Frien d s h i p
INTERNATIONAL
A Ministry In Chile, Great Britain,
Hungary, Romania and the USA
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P.O. Box 50884, Colorado Springs, CO 80949-0884, USA • Tel. 719-386-8808 • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.friendshipintl. org
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April, 2017
He Is There
Thoughts on Holy Week - by Ron Moore
Eleven men sat in a darkened room. There had been twelve. Now one was dead.
Del Huff
Executive Director
SPRING IS HERE !
Many consider Spring to be the most beautiful of all seasons. All seasons have their
own unique wonder and beauty. We enjoy the four seasons in Colorado, but when
Spring begins to enter our world, the grass
greens, the trees come alive with fresh new
leafs, and the tulips begin to pop their
heads through the brown earth.
To introduce our church congregation to
the beginning of Holy Week we were blessed to have a wonderful Music and Drama
presentation in remembrance of Christ’s
final days on earth. It was beautiful, reminding us of God’s amazing plan for our
salvation.
As I have reflected on this season, I began
thinking of the correlation of Jesus’ life and
Spring. He lived His life leading up to the
cross, the dark period He was required to
experience, up until the resurrection. His
time in the tomb was followed by His rebirth, coming to life once again. Spring is
natures way of expressing the life of Christ.
I recently came across several quotes about
Spring that correlate with the life of Christ.
In the days left before the Easter celebration, I encourage you to spend some quiet
moments reflecting on the wonder of our
salvation, with Spring in mind.
Let your joy burst forth like flowers in
the Spring.
Can words describe the fragrance of the
very breath of Spring
Spring shows what God can do with a
drab and dirty world.
Sunshine (sonshine) is the best medicine.
Along with darkness was a mixture of hopelessness and confusion. Jesus had
promised so much. He had performed so often. His words were so certain. But now
... now all the promises, miracles and words were bound in grave cloths, lying cold
and still in a dark tomb. Their hope was buried with Him.
Death is seldom welcome. It barges into life like an impatient intruder. But for these
men it was not just death, but the way it came, that made it all so unbelievable.
In a whirlwind of events, He had been falsely tried, beaten and sentenced to die. The
face that calmed their hearts winced as the mocking crown of thorns was jammed
into His head. The hands that healed were grotesquely pierced by the spikes driven
through His wrists. The lips that spoke with authority now screamed desperate cries
to God. The Healer, helpless? The Christ, crucified? Hanging naked on a Roman
cross? Not the Messiah! Never!
They sat in the darkened room. The doors were bolted shut. Certainly those who had
killed Jesus would be coming for them. The deafening silence was broken as every
cough and creaking chair echoed throughout the room. The shuffling feet, the heavy
sighs ... served as reminders of the tension.
But then ... in an instant ...
He was there! In the room!
In the light of the flickering
candles, He showed them
all the proof they needed.
His hands. His side. He was
there! Alive! Every word
He had spoken was true!
Every promise fulfilled!
Death conquered, forever!
Today many live in a darkened
world. Living lives of fear, confusion, discontentment and despair. Searching for
meaning and significance ... in all the wrong places. Occupying themselves with
busy days. Losing sleep over things that matter little. Losing time over things that
don’t matter. And all the while, He is there.
He shines His light on the darkened soul, exposing sin. His arms are open wide,
accepting and forgiving the confessing sinner. And for all who turn and trust and
call Him Savior and Lord, He speaks words of peace--eternal peace with God, lasting
peace for tomorrow, settled peace for today.
A New Song’s
New Release
A NEW SONG - ROMANIA
SPRING TOUR 2017
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
by Adi Muscan - Ministry Director, Romania
The UK tour was wonderful blessing. We
traveled from Watford, England to Buckie,
Scotland, in the far north. Along the way
we had concerts in Hartlepool,Waldringfield, Freisingfield,Lancaster, Glenrothes,
Dundee, Perth, Dunfirmline, Aberdeen and
in couple of places we had 2 concerts.
The weather was not extremely bad, but
also not too warm, so I guess you could say,
it was typical UK weather. In fact we had
a couple days with snow, wind, hailstorm and cold rain all in the same day. It made
our traveling quite challenging at times,
but we are thankful to the Lord for safety
as we traveled.
The trip was long and the weather was not always accommodating, but we made it all
with gratitude for what the Lord was able to accomplish through our ministry.
The most beautiful part of the tour took place in the churches. The program, the songs, the
message, worked so well together. It was wonderful to see old and young people praising
God for the lives that have been changed at our camp, for the ministry that was done at
camp, for the message in our songs and also for the message of hope and peace we shared
through our testimonies. We sensed that there were many who were touched through our
program. Many people came up after our concerts to share with us how the songs and the
message had spoken directly to their hearts and at time brought tears to their hearts.
The heart of our message during our concerts was taken from the book of Romans 8:1 & 2,
focusing on our position with God, our hope in God’s plan and our future in Christ, and
we linked this message with the tour theme song: 10,000 reasons, challenging each person
with 3 important ways of serving God: Praising, loving and thanking. 10,000 reasons are
a small number considering what He has done in us and through us.
Still Looking For That Perfect Way To Spend Your Summer ?
We are still taking applications for summer ministry staff
at Friendship Camp in Romania.
Go Online to www.Friendship International.org, in the menu bar at the top click
on Send Me and you will find the Summer Ministry Romania brochure.
