Well, our little (near) 2 year old has developed quite an interesting vocabulary and we thought you guys might laugh along with us at some of her words. If you're ever trying to communicate with Lizzie, here's a little dictionary you can use.
Dora (as in Dora the Explorer) = duda
Penguin = mingo
Triangle = gyno
Outside = side
Please = peas
Nana (her grandmother) = Ma
Barney (as in the dinosaur) = Marney
Pacifier = duda (Croatian word for pacifier)
Cookies = geeky
Banana = ba
Bekah = beda (she's getting better at pronouncing her name now)
More = mo
Water = wa-er
I love you = I yuv you
Elephant = e-fant
Chip = s#*t
Shake = s@*t
My wife is wanting me to make sure you all know that Lizzie says plenty of words correctly, has a great vocabulary, and to our knowledge does not have a speech impediment. :-) Hope you enjoyed our little 2 year old dictionary. - james
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Late night thoughts
If you guys would like to read an amazing story, go to this blog below.
http://fromaxumtohere.blogspot.com
One of our friends has adopted a little 9 month old Ethiopian boy and just returned to the States with him yesterday. Go the this link above to see how precious this little boy is. In every picture you can see him beaming with excitement...his newly adopted parents have an equal sized smile on as well. :) It'll make you happy to read a couple of the entries they made while in Ethiopia.
Other than that, I have nothing important to say. It's August around here which means things have slowed down to a near halt. Everyone was gone today for our normal church gathering with the exception of one family. We ate together and just relaxed. It was enjoyable and beneficial. We normally to not get 1 on 1 time with this family. So we were happy to deepen our relationship with them.
Blessings, - james
http://fromaxumtohere.blogspot.com
One of our friends has adopted a little 9 month old Ethiopian boy and just returned to the States with him yesterday. Go the this link above to see how precious this little boy is. In every picture you can see him beaming with excitement...his newly adopted parents have an equal sized smile on as well. :) It'll make you happy to read a couple of the entries they made while in Ethiopia.
Other than that, I have nothing important to say. It's August around here which means things have slowed down to a near halt. Everyone was gone today for our normal church gathering with the exception of one family. We ate together and just relaxed. It was enjoyable and beneficial. We normally to not get 1 on 1 time with this family. So we were happy to deepen our relationship with them.
Blessings, - james
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Prayer Needs
Hey folks...please write these down to pray for. This is a prayer update that our teammate, Erin, has written out for all of our intercessors. We are in a special time of prayer right now. Erin explains more about it in her letter. Here it is:
Friends, Supporters, Intercessors, Watchman on the wall,
We thank God for you and value your support and prayers. We'd like to do a better job keeping you updated on what we see as our targets in prayer. As always, if the Holy Spirit leads you to pray in a different direction we say go for it, and we ask for your feedback if the Lord leads you to share with us.
Hebrews 6:12 "Do not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and patience.
Hosea 6:3 Let us press on to know the Lord! Then he will respond to us as surely as the arrival of the dawn of the coming of rains in early spring.
Praying for by faith:
-- Meeting place: We have been prayer walking Horvacanska street (We, the Albrights, live right off of this street) this week and are praying for favor to meet in one of the community centers on this 3 mile stretch. We are drawn to the Knjezia center which is more central for all our members, very accessible via public transport, and across the street from the student housing. Pray that the center will be available for us to use on Sunday mornings. Goran will approach them next week. We are also considering a small office in this same area.
-- Disciples/Seekers: We are praying for divine appointments and kingdom friendships. Pray for these friends,coworkers and neighbors: Zlata, Goran, Tomislav, Ivan, Mirjana, Dubravka, Andrea, Marica, Stef, Maja, Jelena.
--Cell Groups: Continued Growth in vision, leadership, and Life.
--Personal Intimacy and Transformation: Pray that each of us will draw closer to the Lord, growing in faith, intimacy and hunger for him. Pray for our times with Him. Pray that we will be submitted to constant transformation into Christ's likeness.
--Prayer Movement: As a church, we would like to commit to 24 hours of intercession each week starting in September. We are also praying for greater unity in prayer with other croatian churches and would like to continue to host and expand monthly prayer meetings together. Pray for strategy and perseverance.
--Finances: Pray that the Lord would bless our church and our individual families with miracles, good stewardship, and total provision. Pray for increased faith and faithfulness in this area.
