a heavy heart

i am currently in the midwest visiting family. it is usually amazing being with my family because i don't get to see them often. i love them and thank You God for them!

upon my return to the states.. i had but goals... and i still believe they are right. but i am in question of what i am suppose to do at the moment. i have a job offer in seattle.. i think... its not forsure anything... i could always look around in other places i have lived... but what it comes down to is following His voice.

please keep me in your prayers.. i miss germany so badly. my heart is there and it is so difficult not being there. i need to get these loans paid off for freedom and believe that it is God's will for that freedom.

please excuse my compaining... i don't feel the contentment being here that maybe should be there. is it for a reason? am i suppose to be here? am i suppose to go back sooner.. later... Oh God show me which path to take!

other than getting loans paid off... i need to locate supporters who are willing to give on a monthly basis to cover rent, bills.. living expenses when i move back to berlin. please consider this and let me know if you desire for this. the total amount a month that needs to be raised is about $1200. One time gifts are more than needed too... for the flight there or for any unsuspected suprises. again, please consider and pray about being a regular or one time supporter of me and His plan for my life.

thank you all for continually praying. i will do my best to keep all of you updated in these next few weeks as this are unrevealed and direction is shown. God is sooooo good.. as in He has never let me fall when i have trusted in Him.. His salvation is forever... His grace is a gift that we don't deserve and He has done too much for me not to believe that He has a good plan for this time in usa.. for my life.. and for yours!
I pray that He shows us His plan.. that He makes us part of that plan.. that our lives be poured out as a sacrifice and we truly trust in Him. Father, please bless my family.. heal hearts, help us be in You! rest in You. and know You more!
please Father help me... and please don't give up on me. also please reveal Yourself to those who seek You and heal our wounds.. our doubt.. our disbelief. Wir gross bist du! thank You for all You have done, and i believe You are far from done!

i also pray for berlin! for deutschland. oh how You love that place. i can only imagine how much more You love those people than i do... please protect them and continue to destroy the plans of the enemy against them. You are bigger! stronger! and forever our God! our Father. may Your will be done! danke Vater!
we pray this in Jesus name, Amen!

please continue to pray.. not only for me, but for Germany, Berlin, the World. We need more of Him.. the harvest is plenty but the workers are few. Send more workers!

thank you all for your time and may Your hearts be open to see how loved You are!


tomorrow i should be headed south to see my dad until the following wednesday. i look forward to seeing Him and visiting the rest of the church there. I love them! and so does our Father.
i will also be working on a slide show about the last months. you'll know when it's done.

Gott segne euch!
und bis bald!

viel liebe, israel

541-731-9468

ich bin da!

i am back in spokane washington.

i am not quite sure of where i am going... but i do know that God has a plan and that He is divine.
nothing is impossible for Him.

the next step is to find a good job to pay off school loans...
along with visiting family and friends.. and resting.

the trip was fun.

the plane from berlin was an hour late.. so in london i had to run through the airport. God hooked it up and neither i nor my luggage was late.
on the plane from london the "personal enterainment thing.." was not working.. so i spoke a bunch with a lady from london, a couple from livingston read.
the plane to spokane war super schnell! was very fast.
i think i slept the whole time... 50mins...
then was picked up by my tim and sal.

this morning was very difficult. i miss germany so much already.
looking over school loans.. realizing i don't even have a job yet... just overwhelming.
but His grace is enough. though i don't deserve any good thing.. He has given me so much and i will be thankful for what He has done.. knowing that He is far from done with me yet.

amongst things to do is preparing to go back to berlin.
learning more german.
researching the history of berlin and germany.
and visiting, thanking and seeking supporters.

i am not just seeking one time givers.. but those who can continually sow into me and being in berlin. though loans need to be paid off before i go back.. all support is more than appreciated. and i look forward to hearing from all of you of how life has been and sharing with you the adventures God has brought us through.

israel boyce
3741 canyon lake dr. 2-307
rapid city, S.D. 57702.

i will keep updating my blog to share the progress with you along with prayer requests.

Father, bei dir ist alles moeglich.
with You all is possible. thank You for that hope. and i pray for the nations. those who have not heard Your name. those who have given up hope. those who are lost...
may Your hope... Your Son shine!
thank You for all who have prayed and support me though this time. and as we enter into this new season.. may we do so with hope of Your grace and love.
Ich glaube du bist gut!
i believe You are good!
in Jesus... and by His blood.. amen!

please keep in touch and don't lose hope for His promises...

die letzten Tage

i am officially... finished with dts!
it is weird to think that i spent the last 6 months with everyone here.. but i wish i could spend a whole lot longer.
the last two students leave back home tomorrow. thus i will be chillin here... staff and many friends... but forsure missing my close friends whom i have grown so close to and love so much.
May God bless them with His highest good.

i wish i could say so much more but due to jet lag and lots of walking... i'll make it short...
meine Beine schermzen.

