man...it has been some time since we've posted something on this site. it reflects our busy schedules, i guess :) :)

we have not forgotten you though. as soon as i find some time, i'll post some new pics on this site.

we are already well into our next semester.  it's crazy but if one takes away all the little breaks, spiritual emphasis, ministry week, etc., there are only 11 weeks of lecture time left.  some of us will have to write more than just essays...a dissertation is required of each last-semester-student (BA). with God's help we'll manage to do it though.

pray for us! quite a few of our students will graduate (about 30) at the end of may.  we need God's guidance to decide about the next steps...missions, church planting, pastoring, children's work, youth work, street evangelism...many doors are open--and many of us are eager to put into practice the things we have learned this far.  i know that there are still many things we'll have to learn when God places us in the various spots all around the globe...i guess, learning from him and being more like him is a life-long process. ...we all know that. pray that we'll be attentive and available to whatever God calls us to do...and to go wherever he wants us to go ;)

we love you and keep you in our prayers as well!

~the CTS_student body

hi!

here are some new pics from our missions convention. it's already some time ago but i haven't had time to post them yet.  we took some pics to let you be part of it somehow although locally you were somewhere else :)

the following pictures will remind you of students, faculty & staff, the chapel, ...life at CTS how you remember it. we miss you guys!

love, hugs & prayers your way...

a typical chapel service...

Anne Mourot translating...

little John...Jonathan Newton's son :)

Roland *our president* speaking...

Anne Kurkela *from Finland*, Monika *from Austria* and David *from Switzerland*

our new chef and professional nutritionist: Jack!

Anna *from Austria*, Sharon *from South Corea* and Maguerite *from Congo*

Bobby & Nancy...

Nancy *an AoG missionary to Burkina Faso who came to speak at our missions convention*

one seminar at our missions convention was about reaching Muslims...Dick Brogden was our speaker *he's an AoG missionary to Sudan*

a worship recital of one of the teams *Helgi on the bass*, David *in the red shirt...playing the guitar* and Eva *from Austria* with Ann Tselentis *from Belgium* singing...

Anne K. *from Finland*, Bodil *from Denmark--she grew up in Japan though* and Anne Tuppurainen *one of our professors from Finland*

Petra Jansen *from Holland*...

a table full of delicious little snacks from all over the world...

Alex *from Reunion Island*

Johanna Martin *the librarian*, Sharon, Melanie *from Belgium* and Nancy & Bobby watching the candidates of our "missions catwalk"*

from the left...Markus & Tommy *from Sweden*, Dorin *from Romania* and Arnold *from Austria*

this is Antti *from Finland* and Sharon *from S. Corea*--she was having her birthday then

this is part of the "German delegation" performing a German Worship song--imagine everyone clapping and dancing along to the upbeat rhythm :)  *Katrin from Germany, Eva from Austria on the guitar and Anna from Austria singing...Monika & Sven were singing along but are somehow cut off the picture*

our Academic Dean--Joseph Dimitrov...i wonder what he's saying!

William & Christina Raposo *a Portuguese-Canadian couple--she's pregnant in her 4th month*

Roland Dudley *our CTS president*

William Sandy from Liberia

Maarten *from the Netherlands*--he stops by now and then but continues his studies in the faculty of theology at Leuven University.

CTS is the same still. OPEN DOORS will come up this week AND in two weeks we'll have a STUDY BREAK--yipee...and many of us are using this opportunity "to get out" and visit friends or return home for a while. we'll have to hand in our essays for all the elective classes on the Monday *Nov. 22* right after the break; i guess it will be both, hard work & relaxation!

take care & stay in touch!