On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, a cheerful group of pastors and their families and other ministries leaders met at the Mongolia Mission (MM) office. They were gathering for a trip to Dugan Khad Retreat Center where the annual spiritual retreat would be held from August 12 to 14. The theme was “Ebenezer, thus far the Lord has helped us.”Theretreat was sponsored and organized by the MM ministerial department under the leadership of ministerial secretary Nyamdava Dovchinsuren, and Cleidi Kuhn, pastoral spouses’ ministriescoordinator.
This time of spiritual rest for this group of ministries leaders included devotional messages presented by Pastors David and Lynn Ripley from the Northern Asia-Pacific Division ministerial department. The devotional times began with praise singing led by a pastors’ and spouses’ group, and also included special songs by different musicians.Pastoral couples led out in offering prayer at each meeting.
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The schedule also included team-building exercise and sports activity time. There were team relay races, volleyball, and basketball. Even the younger children who attended with their parents got involved in the fun.
The retreat concluded with a communion service and a special time of praise and prayer. As part of the closing worship, Mongolia Mission presidentElbert Kuhn shared a message of encouragement for continued mission that brought thankful responses from all those who attended.
By Lynn Ripley, Assistant Ministerial Secretary and Pastoral Spouses Ministries Coordinator