Psalm 40:3 Gifted With the Journey

He put a new song in my Volume 5, Issue 7 - August 2018

mouth, a song of praise to
our God;

many will see and fear

and will trust in the Lord.
Prayer - Praises & Requests
 A few days later, we then enjoyed having Josh’s parents
Praises 
 “mini” Reformation tour in our corner of Germany, and got
* Made it into the new house
* Friends who were willing to help
us with the different moves
* Parents and friends coming to
visit
* Opportunity to have dinner with
past German band members, and
participate in their wedding next
summer
 This has probably been our most “chaotic” move. Most of
Requests
* Continuing to set up the home
* New school year preparation
* New staff and students -
transitions
* Ministry Opportunity wisdom
* Katie’s eyes - infection
Calendar
August 
 need grace to finish this project before school gets into full
6 We host an incoming
staff member, who
happens to be a new
Cedarville Alumni…
exciting for Katie


13-17 All Staff Conference


30 62nd Opening Ceremony
Right as school was ending, we had the privilege of hosting
some friends for an evening. David, Marta, and baby Libby
were with us for only about 24 hours, but we enjoyed some Josh’s Highlight
hiking in the woods, visiting the Rhein River, and playing
some card games together.
 There have been many exciting
and crazy parts to getting our new
come to visit for a couple weeks. We were able to do a home ready for move-in day. But
one of the things that I am most
to see several places that hosted significant events in the thankful for is how the other two
history of the Reformation. From Frankfurt, to Mainz, members of the IT Team (Dale and
Worms, Strasbourg, and Geneva. It was amazing to see James) really helped us out when
God’s faithfulness to His Word through the willingness of His actually moving. They worked
people, and their sacrifice of self for His work to be done. tirelessly to help us move our big
We also got to throw in a few extra stops along the way. and heavy things from the old
Amidst all of the other business of summer this year, it was apartment to our new home. They
really nice to have family visit and a change of pace.
 both deserve medals, and we are
so thankful for them and all that
our energy has been in trying to get our new home ready for they did to help us!
move-in day, but various setbacks kept delaying the process
which resulted in what felt like a very “haphazard” move.
Nevertheless, with the help of some friends, and an
abundance of God’s grace, we have successfully moved into
our new home. There’s still a ton left to do, but we’re Katie’s Highlight
thankful to be fully out of the old place, and into the new. =)

Moving has me thinking about
Prayers are appreciated as things like refrigerator, stove homes - the one I grew up in and
and internet are not set up yet. We have slept for the past the different ones I’ve had through
three nights in the middle of furniture and boxes in the new the years. In preparing and moving,
living room on two pieces of the same L-shaped couch. We you want to make the right decision
about…everything, good
swing and we don’t have as much time to do it. Please pray stewardship and such, but in the
for continued energy and direction in decisions as we figure end, “you don’t take it with you”,
out how to manage this new blessing. 
 comes to mind. 

Our new address is listed below here. We pray that your We have been setting up a place of
summer has been refreshing and refocusing for the things ministry and will be for a while yet,
you have coming up as well. Thank you so much for being but it’s not to be … forever. 

with us on this journey, we appreciate you!
 The home, when we have trusted in
Jesus as our Savior, that will be

 forever…we can affect with the
choices we make here, but it is
Address: Bahnhofstrasse 19/6, 79400 Kandern, GERMANY 

Phone: 904-701-3129; +49 (0)7626 9745363
 being prepared for us…and right
Website: www.giftedwiththejourney.com 
 now, that is just a nice thought.

Local Culture
 Circle of Friends


Featured Pictures Below
1 - Small Group Pictures
2 - Graduation 2018
3 - Reformation Tour w/Josh’s Parents
4 - House Modifications
5 - 4th Wedding Anniversary 
 visit while it is cooked. 
 we are so grateful. We would not
Celebration
When you are invited to dinner
by a German, it is an
experience…an event, the time
is meant to visit and enjoy.
Dinner is probably not on the
table or close to ready - you
You probably should expect it
all to take about 4-5 hours.
We have been so thankful for 

the friends who have taken a moment, 

or several, from their summer to help 

us not-so-handy people out with a quite 

handiness-needed project. Wow!



