[Koinonia]

Originally Posted by zeek

Do you have any news about how the trip to Germany to upstage the Lutherans went?

I have seen a few reports circulated online:

A Brief Report on the Fall 2017 ITERO and Blending Trips That Followed

On October 5-7 the International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones (ITERO) was held in Leipzig, Germany. Over 1,900 brothers, including almost 500 European brothers, attended to receive the Lord's up-to-date speaking on the recovery of the church.

Following the ITERO, more than 1,100 saints travelled across Europe to participate in 30 different blending trips. The local churches were greatly strengthened by the flow of life brought by so many visiting saints.

In the blending of the churches we receive nourishment, we receive revelation, and we receive a vision of God's eternal purpose concerning Christ and the church. Such a blending is not only for our own mutual spiritual benefit but is also for the mutual building up of the Body of Christ (1993 Blending Conference Messages concerning the Lord's Recovery and Our Present Need, ch. 2).

During the blending trips, saints also distributed over 35,000 New Testament Recovery Versions as well as thousands of pieces of literature. Many seeking contacts were met, and much prayer is needed that the local saints would have the capacity to shepherd and care for these ones.

The many blending trips across Europe concluded with regional conferences on October 14-15 in nine cities—Brussels, Copenhagen, Florence, Krakow, London, Madrid, Paris, Stuttgart, and Thessaloniki. The conferences were a respeaking of the rich messages from the ITERO, and it was clear through this speaking that the Lord is taking another major step to recover His church and the church life in Europe.

The total attendance at all of the nine conferences exceeded 4,100. For at least 200, this was their first conference. Both Copenhagen, Denmark, and Krakow, Poland, had the first Lord's table on October 15.
Please pray:

1. That all the saints will respond to the Lord's rich speaking with much and thorough prayer that the recovery of the church and the church life would be realized all over Europe.
2. That the Lord would continue to blend His Body and that there would be a prevailing one accord among all the saints in the local churches.
3. That all the local saints will be supplied and strengthened to shepherd (1) the many new contacts that have been gained through the Bible and literature distributions and (2) the new ones who attended a conference for the first time.
4. That the golden lampstands across Europe will shine brightly as the testimony of Jesus in each locality.

Burdens related to Europe (week of 30 October 2017)

1) Follow-up of fall 2017 ITERO and the blending trips that followed

Please see the report on the next page.

2) Autumn European university conference in Oswestry, UK (3-5 November)

Please pray for this gathering of university students from all over Europe. Pray that:

• The Lord will release a timely word from the ministry and speak to each student personally
• Each student will love the Lord more and have a clearer vision of the Lord, His economy and heart’s
desire, and His move on earth to build up His Body and prepare His bride
• Every attendee will have a fresh consecration to the Lord to be one with Him for His ultimate move
• This conference will advance the blending of all the students in Europe and give them the sense
that they are members of the Lord’s one Body and of the one new man on the whole earth

3) The Lord’s move in Germany

Please continue to pray:

• That those who are in the process of emigrating to Germany will find housing and jobs (for the jobkeeping
full-timers) and will obtain visas to live and serve long term in Germany
• For the learning of the German language by the saints who have emigrated
• That the Lord will send experienced brothers who can provide leadership to the work in Germany
• For the increase, strengthening, and building up of all the churches in Germany
An application for those who wish to emigrate for the Lord’s move can be found on the Application
page at www.lordsmove.org. Gifts to support the Lord’s move in Germany should be given to LME
and designated “European Gospel Work.” See the Offerings page on the LME website.

4) Printing of Bibles for Europe

Donations for future printings should be given directly to LSM and designated “Printing Bibles for Europe.” Please download instructions for giving to LSM by clicking on the link How to Give on the Information page at www.lordsmove.org.

5) UK Building Project (London)

For information and instructions for giving directly to Amana Trust, please click on the link UK Building Project at amanatrust.org.uk. Instructions for giving through LME can be found on the Offerings page at www.lordsmove.org. Designate offerings for “UK Building Fund.”

6) Continuing distribution of ministry publications and shepherding of seeking ones

Please pray:

• For the radio broadcasts in the UK and Spain and the continuing distribution of the New Testament
Recovery Version and other free ministry publications in all the European languages.
• For the shepherding of the seeking ones and their entering into the church life.

7) The raising up of the Lord’s testimony in major cities in Europe, including Lisbon, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Sofia, Bulgaria; Thessaloniki, Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia; Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland; Bilbao, Spain; Hamburg and Munich, Germany; and Tirana, Albania.