Hi Friends,
Greetings from a snowy Germany! We´ve been told with conviction that our city rarely gets snow. And if snow comes, it usually comes in January. Well, since Thanksgiving last week, we´ve had snow everyday. Both of us are thrilled--Daniel because of the possibility for snowball fights, and me because of the cozy feeling of drinking hot chocolate and watching crystal flakes fall outside our window.
This new winter season finds us well. Daniel continues to studiously plug away at his college/apprenticeship work, and language classes have continued for me. In fact, the last language course ended two days ago, and all that remains is a 2-week course in German politics and culture.Yeah! Having three hours of language class everyday can be monotonous. Fortunately, in February of next year I will be working as an English teacher at a language institute.We´re both thankful for the opportunity to earn some money, but the work is on a supply-and-demand, sporadic schedule. We´re still hoping for the possibility of teaching on a regular schedule (at a bigger language institute) in the Fall.
Continuing with the good news...Daniel´s dad just got ordained as a pastor! He´s been working on his seminary classes for years, and now he´s fully ordained. The ceremony was two weeks ago in Daniel´s parent´s church. We both drove down for the ceremony (the leader of the denomination came and lead the service), and enjoyed the festivities afterward with friends and family. Even though Artur (Daniel´s dad) is ordained, he isn´t taking over a church just yet. However, the possibility is definitely there. It will be exciting to see how God uses him in coming years! So, now it´s official...Daniel´s a pastor´s kid=)
Other than that, a lot of our time has been invested in ministry. Kidsfest has been going great. Last session, one of the girls, who comes faithfully, asked Jesus to be her savior! It was during the time when we putting the last of our equipment back in the church bus. The message that day was, "Dare to really believe in God," and it was about truly taking God seriously and making a stand for Him. Anyways, while we finished cleaning up, a staff member talked to her further about God and then asked if she wanted to live for Jesus. She said yes and then prayed. Of course, in order for the seed to continue to grow, it takes investment and time. We don´t want just "decisions" but we want discipleship.Please join us in praying for her and for the kids in our neighborhood. Also for their families. We personally visit each kid that comes, but we want the connections to become deeper...so we can pray with the families, invite them to church, and disciple them.
As we come to a close, we both want to thank you for following us, praying for us, and encouraging us. 2010 has been an exciting year and an exciting ride. Sometimes we can´t believe what has happened this year--we started the year in New York, moved to California for the wedding, went to Hawaii, flew directly to Germany, and then started a whole new life with only a couple of suitcases. It´s been a pleasure and an encouragement to bring you along on the journey.
Merry Christmas!
With love,
Daniel and Michelle
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