tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619505348109945622024-03-19T01:04:28.848-07:00The Glaize TestimonyOur story with GodDonna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-48899134269780043872013-01-21T04:56:00.000-08:002013-01-21T05:24:28.135-08:00Greener than a GermanSome of you know our electric bill has been insane this past year,
nearly $200 a month! Our provider estimates how much electricity you
will use for the year based on several factors and they charge you
monthly based on that assumption. At the start of the new year they
reassess your usage and either you owe them more money because you used
over what they anticipated or you get money back if you use less. <br />
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We have been waiting for the first bill of the year to find out which
side of the fence we have landed on. We have heard some really nasty
stories of fellow Americans who have at the start of the year owed quite
a bit of money. Knowing that we are not frugal beings, we tried really
hard to keep our usage to a minimum in order to avoid the nasty surprise
bill this month.<br />
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We have put on hold a few big purchases that we have needed in order
to be careful stewards of the money we have been blessed with. For
several months we have been waiting and finally the letter has arrived.<br />
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Being that it was in German we understood very little of it. In fact
the only part that really made sense was that a large amount of money
was left as a remaining balance.<br />
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<i><b>898.17 euros</b> to be exact. </i><br />
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We were shocked. How could this be? We tried so hard to leave lights
off and unplug appliances even though it made life so much more
inconvenient. So Aaron brought the letter to church and asked someone
what it meant. They weren't entirely sure but they thought it meant that
we did owe the above total.<br />
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When He came home and told me the news I was confident that God would
handle it for us. I really didn't believe that we had some how managed
to waste so much, but if we had I knew that God would come up with the
money, because even with what we had saved for the purchases that were
put on hold we would not be able to cover it.<br />
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Aaron walk to the electric company down the road and asked them to
explain what the notice meant. Turns out We are so frugal that we would
be rated <b>below</b> the Fantastisch category and that we
used so little energy that the above total is what they owe us! In
addition our new monthly payment had been dropped down to only 57 euros a
month. <i>So not only do we get a huge chunk of money back, but we
also will be saving money this year by paying a much lower monthly
bill!!</i><br />
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So to sum it up:<br />
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<li>God is ALWAYS working ALL things together for good (<i>even when they are hard to bear at the time</i>)</li>
<li>We now know that YES we were paying a crazy price for our electric bill</li>
<li>We are better at being "Green" than most Germans</li>
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Every time we are in need way beyond our reach and we feel so overwhelmed, <b>we make a list</b>. It usually happens before a big move or a decision that will radically rearrange our life. We write out the basic ideas of what we are allowing to make us fearful of the next step and we pray over it. I know that when we write out the list that it is not magic and it's not that what ever we write God will honor, but it gives us peace. Knowing that we have written our needs down and that we can leave those things we wrote down at His feet. My favorite part is when we find the list weeks sometimes months later and we are able to see how He has answered each item and always far beyond what we had envisioned. We found a list from just before we moved here and it is awesome to see that the things that we were so stressed about when we first arrived here, God has slowly taken care of. He is so faithful and we are constantly in awe of just how good He continues to be to us. </div>
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Just a few more weeks and we will have been here for 7 months! Can you believe it? In some ways it feels like we have just barely gotten settled in and in others this seems like we have been living here for such a long time. </div>
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We have been pretty busy with life, last we posted our Twingo had fallen into a coma and we were trying to figure out what was wrong. Today we got "Ron" back and it turns out he just needed a new battery. Our pastor jumped him for us and he was sounding pretty rough but we drove him over to the Hobby shop on base and got him all fixed up. He is running much better and hopefully that will be the end of his "health" problems for a while. Also we bought a 2nd car. It's a 2003 Saturn station wagon and we named her (whoa) Black Betty (bam ba laam) The previous owner took great care of her and is a very sweet woman. So for the first time in our marriage we are now a two car family! One typical German tiny economical car, and one for when we need to fit more than just us in the car lol. </div>
