Sunday, June 12, 2011

Team Member Profile - Rich Obrecht

Rich Obrecht has been married to Christel since 1986, and has three lovely daughters, Hannah, Rebecca and Moriah.  They have lived in the Denver area since they were married, but have visited such wonderful places as Texas, Arizona, California, Oregon, and the Czech Republic to name a few.
Rich’s hobbies, at this point, involve collecting and reading books as well as anything (yes, anything!) to do with aviation.  The particular genres of books that Rich enjoys are anything relating to history (both fictional and actual) as well as relevant religious themes, particularly church history and theology.

Rich has been a member of Cherry Hills Community Church since 1998, and has been a member of the church choir since 1999 (or thereabouts).  Prior to this membership (both in the Choir and the church), when the church he was attending had a choir, he was a member.  Rich has thoroughly enjoys his experience in the current choir, and always looks forward to the interaction with the other members at every activity.
In the fall of 2009, after a missions trip with the Choir at church to the Czech Republic and Israel, Rich enrolled in Denver Seminary to pursue a Masters of Divinity, with an emphasis in Youth and Family.  However, recently, Rich felt compelled to change his emphasis to Intercultural Ministries due to the impressions from his missions trips over the previous 2-3 years.
Rich is excited to head to Czech again this year and work in the Fusion camp with Milan Szturc and Terry English!

Want to know more about the Czech Republic?

Here are a few relevant Wikipedia links to items related to the Czech Republic, its history, and its culture.

Czech Republic
Jan Hus
The Munich Agreement
Prague Spring
The Velvet Revolution

Do you have recommendations for more links? Please send them to bradley@heisler.name.

Friday, June 3, 2011

So You Think You Can (Learn How to) Dance?

Invite your friends and neighbors to our "Evening of Ballroom Dance Instruction" fundraiser! It will be June 12th from 6pm to 8pm at Littleton Dance Academy. Team member Scott Elliott will be leading the class, and we will be learning the Waltz, the Samba, the Cha-Cha, the Foxtrot, and the Jitterbug. We are suggesting a donation of $20 per person for this evening of instruction, but any amount is greatly appreciated. We hope to see you there! Click here for a flyer with more information.