Dear friends,
Jason has come to understand himself as the pastor of 2 churches. We have our small Evangelical Free Church - Cologne Project - which we love. But during the week we engage with the neighborhood where the PastorenAtelier is. We engage with and care for people who are far from God but also for many who are seeking the Lord and involved in helping us help people. On Thursdays is our small group and he cooks up a pot of soup and we read the Bible together and discuss what God is trying to say to each one of us. We end by praying with and for each other. Because it is just off of the farmers market, there is a steady flow of folks passing by and we have seen God use the daily encounters with both new and existing contacts to draw people to Himself. Please continue praying for this strategic ministry.
We also want to update you on our brother Kalle who is dying from lung cancer. He is not doing well. He has lost a lot of weight, and his strength is waning. He is on morphine for the pain which is tricky for a recovered drug addict so he asked the neighbor lady to keep the meds with her and just give him his daily dose. Jason visits him regularly and always brings him leftover soup from our Bible study group - sharing scripture and praying with him. Please continue to pray for Kalle as he continues down this difficult road. He recently told Jason that he is so looking forward to seeing Jesus. Jason replied: He is looking forward to seeing you too, Kalle!
The english conversation group continues to go well and we are so glad we decided to do this. We have new people every week. Without prompting, they are asking great questions that give us the opportunity to share the Gospel in small doses. One guy even came to church several weeks ago!
We are truly grateful for the Lord’s provision for us over this past year. Many of you are a part of that blessing. We try not to talk about our financial needs in these updates, but as the year draws to a close we would like to encourage you to give generously toward our ministry. In order to fund the Pastorenatelier for another year we need $14,400. It costs $1200 per month for rent, utilities, supplies, etc. So much of our ministry happens there. In order to fund the Pastorenatelier beyond this next year, we need 12 people who will commit to giving $100 per month. In addition to that, we are lacking $800/month in personal support. Here is a GIVING LINK.
Gratefully,
Jason and Sue