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God has blessed us each with new jobs. We will both be working with the child care programs on Vogelweh. Aaron will be a part of this new program starting up with 4th and 5th grade boys teaching them how to be men who are respectful and of good character. What an opportunity to pour into these kids and really show them what a Godly man looks like! I will be working at the child care program for Kapaun, a base within the Vogelweh base, as a clerk. I will handle the registration and payments as well as general office keeping tasks. But the best part is that my job offers us health coverage! What an answer to prayer! We are still processing all the paper work but we should be starting our new jobs near the end of June.</div>
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We are a few weeks away from our summer youth retreat with our kids and we are so excited. We will be going away for a few days to look God's Word and the many comforting, truthful, applicable, and life saving aspects to it. It should be a great time of deepening our understanding of His love for us and realizing just how relevant His Word is. We have fallen more in love with our kids every week. It truly is our joy to serve them on Sunday mornings and Thursday nights. We look forward to planning our youth events so we can have more time to hang out with them. This PCS season we have already had to send some off and we have one more leaving next month, but we have also gained a few new kids too and we really are so blessed to be given this ministry.</div>
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Aaron and I recently went to the leadership conference in Siegen and we came back so refreshed! It was centered around the scripture Ezek 37: 3 "Can these dry bones live?" in reference to the work God has been, is, and will be doing with Israel. It was great if you would like to check out the sessions you can watch the online for free here: <a href="http://epicenterconference.com/media/video/?page=1%20" target="_blank">Epicenter Conference.</a> I would highly recommend the talks by Joel Rosenberg and we really enjoyed Ray Bentley's messages as well. The conference was great, and it was neat to be able to connect with the greater body of Christ here in Europe. We were blessed to be able to stay with a friend's parents and they were so kind and warm. They made us delicious German breakfasts every morning and were so much fun getting to know. </div>
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I'm sure we are leaving much out seeing that it has been a little over two months since our last update, but I feel like this covers the most important topics. As usual I am hoping that we will be able to update more frequently, but if we are all being honest I most likely wont update this for another two months. We still do not have internet in the apartment or our own cell phones yet. We are praying that we will be able to budget for both in light of these new jobs we are about to start. </div>
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God has been so gracious towards us. Even while we were trying to figure matters out and settle in our hearts if this is where He was calling us to, He has blessed us and has kept us. When we came back from the conference we felt a real peace about being here and then things really started to fall into place. We are excited to see what this summer will look like as we see God's hand continue to work here in Kaiserslautern. </div>
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So ministry has been going quite well! Last we posted we were starting our mid week study and it has been coming along nicely. We are working our way through Ephesians and though the first few weeks were challenging to teach through because of the theology jam-packed verses, we laid the ground work and are now seeing evidence of comprehension and they are engaging in some awesome discussion.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB3obFmBnNxfh9VRzcalg5Irb6LaqpTkiXbexZyXeQR-5236Rn5EHy0UR5I5AejPmj9YvNqJ1DvQYPHagcegap4Q2Ecvlayb7B1KTetJTWUrRvaA7xGMKem2L0O8NziAvlpK186v2jE9h/s1600/DSCF0698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB3obFmBnNxfh9VRzcalg5Irb6LaqpTkiXbexZyXeQR-5236Rn5EHy0UR5I5AejPmj9YvNqJ1DvQYPHagcegap4Q2Ecvlayb7B1KTetJTWUrRvaA7xGMKem2L0O8NziAvlpK186v2jE9h/s320/DSCF0698.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
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We have also put out a question box for the kids to ask us questions about the Bible, God, life, their walks and how all these things work together. We answer the questions on Thursdays at the study and so far the questions have been pretty easy to answer such as "Are there cats in Heaven?" but we challenged everyone to put a question in the box this past Sunday so soon we will be covering topics like dating, possibility of life on other plants, and forgiveness of siblings. It will be fun and we are really looking forward to answering them.<br />
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As for Aaron and I we are doing well. We bought our first German car a few weeks ago, unfortunately this morning it choose to not start and seeing as how we know very little about cars, let alone this over sized German roller skate, we are praying that God will work this out. He is the God who sees, and He knows our needs better than we do. So we are fully confident that we have nothing to worry about. We still have Jen's car at our use and we are still looking for a 2nd car. But most of all we are looking to God and trusting our Father. <br />
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</tbody></table>We are still seeking out jobs that provide us with health care and as always we have a few leads that we are following up on, but in His timing and His will. That being said our current jobs are providing more hours that we originally thought which is great for paying bills, and for our tiny savings account. Life is not nearly as hectic as it was in CA, but it still seems just as difficult a lot of times. New place, new challenges. <b>We are so blessed to be living here, and to be stretched in these new ways and I thank God for placing us here,<i> even when it is hard. </i></b><br />