God is good!
i leave the 16th, next wednesday, for the States.
i feel called to come back to Berlin.. so i will go back to visit my family, friends, pay off debt from school (college), weiter deutsch lernen, study the history of berlin and germany and seek long term supporters to continue missions with.

i have seen God provide in so many ways and look forward to seeing more. He is faithful!

thank you for all of the prayers and i ask that you would continue.
as i enter into this new season with God and all of you... i don't doubt that it will be filled with new faith stretchers.. and prayer is a must, from both ends.

Father, thank You for taking care of us. thank You for this beautiful time in my life, and all You have started in us. please don't give up on me. keep taking me further with You and teach me Your ways. Du bist gut.. und ich vertraue dir!
i believe You have awesome plans for berlin and deutschland. plans for good... and to bring europe to You. please make us part of Your plan. show us things that may be keeping us from going further and shine Your light in us... darkness be gone in Jesus name! Ich bete für Wahrheit und Licht. Komm mit deiner Liebe nach Berlin. Wie groß bist du... nix ist größer. Schein mit deinem Licht über Berlin. Danke Vater für dein Opfer. Danke für Jesus!
In His mighty name, Amen!

i look forward to seeing all of you... and may He bless You.. continually and forever.

remember to change your contact lenses.


viel Liebe, israel

fertig... und ich glaube!

i am back in an internet café where i have written past blogs at the start of this outreach.
i can´t say i expected this outreach to be the way it was.. or to end so quickly... but i can say that i would like more. more out of comfort living. more building relationships with strangers through Christ. more laughs with friends from around the world. More God!

the school fees are now officially paid off. it happened about a week ago. i was informed that glorious news and have seen God´s faithfullness in countless ways.

i believe many blogs ago i wrote about an adorable lady named Dorothy. she had mentioned that she loves God and knows He is good... and then she said, "I´ve seen Him answer too many prayers for me now to believe."

....i have seen Him answer too many prayers for me not to believe that He is good!

God is good.

we fly out tomorrow back to berlin.

thank you all so much for the prayers. they are restoring strength to my heart and soul and always needed.
i hope that you all join me in this next season of my life as i return to pay off school loans.
and i encourage you to continue to seek Christ in your life... He has a plan for all of us. Jer. 29:11

Father... oh You are so good. please strengthen those who read this. shine bright in their lives and may Your love forever reign in their choices.
thank You for being... You.
You are more than enough. and may i live this truth out everyday.
Nicaragua and Costa Rica are Yours and thank You for making us part of Your plan.
thank You Jesus.
it´s with the authority of His blood that we claim these things. so be it!

much love to all... and i look forward to seeing and hearing about what God has been doing in Your lives too.

i have enjoyed not wearing socks lately..(random joy)

much love, israel

warum haben wir vergessen?

it's funny how last week we were teaching kids about some characteristics of God... including being stronger than lions... faithful to save... and loving enough to give it all.
well it should be of no suprise that over the last days i have been questioning His faithfulness and love.... WARUM? WHY?

is it so easy to forget what He has done for me... for my family... for all those around me???
i have been reading about moses leading out the israelites from slavery and everytime they start complaining i think to myself... what are you forgetting what God has done.. or who He is? just the chapter before He saves your butts from the egyptians and now your are wishing you could be back under their cruel power...

but look at me... look at me.
i am finishing up the end of outreach.. that i had no money for, from a city i technically never would have been able to go to... speaking a language that i thought i could never learn... i can talk to a mom that i never expected i could ever have a relationship with again.. wake up everyday with breath in my lungs and grace in my soul.... and none of it is from me. none of it is because of me.

i can and will proclaim.. WE SERVE A GOOD GOD! und wir haben ein super toll Gott!
es ist Wahr. Doch! ich hatte schwierig zeiten... und werde nochmal. und ihr wirt auch... aber Gott ist immer gut! immer.

Father.. all the places that i have been questioning.. the times when i don't understand and complain or fight Your will... i am sorry! help us to see Your everyday goodness. the small things. may everywhere we look, we see Your Face! Oh You are soooooooo good! Danke Herr!
help us understand the Love You have given us!
in His name, Amen!

