I recently got back in contact with some friends from our previous church–it was a small church of Air Force and Army families in Kaiserslautern, Germany.\u00a0 My family loved that church, and\u00a0I’ll tell you why. \u00a0Thanks to the fact we were a bunch of Americans in Germany, and through a great pastor (and family!), we lived out a real “fellowship of believers.”\u00a0 This family provided a great example of how church is supposed to be, and we have missed that family ever since.<\/p>\n
We worshiped together, learned together, and grew in our walks by meeting twice a week at the base chapel.\u00a0 But more importantly, we ate together, talked together, traveled together, cried together, and rejoiced together.\u00a0 Each of us had our own spiritual gifts and talents, which were encouraged and\u00a0nurtured by the pastor and his wife.\u00a0 Sometimes we were aware of and already comfortable with our gifts–sometimes our gifts were recognized by others who then pushed us to grow, sometimes in ways that stretched us.\u00a0 In each case, it was a spirit of love and love of Christ that allowed us to function as a church and community.<\/p>\n
Most of these people, being in the military, have moved on–but we still talk, sometimes meet, and continue to live out the gifts that were grown in that church.\u00a0 Many of us have brought our gifts to other communities, and have spread the love of Christ around the world.\u00a0 For Rebecca and I, it was the closest thing we’ve had to “church” in all of our travels.<\/p>\n
Next time, I’ll talk about our future plans for community…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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