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Awesome praise: A mom of two of our students Accepted Christ this past Sunday! It is exciting to see how God is working in this family and we ask that you would please keep them in your prayers :)<br />
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Well this is all I have time for now, still not internet at the apt so bear with us as we try to keep you all updated with our limited access. We love you and miss you greatly and we pray that you are walking in a way that allows you to experience a life full of steps of faith and that you are comforted by the Great Comforter the whole way.Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-25238384199267971932012-02-02T08:02:00.000-08:002012-02-02T08:02:40.193-08:00We finally got our sofa stamp so we are officially allowed to stay here until next January! Also we are test driving a car in a few days that we might buy! If we end up buying it I will post pics so you can get a good look at our recent blessing from God :)<br />
Speaking of cars... Aaron and I were walking back to the car we are borrowing from Jen after getting our sofa stamps super stoked to have finally taken care of one of the few loose ends of settling here. It had snowed the day before which means the roads and sidewalks were super icy so we were chatting while carefully avoiding giant patches of sudden death.<br />
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We get to the car, and notice that there are lots of little icicles on the bottom of the car so we start kicking them off. Once we felt the car was in tip top shape (ie we were starting to get very cold, it was only 16 degrees F!) we get in the car and I notice that the ice scraper on the floor is green, not red like ours. But Peggy had said that she left her ice scrapper in our car so I figured it was hers. So I ask Aaron' "When did you find Peggy's ice scraper?"<br />
He asks, "What do you mean?"<br />
"I mean our scrapper is red and this one is green so you must have found hers in the back, but what happened to ours?"<br />
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As I am asking him I am reaching behind his seat looking on the floor but there are all these reusable grocery bags stuffed back there that are not ours, but could have been Jen's. I look in the glove box to see if we stuck it there and when I close it we both start to realize this is not Jen's car, it's not even a Dark Blue VW Jetta like hers, but a BLACK BMW!!! "This isn't our car!" Aaron exclaims as we jump out and quickly make our way to Jen's car 2 spots over. <br />
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We get in the car laughing and slightly embarrassed and drive away no harm done.<br />
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We get down the road a little bit and I ask Aaron where the other glove is that I loaned him and he can't find it. It was in his pocked but now is nowhere to be found! We both know where it is...<br />
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So we drive back to the scene of the incident and I tell Aaron to "Look into the car, but not like a creeper casing it, just a casual observer and if you see the glove inside grab it quick so we can get out of here." He walks up opens the door and there it is, sitting by the drivers seat. Aaron quickly grabs the glove, closes the door and walks nonchalantly back to the car. We both laugh again, we left no trace.<br />
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This Thursday we start our youth Bible Study on Thursday nights, it is going to hopefully be a good opportunity for the them to be able to loosen up, and have an opportunity to interact with the passage instead of just being preached at on Sundays. We will be going through the book of Ephesians, and if you could pray that the youth would discover who it is they are in Jesus, and that that would get them excited to live and grow in Him. <br />
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We pray all is well with you all, and I pray that you all grow also in the knowledge of who you are in Him. May the One "who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, in Christ" show Himself strong in your lives this week.Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-46296313842150519802012-01-22T05:31:00.000-08:002012-01-22T05:31:45.379-08:00Things are moving quickly!<link href="file://localhost/Users/donnablaisdell/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Template>Normal</o:Template> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>493</o:Words> <o:Characters>2811</o:Characters> <o:Lines>23</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>5</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>3452</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotShowRevisions/> <w:DoNotPrintRevisions/> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:UseMarginsForDrawingGridOrigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A lot has happened in a very short time. We moved into our apartment on the 13<sup>th</sup> and have started to make it into our home. It’s a slow process, as funds are tight, but that doesn’t stop us from being able to make little changes and arrangements that give it the Glaize touch. We are so grateful to the families that have donated to us in so many ways be it time, prayers, and material items. Also I am proud to announce that the trip up the 3 flights of stairs is getting easier, and sometimes I find myself at the top without realizing that I have even past the first set <span>:D</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are waiting for the BX to get a shipment of beds in so we can get a new bed and therefore sleep has been elusive most nights. Often Aaron lets me sleep on the long couch so I can have the nicer place, but that still leaves us in separate rooms in a new place with new noises and admittedly new anxieties common to nervous Nellie’s like myself.