Dear friends

Munich was one impacting, heart-melting, refreshing experience and I wish you'd be there.

It was something I knew will require some level of sacrifice, as whatever starts Thursdays (and finishes late Sundays?!), is beyond normal weekend time out!

What I have realized from the few conferences/meetings I've attended the past years though is, that the only real sacrifice as disciples we need to make is actually convincing ourselves to make it to these spirit-filled events...

Cos there is NO WAY this experience won't change you in some way or another.

Yes, job may go back few days, and yes your Italian or singing classes may need extra hours&energy for catching up, an energy/money and time you may never manage to get back from anywhere most of the time..; but the collected info in your inner being, JUST DO NOT come close to competing or even balancing the blessings accumulated for you personally, and also for those you have in your heart to help (your church, your spouse, your family...).

I know to whom I'm talking to here, so don't all take it as a personal challenge or hint (and come back replying in bitterness or anger!), cos God knows your hearts and is a Graceful God after all who keeps providing with opportunities.

Even though I did go with much determination to use the most of my time talking to mature leaders for the Athenian issues, I just couldn't avoid the hustle of fellowshipping

And what a sweeter and refreshing hustle that can get when you see familiar faces after months, or even years! Like someone deprived you of a beloved chocolate bar, and suddenly your house is packed with all kinds of (international!) chocolate (apologies to the fasting ones..)

The Bulgarian fighters with the tough faces but the gentle spirit, the British gizers with the zeal to make the effort to unite UK with mainland EU, on behalf of all the rest of those lazy islanders (i actually try to spear you, cos I miss you & love you all guys.. almost all). Or should I speak for the Lublijanians with the cute faces, the extremely handsome Amsterdamian bros (hey, im a designer; im allowed to encourage them this way also!), the German servants, the awesome Scandinavian with the high-tec cameras, the melodic Italians, the carrying Croatians, the waco Romanians (yes, im talking to you Miha!), the wise Americans (I know, to the world this may sound funny!! buy they are so blessed in that area from God - no, really, you need to trust me!), the radical middle Eastern (your perseverance made me cry guys..), the focused Former Soviet Unionists, the humble Slovakians, the honest Hungarians.

Not to mention the buzz of joy seeing the church humble efforts from both sides to reuniting their bondages with the main-line Christ's Church.

0oh guys, I need to apologise I can't include you all (below however is the list of all the countries listed and prayed for, so, all of you are VERY appreciated and remembered in our prayers). I have a feeling we missed few of you as unfortunately we had none from there or any news.. but we love you too! (ie:Ukrainians-Best of wishes with the re-elections).

Intimacy, No-slandering or gossiping of God'¢s past work, Prayer, Back2basics/strong foundation, Remember, are some of the amazing topics that are engraved in my heart.. But they just can't be expressed in a short email; not even in a compacted message. That would be unfair to those ones who prepared them in wisdom and faith and it would also be unfair to God.

As you realized im not really intending to make this email another Insight-sharing/preaching email.

There is A LOT of knowledge, love,&information shared that filled enough pages for dozens of messages out of those three-day-sessions, and to be honest im still a little too overwhelmed of the vast amount of info accumulated in my small brain to even prepare sharing little by little what we've got out of them all.

But as I seek peace in my heart and mind, to digest, filter and deal with everything in God's time & for His glory alone, He does provide with a tranquil, surrendered and also determined Spirit through prayer.

And so I hope and pray for pace in yours also, as you grow in intimacy through prayer, in the reassuring faith entrusted in us through the gift of The Holy Spirit.

Remember that:

The old has gone, the new has come Corinthians 5:17

May our ALMIGHTY Abba, enrich you with many blessings these days and always.

With All my love

Really hopping to see you again sometime (many conferences announced for 2005)

Teo-Athens x

ALBANIA-TIRANA

AUSTRIA-VIENNA

BELGIUM-BRUSSELS

BOSNIA-SARAJEVO

BULGARIA-SOFIA

CROATIA-ZAGREB

CZECH REP-PRAGUE

DENMARK-COPENHAGEN

ESTONIA-TALLIN/TARTU

FINLAND-HELSINKI

FRANCE-PARIS/LYON/GUADELOUPE/MARTINIQUE

GERMANY-BERLIN/MUNICH/DISSELDORF/COLOGNE/RAMSTEIN/HAMBOURG/STUTTGARD

GREECE-ATHENS

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST

ICELAND-REYKJAVIK

ITALY-MILAN

LATVIA-RIGA

LITHUANIA-VILNIUS

NETHERLANDS-AMSTERDAM

NORWAY-OSLO

POLAND-WARSAW

PORTUGAL-LISBON

ROMANIA-BUCHAREST/COSTANZA/GIURGIU

SLOVAKIA-BRATISLAVA

SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA

SPAIN-MADRID

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA/ZURICH

UK/LONDON/CAMBRIDGE

USA-BOSTON/L.A.

YUGOSLAVIA-BELGRADE

ZION-JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/BETHLEHEM

BAGDAD/IRAQ/MOROCO/BEIRUT/CAIRO/SUDAN/DUBAI (SOME AMAZING STORIES OF IMPRISONED/TORTURED FAITHFUL BROTHERS WHO STAYED STRONG IN HIM)