Er ist super!

i smile because i know He is good... and laugh because His goodness is in me!

blessings.. and thank you all for the prayers.

much love and covered with grace, israel

well... should i hitchhike?

there are now officially less than two weeks left.
we finished up the week yesterday with laughs.

i wrestled with the kids for a while which ended with me being covered in sweat and dirt. as we waited for the bus, crossed the street to buy a water from the small store. our contact was with his children getting icecream and we were talking. a large truck blocked me from the the rest of my group across the street, and i figured i should head back to them...
walking around the truck gave me a shock, for when i searched my teammates, they were missing... gone..
the first words were,
"you've got to be kidding me."
i walked halfway across the street.. and stopped. they were no where in sight.
i crossed back and told the contact... we discussed whether they had gotten on a bus or not.. and i didn't see one while i was getting my water...
completely.. wacko!
throughout this whole time, i had a complete peace and my heart leaped as i scrolled through the possibilities how i could get back...
"now.. do i hitchhike and get in trouble because we were told we are not allowed to... or do i....wait?"
my mind now reacted as if i were a child in a toy store with a sense of adventure.. the contact told me he would give me a ride..

just then i hear a "hey israel!" from across the street. it was my small group leader. my first thought was maybe he was also left behind.. but it was then clear to me as i saw the rest of the team file out from behind a house...
again i say, "you've got to be kidding me." and sure enough..

"i didn't think that you would go through so much trouble to play a joke on me.. but that was amazing."

we discussed for a little while about how funny it was and that i loved them for doing it!

i would gratefully say that i have the best team that i could possibly have!

Thank You God!

today is free, and tomorrow we travel to the orphanage. however, as in latin culture and ywam.. we are now traveling to a different orphanage.. just north of managua, the capital city. the weather will be hotter, and the location is not as scenic.. but if this is God's will..... it's for a reason.

still hard to believe that outreach is close to being over.

may God do all that He wants to in these lasts two weeks. thank You Lord for all that You have done and are continually doing.

with the finances.. i now owe 359 euros, $511. it is a miracle how He has brought in support.. and thank you all for your blessings of giving and prayer.
still a little to go.. and about two weeks for it. don't stop praying now!

much love, israel

not much left!

i apologize for the lack of blog... but here it is!

in an hour, we will have a team meeting and get feedback on yesterday as well as chill with God and talk about today's activities.

this week we have been doing programs at a church for the community.
half of us are doing a vacation Bible school... and the other group are talking with the adults about discipleship.. a much needed topic and tool here!

our topic in the VBS has been.. God is...
it really is a good question.. and today...
we talk about "God is...

Love!"

if only we knew how much He loved us...

that would change everything.

last weekend i spoke at a youth camp... about God's love.
It was so good!

thank you for all the prayers.
we have two more days at this church.. and on sunday we travel to Jinotega!
there we will be working and staying at an orphanage until friday. after that, saturday is packing and sunday is traveling.
we will finish up our outreach over the following couple days and fly back to Berlin on the 4th arriving on the 5th at Tegel.. (8:00ish in the morning).

it's crazy to think that the outreach is almost finished... or.. our time in nicaragua is coming to an end. as much as i wanted it in the beginning.. it brings a sadness knowing i may never see any of these people again. all the kids we have worked with... or the hugs shared with strangers... the families that freely invited us in their homes for prayer... the kids at this school on the ywam base... i may very well never see them again in my life...
but as one worker sows.. another waters and yet another reaps... God is the ONE who makes it grow... so i believe that He will continue to do His work in this place.. that it is not hopeless. He has a plan and i have been blessed to be part of it!

thank you for all the prayers and following me on this journey...

it has truly just began...

as for other things..
i am not sick anymore.. i spent 4 days miserable in bed and walking around.. then on the fifth, we finally went to the lab... which in itself was an experience and the cheapest place i have gone to for help!
no time to explain it now though...
(i'll update)

God has provided in miraculous ways in the finances.. so thank you for the prayers.
i still owe about 400 euros... 550 USD...
please continue to pray...
i'm excited to see how God provides the rest!

thank you again for following and praying!

ich muss gehen!
Father thank You for providing and blessing us in so many ways!
Thank You Jesus!
please bless all who are reading these blogs and have sown into my life.
Du bist gut! we pray in Jesus Name, Amen!

we shall talk soon!

much love, israel
bakerys are great!