I can't believe it's been 3 months since my last post. To summarize everything we've done, seen, been a part of, gone through would take hours and hours I think. Sorry to all of you that follow our blog only to be disappointed with no updates. I hope to get back on track this month and into the summer. There will be lots to report as our Edge members from the US, UK and Croatia arrive and work with us for the summer.
So let's see. In short over the last three months we:
- watched our precious Chloe begin to speak more and more. She is such a treasure and an amazing gift from God. She can run SOOO fast and if you're not careful she'll just disappear! She celebrates her 2nd birthday in 11 days. They have been two of the best and most blessed years of our lives.
- Mary continued her involvement with MOPS, helped plan and orchestrate with a great team the MOPS Easter playdate with 50+ moms and children in attendance
- Alan finished work in the coffee house at the CVJM, helped with numerous other small projects and has recently started work on "the Loft"!! YAH!
- we were on the ground team and helped with the Pioneers InTent European leadership conference in Altensteig, Germany
- Mary continued the Screwtape Letters book study with a great group of German young adults
- Alan finished up two months of intensive German language school
- Mary started another month of intensive German
- Alan continued the Jungschar after school program for German children
- we hosted Alans mom and sister for a long weekend where they got the opportunity to love on sweet Chloe
- we met my parents at the Pioneers European-wide conference in Malta and spent a couple of extra days touring Malta and Sicily. So fun!!
- we attended the CVJM annual pentecostal camp where the worship was led by the Heidelberg house of prayer and we had the opportunity to get to know lots of families in our church better as well as plan for the summer
- we've spent a lot of time organizing individuals and teams coming over to work with us this year. Amongst them are a TMI team from Australia and New Zeland, a great young adult couple from Iowa in the fall and the 7 Edgers that are coming to work with us this summer from the United States, the UK and Croatia. We have wonderful families from the CVJM lined up to host the students this summer and we're very excited about the work they'll accomplish while here.
Here is what we hope to report as being successfully completed after the summer:
Beginning construction on the CVJM loft space
A weekly coffee house University student apologetics Q/A study & discussion
Devotionals for Ten-Sing (a weekly youth talent competition)
Testimonies at Soulution (a bi-monthly young adult event)
Testimonies at XChange (a monthly teenager event)
CVJM children’s programs, worship band, preaching, testimony sharing
CVJM children’s camp
First CJVM English Camp
Evangelism in Heidelberg with the IHOP (International House of Prayer)
Evangelism and Spiritual Background surveys – University of Heidelberg
Volunteer work at die Birke (Heidelberg's ProLife Organization)
Volunteer work at SAM (Refugee camp and aid program)
Jungschar after school children’s program
Intensive German course completion – Volkshochschule, Heidelberg
Please if you think of us, pray for us. While the last few months we've seemed to accomplish a lot it has not been without a lot of struggles and spiritual attack. Still we are so grateful God is faithful, extends undeserved grace and provides for us.
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