Here They Come

       Our dear friends Eme and Tibor have come to the States to stay with us with their 3 beautiful sons! They hail from Budapest, Hungary. We became friends in Belgium. Brian began one on one discipleship with Tibor just outside the EU (European Union) building. They also began to come to the marriage Bible study in our home. Eleven days is all we get...this time! But in a few months they are coming to live in Denver for a year or two! We are so excited! You should have seen the kids bouncing off the walls tonight visiting with their long lost friends from Belgium!! It has been good for my French, as well. Their oldest son prefers French to English. He isn't as confident in English, hopefully this will encourage Josiah in his French language usage. He has forgotten sooo much, and is quite shy about it.
           Please pray for their time in the States, and as they plan for their move here! they are a SWEET family! It felt like a piece of Belgium has come to visit, such a BLESSING for our family!
     

Happy New Year

2012

It's hard to believe it's here! The Lord has given us another day to serve the Lord!

2011 Zee Family Highlights

January- Kids' Club! Volleyball Outreach begins
February- Josiah takes Iowa Standard test (1st for our family!) Scary, but good practice
March- NAMB Commissioning Ceremony in Tampa, FL (second honeymoon for B & H) 
April- Sharon's Surprise Engagement
May-Elijah's 2nd birthday; Grandpa & Grandma's trip to CO
June- Makinna 5th - her Golden Birthday celebrated at Broomfield bay; Brian 41 Family vacation in Steamboat Springs
July- Josiah 9th, Heather 34; take Overlook kids to Broomfield Bay!
August- 12 year wedding anniversary- One night trip!
September- Second homeschool year begins! The kid's favorite subject is history!
October- Makinna learning to read! Precious! First snow fall! Beginning to meet with a young Jehovah's Witness couple each Saturday for 2-3 hours for Bible study. MSC retreat Lost Valley Ranch
November- Elijah speaking, singing, and making us laugh all the time! Aubriana making endless crafts! Thanksgiving celebrating with family
December- Watching the children interact with the elderly at a local nursing home; hearing the kids play happily together for hours on end! Aubriana's 8th birthday! Christmas season celebrating Emmanual - God with us!

Those are just a few of the highlights that make 2011 special for our family!
Hope you enjoyed taking a look!

Missions in Denver

Even though we haven't been blogging, we sure have been busy, perhaps that is the reason why we haven't been at this blogging thing very much! :0) The Lord is very gracious to us! He has faithfully brought over 30 ministry contacts into our lives in the past year. We have met regularly with these folks, sharing the gospel, and reaching out to them with the truth. In many of the instances these relationships have developed into weekly Bible studies that have lasted months, and others only happen a few times before the plug is pulled. The Lord is sovereign and gracious as we plant seeds and He alone will bring in His harvest! We changed our format from our traditional blog, begun while we were missionaries in Belgium, to a monthly prayer later that goes out snail mail style to 40 plus people. This is where we share short stories of what God is doing in and through our ministry to people involed in cults and false religions in Denver metro! If you'd like to join our prayer letter just comment on here, and we'll contact you to get the info we need to keep you up-to-date! Thanks for your interest in what God is doing, we'll shoot to keep this blog more current, as well! 

Overjoyed

Francis, our friend, is heading for baptism! We have been counseling and encouraging her in her young faith. She brought up needing to be baptized. She had been baptized as a child, but felt as though she wasn't a true follower at that time. In the last year, she has truly grown in her walk with the Lord. We are so excited to be able to support her along this journey! We'll be attending to rejoice with her and her family!! Thank you so much for praying for her and her family!

Time for Photos

Makinna and Rachel

Our Josiah and Big Josiah his Gadgets and Gizmos' Partner

Cowgirl, Aubrie!!

Rebecca and her girls

Mimi

One more chance to share the Gospel

Open Hearts

We've had several hour long conversations with someone who is lost, and hurting, yet keeps chasing the wind, as it speaks of in the book of Ecclesiastes. It's tough to watch someone running from thing to thing or person to person chasing what can not be attained. It can be filled by only one person, Jesus Christ! While it is wonderful to be free and share openly about what we all need as sinners, it's also discouraging when it seems like the person isn't getting it. But the Lord says, "His Word will not return void!" There is certainly joy in that, and knowing that it is the Lord who draws and saves His own! Praise Him!! I am sooo thankful it does not depend on me or my Gospel presentation! It is Christ ALONE who saves! And in His own time I might add!

Jehovah's Witness Dialogue Update

Thank you for praying, Monday's meeting went well. I met with Ricky and Pablo, two Jehovah's Witness men. We discussed the name "Jehovah" and many other of their JW doctrines. I met with them to testify to God's grace in Jesus Christ, not to win a debate, or to become more prideful. I hope that you will join me in praying for Ricky and Pablo, that the Lord would open their eyes to their false beliefs and use me to deliver his message of Good News. Grace, Priceless, yet Free!