So what's the REAL significance of Hallowe'en = Holy Evening? 498 years ago an insignificant monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 points for debate on this door in Wittenberg, Germany.Today is called Reformation Day in parts of Europe, but it really is a Revolution Day: Luther not only challenged the religious status quo then, but significantly affected ALL German society: politics, society, government, economics, education, morality, family life; all got turned... upside down? right side up? The debate continues, but the Revelation of Jesus Christ is still the only answer to man's questions + problems.
So glad Amy + I got to spend not only a day there, but the night in the Youth Hostel right next door!
God is calling out marathoners, not just sprinters, to run in this human race. Ryan ran his personal best time ever in the Berlin Marathon. The race coursed through scenes of what had been complete destruction just 70 years ago, but now rebuilt. People didn't give up! Also past the infamous Berlin Wall that separated so many for too many years, but now torn down, only remnants as reminders of past tyranny that must never again be repeated. Marathoners hit 'the wall' during their race + the temptation is yield to pain, distractions + fatigue and quit. But 'endurance' wins the race: 1 more step, 1 more day, just 1 more breath is all the difference between giving up + overcoming, breaking through walls that must and will come down!
I'm back from Europe! I have most of my lost/stolen(?) credit cards/ID replaced + I just got my new laptop today with most of my documents/pictures restored after former laptop crashed the day I left (for some Spirit-led reason I backed them up the night before!) Quite the experience: in all my years of traveling, I've never lost my wallet before (nor really anything!) + I was so thankful my kids were with me to help me keep looking up + straight ahead! Kinda like Ryan running the Berlin marathon in these photos, finishing up at the Brandenburg Gate; in fact, here we all are: Sophia, Ryan, Amy + me, just missing Michael + Kelsey + the kids! The Wall is down! The Door is open! Time to enter into ALL the Promises!
Henry Schmidt spent his first 26 years of life seeking: ‘ever learning but never able to come to knowledge of the truth.’ But God brought him to the end of himself and he ‘gave up the pursuit of knowledge and found the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.’
Henry has been pastoring for 30 years as well as teaching in Bible schools and training centres as well as traveling extensively on short-term missions all over the world. He is a prophetic teacher with a passion to help disciples answer the call of the kingdom of God on their lives, securing them in their identity and releasing them into their destiny in Christ. His heart is to help bring many sons/daughters from glory to glory into their full inheritance.
He and his family live in Abbotsford, BC and share the same passion for Jesus and missions.
So glad Amy + I got to spend not only a day there, but the night in the Youth Hostel right next door!
