standing on moving mountains

one year ago, i could not have hoped for everything that God has done in that short of time.

today last year, i was with my dts in costa rica... my german was still minimum to none... katharina was in nepal with her dts... there was no india visa in my passport... i didn't share memories with sam and others in ywam idaho...... and i didn't know a lot of you that i am writing to now!

but this last year has been fast and full of memorable experiences that has influenced the next year to come.
currently i am sitting in south germany considering, praying and seeing reflections of something so much bigger. His thoughts are not our thoughts. His ways are not our ways. the heavens are so much higher than the earth and His ways are so much higher than ours.. and His thoughts are so much higher than ours. (isaiah 55)
what is one to do with anxious feet and a heavy heart... with willing boots and sweating hands... with the need for patience and perseverence?
i want my entire life to relect His decrees. (ps 119)
if someone has enough faith, he can move mountains... but what about those who wanna be on that mountain when it moves!
God is doing endless miracles in this world.. and yet it still looks so... it's a mess. but His body.. you and me... will continue to be sent out. trained and sent. and His armies will never withdrawal. His grace will not cease. and His river, His waters, will never run dry. and what comes from Him bares fruit!

i have not spend a load of time in berlin lately and have not been part of any specific ministries. as first it bugged me and i began to wonder my roll and why i am here.. now.. i realize that He has begun work inside of me. building a man of God and warrior for His love and truth. i am not sure what this will look like in the months and year to come... only that He will stay by my side through it all....
in berlin: my time with the peschels of almost three months have come to an end and i can only hope that they have been blessed in the mulititudes that i have by living with them. i am now living with a family just outside of berlin... more of a village setting... and am not certain of how long or what God will do with the time.
my email still sits empty of the appointment from the foreign office for a work permit.
to be honest, i am not sure which is better... whether i get it or not. but i am sure that God will continue to lead and i pray for the strength and grace to follow!
the last week in south germany with my katharina has been amazing and a huge blessing. next monday, Lord willing, i will head back to berlin.
it still hits with a surprise of how my Papa keeps blessing us.
thank you all for your prayers and thoughts.
my pennies are becoming fewer... i extended a month on my insurance... and everyday is full of His grace.

again, thank you all for the prayers.
some points:
continue financial support
an answer about the work permit.. either yes or no.. soon.
continue growth with God, both in my personal life and in my relationship with katharina.
for all those who are doing His work.. around the entire world!

to all those who read this... thank you. you make it worth writing.

i pray that our eyes would be open to the worth He has given us. to the miracles He does everyday in our lives. and to the many ways that His spirit shines through. and i pray that they would all increase... !!!!!

many greetings and much love, israel