A Note from our partners in Turkey

This is why we continue to do short-term missions... grateful for amazing teams & phenomenal partnerships around the globe.  God is good.

My name is Hanspeter Tiefenbach, I am Swiss and live for many years with my wife in this land. During Ramazan's absence I am  the interims pastor for the Turkish church. 

 

I write you today in order to thank you and the Impact team for the great ministry that has been done during their stay here in town. I was not very much envolved with the team but saw them regularly in the church garden or one of our meetings. They have been humble and so much willing to do whatever they were asked for and I saw them being involved with local people in praying for them, encouraging with a word of love and a bright smile or sharing the gospel with people who came to the language practies which the team offerd. We heard them give testamonies at church and saw them do practical work in houses or the meeting place. They have been so generous as well with a great financel gift they gave to the church. I know that they have contributed to the different houses they have been staying at, which helped this families in their personal financial struggles. I know that they could have had a relaxed time with air conditioner and pool in a hotel but they wanted to share their lives with local belivers and be of support to them instead. GOD bless them all. I know that HE is going to "repay" them in HIS own ways. Thank you so much for the organisation of this outreach and all the churches for making it possible for this people to come and help us. If you have an opertunity please let them and their churches know our love and gratitude. 

 

With best regards and blessings,

Hanspeter Tiefenbach    

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There's a great conversation about short-term missions that's happening here.  My prayer is that IMPACT will always go to serve and never to be served, that our ministry will always be first about Christ and second about those we go to serve, that we will be welcomed back with open arms because we were about those two things.  I am constantly on the look-out for better ways to do STM trips and more effective ways to serve our friends in-country.  I love a good conversation about all this... let's keep it going, let's keep learning, let's keep changing so that we may change others for His glory.

P.S. - We still have 3 teams out... continue to pray for them - that God is wrecking them and making them more like his son.