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cooking has been interesting as I learn how to cook on an electric range, try to figure out a German oven, and in general the oddities of a new kitchen. I think I might have mastered the trash system here, although I find myself sometimes stumped when I encounter a material that falls into multiple categories. Often I end up tearing up the package and sorting the pieces into the proper bins. For example, I went to throw away a Pringles can which has: a plastic lid, a paper can body, and a metal bottom!! I spend more time here thinking about trash than I did working at Knotts!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the topic of jobs we have gotten much headway as Aaron has started his first day of work today and I start on Monday! After I received this job I admit I was not too excited at the prospect of working here. But my heart has come around and I look forward to learning all my job will entail. We both needed pants for our jobs and I also needed shoes, which caused me to learn just how expensive it is on base! Most people I talked to praise it for the great prices, but when it comes down to it I could find much better deals in “super expensive” California. I ended up buying my shoes on the economy (military jargon for off base) and found a much better selection at a better price. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are starting to find our way around off base and though we still have much to learn we did get to go on a walk-about around Landstuhl and figured out Internet stuff. We will be signing up for a plan either Monday or Tuesday, but it will still be another 2 weeks before they can get it set up for us.<span> </span>Our plan will include free calls back to America as long as it’s a landline! Although I know very few people who actually have one of those any more HA. Oh we also got bank accounts and a post box here! We sure would love to hear from you! Send us an email, and we will get our PO box to you!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Prayer requests:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<ul style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The hearts of the youth would be softened and that we would be able to reach and relate to them<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">We need to take the drivers test and are about to select a car (or two!) within our means<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">That we would be able to buy a new bed soon<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">That we could be a blessing and a light in our new job endeavors </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">For our marriage; that we would be united and learn how to adapt to the ever changing circumstances and schedules. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">That God would bring us friends we can relate and connect with.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We love you guys are we are encouraged every time we hear from you, knowing that we have not bee forgotten and are loved.</span> <!--EndFragment-->Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-12333811355970988382012-01-10T00:34:00.000-08:002012-01-11T08:27:42.309-08:00Quick Update<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just a quick update, sorry it has taken us so long to write anything. We are still waiting for our jobs to start. Christmas slowed everything to a halt so things are finally getting moving again. If you all could pray for me (Aaron) I currently am under some kind of review, and that will determine whether or not I am able to get the job and receive logistical support. I just need to get signed off by 3 or 4 different people, and so I am waiting for those results. I'm pretty sure I'm fine but just pray that everything goes smoothly and that it will happen soon.</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">These past couple of weeks have really seen us blessed. The youth have been talking a little bit more, which has been a blessing in and of itself because it shows that they are (slowly) warming up to us. God is really putting the youth that He has given me on my heart, I find myself just randomly praying for them as I go about my day. We have had on average about 7 each week, though if the total number of kids that have been coming all showed up on the same day we would have about 11. We have just been meeting Sunday mornings but starting in February we should be meeting Wednesday (or possibly Thursday) nights for Bible Study, games and other opportunityies to fellowship. Please pray for that, as Donna and I are kind of learning as we go here. </div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have yet to get a car, but a few weeks ago a man felt lead of the Lord to donate $8,000 to so that we could buy one, or two. This was an amazing answer to prayer because we came with only about $1,300 to our name, and as time has progressed, that money has been slowly reducing, so we were wondering how we would be able to afford any kind of transportation. But, the Lord being oh so gracious sent someone to annonomously send us a check, and so while we still cant get a car until we get logistical support, we are blessed that we do not have to worry at all about getting around!</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div><br />
