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“He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.” (1 Thes. 5:24 ESV)

Recently I was asked to share what God has been teaching me as of late and I quickly replied with three words – GOD IS FAITHFUL.

There is nothing earth-shattering about this, is there? No. It’s a truth about God that I have seen and known for years, but in the midst of my life over the last couple of years I have forgotten this truth that is, indeed, earth-shattering! See in the midst of betrayal, slander, lies, disappointments, selfishness, people not holding their comments and the like (These are a few of the things that I have struggled through in the past couple years.), we forget that God is faithful. I’m not sure why, but I forget this and some how, some way, God always brings me back. Brings me back to the realization that He is faithful and all he requires of me, is that I am faithful back and He will take care of the rest!
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So here is what is still ahead of me! Will I see you? Can you help me connect with more people who love the Czech Republic and want to see hearts and lives changed there!?!? Thank you in advance for all your help!

Update Schedule as of Thursday, January 12, 2012:

• January 12 – 16 – Southern WI/Northern IL
• Friday evening, January 13 – OPEN Support Dessert in the Lake Geneva, WI area. (please pray the snow doesn’t hinder this in any way!) Click HERE for the Facebook invite.
• Sunday, January 15 – The Church of DeKalb – DeKalb, IL – 10:00am – S. 1st Street
• January 17 – 23 – Dallas/Ft. Worth – I have a couple of rock stars setting things up down in DFW, but if you could help I’d love that!
• January 23 – 24 – Southern WI/Northern IL
• January 25 – 27 – TWIN CITIES, MN – as of today (January 12th) I have nothing concrete set up, but if you would like to help, please email me ASAP!
• January 27 – 29 – Southern WI/Northern IL
• Sunday, January 29 – Faith Baptist Church – Delavan, WI – 10:30am – 1500 Creek RD – ALL ARE WELCOME!

Right now my biggest need is to get in front of more people and share with them what God is doing in Prague, Czech and Europe. Anything you can do to connect me with more potential partners is, and would be, HUGE! Here are openings I still have that I can do around Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin:

• Saturday, January 15
• Monday, January 16
• Tuesday, January 17
• Monday, January 23 (i fly into Milwaukee at 4pm though, so might be tough, but we can make something work!)
• Friday, January 27
• Saturday, January 28 (but I’m going to a workshop in the Milwaukee area till around 4 pm)

Please feel free to call, email me, Facebook me, Tweet me or what ever form of modern communication you prefer! THANK YOU AND AS ALWAYS BE A REVOLUTION!

As we are getting ready to celebrate the Holidays, you might be looking for a way to support something or someone during the holidays or you are looking to give another tax-deductible gift before the end of the year! I have the perfect opportunity for you – OUR WORK IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC!

I thought I would post a quick entry with a couple of links about how you can support the work and what God is doing in the Czech Republic, as I’m constantly trusting God to show up and provide for what He has called me to do in Prague, Czech and Europe, to reach a city, country and a continent that are overwhelmingly post-Christian and aching for the Good News of a Savior who came to be the remedy for our fallen, broken human condition.

I’m trusting God to provide for me for 2012, for a couple of concrete things:

• Coaches Trip to the States in February – the purpose of the trip is to help these young men become better coaches but also to expose them to a God who loves them.
• Players Trip to the States next summer – the purpose of the trip is very similar to the Coaches Trip, but the difference is that it will help them grow as better players, while still exposing them to this remedy.
• Visa expenses – before leaving Prague I had to take care of several larger expenses related to living in Prague and continuing OUR ministry there.

Those are just a few of the concrete plans/needs for 2012. Please consider helping with an end of the year gift, by clicking HERE to give online or click HERE to read about other ways to support OUR ministry in Czech. Here’s a video from my friend, Dan, about the influence we are having in Prague. Thank you for all you do! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Today I’m speaking at Emmanuel Baptist Church and I thought it would be cool to share the words of my friend, and father to one of my players, Dan Hron about OUR influence in Prague! Thank you to each ministry partner who partners with me to make this influence and, Lord-willing, life change possible! For those of you that might be watching this and want to join my team of ministry partners, learn how by clicking HERE. BE A REVOLUTION!

Hey gang! Here’s the schedule of where I will be, when I will be there and so on… Will I see you? (click on the addresses for maps)

• July 30th, 2pm-5pm – Xenia – Tim Hortons, 38 North Orange St.

• August 4th, 4pm-7pm – Oshkosh – Starbucks, 240 W Murdock St.

• Aug. 6th, 2pm-5pm – Appleton – Starbucks, 4339 W Wisconsin Ave.

• August 7th, 3pm-5pm – Oshkosh – Open House at Smiths (email me for details)

• Aug. 10th, 4pm-7pm – Lake Geneva – Caribou, 883 Main St.

• Aug. 13th, 2pm-5pm – Delavan – Starbucks – 1741 E. Geneva St. Unit A

Beyond that here is the run down of the churches I’ll be at again.

• July 31st, Xenia – Emmanuel Baptist Church

• August 7th, Oshkosh – RiverVally Church

• August 14th, Elkhorn – Southern Lakes Evangelical Free Church

I do hope to see many of you and share about what God is doing here in Czech! If any of you are interested and/or able to host a support dessert I still have dates I could fill up. Thanks for all you do to make a difference in Prague, Czech and Europe!

