Returning from South Africa and settling back into life in Austria. Dear Friends, Family and Partners, ‘The Benns are back in town!!!!’… and to be more specific, the Benns are back in Linz, Austria. July and August was our first furlough/home assignment since we moved to Austria and what a wonderful, whirlwind time it was.Continue reading “Erste Zuhause, Zweite Zuhause”
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Having Two Homes
Settling into life in Austria and getting ready to visit South Africa Dear Friends, Family and Partners, ‘The Benns are back in town!!!!’… well, the Benns will be back in town. July and August will be our first furlough/home assignment since we moved to Austria. In a little less than a month Dané and theContinue reading “Having Two Homes”
Caring, Coaching and Encouraging
Dear Friends, Family and Partners, I (Dané) decided that this time, I would like to take the lead on writing our newsletter :). Recently, I’ve completed the OM People Care Course Level 2, which was a truly wonderful learning experience, and during the course, our inputs were focused on the story of the Good Samaritan.Continue reading “Caring, Coaching and Encouraging”
The Infinite Outreach
Dear Friends, Family and Partners, If you know me well, you’ll know that I love thinking. I love playing with ideas, making connections between things I’ve experienced, beliefs I have, and different ways of seeing and understanding our lives. An idea that came to me recently, was that following Jesus wholeheartedly is very much likeContinue reading “The Infinite Outreach”
A Long Obedience…
Dear Friends, Family and Partners, ”A long obedience in the same direction” is the name of a book by one of my favourite author/pastor/theologians, Eugene Peterson. It comes originally from Friedrich Nietzsche, who wrote, “The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is … that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there therebyContinue reading “A Long Obedience…”
Urlaub, ADMINistry and another year…
caring, coaching, and encouraging Dear Friends, Family and Partners, What a whirlwind summer this has been! Our first in Europe, and our first with 9 weeks of holiday for the girls!!! While we are glad to be back in the regular work and school rhythms, we have been so blessed by the people that haveContinue reading “Urlaub, ADMINistry and another year…”
And the work begins
Caring, Coaching, Encouraging Dear Partners, While we are incredibly grateful for the space and time OM in Austria has given us to settle in, and find our bearings in Linz, we are so excited to share that we’ve started in our roles. For both of us the main focus this year is learning language andContinue reading “And the work begins”
The Benns 