Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 20:41
Dear brethren, Last Sunday as I was driving home from the Church, we were involved in a car accident. Somebody passed the STOP sign (without stopping) and hit us in the front part of our car. It was a big and very dangerous crash. Thank God, nobody was hurt and we plead you to include us in thanksgiving prayers for no injuries. Thank you Beni
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 06:00
Dear brethren,
The attachment is a short review of the work in AIBI for the year 2011.
As you'll see, we decided this time to put more pictures than other newsletters.
Thank you for everything you are doing in Jesus.
Love
Beni, Sonila
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 06:00
Dear brethren and friends,
We are so happy and proud to inform you that our son Andrew accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord of his life yesterday. He was baptized for the remission of sins and his name is written in the Book of Life.
We do not think that there is any word in any language to describe how we felt yesterday, it was a day full of unforgettable moments and joyful tears. Now he is our son and our little brother in Christ.
We are looking forward to the day that Kristina will respond to the Call of Jesus.
Please keep him and the rest of our family in your prayers.
Love
Beni, Sonila
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 05:00
Week 3 in Athens
It’s been a busy week. Friday, Beni took me to a local fire station (been wanting to visit one since I started coming to Greece.) It was a good visit, very informative and friendly, although short because of school constraints. In Greece, as in many of the more socialist leaning European countries, they have no concept of a volunteer which made our system more difficult for him to understand probably than his was for me.
On Sunday, I was invited by one of my students to the Omonia congregation for a special service. Artem is a young Russian going to school and playing basketball in Greece. He is also taking courses at AIBI.
The Omonia church hosted the LCU choir headed by Philip Camp and also a group of preachers and students from Harding on their way to Israel. Dino Roussos, minister at Omonia, picked me up about 8:30 at my apartment and we had breakfast with the choir before going to a Romanian church where they performed. The Romanians also sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” for us – in Romanian.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 16:57
Dear Friends,
I just returned from Greece just more than a week ago. I thought that you would enjoy what God did through the efforts in Greece. May God richly bless each of you.
Submitted by dcswinford on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 00:29
In Acts 18, Paul stops while in the area of Corinth and Athens at the beachfront town of Cenchrea to mark the fulfillment of a vow or an oath by having his haircut. There's not really a whole lot we know about the place, it is simply memorialized by the faithfulness of Paul. This is where he stopped to pay his vow.
It reminds me of the necessity of paying our vows. Paul purposefully stopped and did what he needed to do to fulfill what he said he would do and we need to be as purposeful.
Cenchrea is a beautiful place, isn't it? I wonder if it looked similar as Paul stood on the shore and looked out over the water? I would like to think so. More than that, I would like to think that I will be as faithful as Paul in my commitments.
Submitted by dcswinford on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 02:22
I will be writing a blog or two on our ministry training school in Athens, but first I wanted to share an image of the Acropolis which towers above the city of Athens. While walking around the Acropolis, the Agora (market place), Mar's Hill, ancient Corinth, etc., you get a real feel for what life would have been like during the days of Jesus, Peter and Paul. It's absolutely amazing. As you stand at the Acropolis, looking down on other temples, Mar's Hill and the Agora, you can't help but think about how impressive all of this would have been during the time when Paul spoke to the people of Athens about God, Christ and the reality of the resurrection. What a blessing to have a opportunity to walk in his footsteps! It's extraordinary!
Submitted by dcswinford on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 16:10
I have no problem traveling to various mission points and international schools around the world alone, but it is far better to travel with family members and fellow Christians. In the attached picture, my wife Brenda is by my side and we are pictured with our good friends Mark and Kelle Samsill. We are floating up a canal in Venice, Italy before I move on to teach a seminar in Athens, Greece. As you can see, we were enjoying ourselves and celebrating how wonderful it is to share special experiences with those we love in Christ.
It was a special blessing to have Brenda travel with me on this trip. She worked hard to save up vacation days and we saved up some funds to take a couple of days in Italy before going on to Greece.
