March 16, my girlfriend and I flew to the U.S. for her to meet my family as well to spend Easter at home. It was so amazing to be home being able to rest and spend time with my family. During my time there I spoke at 2 churches, one homeschool group, one youth group and two radio stations.
Thinking back on that now shocks me because only 2 of those were planned before I arrived. As a missionary you live on what others give to you.
I flew with my laptop back home and when I had gotten there tried turning it on and it was broken. I didn't have the money for a new one and was wondering "why" I was praying about it for a reason and for it to work. So that morning my mom walks into the living room where I was doing quiet time and asked what kind of size computer I needed because an independent Mac store wanted to give me one. I told her what would be nice and the next day a new MacBook Pro shows up way better then the previous one I had. This still shocks me but I know that God had a plan and I am so grateful. He is so faithful, even in the small things he always seems to provide our needs.
One day while back home we decided we would do a day trip to Chicago. A man stopped me on the street and handed me a couple Bible tracts, I said to him I was already a Christian and he should give them to someone else, he handed me a few more and said "no, you give some out to people too." I walked away thinking about this and his response. That was the best answer he could have possible given me. That evening on the train I felt Holy Spirit urging me to talk to the man behind me on the train. He was reading a JW book, so I struck up a conversation with him and gave him some of the tracts I got as well sharing with him why she should read the Bible and asking God to show him truth instead of relying and reading JW material. Before saying goodbye I told him I would pray for Him, he was so encourage through everything. He was so hungry for truth that He took anything he could get his hands on and thy was why he was reading that stuff, people are hungry and its so important that they get their hands on TRUTH.
One thing I haven't experienced that much in the past couple years in snow.
The last time I really saw snow was for 2 weeks in the beginning of January 2015. While home the weather was doing some strange stuff and we got a couple inches and were able to go sledding with my brother. I know it sounds like a kid thing but it was amazing and so much joy in all of it.
Finally, April 3 we flew back to Germany and April 5th Zac arrived where he will serving along side me for the next 2 months.
As we look to the near future we are so excited to see once again!
This spring we will be focusing on building relationships with more skaters around Berlin as well as ministry at contest and starting refugee skate lessons.
Our prayer request for this month are.
- Skateboards for skate lessons.
- Relationships with local skaters
- Ears to better understanding German
- Skate camp this summer
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