That’s right I’m coming your way! Look out! Below is a video invite that RiverValley Church showed two Sundays ago, so the dates in it are a bit wrong now, but I wanted to post it here anyway!

Here are the dates for my week in the Fox Valley area! Will I see you?
July 19 – Preaching at RiverValley Church (1331 High Ave, Oshkosh, WI)
July 20 4-6 PM – COME & SEE ME! Oshkosh, WI Basic Books (1620 S. Koeller)
July 21 4-6 PM – COME & SEE ME! Appleton, WI Atlanta Bread Co. (650 North Casaloma Dr.)

Beyond that, I have some time. If you are in the Fox Valley area, would you consider helping me connect with more peeps like you and I that would want to join US in seeing revolutions break fourth in Prague, Czech and Europe? If so and you would like to connect, drop me an email and let me know how you might be able to help! Thanks for being you!

As this post is published I will be heading north towards Lake Geneva, WI for a week of connecting with family, friends and ministry partners! I’m excited to see many of you! As I wrote yesterday, I have two concrete opps this coming week:
July 12 – Sharing at Community Church of Elkhorn (4654 Briggs Rd Elkhorn, WI)
July 16 4-6 PM – COME & SEE ME! Lake Geneva, WI Caribou Coffee (883 Main St)

Beyond that I have some open time and would love to see if you could help! So if you would want to connect, drop me an email and let me know how you might be able to help me make a lasting impact in Prague, Czech and Europe! Thanks for being you and I’m stoked to see you Lake Geneva!

In a previous post, I gave you the heads up about the churches I will be making appearances at, but I’ve added some COME & SEE ME! dates as well. So check out the schedule and see if you can COME & SEE ME! I’ll be hanging out at coffee shops and its a great environment to catch up quick and even meet potential ministry partners! So if you have a friend that you think might want to join US in seeing God do a revolution in Prague, Czech and Europe bring them too!

So here are the dates!

July 12 – Sharing at Community Church of Elkhorn (4654 Briggs Rd Elkhorn, WI)
July 16 4-6 PM – COME & SEE ME! Lake Geneva, WI Caribou Coffee (883 Main St)
July 19 – Preaching at RiverValley Church (1331 High Ave, Oshkosh, WI)
July 20 4-6 PM – COME & SEE ME! Oshkosh, WI Basic Books (1620 S. Koeller)
July 21 4-6 PM – COME & SEE ME! Appleton, WI Atlanta Bread Co. (650 North Casaloma Dr.)
July 26 – Southern Lakes Evangelical Free (N6686 US Hwy 12, Elkhorn, WI)
Aug. 5 4-6 PM – COME & SEE ME! Lake Geneva, WI Caribou Coffee (883 Main St)
Aug. 9 – Faith Baptist Delavan (1500 Creek Rd, Delavan, WI)

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m in need of help, YOUR HELP! As I’m in the Southern Wisconsin/Northern Illinois area next week and then the Fox Valley Area the following week, I’m trusting God to connect me with new ministry partners who want to join in the revolution going down in Prague, Czech, and Europe! Please consider either joining me (check out my support page) and/or please consider connecting me with other like minded people who would join US to be part of the revolution! Thank you!

The bags still have yet to be packed, the taxi comes in 3 hours and 15 minutes (4:00 am!). No fears all is well. Things are coming together well and I have had a really good day in the midst of having a ton of things to do (thanks in large part due to my sweet girlfriend! Thanks Rach!). Stress levels are low, I’m doing good and I have some growing anticipation for this summer and what God will do as I’m back for 5 weeks!

With that said, here’s a little zhtv love for you, before I head out! It’s about coming back this summer and how I would love your help in connecting with people who would want to join US in reaching this city, continent, and country! I hope you enjoy it, even in the midst of me asking for help! As always, know my support page is sitting there waiting to be visited by you or your friends! Thanks for all you do!

Heads up! First stop, Warsaw, IN and the GRENTS (a.k.a. my gangsta talk for grandparents!) and fam for the 4th, then to the Xenia/Dayton, Ohio area for a few days! Stop by to see more dates as they develop! Thanks and be a revolution!

These two rock! In a couple of months they will be Mr. and Mrs. Josh Radcliffe, but right now they are still Emily McQuinn and Joshua Radcliffe. If you look close at this picture above you can see that they are in the middle of my dear home, Prague, which is where Josh proposed to Emily! Josh went above and beyond and has forever raised the bar for us single men all over the world when it comes to proposals, click here to read Emily’s account. Anyway, they are an awesome couple and I love them for many reasons, but this morning when I got their invitation to their wedding I had to check out their website, emilyandjosh.com, and I was very surprised to read the “giving” page, which says:

PLEASE, NO GIFTS!!!!!!!! In lieu of gifts, we would ask that you make a contribution to a ministry that we believe in and support. Below we’ve provided you a list of a few ministries that we are personally involved in and hold close to our hearts. This list is not complete… feel free to donate to a ministry that you may hold close to your heart!

What? Are you serious? So cool… Well, I was blown away to see my name, a short explanation of what things look like here and links to my website and my giving page with Crusade. How very cool and how very humbling. Thank you not for only simply supporting me yourselves, or for including me in on this but moreover for setting an example that blows my mind away! Josh and Emily, you humbled me, brought conviction to my life, blessed me and so much more this morning as I read this. Thank you…!