</div>Aaron G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04706132244159669781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-40827270532146160322011-12-14T01:24:00.000-08:002011-12-14T01:24:41.433-08:00The Apartment<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We finally got a chance to head over to the apartment so I was able to take some pictures. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is 1 bed, 1 bath like our last apartment, but probably twice as big! AND no more going through the bed room to get to the bathroom! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Other neat facts about the almost our apartment. This used to be the church's old office before they moved into the new building they now have. It is located 1 block away from the main drag in Landstuhl which means there are plenty of restaurants, cafes, and shops that are in walking distance as well as the local farmers market every Friday. And we are within walking distance of the train station as well. We will still be really close to the church and it is very close to the base so travel time for our jobs will be quick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So let the tour begin!</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">This image can be seen on one of the buildings near us. it's known as "Kilroy was here" as was very popular during WWII here is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here" target="_blank">link</a> with more information if you would like :)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Oh and i realized most of you have never seen rolladen before. They are these awesome shades on the windows that can completely block out the light which will be handy in the summer when the sun doesn't set until nearly 11pm at the peak of summer. Any who here is a video of Aaron explaining them.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjlcAw5kBnlEAUyTelKWBjcVPMlqEFjygv2uj12R9FKAcxO0-OIAjM8sSFpLIFXfaSnWrdo2Uw1DXXEg4EWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Welp that's all for now. Hope you have enjoyed all the pictures these last few posts and I hope to be posting more as time progresses :) Miss you and Love you all!</span></div>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-76400439555217742962011-12-13T12:52:00.000-08:002011-12-14T00:54:41.991-08:00Church, Ministry, and other updates<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well we sure have been busy these past few weeks. We have had two more youth services since we last wrote and they have gotten progressively better. They are starting to open up to us and I really feel like I am starting to connect with them. This week we are talking about worry which should have a great impact on them. Pray that their hearts would be responsive to the message, and to the Holy Spirit.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In other news Aaron and I both got jobs on base at Ramstein. Aaron is going to be working at the bowling ally and his job gives us logistical support. Logistical support is where the military gives you access to the base, the commissary, they take care of your visa, you can also buy gas on base which is WAY cheaper, as well as we can use the gyms, and we get a special form that allows us to buy stuff in Germany without paying the German taxes :) This job doesn't give us medical support, but there are other jobs that do and now that we have our foot in the door it will hopefully be easier to get those better jobs. My job is at the cash cage where I will do currency exchange for the enlisted as well as a information kiosk for the air base. Once our paper work is processed we will be able to start work and enjoying the benefits of logistical support. We both have another job interview opportunity that involves working with children at the base day care the 17th please pray that it goes well... if it's God's will that is!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now for some pictures!! I know these are long awaited and I hope they can satisfy.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">First up here are some pictures of the house we are staying at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6UnE_aSthCIOSnjcBJk5FJrOwKahcKEfTbBtBj7389ozKWqMxE8vkNefQ0IZDNFAT7p1R9OImRZ006v67fviGV8qChjeOmbM0QU482UhhNEIwTkeIVI-BowrJ5JCCoXKpF8BtSYpRHjT/s1600/DSCF0535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6UnE_aSthCIOSnjcBJk5FJrOwKahcKEfTbBtBj7389ozKWqMxE8vkNefQ0IZDNFAT7p1R9OImRZ006v67fviGV8qChjeOmbM0QU482UhhNEIwTkeIVI-BowrJ5JCCoXKpF8BtSYpRHjT/s320/DSCF0535.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The front of the house</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here is our College Bible study on Friday nights. It's more of an international study that started as a way to practice conversational English. There are students from Germany, India, Egypt, and recently a guy from France came! It was Peggy's Birthday when we took these pictures :)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There is so much to see a learn and we have barely began to scratch the surface. We are close to moving into the previously mentioned apartment and are searching still for a car.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><ul style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><li><i>The youth service on Sunday for the kids' hearts to be open to the Holy Spirit</i></li>
<li><i>The teams that are going out to the Christmas Market in K-Town</i></li>
