Here it is: the latest edition of our Titus newsletter with news from our Jan-Mar & Feb-Apr programs. Enjoy! :-)
Taiwan Titus Times 2011
2011/06/21
2011/06/16
Titus Cambodia
We are so excited & blessed as we see Titus multiplying around the world, and more Bible teachers trained up and sent forth!
In a few days, Michael has the privilege of going to Cambodia for 18 days to help them run their 2nd annual Titus there. Two other of our Titus Taiwan staff will accompany Michael, and they will be doing staff training, helping with the final preparations for the program, and then teaching most of the training time lectures.
Following is a short clip sharing how the Khmer have been excited to study and now take God's Word forth!
In a few days, Michael has the privilege of going to Cambodia for 18 days to help them run their 2nd annual Titus there. Two other of our Titus Taiwan staff will accompany Michael, and they will be doing staff training, helping with the final preparations for the program, and then teaching most of the training time lectures.
Following is a short clip sharing how the Khmer have been excited to study and now take God's Word forth!
2011/03/01
Titus Nepal!
My heart has been so full this year hearing all the reports from Titus Project world-wide. Titus Nepal now brings us up to 7 operating locations around the world.
I don't know what kind of things touch and inspire you, but watching Titus videos generally brings the tissue box out for me. I am inspired by the lives of the individuals I see (several whom we also personally know). I'm encouraged to keep going each & every day, giving everything I've got. I am challenged to live a life of faith and obedience as I see the incredible Faithfulness of God over the years. God's Word is alive and active and we are all blessed to be part of bringing it to the nations!
This video was put together by our dear friend and Titus Montana leader (who was in charge of pioneering Titus Nepal), Kerry Neve. The one thing that especially struck me from this video is the joy I see on these guys' faces. The photos are of the 3-wk Training Time before they are all sent out on outreach to go teach & preach! :-)
I don't know what kind of things touch and inspire you, but watching Titus videos generally brings the tissue box out for me. I am inspired by the lives of the individuals I see (several whom we also personally know). I'm encouraged to keep going each & every day, giving everything I've got. I am challenged to live a life of faith and obedience as I see the incredible Faithfulness of God over the years. God's Word is alive and active and we are all blessed to be part of bringing it to the nations!
This video was put together by our dear friend and Titus Montana leader (who was in charge of pioneering Titus Nepal), Kerry Neve. The one thing that especially struck me from this video is the joy I see on these guys' faces. The photos are of the 3-wk Training Time before they are all sent out on outreach to go teach & preach! :-)
2010/12/09
2010/09/25
Update Page
Since we haven't sent out an update/newsletter for awhile, I'm posting our "Stevens' Update Page" below. Every 4 years we have a Rietema Reunion/Rendezvous/Roundup -- and each family does a scrapbook style page to put in a booklet for each family (and we are a large family! :-)) So, here is what we put together for our 2010 Rietema Roundup this past summer.
Stevens Update Page
Stevens Update Page
2010/09/10
Montana Furlough
What a summer! What a whirlwind! We had a blast!! Highlights include:
- Amy's family all together for the first time in 4 years
- Rietema Roundup 2010 -- Family Reunion
- Playing with cousins
- Connecting with Friends & Supporters
- Games
- Four-wheeling
- Swimming in Flathead Lake
- Barbecues
- Camping
- Garage-saling
- Glacier Park
- Fair
2010/06/20
Crazy times in Titus!
What's going on in Titus around the world?! It's exciting, it's crazy, some of it sounds like spiritual warfare, and we would all love your prayers!!
Cambodia: Pioneering their first Titus Project -- starting June 28! Amy will fly out for a week (June 21-29) to help as they get things off the ground.
Europe: The first Titus Project to run in Europe (Sweden) starts July 3! The leaders just had a baby and the wife/mom/Titus co-leader has just come down with Lyme's disease after being bitten by a tick (imagine a 2-yr-old, a new baby, a new Titus at a new base, moving your family to a new country [headed to Ukraine long term after this], and now being wiped out from Lyme's disease!) We think of you often Ang!
