First Coffee House of 2009

God continues to amaze us through our coffee house ministry. Last week we had two of our own perform their original songs. We had a wonderful time and always have great conversation around the table. Please pray that God would continue to move in the hearts of the people here wether it's through song or conversation. Here are a couple of clips from last week. Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Wow! Can you believe it's already 2009? Amazing! It's awesome to look back on this year and see all that God has done. It's been a blessing to see God work in the lives of so many of our friends here in Poland. God continues to teach Seba and I that we can do nothing on our own but through Him all things are possible. We cling to that as this new year begins. In December my parents came to visit! They were here for the holidays and it was so nice to talk with them in person. Skype is great but there is nothing like being in the same room with your family-nothing like being able to hug them, laugh with them, have coffee together, walk to a castle together, eat together and all in PERSON! It was very special for us to spend time with my parents. Hope you each had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's celebration with your family! Thank you for your continued prayers! Erin & Seba

October Update!

Hey everybody! I am sending this update from Marbella, Spain where Seba and I are vacationing with his parents. This time together has been amazing. Being here near the ocean and the mountains reminds me of how powerful and how wonderful God is. His creation is so breathtaking-so refreshing. This past month was a neat time for Seba and I because Rick White and Jeremy Dane from Cityview Church came to visit. We got to share what's been going on in Poland and how they could pray/partner with us. It was a very encouraging time to feel and see the love that Cityview church has for us. It was awesome to hear our pastors brainstorm different ways to reach the lost here in Europe. We were encouraged by their hearts! A special thanks to Cityview for all the wonderful treats!! We are truly blessed!! Here is a picture of Rick leading our weekly home group Bible study and an interview pic between Seba and Rick discussing how pastors can get involved with ministry in Eastern Europe in general and with our coffee house ministry in Krakow, Poland to be specific. Thank you for your support and prayers!!

September Update

Hey everyone! First we would like to say thank you for your prayers for our Women's Conference. It was amazing! We had over 50 women come and hear our speaker, Frances Worthington share her heart. She talked about how God is not about religion but about relationship and how this relationship is about our fellowship with God every day. She challenged, loved and listened to these women and it was powerful. Praise God she came and was obedient to share! Please continue to pray as we search for a new building. We not only want this for our coffee house but also for all the other ministries we do. We are very excited about this upcoming year and look forward to all God has in store! Below is a video Seba made by using pictures that our teenagers took. This is our prayer as we serve in Krakow that God would be exalted in Poland and to the ends of the earth.

August Update

Hey everyone!! Just wanted to give you an update on what has been going on this past month! The first week of August we had a team from Charleston Southern University come to Krakow and do a sports camp for kids/teens during the day and in the evenings the CSU team played exhibition games against Polish teams. The coach, Barclay Radebaugh, was an amazing example of how to serve others and share Christ's love with boldness. The theme verse for their week was Matthew 20:26-29 and the players did a great job serving the people of Krakow. On Friday night at Coffee House, Seba was able to interview the players and ask some funny/serious questions of them and the Coach was able to share the Gospel. It was a great time hearing their hearts. We were blessed to have them here and excited about the doors that have been opened because of their willingness to come and serve!! Also this past month, Seba and I, along with our friends who are serving here in Krakow were able to go to another city, Wisla, to have a three day retreat. There we were able to evaluate this past year and plan for the upcoming year. We also just had a great time of fellowship and exploring the city!! We rode a ski lift to the top of a mountain, then walked about 20 more minutes and made it to the Czech Republic border and in the picture is the view!!