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A New Song, recently recorded their latest recording, 10,000
Reasons. While on tour in the UK
their entire program repertoire
was from the recording. If you
heard them on tour, then you will
definitely want to go online and
download this production for the
lasting remembrances of their
concert. But, even if you were
not at the concert, which means
all of our American friends, you
can also enjoy these wonderful
traditional and contemporary
songs of praise and worship to
our Lord. It’s a simple matter of
going on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play, searching for A New
Song or Ten Thousand Reasons, and follow the download
instructions, and begin enjoying
your personal time of praise and
worship with A New Song.
SPECIAL NOTE:
10,000 Reasons could be a very
nice surprise gift for that special
“Mom”, on Mother’s Day, coming very soon.
2017 - A Most Memorable Year
500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
1517 - 2017
Want to learn about the beginnings of the Protestant Church
where Reformers like Luther, Bucer, Calvin, Zwingli, Wycliffe, Tyndale,
Knox, Hamilton and others led their lives?
• You need to experience the sites of these major events in church history.
• Tour sites are colorful with historic charm that cannot be found anywhere else.
• A large portion of our understanding of scripture was formed in these picturesque settings. • Be challenged by the faith and courage of our church fathers on this wonderful tour.
Yes, I/We
Want To Participate
In The Celebration
Reformation
Tour Of Europe
Celebration Tour With
Friendship International
Martin Luther- Champion of the Truth - At
the beginning of the sixteenth century all Europe stood in
need of a man sufficiently stout-hearted and daring to defy
the papacy with all its un-Scriptural traditions, its power, its
pageantry, and all its anathemas, and to open the Scriptures
to show the way to Christ who said, “Thy faith hath made
thee whole.” Such a leader, in order to be successful, must
be respected by all, practical in his outlook, learned in the
classics and in the Bible, of sound judgment, and, above all, humble in his walk with God.
Martin Bucer - Sought Unity of the Faith -
Next to Luther and Melanchthon, Martin Bucer is doubtless the
most eminent figure in the German Reformation. In fact, some Protestant authors consider him above the other
two in his influence upon the theological thinking in Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.
John Calvin - Reformer of Swiss Protestantism
The doctrine by which Calvin is commonly known is that of
“predestination,” a belief that God directs the fate of specific
persons. After Calvin moved to Geneva, he stepped into
public view and began to prepare an outline for church government, a confession of faith, and a catechism. He had prior
to his coming to Geneva prepared his Institutes, a handbook
of Christian belief, and this doubtless furnished the basis for his church constitution and a regulation of the moral life of the
community.
Ulrich Zwingli - Founder of Swiss Protestantism - As was true of many other reformers, Zwingli
had no thought of separating from the Roman Catholic when he began to draw attention to its unBiblical
teachings and to the moral lapses and outright corruption of the clergy in high and in low places alike. He
soon perceived that the medieval church concerned itself with money-making, with baseless theological discussions, with condoning a clergy of low intellectual standards and few, if any, moral ideals. He turned with
disgust from such a noxious example and took the position that the doctrines of the Scriptures should
suffice for the religious instruction of the laity.
John Wycliffe - Morning Star of the Reformation
Any doctrine which emphasized externals to the loss
of personal devotion to God, he condemned. Every
sacrament, except marriage, received his rebuke.
The natural outcome of such an attitude was an open
break with the church, a consummation which apparently was not his original intent. But it remained
for his attack on the validity of the sacrament of transubstantiation, the supposed transforming of the bread and the wine of the eucharist into the body and
blood of Christ, to catapult him into his most serious altercation with the hierarchical system.
William Tyndale - Kingpin of the English Reformation - It may be said at the risk of using superlatives that he gave more to the English Reformation than any other Reformer, for without his translation of
the New Testament into the clear English of his day, so that the common man could read and understand,
such great preachers as John Colet, Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and others could have preached until
doomsday, yet there would have remained little understanding of the Scriptures.
John Knox - Fearless Scottish Reformer - Knox
was the man who out-Calvined Calvin, brought all
Scotland to her knees, and even made kings and
queens bow to his will, began his work as a reformer
after his forty-fourth birthday. None other among
his colleagues is so sharply and dramatically outlined in the Reformation, unless it be Martin Luther.
Patrick Hamilton - Young Reformer of Scotland
Among the prominent men and women who devoted their lives to the cause of the Protestant Reformation,
perhaps none was so youthful when his lifework was ended as Patrick Hamilton, the first preacher and martyr of the Scottish Reformation, and second only to John Knox in his influence on reform in Scotland. When
he died for his faith at the stake he was probably not more than twenty-four years of age.
Countries We Will Visit
• East / West Germany
(the birth place of the Reformation)
• Switzerland
•England
•Scotland
• Tour Dates
October 12 - 25, 2017
• Cost - $3,295.Name(s) _________________________
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*Application Deadline
August 18, 2017
Deposit: $300.- will be required for each
person, along with the application in order to secure
a reservation for this trip. This deposit is non-refundable in the event of cancellation other than for
medical reasons.
1st Payment: $1,600
Due
September 1, 2017
Balance Payment:
Due September 29, 2017
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Colorado Springs, CO 80949-0884
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At Friendship Camp we are already
beginning to plan for this coming
summer. We have an ambitious goal
to be able to invite 100 children from
orphanages and gypsy communities.
Camp is a place where children
create memories, through fun and
games and making new friends.
And for some it is the place where
their lives are changed. They hear
the “Good News” about Jesus, and
ask Him to be their Savior, and
leave camp with a new heart, with
a new joy, with a new friend,
A Forever Friend.
VISIT
Christmas Markets of Europe in
Rothenburg ob der Taube, Germany,
Salzburg, Austria,
Budapest and Debrecen, Hungary
SHARE
the Christmas Story with
Children in Romanian Orphanages
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Winter Clothes in Orphanages
12 Days, 11 Nights
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