Wednesday, February 24, 2016

HomelessMinisty//Germany//Graduation//Future



Another month has come an gone. So much has happened. As I look back over our 2 months in outreach I see the grace mercy and love of God.
One day during the final weeks of outreach we did some homeless ministry. We made a ton of sandwiches and tea and walked the streets.
 We sat down and started talking with some guys and gave them tea and a sandwich. They opened up very fast. For one man he said he had been living on the streets for over 20 years. He fought with his commanding officer and got kicked out of the SA Navy. He never really got himself up. Another man had a similar experience.
We had a chance to pray for them. It begins to break your heart. For us, this is a story we read but for them this is a life they live.
One homeless man came up to our group and had a bag of bread and offered it to us. He fed the birds and his friends. It was amazing to see the heart.
One student prayed for one of the men to receive Jesus. The joy was amazing! Probably one of the most rewarding moments on the whole DTS.





During our time there we spoke in multiple schools on human trafficking. We will never know how many classrooms we were in. We would split into 4 groups and do whole schools. Its such a big problem but so rewarding to be part of raising awareness and letting the students and teachers know what they can do to help.

 February, 2 we flew back to Germany. I got food poisoning the night before so it made for an interesting flight. We all made it back safe and sound to Berlin.

We did a week of debrief and on the 9th we had the graduation. Its so crazy how the five months went by so fast but more then amazing to see the ways and things God did in the students lives.
sandwiches, tea and went out on the streets. I was with 2 students and we sat down on the side of the road with some homeless men and woman.


So what does the future for me now look like? One reason that I believe God called me to to Berlin for was to pioneer a skate ministry. So this month I will be working on building connections. As the weather gets better I will try to get Skate Church started. This summer we will be doing a skate camp here for European skaters. My hope is to work with refugees since the amount we have in Berlin is huge. I will also be working with renovations on base. So I will be staying busy. I am so excited to see what God has in store!


Prayer Request.

  • Financially. 
  • Skate Ministry. This month I start having meetings and planning for skate ministry here.
  • Language. Im learning but its still slow. Last week I completely 3 sentences when one of the students parents was talking to me. I was so excited! And I am understanding allot more but its is a slow go. Prayers would be amazing!
One day at worship night in Muizenberg the base leader talked about smelling the roses. He talked about how being a child and walking to the river to draw water and how he had gone back to the river this year an saw the beauty he had never seen. He also talked about the need in slowing down and noticing all that God has created. This challenged me! So i did it. I started noticing flowers, water, creeks, trees, mountains, people, animals, the list continues. The mountains became normal but not anymore and the sea even more beautiful. Enjoy some of the photos i took with this mind set. Now my challenge to you, take time to smell the flowers.

I went skating one afternoon and shot this. I saw it every day and it didnt take long to be normal until this day where God showed me. The mountains are his.
From a prayer walk one day and came across this beauty. Another everyday place that God reminded me of.




Climbed this mountain the second to last day. Behind the thistles and weeds there are beautiful flowers growing.
Ethiopia.
Hotel view from Addis Ababa. So many people so many stories from that day.

So thank you for all your prayers and support!

 Love you all!

Nathaniel Muench
Until the harvest is in.