see how they go over the coming months. Please pray for us as we plan and organise these events.
FAT (Fellowship and Training)
FAT is a monthly training event for students. We get togther for dinner and fellowship and then have training on a topic. The topics range from theological topics (such as looking at 'Justification') to practical training (such as personal evangelism). It's been so good to go deeper into some of these subjects and to see the enthusiasm that the students are showing for God's word. We have around 7-8 students who are coming along from different schools in Den Haag, and even a student from Eindhoven (about 2hrs travel away by public transport). We started FAT in January, which means we've only had two meetings, but it's such an encouraging start and I can't wait to see what happens for the rest of the academic year.
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| Dessert at FAT |
iCafe Den Haag
At the start of March we had our iCafe launch. This is a monthly cafe style event for international students. Basically we just have time for tea/coffe and snacks whilst talking, then finish off with an activity for about 30-40mins. This time we had one of the Dutch helpers tell us about the Dutch national anthem, called Het Wilhelmus, and some of the history behind it. We then looked up on YouTube some national anthems from the countries that the students come from and had a listen. It was really great to see students bringing their friends along and meeting students from other schools.
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| Hanging out at the iCafe! |
I'm so excited about both of these new ministries and am keen to see how they go over the coming months. Please pray for us as we plan and organise these events.
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