Welcome to 2008! I hope that the year is off to a great start for all you bloggers out there. I am back in Hildesheim after my 4 week trip to the States. I was blessed to be able to spend time with my family for Christmas and attend NCYM, a conference for youth ministers which was held in Atlanta.
Jet lag is still of the essence for me, but I hope to recover from it quickly. This week is already getting busy! The apartment is in dire need of cleaning, and I'm meeting with the Bratchers and Roehrkasses tomorrow for breakfast to discuss ideas and catch up on things that I've missed out on. The pre-teen group is having a game night on Friday, and I meeting with Alfred for lunch. Please continue to pray that I might show Christ to Alfred. I'm excited for what God has planned for me here in Germany for the next 8 months!
If you haven't joined the googlegroup YMinHildesheim, please do so if you'd like to recieve my updates!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Sunday, December 23, 2007
New E-mail List
To make things a lot easier for me to stay in contact with all of you, I have created an e-mail list through Google. You can search for it under Google groups, typing in Youth Ministry in Hildesheim. To find Google groups, go to www.google.com and look for the "More" tab near the top. Under that tab, you should be able to find the word "groups". Click on it and type in "Youth Ministry in Hildesheim". Once you have found the site, look on the right hand side and you should see a "Join this group" link. Click on it and from there, you should be able to figure things out.
This group is an email list, so that when I send out my monthly emails, I can just easily emailed anyone on the list. Please feel free to give anyone else this information who might enjoy the updates. Thanks so much!
This group is an email list, so that when I send out my monthly emails, I can just easily emailed anyone on the list. Please feel free to give anyone else this information who might enjoy the updates. Thanks so much!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
My Place!
Here are some pictures of my place in Hildesheim. Bischofskamp 4 to be exact. It's a WG, aka an apartment, that I share with 3 German girls, Inga, Lena D. and Lena F. Well, here are the pictures! The first one is the outside of our apartment. We are on the second floor, and my window is directly over the door on the first floor, and under the "Sebald" writing. And I have no idea what "Sebald" means.The window on the far right is Lena D.'s room, then the 2 windows to the left of that are the windows for our living room. On the left side of my window is the stairwell, and then the other 2 windows on the far left are Inga's bedroom windows. Inga has the biggest room, and I have the smallest room. Lena F.'s bedroom as well as our kitchen and 1 and 1/2 baths are on the backside. Sorry, no pictures of that side. The other 3 photos are the inside of my room. I painted my walls a deep red color, but surprisingly it doesn't make my room seem any smaller than it already was. Note the fact that my bed fits into both corners of my room!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Home in the States
Hey all you bloggers! I am back in the states for Christmas. Actually, I am also back in the States because my brother is getting married on Saturday. So, I am currently in Abilene, Texas enjoying the fairly warm, sunny weather and spending time with my family. I will be here in the States until January 6th, and then I will return back home to Germany.
I thought I would share the highlight of my trip back home. And no, the part about being awake for over 25 hours straight is not it. I flew from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles. On the flight, some guy smoked, not once, but twice in the bathroom. The flight attendants came over the loudspeakers and reminded all of us passengers "This is a non-smoking flight. Tampering with the smoke detectors and smoking is against Federal Law. Whoever just smoked in the bathroom, we know who you are." Well, that was about 2 or 3 hours into the flight. About 30 minutes before we landed, Mr. Smoker did it again. This time, one of the flight attendants approached him in his seat. And he was sitting in the section near to me. I couldn't hear what the man was saying, but the fligh attendant said, "Really? Because I smell cigarette smoke on you. Do you want me to call the police when we land?" I don't know what became of Mr. Smoker, but it made for a somewhat entertaining flight.
Back in Hildesheim, we celebrated the first Advent with our Advents Kaffee. We had several visitors from the community come, and it was a great success. We had coffee and cakes, and enjoyed the small skit by the 3-7 year olds about Christmas, as well as the play by the Pre-Teen group, depicting the story of Christmas. Kyle and Benjamin Bratcher and JD Frost all played their trumpets, and we had a small singing group. It was definitely a great way to celebrate the Christmas season together with friends and family, as well as fellowship with those from our community. Among one of the visitors was Alfred, the Bratcher's neighbor with whom I meet with about once a week. I was so thrilled that he came! Please keep praying that God will continue to bless the time that I spend with Alfred, and that God may use me to show Alfred who Christ is.
