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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
Address: Bahnhofstrasse 19/6, 79400 Kandern, GERMANY 

music box….so sweet! It was fun
- There are so many things Phone: 1 - 904-701-3129; +49 (0)7626 9745363

to connect with these young ladies!
this time of year!!! Website: www.giftedwiththejourney.com / E-Mail: jknathan14@gmail.com

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What we are learning:


 A German friend of mine is getting 

- Sometimes you need to let students 
 married on June 22nd. We were We are looking to start a community 

learn by allowing them to fail
 shopping for “the right shoes” group of young couples…to do life 

- There are many ways/differences to be 
 yesterday. 
 together and encourage each other. We 

observed, but not all of them need a Wedding planning is not a whole mentioned it to the couple who had been

comment or a correction…but watching lot different in Germany and one of on our mind, and they were very 

is a good way to learn as well.
 the similarities is that they hold to interested. They are asking another 

- I still sometimes care too much what the tradition of “something old, couple if they want to join us. We are

others think of me, when His opinion
 something new, something excited to build community a bit

is the one that is the most
 borrowed, something blue”. more hear as many people 

important and matters most 
 come and go. 

in eternity
PRAYER CALENDAR

Prayers for the Month of April 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Churches BFA School Ministry Marriage/ BFA Staff/ Evangelism Germany


Family Students
1- And school is 2 - Pray for all our 3 - Pray all our 4 - Pray that the 5 - For Josh to 6 - Pray for the
back in session interactions to be ministry would be teachers will have have the German
after Spring Break. pointing others to pouring over from insight into the opportunity to government to
Please pray for jet Him. Pray that we our own hearts of their share about God come into
lags to wear off would be relationships with students. Pray for with the men in alignment with
quickly and for us fragrances of Him Him. Pray for truth to be taught the Kandern godly principles.
to get back in the - keeping eternity faithfulness in the and Jesus to be Men’s Choir.
race, as we run to and His Kingdom Word, in prayer, glorified and
the finish line. in mind. and fellowship. exemplified.

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.

28 - Pray that 29 - Pray for our 30 - Pray for


churches will school facilities… various friendships
preach God in all decisions are that we have with
His fullness - holy, being made about colleagues,
just, loving, future growth. Germans,
redeeming - not Please pray for neighbors…that
just a prosperity or discernment for we would be
happiness gospel, our leaders, godly pointing them all
but a gospel for sensitivity and toward the Lord
sinners as we are. wisdom. through our lives.
1 - Basketball/Pep Band, Guitar Class, Dinner out with adult small group

2 - Saddie Hawkins Dance, Katie’s small group girls with their dates, visiting alumni for dinner, ICCM picture

3 - High School Small Group Retreat in Freiburg, Germany

4 - Service Project Trip to Russian orphanage & Day Trip to Moscow

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