We have been loved by our Heavenly 

Father through their service to us and

be where we are without 

them. :)

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Prayers for the Month of August 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Churches BFA School Ministry Marriage/ BFA Staff/ Evangelism Germany

Family Students
1 - Our marriage 2 - Returning staff 3 - Pray for our 4 - Pray for those
would be healthy, are starting to new ministry in leadership
growing, and make their way opportunities…we positions in
focused on the back to Kandern have a new Germany, to come
Lord. That our from their mission field to know Christ as
relationship would summers. Please where we are their Savior. Pray
reflect Him. pray for safety and living now. We that they will then
a refreshed share a courtyard be used to turn
outlook to start the with 10 other Germany back to
new school year. families. the Lord.

5 - Katie is 6 - The floor with 7 - We want our 8 - Pray that we 9 - We have new 10 - For the men 11 - Pray that
coordinating the all of the home to be a would be keeping staff arriving this in the Men’s Choir, Christianity…and
church nursery administrative place where God our devotions daily week. Please pray that Josh is in. the number of
workers. Pray that offices is having a is honored and and eyes on the for them as they That he would Jesus-seekers
young hearts and complete electrical reflected. We are Lord, and be are adjusting to so have the and followers will
minds would come overhaul. Please in our new home ministering out of many things…that opportunity to grow in Germany,
to know God and pray for the speed now. Please pray the overflow of our the Lord would go share about God and just in the
know they are process, as it for us as we are relationships with before them and with them. world in general.
loved by Him at would be easier finishing the final Him. that their hosts
this early age. for our everyone if steps of set up - here would be
it was completed. electric, etc. sensitive to needs.

12 - Pray for the 13 - Another dorm 14 - We want our 15 - We have the 16 - All Staff 17 - Pray for the 18 - We have
new pastor and had to close work offices to be desire for a family. Conference is German people missionaries who
his family as they because of lack of a place where That the Lord happening this Katie is still in minister to a group
get settled into dorm parents for growth happens - would grant that if week. Tomorrow touch with from of refugees in
their new roles at this school year. to be more like it is best, or give we will all hold the band, that she town weekly. Pray
the BFA church Some of the Christ. We have us contentment hands and pray would take that the refugees
(BFCF) and at students are invited Him into …. or different over the year and opportunities to would come to
BFA itself. I needing to switch our ministries. children, not our thank the Lord for continue to receive Christ as
believe that the dorms … pray for Pray that He own. all of our outreach and be a their Savior.
pastor will also be their transitions to would shine supporters who light for Him.
teaching Bible. new “homes”. through us. make it possible. :)

19 - I (Katie) am 20 - Pray for our 21 - Pray in our 22 - Pray for us as 23 - Students will 24 - Our students 25 - Pray for the
praying over a administration as relationships, that we develop a be leaving their at BFA are not all German
new ministry they make many the Lord will use couple missions homes soon to walking with the government. Pray
position at the decisions each us to walk statement and as come for the Lord, or saved. that the Lord’s
church that has day, that they alongside, point we continue in school year at Pray that their people will be
opened up. I don’t would have others to Him, striving to make a BFA. Please pray hearts would be elected. Pray for
know if I am just to wisdom, insight have the humility regular habit of for sweet closing open. Pray that revival.
let it pass by, be and sensitivity to to be sharpened couple devotions. memories with they would accept
on the team or God’s leading. ourselves and that family and friends Him as Savior &
lead it. Pray for He would guide in there as they Lord of their lives.
wisdom/direction. those places. come…& safety.

26 - Several lead 27 - BFA is 28 - Pray for the 29 - Pray that we 30 - Today is the
couples in our expecting this to opportunities we would keep “That 62nd opening
church will be be a difficult year will have in All May Know ceremony for
leaving next year. financially. committing to new Him”, as the grid Black Forest
Pray that there will Between recent ministries this through which we Academy. We are
be appointed construction year. Pray for run all our heralding
people who will projects and direction in decisions through, approximately 250
step up to serve ministry discernment in especially how we students in this
and lead. opportunities - saying “yes” and use our time. school year. Pray
they are short. “no”. for a blessed start.
1 - Small Group Pictures

2 - Graduation 2018

3 - Reformation Tour with Josh’s Parents

4 - House Modifications

5 - 4th Wedding Anniversary Celebration