Well, this post has been brought to you by Jet Lag. I seem to be waking up at very fun hours of the morning. Yesterday I woke up at 1am Texas time to have breakfast, and then went to bed around 3am, only to wake up at 7am for lunch. Please pray that I will be able to recover from jet lag...and soon. Until next time...
I thought I would share the highlight of my trip back home. And no, the part about being awake for over 25 hours straight is not it. I flew from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles. On the flight, some guy smoked, not once, but twice in the bathroom. The flight attendants came over the loudspeakers and reminded all of us passengers "This is a non-smoking flight. Tampering with the smoke detectors and smoking is against Federal Law. Whoever just smoked in the bathroom, we know who you are." Well, that was about 2 or 3 hours into the flight. About 30 minutes before we landed, Mr. Smoker did it again. This time, one of the flight attendants approached him in his seat. And he was sitting in the section near to me. I couldn't hear what the man was saying, but the fligh attendant said, "Really? Because I smell cigarette smoke on you. Do you want me to call the police when we land?" I don't know what became of Mr. Smoker, but it made for a somewhat entertaining flight.
Back in Hildesheim, we celebrated the first Advent with our Advents Kaffee. We had several visitors from the community come, and it was a great success. We had coffee and cakes, and enjoyed the small skit by the 3-7 year olds about Christmas, as well as the play by the Pre-Teen group, depicting the story of Christmas. Kyle and Benjamin Bratcher and JD Frost all played their trumpets, and we had a small singing group. It was definitely a great way to celebrate the Christmas season together with friends and family, as well as fellowship with those from our community. Among one of the visitors was Alfred, the Bratcher's neighbor with whom I meet with about once a week. I was so thrilled that he came! Please keep praying that God will continue to bless the time that I spend with Alfred, and that God may use me to show Alfred who Christ is.
Well, this post has been brought to you by Jet Lag. I seem to be waking up at very fun hours of the morning. Yesterday I woke up at 1am Texas time to have breakfast, and then went to bed around 3am, only to wake up at 7am for lunch. Please pray that I will be able to recover from jet lag...and soon. Until next time...
Friday, November 30, 2007
Health Update
After a week of resting in bed, drinking lots of fluids, and getting antibiotics from the doctor, I have recovered from my bout with strep throat! Thanks to all of you who have been praying for my quick recovery.
Tonight we practice for our Advents Kaffee play that the pre-teen group is putting on. Sunday, Dec. 2nd we will perform for members of the congregation as well as visitors from the community. And tomorrow begins the official Advents Kalendar countdown. For those of you who don't know about this tradition, every Advent calendar has 25 windows or boxes, each with a number, 1 through 25. The object is to countdown the days until Christmas. Each day you open up the appropriate window or box and recieve a small treat. It's all the rage here in Germany! And our Christmas Market has opened up in Hildesheim, so I shall be making a visit or two there before I come home on Dec. 10th.
Until next time....
Tonight we practice for our Advents Kaffee play that the pre-teen group is putting on. Sunday, Dec. 2nd we will perform for members of the congregation as well as visitors from the community. And tomorrow begins the official Advents Kalendar countdown. For those of you who don't know about this tradition, every Advent calendar has 25 windows or boxes, each with a number, 1 through 25. The object is to countdown the days until Christmas. Each day you open up the appropriate window or box and recieve a small treat. It's all the rage here in Germany! And our Christmas Market has opened up in Hildesheim, so I shall be making a visit or two there before I come home on Dec. 10th.
Until next time....
Sunday, November 25, 2007
The Aftermath of Thanksgiving
I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was a warm and happy holiday filled with great food and fellowship. I celebrated the day in Peine with the Bratchers, the Roehrkasses, the missionaries in Peine and a few other families. We were 25 people in all, crowded around one big, long table! I felt like I was a pilgrim sitting around such a big table.
