THE VISION OF GOD 1 Peter 2:9a Journey Report ?But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God?? Jambo! (Hi!) Maono ya Mungu--The vision of God. I thank and praise Mungu who sent us to the 2007 Inter-African Bible Conference to learn the vision of God. Today, I hope that all of us may learn the vision of God that this ministry and each of our lives may be firmly rooted in it. I will relate the vision to all that we did both on our journey to Nairobi, Kenya and what...

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Proverbs 3:5 ?Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.? If I were to sum up my whole summer in one word, I can only say ?Grace.? I went to LA a bit clueless with a lot of worries, yet the Lord had provided and kept pouring out his blessings on to not only me, but my family as well. To be honest, I did not even expect myself to grow much this summer because I would be away from UBF and in the liberal exciting and distracting entertainment capital of LA. Yet...

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Istanbul Coworkers Part 1 My time in Istanbul When I first arrived in Istanbul I was greeted by Shepherd Point & his bible student Nikolay. They introduced themselves & asked me what I expected out of the trip. Then they took my bags & led me to Starbucks where they asked me about myself & how long I had been in UBF. I told them I was a student at the university of Cincinnati & had been at Cincinnati UBF for four years. After this we talked about various things & then rested for a few hours before seeing Shepherd...

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Key verse Luke 9:23 ?If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.? Zdrastvuytye! Even after spending three months in Kazakhstan, I didn?t know what to write for this mission report. I wanted to give a good picture of my time there while still being brief, so if I don?t mention something you would like to know, (like yes, they do eat horse meat in Kazakhstan) don?t hesitate to ask. Brief History/Background of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is a country of variety. The summers are usually in the 40s (?C) and the...

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