September Prayermail

Dear Friends, 

For several years now I (Jason) have been the German field leader for Greater Europe Mission along with a team of three others. This is in addition to the church planting and evangelism that we do. It has been said that leading missionaries is like trying to herd cats and to some extent I agree. It takes independent people who follow God's call, many times with resistance from their own family, who then go through the humbling, painful and faith-stretching ordeal of raising their own support, moving to another country and learning the language and culture and then, with God's help, forge a new ministry and new partnerships. These are the kind of people I have the privilege of leading in Germany. I am humbled and very proud to be serving God with them. In this prayermail, I would like to introduce you to them:

Adam & Bethel in Cologne: evangelism, discipleship, church planting, field leader team 

Alex & Wendy in Frankfurt: evangelism, discipleship, church planting, marketplace

Angie in Koenigsfeld: music, discipleship 

Brian in Munich: evangelism, discipleship, church planting

Danny & Anne in Cologne: evangelism, discipleship, church planting 

Dave & Rachel in Cologne: dance, pottery, photography, evangelism, discipleship

Don & Susie in St. Georgen: music, evangelism, discipleship 

Jeffrey & Katherine in Leipzig: evangelism, discipleship, church planting

Jim & Evelyn in Bonn: Bible school, evangelism, discipleship

Jim in Cologne: evangelism, discipleship, worship, church planting

Joel & Tatjana in Giessen: seminary, evangelism, discipleship

Julia in Cologne: evangelism, discipleship, church planting, field team

Kate in Berlin: evangelism, discipleship, church planting, children's work

Kevin & Kathi in Cologne: evangelism, discipleship, church planting

Kristi in Cologne: music, evangelism, discipleship, church planting

Leslie in Berlin: discipleship, evangelism, language/culture coach, field leader team

Robyn in Badenweiler: evangelism, discipleship, church planting 

Stephen & Susan in Giessen: seminary, evangelism, discipleship, church planting

Warren & Celia in Cologne: evangelism, discipleship, youth 

Here is a photo from our spring field retreat. Not everyone was present as some were in the USA on Home Ministry Assignment.

God is using this exceptional group of people to expand His kingdom in Germany, Europe and beyond. In the last 6 months hundreds of people have been discipled. At least 10 new evangelistic Bible studies have started and at least 3 new churches have been planted in Germany. People are coming to faith. That is exciting! Please pray for us. Pray that God would break through the spiritual darkness in Germany even more and that His Kingdom would come in new and vibrant ways.


Pray for Germany as a country. As the most powerful economy in Europe, Germany is very influential in the world. Its economy, education, politics, philosophies and culture shape modern life and thought. Imagine what would happen if that influence could be harnessed to extend God's Kingdom in the world.


Germany is amazingly connected and therefore one of the most strategic mission fields in the world. Through it's diverse population and activities, Germany has connections with individuals and cultures from around the globe.  Economic migration from other EU countries, plus an influx of immigrants from 10/40 window countries, create unprecedented opportunities to disciple the nations.


Germany is needy.  That's right... needy.  Not in material terms, but morally and spiritually, Germany is adrift and in need of an anchor. It is filled with churches - often empty, abandoned or converted into museums, restaurants and shops. Take away the beautiful church buildings and you'll be hard-pressed to see any hints of Christianity.  Sadly, most Germans don't have a life-changing relationship with Jesus or know anyone who does.


We are committed to seeing God's Kingdom spread throughout Germany, Europe and to the world as we follow Jesus and lead others to do the same.


Thank you for standing with us.

Your missionaries to Germany,

Jason and Sue

PS: Click here to see our current financial support needs. 

June Prayermail

Dear Friends,

Last week, Thursday, was Ascension Day - a holiday in Germany. We normally have Bible study on Thursdays but decided to have a meal with a couple of women who come regularly. Because we hadn't seen them for a several weeks, we also invited our neighbors, W. and H.  They responded affirmatively and immediately asked if they could invite a common friend of ours, S. Thursday afternoon Sue noticed that another neighbor was visiting with W. and H. and decided to ask if she too, would like to join us for supper. In the mean time, the original invitees were also inviting more people with the final count of 12 around our table!  We grilled 4 different kinds of sausages and some of the others brought various salads (our neighbor H. makes a potato salad to die for!). Well, among other things, S. just happens to be a DJ so at some point she started playing with the remote to my computer, on which I have a lot of old rock and pop songs, and before we knew it the dancing started. It was so much fun! A number of the guests left sometime after midnight leaving W., H., S., Sue and I sitting around the table conversing about our stresses in life.  What followed was an amazing opportunity to share with them about our faith and how it centers us and gives us strength for all of life's challenges. We were able to share the gospel in such a clear way. It was amazing.

On Friday night our church plant hosted a choir from our Alma mater, Grace University. We were thankful for the good attendance and were able to make several new friends for the church. A couple from Dortmund was in town visiting friends and had googled to see what was going on Friday night. The search brought up our concert so they came and had a great time. In closing at the end of the concert, I simply invited everyone to come to our worship service on Sunday. The couple from Dortmund showed up once again. Very interesting. As usual, we were dissatisfied with the attendance on Sunday morning but thankful for the meaningful time of worship. Our special music was especially unusual - a husband and wife accordion duo. They played Simon & Garfunkel, Dvorak, and Shostakovich. Fun!


Please continue praying for these dear people who we long to see come to a living faith in Christ: H. & W., S., R., C. and J.

We want you to meet Tobi Saenger, his wife Luci and their three-year-old daughter, Talita. Tobi is a German Bible school grad and his wife Luci is from Brazil. They moved to Cologne last summer to plant a church but have agreed with us to first do an internship in our church plant until next summer through the City Mentoring Program. We are really happy to have them and have enjoyed working together. Please pray that our working relationship would be mutually beneficial and would prepare the Saengers well for their own church plant.

Not too long ago, while Tobi and I were working out on the street as "Contact Person", 3 young Muslim men came up to talk with us. One was quite devout, the other one nominal and after a few minutes of talking with the third one he told me he was an atheist. I asked him a few probing questions and then gently challenged his worldview, adding what I believe. I talked about Jesus and how he shows us who God is because he is God. Suddenly, he interjected: "You know, if I had a New Testament, I would read it to find out more about Jesus. Whoa! I was floored. I told him that I just happened to have one in my bike saddlebag and would be happy to give it to him. At first he did not want to accept it but I assured him that I had more and that I would love for him to have it. As I went to hand it to him, I held onto it and looked him in the eye and said that I would give it to him only if he was really going to read it. He said that he really wanted to read it. I suggested that he start in the gospel of Mark and wished him God's blessing. I regret not having noted his name. Please pray for him. Pray that he would actually read God's Word, encounter him and place his trust in Jesus.

Your missionaries to Germany,

Jason and Sue

PS: Click here to see our current financial support needs.