Well, sad news. Thanksgiving didn't end so well for me. I came home with a headache, sore throat and a fever. Ever since Thursday I've been keeping to my apartment and getting lost of rest (and fluids). Please pray that I will get better soon. I've talked with my parents and signs point to possibly strep throat. I royally dislike getting my throat cultured, so PLEASE pray that I won't have to go to the doctor. I'll keep you guys posted, and thanks for the prayers!
Well, sad news. Thanksgiving didn't end so well for me. I came home with a headache, sore throat and a fever. Ever since Thursday I've been keeping to my apartment and getting lost of rest (and fluids). Please pray that I will get better soon. I've talked with my parents and signs point to possibly strep throat. I royally dislike getting my throat cultured, so PLEASE pray that I won't have to go to the doctor. I'll keep you guys posted, and thanks for the prayers!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
My sincerest apologies that I have not updated this blogspot in...well, a long time. So I'm going to catch you guys up some things that have been happening.
First of all, Josh and Ariel are back in the States. They flew back at the end of August. Both did a wonderful job connecting with the kids and I couldn't have had a better time without them.
I have moved into a Wohngemeinschaft (WG). It's an apartment that I share with 3 German girls, Lena D., Lena F. and Inga. None of the girls are believers, so I am on the mission field, even at home. But it's been a wonderful opportunity for me to live with them. They help me with my German, and we have a lot of fun together. Lena D. came with me to a Saturday night area-wide devo held at another church. She enjoyed her time, and pray that she will come again.
Things with the Gemeinde Christi are becoming more busy as Christmas draws closer. We are in the middle of organizing an Advents Kaffee on December 2nd. I am doing a small play with the Pre-Teen group and singing with some of the teens as well.
Since the beginning of September, I have been meeting with a man named Alfred. He is an atheist, but loves to improve his English. Cindy Roehrkasse, one of the missionaries here, calls him "our resident atheist" but we all pray that he will someday come to the Lord. We meet once a week, eating delicious Bratwursts and other delicious foods that his wife, Edith, prepares for us.
Thanksgiving is coming up, and I would like to wish all of you Happy Thanksgiving! I am going to Peine with the Bratchers and the Roehrkasses to celebrate with 2 other missionary families that live there. I'd like to thank all of you for your prayers and financial support. I'm also thankful that I now have my residency visa! Thanks to all of you who have been praying for that as well. God is truly good.
Take care, and I will be posting more regularly...that you can be sure of!
First of all, Josh and Ariel are back in the States. They flew back at the end of August. Both did a wonderful job connecting with the kids and I couldn't have had a better time without them.
I have moved into a Wohngemeinschaft (WG). It's an apartment that I share with 3 German girls, Lena D., Lena F. and Inga. None of the girls are believers, so I am on the mission field, even at home. But it's been a wonderful opportunity for me to live with them. They help me with my German, and we have a lot of fun together. Lena D. came with me to a Saturday night area-wide devo held at another church. She enjoyed her time, and pray that she will come again.
Things with the Gemeinde Christi are becoming more busy as Christmas draws closer. We are in the middle of organizing an Advents Kaffee on December 2nd. I am doing a small play with the Pre-Teen group and singing with some of the teens as well.
Since the beginning of September, I have been meeting with a man named Alfred. He is an atheist, but loves to improve his English. Cindy Roehrkasse, one of the missionaries here, calls him "our resident atheist" but we all pray that he will someday come to the Lord. We meet once a week, eating delicious Bratwursts and other delicious foods that his wife, Edith, prepares for us.
Thanksgiving is coming up, and I would like to wish all of you Happy Thanksgiving! I am going to Peine with the Bratchers and the Roehrkasses to celebrate with 2 other missionary families that live there. I'd like to thank all of you for your prayers and financial support. I'm also thankful that I now have my residency visa! Thanks to all of you who have been praying for that as well. God is truly good.
Take care, and I will be posting more regularly...that you can be sure of!
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