August 2014

“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night.” Ps. 92:1,2

Praise God we are back in Siegen, after traveling for a few weeks! God kept us safe, healthy, and poured out His favor! We left for Stockholm to lead worship for the annual Scandinavian Conference at the end of July. The saints gathered from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and even America to be built up in their faith. Scandinavia is a very atheistic region, and the few Christians there have very little fellowship, if any at all. So they look forward with great anticipation for this conference. God was faithful and poured out His refreshment and encouragement.

Two days after we returned to Siegen, we were off to Kaiserslautern, Germany, to help with worship at CCKtown. We have been there many times before, and always love to encourage and support the US military stationed there. It is the largest US presence outside of America in the world. The church mainly ministers to our military personnel.

From Ktown, we traveled down to Uzwill, Switzerland to host a worship seminar. Pastor Ted Allen booked a place high in the Alps, where we worshipped and taught Friday night and Saturday.

On Friday night before the conference, we were greeted with a brilliant rainbow; then driving home, we saw another one. It was like God was saying, “My promises never fail.” Sunday morning, we led worship with their team at their church in St. Gallen.

Sunday, we drove through a spectacular display of beauty, as we headed for the EU Missions Conference in Millstatt, Austria. We gathered with saints from all over the EU, UK, US, Russia, Serbia, and a few other places. Many pastors came from the US to teach, as well as a team from Costa Mesa to help with the many needs. There were over 300 people attending. We led two sessions on Tuesday, joined with a pastor from France who plays clarinet. What a joy we had! God really encouraged the saints that week, as many are facing very difficult trials. The suffering and persecution for Christians and Jews is exponentially increasing. One of our fellow family missionaries barely escaped Iraq before ISIS came. We pray continually for our brothers and sisters around the world who are experiencing horrendous acts of violence. We say, “Come Lord Jesus, Come.”

Now that we are home, we have a month to pack our things and move out of our house, as the owners sold it. We will be living with a friend of ours here in Siegen, with her family.

We continually thank and praise God for you, our friends and family. You are our encouragement, and refreshment in the Lord. We are so grateful for your faithful prayers and support. We need to stand strong in this ever increasing dark world. As the world gets darker, Jesus shines brighter, as the only hope for the nations and mankind.

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your work is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58