<li><i>The job opportunity on Saturday </i></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Soon to come apartment blog post with pictures :)</div>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-18799508004569843542011-11-28T08:03:00.000-08:002011-11-29T08:03:19.851-08:00Our First Youth Service and other fun events.<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After a week of getting ready and meeting people and settling in we finally had our first youth service. We had about 9 kids which was cool, a lot more than we were initially anticipating. The days before found me (Aaron) preparing the study for that coming Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our vision/focus for the ministry, really can be summarized with three points</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Bible Study- We desire for the kids to get to know God through the reading and study of His word. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Fellowship- We want to emphasize relationships with each other, with our church as a whole, and most importantly with God. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Service- Since this life is not about ourselves but others, we hope to give the kids a heart to serve each other, and the body as a whole. </span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So I prepared this message, and was excited to see how the kids would respond. As I mentioned there were 9 of them 3 guys and 6 gals, and while one or two seemed genuinely interested, most of them seemed bored out of their minds, angry to be there, or any combination of the two. Which honestly was to be expected, so that's fine. We look forward to getting to know them and getting them to open up, and I know they will, we just are going to have to patiently wait, love and pray for them, and we have been so far. </span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I find it funny that the parents seem much more excited for us to be there than their kids do, I've worked youth ministry before and so I know that they will start talking, but it's just amusing that the parents meanwhile are offering their houses to use for events, are asking us if there is anything we need, and are sometime trying to give us advice as to what we need to talk with their kids about. </span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyway, after my message we broke into groups, splitting them up guys and gals, Donna naturally took the ladies and I went with the guys we introduced ourselves, and while the guys were a little quiet, they at least opened up some. All the guys are middle schoolers who were home schooled and since I know what that's like it was cool that I was able briefly talk to them about the struggles they have with that. </span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In other news, last Saturday, Donna and I with pastor David to go check out the church apartment, it was pretty nice and way bigger than our old one in Buena Park I will let Donna tell you more about it later, except to say that once we get jobs and a car we actually plan on moving there!</span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The job hunt continues, I have an interview at the bowling alley today, and so we will find out how that goes, it will be nice to get it because that will at least get my foot in the door with the NAF jobs (non-appropriated funds) and it could also provide Donna and I with logistical support, the good news there is that only one of us needs to get a job that has it, and if we do then then any spouse or children (under 21 or in college) will also receive it, so that would include ID cards onto the base, health coverage, use of all the base facilities, a US mailbox, all the visa stuff we would need as well as help us get a German drivers license and allow us to register any cars we get through the military base. </span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So all of that to say, pray that we find something on the base soon! </span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Prayer Concerns:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">-That we would get jobs, car and logistical support</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">-Pray for our youth, that God would speak to them, and if possible use us to do so. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">-The Christmas market has opened up in K-town, and we are going to go street witnessing there weekly leading up to Christmas. Pray for open hearts for the people we speak to, and boldness for those of us who are going to go share the real reason for this season. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">-Our youth weekly Bible study will start on Thursdays this January, so pray that the youth would come and that as we start teaching through Ephesians, that the kids would see who they are in Christ, and what it is He has done for them.</span> </div>Aaron G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04706132244159669781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-60387177649029833082011-11-23T02:29:00.000-08:002011-11-29T08:06:00.295-08:00Week One<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are here! We have arrived in Germany and have spent most of the time sleeping! HA! A combination of jet lag and the sun setting so early here (like completely set by 17:00{5pm}) has us all turned around with very little idea of the actual time by our internal time clocks. But more on our arrival later, first what we had been up to before we got here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The past two weeks before, we spent with our families and friends in each of our hometowns. While we enjoyed ourselves most of the time, it was hard for us to be fully content when all we truly desired to do was get on a plane to Germany and dive into the work to be done here. We will miss the late night hang outs, the coffee chats and the feelings of belonging that come from being with people who know you well enough to write your biography for you. Thank you for your words of encouragement, your love and support. But most of all we thank you for your prayers, the thing we needed and will the most.