Leiderhosen and Bratwurst, oh my!

Guten Tag!

Wie geht es Ihnen?

Or in other words...Hello! How are you?

Incase my amazing German skills weren't a big enough clue, I'll let the cat out of the bag....It's official, I'm moving to Germany! Heidelberg, Germany to be exact. Home of the United State Army, IMCOM- Europe and V Corps.

Last week I had the opportunity to attend a week of intense Cross Cultural Orientation in Colorado with 20 of my fellow international missionaries. It was an amazing week of old friends, new friends and information overload! While I was there I had the honor of being taken out to dinner by the Director of MCYM, his wife and my new Regional Director. It was so great to hear about all of the amazing things that are happening in Club Beyond in Europe (and some pretty funny things as well.)

After two confirmation calls from Germany yesterday it's all set that I will be moving to Germany on February 5th after 3 weeks of Conferences and New Staff Training in Orlando.

The one snag in my plan is that I still need to raise about $14,000. I know that we serve a big God who is never caught off guard and who knows everything...even when we don't. Please pray with me that the rest of this funding comes in so that I can get started with this amazing ministry.

As always your prayers and generous support are humbling and so greatfully appreciated. I literally could not do this important work without you. Thank you for being a part of His Kingdom story!

Danke and Tschüs (Thank you and see you later!)

September Update

Hello everyone! I can't believe it is September already! I wanted to give all of you a quick update. I currently have almost half of my support commited, which is very exciting and which also means I still have a long way to go! As some of you know I spoke with my direct contact person at the MCYM office about 2 weeks ago and they want me in Europe in January! Your continued prayers and support are greatly appreciated and so encouraging. This has been a long process but God has been doing amazing things. He constantly surprises me (even though I know nothing should surprise me with God!) :-)

I have received a couple of questions about the giving process....just to recap there are 3 easy ways to give:
1.) Fill out the Electronic Funds Transfer form for automatic monthly payments. I believe that most of you have received this form...if you would like another please let me know and I would be happy to send one.
2.) Go to www.younglife.org to enroll in automatic online giving. (Look for the online giving icon on the left of the page.) OR click on the "Online Giving" link on this page to be taken directly there.
3.) Send a check, made payable to Young Life to:
P.O. Box 2920
Colorado Springs, CO 80901-9832
Please put acct. X9119 in the memo line.

Again, thank you so much for your continued prayers. You have no idea how much you have given me strength and encouragement these past couple of months. Have a wonderful September and I will give you another update soon!!
Laura