Europe's new treaty: A multi-speed Union
All EU countries – except Britain – have agreed on a new treaty for tighter fiscal discipline and deeper economic integration to save the euro currency. As attention turns to the legal details and ratification process, questions are raised, ‘what will happen to countries that fail to ratify?', with some fearing exclusion from 'the club'. Circumventing the British veto EU leaders led by France and Germany are pressing ahead with a new treaty of their own - an intergovernmental agreement outside the EU legal framework. The treaty text will be drafted by March 2012 and opened to ratification by countries outside the 17-member eurozone. Some commentators are saying, 'it's time for a two-speed even a three-speed Europe for anything constructive to get done.' Also Denmark took over EU rotating presidency last Sunday and will chair all decisions for the next 6 months.
Pray: for God in His mercy to influence all decision making processes in the first quarter of 2012 and for David Cameron to grow in wisdom and strength in the European arena. (Ps.2:10-12)
Europe's new treaty: A multi-speed Union
All EU countries – except Britain – have agreed on a new treaty for tighter fiscal discipline and deeper economic integration to save the euro currency. As attention turns to the legal details and ratification process, questions are raised, ‘what will happen to countries that fail to ratify?', with some fearing exclusion from 'the club'. Circumventing the British veto EU leaders led by France and Germany are pressing ahead with a new treaty of their own - an intergovernmental agreement outside the EU legal framework. The treaty text will be drafted by March 2012 and opened to ratification by countries outside the 17-member eurozone. Some commentators are saying, 'it's time for a two-speed even a three-speed Europe for anything constructive to get done.' Also Denmark took over EU rotating presidency last Sunday and will chair all decisions for the next 6 months.
Pray: for God in His mercy to influence all decision making processes in the first quarter of 2012 and for David Cameron to grow in wisdom and strength in the European arena. (Ps.2:10-12)
George Verwer call for full-time mission workers
George Verwer’s heartfelt appeal to young Christians from the four corners of Europe was ‘go’. The founder of Operation Mobilisation was addressing thousands of European Christians on the final night of the Mission-Net Congress in Erfurt, Germany. ‘If people like you don’t go, who will?’ he said, dressed in his trademark ‘world map’ jacket. In an impassioned plea with the participants, Verwer said he was praying to God every day for workers to go out to the world’s ‘forgotten places’. ‘The word of God is clear,’ he said. ‘Don’t be hearers of the word, be doers.’ Verwer spoke openly about his own personal struggles with lust and sexual sin, as he reassured the audience that God loved them and wanted to use them in spite of any moral failings or mistakes. ‘We need Christians in every area of society but if we are serious about global missions, we need to include mission work as a legitimate career for this generation,’ he said.
Pray: for all those who listened to the message that they would not only be hearers of the word but doers. (Ro.10:14-15)
George Verwer call for full-time mission workers
George Verwer’s heartfelt appeal to young Christians from the four corners of Europe was ‘go’. The founder of Operation Mobilisation was addressing thousands of European Christians on the final night of the Mission-Net Congress in Erfurt, Germany. ‘If people like you don’t go, who will?’ he said, dressed in his trademark ‘world map’ jacket. In an impassioned plea with the participants, Verwer said he was praying to God every day for workers to go out to the world’s ‘forgotten places’. ‘The word of God is clear,’ he said. ‘Don’t be hearers of the word, be doers.’ Verwer spoke openly about his own personal struggles with lust and sexual sin, as he reassured the audience that God loved them and wanted to use them in spite of any moral failings or mistakes. ‘We need Christians in every area of society but if we are serious about global missions, we need to include mission work as a legitimate career for this generation,’ he said.
Pray: for all those who listened to the message that they would not only be hearers of the word but doers. (Ro.10:14-15)