India: The next Titus starts July 12, and they are expecting 20+ participants, which includes 6 coming from Nepal. Nepal is planning to get Titus up and running there this next year. The leader is a teaching machine right now, has been studiously learning Hindi this past year, and will help us pioneer a new Titus in B* early next year. :-)
Montana: The Titus Montana leader and another Titus staff person are one their way to Cambodia right now as we speak (i.e. type), and will go on from there to India to help with both Tituses. Getting there has been, well, a bit stressful, yet a testimony to the faithfulness of God! They sent in their passports in to get India visas and were denied. They applied again, but when the process took too long, asked for their passports to be sent back. Their passports still hadn't arrived when they were scheduled to fly out, so a local post office opened up for them at 3:30 a.m. and went through the mail bag to see if they had come in on the last truck. Nothing. They decided to go ahead to the airport to see what talking to the agents in person would do (in terms of needing to change tickets, etc.) and on the way, got a call from the Post Office saying their passports were in a town an hour south. Explaining the situation at the airport, the agents graciously re-routed them, having them fly out of a town 2 hours south -- but, the flight was in 2 hours! They sped south, stopping at the Post Office where their passports were purported to be, roused the postal workers to open the door for them and found their passports (at about 5:00 am), sped on to the next airport, and just made the flight (no time to check their bags, just get on the plane). The India consulate kept their $330, but no visa. Pray for favor when they apply at the Embassy in Thailand/Cambodia (not sure which one?)!
South Africa: The leaders are expecting their first child, adopting a child at the same time, going back to the States this next week before Titus starts to finalize U.S citizenship, and their next Titus starts June 28!
Taiwan: (That's us! :-)) We already have 12+ applications in the works, with rumors of many people planning to apply. In anticipation of 40+ applicants, we are planning to run Titus twice early in the year (Jan & Feb, back-to-back -- start the second while the first are on outreach), and then again in Sept. Pray for us as we need to recruit several more staff!
If you count the above locations, that's right! We have 6 Tituses going (or nearly going) right now! Next year, there should be 3-4 more additional (new) locations! Stay tuned for more exciting and crazy things/times to come! :-)
Cambodia: Pioneering their first Titus Project -- starting June 28! Amy will fly out for a week (June 21-29) to help as they get things off the ground.
Europe: The first Titus Project to run in Europe (Sweden) starts July 3! The leaders just had a baby and the wife/mom/Titus co-leader has just come down with Lyme's disease after being bitten by a tick (imagine a 2-yr-old, a new baby, a new Titus at a new base, moving your family to a new country [headed to Ukraine long term after this], and now being wiped out from Lyme's disease!) We think of you often Ang!
India: The next Titus starts July 12, and they are expecting 20+ participants, which includes 6 coming from Nepal. Nepal is planning to get Titus up and running there this next year. The leader is a teaching machine right now, has been studiously learning Hindi this past year, and will help us pioneer a new Titus in B* early next year. :-)
Montana: The Titus Montana leader and another Titus staff person are one their way to Cambodia right now as we speak (i.e. type), and will go on from there to India to help with both Tituses. Getting there has been, well, a bit stressful, yet a testimony to the faithfulness of God! They sent in their passports in to get India visas and were denied. They applied again, but when the process took too long, asked for their passports to be sent back. Their passports still hadn't arrived when they were scheduled to fly out, so a local post office opened up for them at 3:30 a.m. and went through the mail bag to see if they had come in on the last truck. Nothing. They decided to go ahead to the airport to see what talking to the agents in person would do (in terms of needing to change tickets, etc.) and on the way, got a call from the Post Office saying their passports were in a town an hour south. Explaining the situation at the airport, the agents graciously re-routed them, having them fly out of a town 2 hours south -- but, the flight was in 2 hours! They sped south, stopping at the Post Office where their passports were purported to be, roused the postal workers to open the door for them and found their passports (at about 5:00 am), sped on to the next airport, and just made the flight (no time to check their bags, just get on the plane). The India consulate kept their $330, but no visa. Pray for favor when they apply at the Embassy in Thailand/Cambodia (not sure which one?)!
South Africa: The leaders are expecting their first child, adopting a child at the same time, going back to the States this next week before Titus starts to finalize U.S citizenship, and their next Titus starts June 28!
Taiwan: (That's us! :-)) We already have 12+ applications in the works, with rumors of many people planning to apply. In anticipation of 40+ applicants, we are planning to run Titus twice early in the year (Jan & Feb, back-to-back -- start the second while the first are on outreach), and then again in Sept. Pray for us as we need to recruit several more staff!
If you count the above locations, that's right! We have 6 Tituses going (or nearly going) right now! Next year, there should be 3-4 more additional (new) locations! Stay tuned for more exciting and crazy things/times to come! :-)
2010/06/16
It's simple: Just add potatoes, carrots, and WORMS.
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