After arriving in Berlin, the Germany team travelled to Chemnitz. On Sunday the team attended the worship service at the FeG church with Pastor Bernard. The service was followed by a luncheon with the entire congregation. After that, the team was invited to coffee and dessert at the home of Hiko and Katherine Cramer, who are members. Several others from the church also came for a time of fellowship - this event was very important because their invitation gave the team an opportunity to get to know people one-on-one, which was a key prayer request prior to leaving. God is working to meld our hearts together!
The day continued with a tour of a local hunting castle from the 1500s (again a perfect opportunity to build relationships with our German brothers and sisters). The team closed the day with prayer and worship.
Monday morning found the team visiting the pastor's home. During this time, Pastor Bernard and his wife shared their vision for the church and some personal prayer requests. After a short time of worship, the team prayed for Pastor Bernard and his wife, Ulrike. The team then travelled with Bermard and Ulrike to visit a potential new building for the congregation and the team spent some time walking and praying through the building, sharing their impressions with Bernard.
Next, we prayer walked the neighborhoods surrounding this new building. The sense of the group during this time was that the Lord is doing some powerful things in that area, preparing the way for the new location. God continued to answer prayer by having one of the key lay leaders contact us for a meeting Monday evening - which was a major answer to prayer. We were able to minister to her and it was a sweet time. God confirmed Two River's calling to partner with the FeG church in Chemnitz.
Prayer requests:
Continued relationship building
Ears to hear-discernment
Opportunities to minister to the body of Christ
Favor with the German people
Continued strength and physical protection over the team
That the Lord would allow us to be a blessing to these people
Thank you so much for your prayers. We deeply appreciate them and need them- and thank you for standing in the gap for us.
The day continued with a tour of a local hunting castle from the 1500s (again a perfect opportunity to build relationships with our German brothers and sisters). The team closed the day with prayer and worship.
Monday morning found the team visiting the pastor's home. During this time, Pastor Bernard and his wife shared their vision for the church and some personal prayer requests. After a short time of worship, the team prayed for Pastor Bernard and his wife, Ulrike. The team then travelled with Bermard and Ulrike to visit a potential new building for the congregation and the team spent some time walking and praying through the building, sharing their impressions with Bernard.
Next, we prayer walked the neighborhoods surrounding this new building. The sense of the group during this time was that the Lord is doing some powerful things in that area, preparing the way for the new location. God continued to answer prayer by having one of the key lay leaders contact us for a meeting Monday evening - which was a major answer to prayer. We were able to minister to her and it was a sweet time. God confirmed Two River's calling to partner with the FeG church in Chemnitz.
Prayer requests:
Continued relationship building
Ears to hear-discernment
Opportunities to minister to the body of Christ
Favor with the German people
Continued strength and physical protection over the team
That the Lord would allow us to be a blessing to these people
Thank you so much for your prayers. We deeply appreciate them and need them- and thank you for standing in the gap for us.
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