Wrucke_Czech-Republic_Sept_Oct_2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Teaching and Learning Photo: Conference attendees from 12 countries enjoyed fellowship during coffee breaks in the garden at St. Michael’s church in Prague. Fall classes have resumed and I am thrilled to have new students. Rev. Tomás Živný,…
Wrucke_July_August_2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Cindy Zirbel Wrucke My Amazing Czech Tutor Photo: My Czech tutor, Barbora Vitarogova, holding one-year-old Lambert, with her mother, Ivana, daughter, Jasmine, and son, Jakub, at Jasmine’s kindergarten graduation celebration. When I first arrived in Prague in 2018, I didn’t know…
Wrucke-Czech-Republic-May-June-2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. May/June 2022 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke The children from the congregation, along with friends and a few parents, were entertained by a small theater production about kindness, helpfulness and friendship. Czech Congregation Day Since life has returned to normal in Prague, with…
Wrucke_Czech-Republic_Mar_Apr_2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. March/April 2022 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sheboygan, WI hosted two of my mission presentations this spring. Photo credit: Thomas Kind Wrapping Up Home Service It’s hard to believe that my home service is almost over. After…
Wrucke_Czech-Republic_Jan_Feb_2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. January/February 2022 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Rev. Dominik Žbanek posts church information on the community bulletin board outside the church in Plzeň. Czech Church Plans for Year Ahead In January, we welcomed two new pastors to the ECAVvČR (Evangelical Church of…
Wrucke_Czech-Republic_Jan_Feb_2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. January/February 2022 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Rev. Dominik Žbanek posts church information on the community bulletin board outside the church in Plzeň. Czech Church Plans for Year Ahead In January, we welcomed two new pastors to the ECAVvČR (Evangelical Church of…
Wrucke_Eurasia_Dec2020.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. December 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke The nativity set at St. Michael Church in Prague reminds us of God’s greatest gift. Priceless Christmas Gifts In early December, a fellow LCMS missionary asked me to be a guest at her…
January 2021 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke View from my balcony in Prague on Epiphany morning. New Year and New Beginnings January marks the month that I arrived in Prague three years ago. But this year was the first time since I got here that enough snow fell to allow children…
October 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke St. Michael Lutheran Church in Prague, Czech Republic. Learning the liturgy Try to imagine attending a Lutheran church service blindfolded. How would you follow along with the liturgy? How would you know when to sit or stand? How would you know what to expect…
September 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke American LCMS volunteers help tutor Eurasia church workers in English. Unexpected Blessings We all know that life changed when COVID appeared, including travel restrictions, quarantines and facemasks. How we work also changed, but God continues to bless our mission work in exciting new ways. Part…
July-August 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke A recent post on the Instagram page cindyzprahy (Cindy z Prahy). A free new way for you to help As I review the mobile prayer app pilot test results, I see that many app visitors spend the most time looking at the Scripture…
June 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Our non-traditional English class met via Zoom to wrap up the first 16-week session. Non-traditional English Class The common language among Lutherans in the Eurasia region is English. Unfortunately, not many Czechs within the ECAVvČR (Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech…
April-May 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Our church in Prague resumed services in May, with restrictions, such as wearing facemasks. Our entire mission team from throughout the Czech Republic attended one of the first services. Time for Prayer So, what can you do when life changes drastically because of…
March 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Ludmila sewed many, many face masks for Prague residents, including mine. Thankful for God’s Provisions Daily life changed dramatically for me this past month in Prague. The first positive COVID-19 case was announced on March 1 and within two weeks the borders closed, and…
February 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke The Czech Bible with handmade bookmark from LWML. Handing out Czech Bibles One of the challenges in sharing the Gospel is assuring the recipient can understand it. The first barrier, of course, is language. In addition to my work in Prague, I recently…
January 2020 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke The Charles Bridge in Prague contains many Christian statues. Looking to the Future Two years ago, I deployed to Prague. I knew I would be living and serving in the most atheistic country in the world, but I now have a greater understanding of…
November/December 2019 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke The handmade Czech angel ornament was a special gift for Christmas this year. Christmas angels During Advent, we heard about the angel Gabriel visiting Mary to tell her she was chosen to bear the Son of God. Most of us know that…
September 2019 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Sharing the LCMS mission work in the Czech Republic with the ALOA (Adult Lutherans Organized for Action) gathering in Stewartville, MN. Exhausting, Exhilarating and Exciting It’s hard to believe that my first month of home service is over. In addition to…
September 2019 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Sharing the LCMS mission work in the Czech Republic with the ALOA (Adult Lutherans Organized for Action) gathering in Stewartville, MN. Exhausting, Exhilarating and Exciting It’s hard to believe that my first month of home service is over. In addition to visiting…
February/March 2019 Serving the Lord in Eurasia News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke The opening page of the new Czech mobile app welcomes users in English and Czech. Using Technology to Share the Gospel Shortly after I arrived in Prague a year ago, I noticed that many Czechs stay connected to their mobile devices as they commute on buses and subways, walk,…
April 2019 Serving the Lord in Eurasia News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke I joined about 10,000 Czechs on April 27 for the annual Národní Pochod pro Život a Rodinu, or National March for Life and Family. Easter in Prague Easter is, for me, even more important than Christmas. Our forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation didn’t…
May 2019 Serving the Lord in Eurasia News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Rev. Dr. Charles Cortright presents a theological paper at one of the most successful theological conferences planned and held in our Eurasia region. “Damnamus” Theological Conference On April 8, I traveled to Wittenberg, Germany with Bishop Marion Čop, Rev. David Jurech and Manager Ján…
June/July 2019 Serving the Lord in Eurasia News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke This original tapestry depicting Charles IV, who founded central Europe’s oldest university in 1348, still hangs in the Karolinum, the first building erected at Charles Univesity in Prague. Intensive Czech this Summer! JUNE 2019: On June 19, I presented an update on the Czech prayer app for…
August 2019 Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Missionary Cindy Zirbel Wrucke Our Eurasia team of missionaries and their families in Odessa, Ukraine. Eurasia Regional Meeting in Odessa Each year, the Eurasia region holds a week-long meeting for missionaries to gather together with their families for a time of church worker care. For many…
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