viel spaß gemacht

this last sunday was the second of two spent in a vw bus driving across berlin.
i can honestly say it was two of the most enjoyable times of spaß machen here.

last friday night, i spent the night with the youth at the church... chillin... dancing... being tired and finally ending early morning with sleeping on a hard floor... thankfully with isomat.
brunch the next morning consisted of much variety, but i was centered on the nutella and bread.
kein problem.

Sunday at church, we were sent out. and tonight, at community night, we had mass worship, spoke some about the outreach and again was sent out.
it is hard getting ready to leave. i feel that i am leaving so many loved ones here... but i know that God has called me on this outreach so i can be sure that it will be better than if i stayed here... though that would be grand!

yesterday i made my way to boxi (boxhagener platz), one of my favorite places of berlin. there, i have engaged in many conversations and made friends with people whom i may miss the most. i love them so much that i can only imagine how much more God must love them.

friday approaches faster than i ever expected it to, but i believe it holds the door to a whole new adventure... unreached, unknown, unexplainable exciting opportunities to love people with His love!
as for finances, the lecture phase is officially paid off now! which is a miracle, as i started with nothing. the outreach phase is €400 more than i thought... so i owe €1900 maybe... $2400... but i have been so encouraged as God has provide so much over the past few days. i know... I BELIEVE HE IS FAITHFUL!

as i boarded the plane in spokane last april to come here, i could never have expected to experience some of the things that i have been blessed with while here for the last 3 months.
from growth pains to culture shock... hard times have come and gone only leaving behing the experience of surviving the different struggles. there has been laughs... continual laughs... tears... hugs... worship in a variety of ways... german bread... missing bahns... missings stops... airport trips... harmonica learning... tree climbing... bus driving... outside slumbering... team building... drama practicing... swiss chocolate... more laughs... sunsets... rainy thursdays... fußball... and now leaving as a team and working towards one cause...

JESUS.

i honestly have tried to understand what i may expect on this outreach... but i can't imagine it. i do know that it will be good.... it will be crazy. it will be blessed.
if it is done out of who we are... fruit will not grow... but if we are part of His plan... miracles will happen. and i do expect them to. Nicaragua belongs to the Lord.

open up ancient doors... you ancient gates... and let the King of Glory enter...
who is this King of Glory.... the Lord Almighty... invicible in battle..
the Lord of Heaven's Armies.

may His will be done in this place.

be blessed...

viel spaß

israel