I arrived home from my trip to Europe on Tuesday of this past week, but with jetlag and a hundred things to do on my return, I am only now getting around to writing a short report on what transpired.
I can sum up the trip in one word: amazing. Did God answer your prayers? Absolutely. At various times, I felt God’s invisible hand guiding my every move, and giving me just the right words to speak.
Harry and Inna, my hosts in Tallinn, Estonia cared for my every need. Their apartment is a few blocks from the old walled city and they were excellent tour guides.
The old city of Tallinn as seen from the top of the Bremen Tower on the city wall — photo by David Kitz
The week-long Nordic and Baltic Foursquare Camp was a two hour drive from the capital. On the first evening, I shared my testimony of hearing God in prayer. This resulted in a heart to heart connection with one of the youngest campers. See the photo below. He too had lifesaving, heart-repair surgery. We compared our visible scars and from that evening on he broke into an enormous smile every time he saw me.
My young Estonian heart-to-heart brother.
The Foursquare Family Camp drew participants from Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Poland and Switzerland. There were wonderful times of prayer with one another. Everyone spoke English in the meetings, so there was no language barrier. On Wednesday evening, I met with three of the Estonian translators of Psalms 365. It was a true delight to thank them in person and present them with a signed copy of Psalms 365.
Also on Wednesday evening I did my dramatization of James. It was very well received.
Worship time at the camp.
Finally, on Sunday I flew from Tallinn to Frankfurt where I was met by my Turkish friend Faruk Said and his son, 15-year-old son, Omer. Omer was our translator as we drove three hours north to the family home in Dortmund. This portion of the trip was pure friendship evangelism, and time and again, the Holy Spirit was very present. On Monday we went on a sightseeing tour to the cathedral in Cologne, the largest church in Europe.
A sideview of the spires of the Cologne Cathedral.
Muhsin A****n, a 22-year-old university student joined us for this full day excursion. Muhsin’s father has been in prison for the past seven years, since the 2016 coup attempt. These are false charges and simply amount to outright persecution. After he told his story, I was able to pray in the powerful name of Jesus for him and the entire Said family.
On my return to Canada I mailed a copy of
The Soldier Who Killed a King to Omer and Muhsin, who said they would read it.
Me with the Said family.
In many ways, my brief stay in Germany with this family that fled Turkeye was the cherry on top of an exquisite Estonian cake.
There are far more stories to tell and a host of stunning photos in my collection, but this will do for now.
Thank you again for participating in this adventure of faith through your encouragement and prayers.
Please pray for peace to return to Ukraine!
Specifically, you can pray for Dimitri, a Foursquare Pastor in Kiev, Ukraine. With help from western churches, his congregation is providing assistance to those forced to flee the war. He and his wife paid a brief visit to all who gathered at our Foursquare camp gathering on the Baltic Sea.
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Thank you David for sharing this report. Praise God for His provisions and blessings on you and your hosts. 🙏
Thanks, Alan. It was a pleasure meeting so many wonderful people dedicated to serving Christ,
Wow have you done more missions trip since this trip?
No, Jim. I haven’t been off the continent since that trip. But I have been helping some African pastors with church planting here in Canada.
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