The Scoop

Our church is working through the Gospel of John. We are in the 16th chapter and we are having a blast. The people are getting excited and involved in witnessing. 

Our prayer and testimony times on Sundays are becoming about outreach rather that the typical, "I have a need" session. This last Sunday one of our ladies testified of how God had given her opportunity to communicate her faith to co-workers.   Skyler testified how God had blessed the first meeting of the Bible study he started with young people from his school.  

Read more: How much of our life is about the goal?

The most informed theologian will never outrank the simple faith of a child. Knowing about Christ is not equal to knowing Christ. Don’t be deceived, the form is not the same as the content.

Monday I lost my money clip. It didn't have a lot of money in it, but it was the principle. I had taken it out and, in my rush, I didn't re-zip my pocket. It fell out at some point. I retraced my path and made phone calls all in an attempt to track it down. I gave all the feelings that come upon you when you lose such a thing to the Lord and God gave me peace. Tonight, I received a call and it was found with everything intact. God concerns Himself even about the absent minded.

A new opportunity to share Christ. That is our purpose. We have been in Germany for 18 years now. Our four children were born during those years. They are multi-cultural and multi-lingual. God has blessed us with souls saved and lives changed. Germans often question why we stay in Germany. "America is such a great place to live. Why do you choose to live here in Germany?" The answer is always the same, God sent us here and here we serve. The bulk of my ministry is in the German language. What a shame it would be if we couldn't use our German on a daily basis.

Read more: A new year

I wish to thank all of those who faithfully have continued our support throughout the years.  Without you holding the lines of our financial and prayer support we could not have served the Lord for the soon to be 18 years.  I pray that our Father rewards you greatly in this life as I know He will in the life to come.  Special thanks go out to those who have sacrificially increased our support due to some recent financial struggles.  We are excited to have four new supporters and two recent increases join us for the cause of souls in Wittenberg, Germany.

Read more: Small Furlough