Okay, this is what it is with us here in Germany at this time. We have invitations to serve at three churches here in Germany, and one in Naples, Italy. To be honest with you, Naples is my last choice personally, but the way The Lord has always worked with me is that He has always had me go to my last choice, or to where I absolutely didn't want to go -and I always ended up loving serving Him there.
I've received several correspondences from the Bible Baptist Church in Naples, and feel that Linda and I must go there to check it out. Here is part of one letter "verbatim" I received from an older gentleman in that church. The young families in the church here really need some leadership. I think they were stranded by the former pastor. There is a need for a church here for the military. If someone does not come soon there will be no one left here... Like Paul's call from Macedonia, come help us if you can.
Help is on the way! Linda and I will leave tomorrow morning, (Thursday the 17th of September) and make the 1335 kilometer drive from here in Herrieden, through Austria, and the Alps, and on down thru Italy to Naples on the southwest coast of Italy. We expect to be there for about four or five weeks initially. If it's the Lord's will, making it absolutely obvious to us that we are to go and pastor that church, we'll make plans toward that end later.
Linda and I had previously made plans, reservations, and tickets for a three month furlough beginning on 9 November. The Lord willing, that will still happen, although the time may have to be truncated.
What I need from all of you, our Supporters, our Prayer Partners, and our friends is prayers for our safety, that we will be able to help those dear folks in Naples, and He will close the doors where He doesn't want us to go. We need prayers for The Lord to burst the doors wide open in the direction He wants us to go; we need His guidance, and "hands on" concerning the whole process.
So, I am asking for your help with this. If we must make the move to Naples, it will be a big process (but at lest it's warmer there).
Greetings in Jesus' Name from Herrieden, Germany, I'm Praising The Lord that I'm still able to serve Him. You see, the 10th of August was one year since my "life changing" bike accident. It's amazing how much that accident, though not taking my...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Linda and I are going to have our 41st anniversary next month (24May09), and we'll both be sixty years old this summer. We've been friends ever since we first met, and we started going together when we were both 14 years old; we know each other...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Greetings in Jesus' Name from my home in Herrieden, Germany,I'm just sitting here in my office this blustery, and very cool Monday morning having a cuppa from my coffee maker, and praising the Lord for His blessings to me, and Linda.I just took...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Greetings In Jesus' Name from Ansbach, Germany, Some folks, and churches have been asking for a current picture of us. You'll notice a rather new addition to my face. That's since August when I was in an accident and broke my jaw and skull, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Greetings in Jesus' Name from Ansbach, Germany, As a missionary myself, I am pastor of a church that is primarily made up of American military personnel here in the heart of Bavaria, Germany. This church helps to support...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Greetings in Jesus' Name from Germany,We took the day off today. Linda and I went from our town of Herrieden to two old German cities, Rothenburg (22 miles WNW), and Dinklesbuhl (25 miles SW). The weather was very cool, wet, and blustery, but we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Greetings in Jesus' Name from Ansbach, Germany,Wow, where to start? It sure was a power packed seven weeks of furlough, and first week back home in Germany. I'd like to start by telling Dean and Shirley Watters thank you so very much for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
