From the Pastor

At the end of Paul’s life he wrote: ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith’ 2 Timothy 4:7. As some of you know, these words are important for my wife Diny and me in these days of her illness. In times of good health, living in the affluent West, we are not always conscious of the ongoing fight of faith. Who do we worship - not only in times of trouble but also in times of success and blessings? Do we sing daily about the love and faithfulness of our Lord whether our Gilbert van Bueren prayers are answered or not? Join us in this good fight of faith. And thank you for encouraging us to do the same. Until Jesus returns!

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A Firm Foundation

: Alex Stewart on 'This is Baptism', Romans 6 : Communion Sunday with Gilbert van Bueren on 'This is Communion', 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 : Paul Ogutu on 'This is Life in the Spirit', Ephesians 5:15-21 : Gilbert van Bueren on 'This is God’s Plan for the Nations', Micah 4:1-5

Church information

: Sundays at 10:30 in "Het Lichtpunt", Geestakker 546, 5625 XL Eindhoven : NL91 ABNA052.78.63.416

: www.ibc-eindhoven.nl

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: [email protected] (Viji Ann John)

Contact information

Gilbert L. van Bueren (Pastor) Petra Kantelberg (Clerk) : 06-51295593; [email protected]

: 040-2418959; [email protected]

Willem Dijkstra (Children's church leader) : 06-48065034; [email protected]

IBC Eindhoven is a member ofthe International Baptist Convention.

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"Living a life filled with thankfulness"

proposal. We began to fast and pray about it. Great are the deeds of His Hand..! Within one month we were engaged and we got married on 12th of August, 2015. God’s love held us together. “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. (Song of Solomon: 6:3)”.Taking this opportunity, we would like to thank Pastor Gilbert and Chris for again that IBC is Home away from Home!

for showering his blessings on us.

Praise the Lord..! I’m glad to get an opportunity to pen our testimony here in IBC.

As far as my background goes, I've been brought up in a pretty devoted Christian household. I accepted the Lord when I was 16. Mother Teresa being my inspiration, ever since my childhood, I had a desire to become a doctor and serve. God has blessed me all through my career to achieve my dream. God has been helping John and me in exercising our faith and keeping our testimony alive in our lives. John has completed his Master’s in Business Administration. He got an opportunity to work here in the Netherlands in 2013 and has been here ever since then. God has been blessing him in his career as the years go by. Whatever may come, he starts his day only after meditating on God’s Word and a prayer. Being born and brought up in a spiritual background, John tells me all the time that IBC has helped him learn how to have a close relationship with God.

Though we both hail from the same place we never knew each other - it was only when a mutual family friend of ours approached each of our families regarding the marriage leading us through the marriage course, which helped us and taught us a lot on how to lead a Christian life as a family. We feel so blessed to be a part ofIBC. The love and care that you all show towards us make us feel at home. Every time we meet, you prove yet We learnt the habit of looking unto God and holding Him in every situation and we continue to pray for His will to be fulfilled in our lives. We give thanks to our Almighty - Pranuthi John

IBC Ministry Updates

CrossLife Ministry: more information.

Crosslife is where our teenagers connect. We share a meal, build friendships and study God's Word. We try to keep the studies compact and relevant for teenage life in today's world. Main topic right now: "Who am I and what makes a Christian life different". Meetings are on Friday evenings 18:00 21:00. Please contact Freek (06-10588148), Rebecca or Lix for Lix and Melody (with their daughter Dorothea) Yuno Young Adults' Ministry: Starting this October 19th, we will meet every Wednesday evening at 19.30 - 21.00 at Pastoor Peterstraat 165.

The study will continue from the Twelve Disciples study guide.

However, any other spiritual/Bible topics or questions are always welcomed. So come and join us! To know more about the ministry, please contact through [email protected] or 06 33526622 or talk to Yuno after the Sunday service Women’s Ministry: The Women’s Ministry conducts two Bible studies. One group meets every Friday at 9:30 at the church building and are studying the book "Breathe: Making room for Sabbath" by Priscilla Shirer. The other group meets every Tuesday at 20:00 at Joyce's home and will be starting their study based on the book "Children of the day: 1 and 2 Thessalonians" by Beth Moore. If you are interested in joining any of these studies, please contact Annie through [email protected] or 06-34268156.

Annie Freek (with daughter Rosalie) Men's Ministry, Iron Men of IBC: IBC men meet weekly on Thursday evenings for a time of study and fellowship. We study topics from the Bible and their application in today's life. The group is small, but friendly. We're always happy to welcome new members. Meeting details: Thursday 19:30 - 21:00 @ Stefan's home, Rode Kruislaan 7, Eindhoven. Please contact Freek for more details: [email protected] or 06-10588148.