Nov
27
Leuven Bears
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Roel and I went to a Leuven Bears game last. It was so fun and so American! From the songs they played during the game to the blimp to the other team’s coach getting kicked out…very…very American! I was fortunate to get free tickets from Ian Hanavan. He has been on an AIA basketball tour and [...]
Nov
26
Belgian version of Thanksgiving
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For many years I have not been home for Thanksgiving. It always made sense to save money and go home for Christmas when I had more time. But no matter where I was, I never had a problem finding a group of people I could adopt as my family to celebrate this holiday with. This [...]
Nov
25
Never in America…
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Today has been an interesting day. We had a meeting in Hasselt with a woman who works with another sports ministry called SportQuest. It was really good to hear about what they do and see ways that we could partner together. Then the randomness of the day came. There has been a basketball player I [...]
Nov
23
Back in Leuven
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I arrived in Leuven this morning…an hour earlier than scheduled…have you ever heard of a plane arriving an hour early? The plane was pretty empty so lots of open seats. Even though I had two seats, I still was unable to get a decent sleep. But I was pleasantly surprised when I smelt breakfast, which [...]
Nov
16
Trust in You Alone
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SCRIPTURE: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” – Proverbs 3:5 OBSERVATION: If I tried to make sense of this world from my own understanding, I think I would pull my hair out in frustration. Prominent football coaches being accused of 40 counts of child molestation; children [...]