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for the almost week that we have been here. When we first arrived another missionary, and long time friend of David and Peggy, Karen stayed with us for the weekend. She works at the bible college in Siegen and came here to buy the supplies for the Thanksgiving dinner the school will be preparing for the students. It was also a goodbye because in January she will be leaving to go to Japan to help with the reconstruction of the devastated areas left by the earthquakes of last March. It was wonderful to get to know her and we had so much fun talking and laughing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday we officially meet our youth and it was awkward...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Basically it was a room of mixed emotions. The parents were so glad that we were there and some went so far as to tell us publicly what their child needs us to teach them thus embarrassing their child. While most of the kids started at us sullenly, completely disinterested in who were are or what was going on. So typical teens. We are hoping that this next Sunday, when we have our first youth service, that they open up more but we are aware of the prayer and work that will need to go into this. It is our goal to start a Thursday night bible study at the beginning of the new year but we are still praying about it and what the Lord would have us to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday we applied for jobs and we are waiting to hear back. We have already called the director of the CDC(child development center) and she has asked us to call back on Monday to schedule a brief meeting so that we can introduce ourselves properly and *hopefully* make a good impression. Please pray for this and our job situation in general. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow we are having a church Thanksgiving meal here at David and Peggy's with about 22 people in attendance. We have invited those who do not have a family to come and enjoy a meal with us, and I'll be making Deviled Eggs! It's gonna be a full house with much to be thankful for :)</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prayer request for this week:</span></i></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><ul><li><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The church Thanksgiving meal would be a blessing to the church body and glorify the Lord</span></i></li>
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<li><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vision for the youth group</span></i></li>
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<li><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The first Sunday with the youth group would go well</span></i></li>
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<li><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jobs for Aaron and I that give us logistical support</span></i></li>
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<li><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our families in the States, that they would be comforted and blessed this Thanksgiving </span></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i>We love you guys and we miss you greatly. Know that if you are reading this blog you are one of the people we are most thankful for. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-78953868452217318052011-10-31T09:07:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:06:27.460-08:00The Beginning of the End<link href="file://localhost/Users/donnablaisdell/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past weekend has been a flurry of activities with no sign of slowing and we couldn’t be more excited!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have officially begun to say our good byes starting with our church family in the OC. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday night was our last College/Young Adult service we worshiped, studied that word and we were prayed over by our group. It was nice sharing our last Friday night with people who have become like family. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturday we held our garage sale and we were able to sell almost all our stuff! The last remaining items will be donated to the Salvation Army where hopefully, others can be blessed through their sale. It was a crazy but fun morning! We were able to talk to some of the folks who came to check out what we had about why we were selling everything and what God is doing in our lives. We met some lovely people who dropped by and we spent time with our friends who came to help us with the sale. All in all a great morning!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later Chris and Sara came by with their darling Abigail Raja and we got to catch up and talk ministry and life in the Lord. That night we had our “Last Hang Out” and we had so much fun! Most of our friends were able to make it and there was food, dancing, laughter sharing, more dancing, more laughter, and best of all prayer. We were truly touched by the prayers of our friends and their words of kindness and encouragement. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday we went to church, heard a wonderful message on Matthew 6:19-24, and went our to lunch with my parents as a mini birthday celebration. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That night we came back and continued in the 1<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>st</sup> Corinthians study with chapter 6:1-11 and Jack gave us an opportunity to tell the Morningstar family what we will be doing and then prayed for us. It was really awesome, a few people came over and talked with us about Germany and were excited to see what God will be doing there at CCK-Town.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tonight is Alternative night where we will be helping in whatever way is needed and we will be saying our final good byes. We are very excited about this event and the opportunity to reach out to the community to provide a safe place for Kids to have fun on a night that often is not glorifying to the Lord. