danke sehr

the thanksgiving has just begun.

one thing that it says in the Bible is that if we want to experience His inheritance, it includes the amazing and the complete difficult.

i had to drop dominik off this morning at the bus station that he heads back to iowa before heading to nicaragua. i miss him though so much already. and as i keep in contact with those who i have had the great honour to meet whether it be in india, or hitchin, or in some other form...

my heart breaks. i would never trade the life that God gave me, but sometimes i wonder if some of that complete difficult we are destined to experience looks different than we could have imagined. that it is that longing and desire to heal the hearts of the broken all around.. to hold deep and close fellowship with those it seems that you never get enough time with.. or the tears that come from the hope that He continues to give us through everything.. for everyone.

die Freude am Herrn soll unsere Stärke sein. amen.

this thanksgiving was sooooo good. dominik spend almost the last week with my mom and i and we were so blessed with the food, fellowship and grace to be together and have so much fun.

we also spent a lot of time talking and catching up from the last year. how great is God that He would bless us so much.

i hope and expect much much more of Him in us as we continue through these forests, drinking just enough to get by.. but really deepening something inside of us that will forever hold to Him. let Your rivers of love and hope fill this world once again Lord!

work, at the moment, seems a bit hard. the mountain seems so big to cross. but God gives us what we need to make. this is yet a time of killing a lion!

God hooked up the bed just in time for dominik coming. i am blessed with two jobs still and have an opportunity to start another as the seasonal ends.

easter, if it is His will, i will head to where Katharina is. i believe this time is important and would be worth every extra bit of work done for it! sie lohnt sich!

katharina is not sick anymore. many others got sick too.. but i think the majority is getting better! thank You God and thank you all for the prayers!

loans are getting paid towards. and i am so excited to be free from debt! please keep praying too for katharina, for the school fees. and for health.

He has a perfect timing for all things.

i am more thankful for all of your prayers for katharina and i than you could ever know.

we will get through this with Him!

also, please continue to pray for my family.. and those who are around the world serving Him!

you are all in my prayers and i really thank God for all of you. i have been greatly blessed by the relationship with you and pray His highest good over you all.

i suppose i should go to work now....

:)

thank you Father!

much love!

israel