June 2011 Prayer Focus for EBF Partners

Italy

Romans by Paul, and the “Roman Empire”
The NT-Bible tell us about Rome/ Italy. “Faith Basics” from Paul’s letter to the Romans and records of 1st Century Christians shed light on the area.The“Roman Republic” which by 1st century BC exceeded Italy while replacing the Hellenistic world, became the “Roman Empire” in 27 BC, (3 years after annexing Egypt); Its first emperor was “August” (from Luke 2:1). It peaked for over 250 years. The capital changed to Milan (and Ravenna) as the empire started to decline and then broke up by 476, while already being replaced in Eastern Europe by the “Byzantine Empire”.

The “Holy Roman Empire”
Invading migrating tribes and warring kings wrecked Italy, but in 962 the Pope crowned German “Otto” as emperor of the new “Holy Roman Empire” (abolished by Napoleon in 1806) which created a clerical and political intertwined Western-Europe, made up of principalities including many of the Italian city-states. Florence and others became dominant affluent renaissance cultures, with Venice once expanding to be ruling parts of the Adriatic Balkan coast. In 1400 the main (of 3) pope(s) lived in Avignon, France.
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2011 EBF Missions Opportunities

• Atlantic Bridge "Festival in Most" from August 8-14, 2011 in the Czech Republic - click here to get more information at the Atlantic Bridge website
  
  
• Serbia Discovery Team during the summer months (estimated per-person cost of $500)
  
  This trip would include activities that match the group’s talents and gifts, and may include construction and VBS projects, but mostly building relationships with Serbian Baptist brothers and sisters in Christ. Serbia (part of the former Yugoslavia) has been a separate country for only three years.
  
  
• Moldova Mission Team doing medical and construction projects
  

Click here to send a message to Pieter and Nora to get more details or click here to sign up for an EBF mission trip

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteering for Individual and Group
Mission Projects in Europe

1. Click here for a list of all 2011 EBF missions opportunities
   
   OR
   
   Move the mouse cursor over a country where its name appears OR a country-name beneath the map, then click to search for 2009-2010 EBF mission opportunities in that country
   
   
2. If you have a general question about volunteering or a particular mission project, or if a country you're interested in for a mission project is not found above, click here to email your question to Pieter and Nora


3. If you'd like to volunteer for a Europe mission project --
   
   a. Click here and then on the "Sign up for project" link next to a project
   b. Click here to send an email to Pieter and Nora about your interest in the mission project
   c. Click here to view/download an International Ministries (IM) volunteer application to send to the IM office in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.