Ok...there you go. Please do pray with us. Whether you quickly go over them before work or spend hours praying for them it doesn't matter to us. We appreciate any and all prayers. We know it is the one key to this work in Croatia. Thank you!
James
Friends, Supporters, Intercessors, Watchman on the wall,
We thank God for you and value your support and prayers. We'd like to do a better job keeping you updated on what we see as our targets in prayer. As always, if the Holy Spirit leads you to pray in a different direction we say go for it, and we ask for your feedback if the Lord leads you to share with us.
Hebrews 6:12 "Do not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and patience.
Hosea 6:3 Let us press on to know the Lord! Then he will respond to us as surely as the arrival of the dawn of the coming of rains in early spring.
Praying for by faith:
-- Meeting place: We have been prayer walking Horvacanska street (We, the Albrights, live right off of this street) this week and are praying for favor to meet in one of the community centers on this 3 mile stretch. We are drawn to the Knjezia center which is more central for all our members, very accessible via public transport, and across the street from the student housing. Pray that the center will be available for us to use on Sunday mornings. Goran will approach them next week. We are also considering a small office in this same area.
-- Disciples/Seekers: We are praying for divine appointments and kingdom friendships. Pray for these friends,coworkers and neighbors: Zlata, Goran, Tomislav, Ivan, Mirjana, Dubravka, Andrea, Marica, Stef, Maja, Jelena.
--Cell Groups: Continued Growth in vision, leadership, and Life.
--Personal Intimacy and Transformation: Pray that each of us will draw closer to the Lord, growing in faith, intimacy and hunger for him. Pray for our times with Him. Pray that we will be submitted to constant transformation into Christ's likeness.
--Prayer Movement: As a church, we would like to commit to 24 hours of intercession each week starting in September. We are also praying for greater unity in prayer with other croatian churches and would like to continue to host and expand monthly prayer meetings together. Pray for strategy and perseverance.
--Finances: Pray that the Lord would bless our church and our individual families with miracles, good stewardship, and total provision. Pray for increased faith and faithfulness in this area.
Ok...there you go. Please do pray with us. Whether you quickly go over them before work or spend hours praying for them it doesn't matter to us. We appreciate any and all prayers. We know it is the one key to this work in Croatia. Thank you!
James
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Westminster Nappy
Just got back from visiting family in England as well as enjoying a couple of extra days for a quick vacation. We had a great time!
Here's one of the coolest places we've ever changed a "nappy"...Westminster Abbey.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Check out this song
As a worship leader here, I'm very interested in encouraging Croatians to write their own worship music rather than just translating English songs. Many times the translations just turn out awkward and less powerful after the translation.
I say that all to say, there is a Croatian believer down in Split who has recently written a worship song which in our opinion, is extremely powerful and seems to really be for this season in Croatia. I wanted to just translate the song for you to encourage you to pray for Croatia. The more we pray, the closer we are to God's purpose being fulfilled in this nation.
Here's the song. It's called, "Your Kingdom":
God, your grace is greater than all sins
and we are forgiven
Let us be courageous
Because in the power of Your Spirit
Is our victory
Prepare a great harvest...
and Your word is the sickle
You are the Lord of the harvest
Hear our prayer!
For your Kingdom is soon coming
And now is the time of salvation
Now is the time for us (I love this line!!)
That we speak to all about your grace
By which you give life
From which comes salvation
Pretty great words, huh! It has a cool melody too. I'll try to catch some of it on video or audio file so you guys can hear it.
Blessings to you! - James
I say that all to say, there is a Croatian believer down in Split who has recently written a worship song which in our opinion, is extremely powerful and seems to really be for this season in Croatia. I wanted to just translate the song for you to encourage you to pray for Croatia. The more we pray, the closer we are to God's purpose being fulfilled in this nation.
Here's the song. It's called, "Your Kingdom":
God, your grace is greater than all sins
and we are forgiven
Let us be courageous
Because in the power of Your Spirit
Is our victory
Prepare a great harvest...
and Your word is the sickle
You are the Lord of the harvest
Hear our prayer!
For your Kingdom is soon coming
And now is the time of salvation
Now is the time for us (I love this line!!)
That we speak to all about your grace
By which you give life
From which comes salvation
Pretty great words, huh! It has a cool melody too. I'll try to catch some of it on video or audio file so you guys can hear it.
Blessings to you! - James
Sunday, June 10, 2007
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