Luke 15:10
Gifted With the Journey
“In the same way, I tell
you, there is joy in the Volume 5, Issue 11 - April 2019
presence of the angels of
God over one sinner who
repents.” Our basketball teams did well at tournament. The boys took first
and the girls took third. One of our boy captains gave credit to the
Lord when asked the reason for his success and was straight-
forward with the reporter, that if he was going to remove Jesus
from his quote, that he was not allowed to quote him then at all. Josh’s Highlight
Prayer - Praises & Requests
This student had been in my beginning band class a few years back,
and was a handful. He can still be, but now…so proud that he’s While there were many great
giving others a handful if they aren’t going to glorify and honor His things these last couple months,
Praises
name! May we all learn from his example.
my highlight took place during
- The Russian SPT went really In February Josh helped lead the 11th annual International High School retreat. One of my
well! Conference on Computing and Mission in Europe. This was his first
- Spring Break was really a break! small group guys decided that he
time being a co-Chair for the conference, and it went very well. It wanted to start a personal
- Friends and community was once again a great time of spiritual renewal, relationship relationship with Jesus the second
Requests building, and professional encouragement.
- Our visas to be permanently night of retreat! He’s been in my
The students were disappointed at first because High School
Retreat would not be in Switzerland this year, but it ended up that small group for about a year, and
renewed past our current August
they really enjoyed the location, even though it was closer and it he’s always asked great questions,
2nd ending point
- Our times with students to be was “far enough away”. The students were challenged in a down to so it was exciting that he’s finally
earth way to be walking with the Lord, reading their Bibles, asking taken this step!
rich as this year draws to a close
- Katie’s German friend to come questions…but not staying there…landing on a decision of faith.
Our Russian SPT trip to the orphanage with 6 teenage girls went
to know the Lord. They are really well! We had a great host there, who became a friend, as
meeting together on Saturday, well as four wonderful interpreters. Our outreach was to the
April 20th interpreters and the orphanage mostly. No souls were saved
- Now that people are outside officially, but they were sure loved on well…so some watering was Katie’s Highlight
more, that we will get to know happening. We led a VBS program with the orphans and then just I found my highlight to be different
our neighbors better played with them, giving them individual attention that is more than I expected for our Russian
rare for them to receive in their setting.
orphanage trip. Because of the way
It has been so nice to have a break. It is biblical to take rest. We things were laid out we didn’t
Calendar feel like this is the first one we’ve had for a while. This last connect as much with the orphans
summer we were moving and this last Christmas we were in the as our students did, and that is
- April 10-15; Katie is going States, so…nice to be home and rest! We have done a few more right. My highlight was connecting
as a chaperone and playing home projects like - floorboards, light fixtures and swapping around
with the girls on our trip..our team
furniture…just making things more complete and comfortable. We
piano for the ACSI Honors also had the opportunity to visit a student who had ACL surgery in was all girls. Which had me
Music Weekend in Budapest the hospital and help a friend with furniture construction. We had a worried because girls can just be
group over for games and dessert on Wednesday and had a couple mean sometimes, but there wasn’t
- April 23-May 1; Katie and coming over for dinner and games on Friday night.
one issue - not one. They loved
Josh will be flying back to At BFA, after Spring Break, the year seems to fly. We say, hold each other and the orphans well.
the States to participate in onto your hat or it is going to fly off of your head. I’m sure that They were so cute singing I Can’t
you can relate. Write and let us know what you are up to and how Help Falling in Love with You in
and attend the wedding of we can be praying for you as well. Thank you for being on this the hotel hall at 11pm to Josh and I
Josh’s brother, Jonathan journey with us! We appreciate you!
and giving us a thank you gift of a
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to connect with these young ladies!
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7 - Pray for the 8 - Job postings 9 - Our small 10 - We have the 11 - Pray for BFA 12 - Pray for 13 - We have
reporting of the have been posted groups of desire for a family. to stay it’s course contacts in the students who
SPT trips today at for next year. Pray sophomores meet Pray the Lord will in global ministry - German minister to a group
church. All of the for people to every Tuesday give us the keeping community to of refugees
Service Project respond to the night. Pray for children He wants missionaries on come to know weekly. Pray that
Trips that went out Lord’s call. This is truth to be shared us to have and the field, sharing Christ as their the refugees
will be reporting His school. Pray and applied and enjoy “our Christ through Savior. would come to
what the Lord for people to obey for good memories kids” (our teaching and their receive Christ as
taught them. His call. to be made. students) for now. graduates. their Savior.
14 - Several lead 15 - Pray for those 16 - AWANA 17 - Our marriage 18 - We have staff 19 - Our students 20 - Pray for
couples in our in leadership happens every would be healthy, who are at BFA are not all Germany to set a
church will be positions…our Tuesday. Pray for growing, and transferring out of walking with the good example, as
leaving next year. headmaster, our these who are focused on the BFA next year. Lord, or saved. they are a country
Pray that there will principals…that memorizing God’s Lord. That our Pray for good Pray that they that other
be appointed the would be Word, that it would relationship would transitions for would accept Him countries look to
people who will seeking the Lord sink down into reflect Him… them and as Savior & Lord for leadership and
step up to serve in all of their their hearts as Christ and His goodbyes to be of their lives. aid.
and lead. decisions. well…that they church. said well.
would know Him.
21 - Josh and 22 - Pray for our 23 - Pray for our 24 - Pray that we 25 - Pray for our 26 - Pray for 27 - Pray for the
Katie are dorm staff, as they adult small group, would keep “That seniors as they opportunities to German
participating in the teach, minister, that we would All May Know are approachig the speak the truth, for government. Pray
worship ministry at serve…daily. It’s a continue in the Him”, as the grid end of their time at boldness and the that the Lord’s
church. They both 24/7 job - living study of the Word, through which we BFA. Pray for right words…that people will be
really enjoy this. alongside and exhortation of run all our preparations for they might be not elected. Pray for
Praise the Lord for approximately 20 each other. decisions, and “He their next steps just heard, but revival.
this blessing! teenagers. must increase, we and for good, last received.
must decrease, as memories to be
our motto”. made here.
2 - Saddie Hawkins Dance, Katie’s small group girls with their dates, visiting alumni for dinner, ICCM picture