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">God truly is Jehovah Jireh (the Lord our Provider) even in bringing along other saints to encourage and bless us. We have been soaking it all up knowing that what we are about to embark on will be difficult. It will require much prayer and diligence and we are grateful for the outpouring of love from our family here in the OC. We hope to be able to host missions teams very soon and we know that even if we never see each other face to face here on earth we will most definitely be with one another when we meet Jesus face to face. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are so excited to be heading there soon and we have been overwhelmingly blessed by the Lord as He continues to work out the details of this life changing move.</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-76955715262287505562011-09-20T18:51:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:07:13.704-08:00Back in the OC<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have been back almost a month and we are nearly back into the groove of our life here. Though it is difficult to be fully committed when our hearts and minds are still in Germany. We are in the process of paring down our stuff in preparation of moving in with our good friend Sean. This involves giving what we have to people in need, setting aside that which we are keeping at my parents house until we can send for it, and selling what ever is left. We are constantly sharing with others what God is doing in our lives, and it has given me an opportunity to share Jesus with people in a way that is causing them to think and examine their own lives. Often I am asked, "Why would you choose to move to Germany when there is plenty of opportunity here in the states?", and I am able to share how God has called us to these people and how our hearts have been joined with theirs. How we have been given vision for how we would like to teach, lead, and most importantly love the kids in K-Town. I am asked "Why are you giving away most of your stuff first and selling whatever is left?" And my answer is that we have been blessed with so much by God in these 2 years here in Buena Park that if we are able to pass along that blessing to others we are more than willing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This had definitely been a time of being able to share how good God is and show others His love in a way that is sometimes easier to accept because it is more tangible. Our hope is that we are planting seeds that will one day lead to the fruition on salvation and replication.</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-63308468962955284852011-08-20T14:21:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:07:31.126-08:00Warm Reception<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have been here in Kindsbach for 6 days and we have 6 days left. Tomorrow is Sunday and we meet the church family. We are very excited and if they are anything like the warm lovely people we have met so far then we are very lucky indeed. I don't usually throw around the term "brothers and sisters in Christ" but I truly feel as if these people are family. They have welcomed us in to their homes and have allowed us the privilege of getting to know their hearts and their walks. I love the open honesty and the willingness to be so real and the glimpses of rawness that comes with it. God is definitely doing a work here in Germany and I pray that we would be able to be a part of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And can I just say that I love this country? It is beautiful here. The winding roads with houses and businesses all smashed up together in contrast to the stretches of wide open fields and forests so thick that often, the hills, look like one giant blob of green painted by Bob Ross. There is much that the Lord will need to pull together if this is where He wants to place us, but I admit that my heart is already here and willing to serve.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please pray for us as we continue to seek the Lord's will in this.</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-64334703318715241482011-08-16T14:13:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:07:53.423-08:00Beating jet lag<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we are sitting here about to tell you all the greatness of how we beat jet lag and what has been going on here in Germany; only to struggle to come up with words thus proving that perhaps we have yet to fully over come jet lag. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After finally finding him we headed to the church and he gave us a tour. The facility is amazing, a work in progress but it has great potential. It used to be a big rig repair shop type thingy, but already they have made great head way towards developing the main sanctuary, the offices and the Sunday school rooms. As he was showing us around he explained the visions that he had for the various rooms and what work had already been done. It is in a secluded area that is a bit off the main road with ACTUAL TREES LIKE IN A FOREST behind the building. (pictures to come once we get home)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He then took us on the Ramstein base where we picked up a few things and looked around the new, huge, BX. We got lunch and then headed to his house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He showed us around and explained to us (mostly me) the German oddities like windows that open strangely and have metal "curtains"and the "fire place" that is like a giant radiator that runs off firewood. After the tour we both took showers and then passed out for 3 hrs. We forced ourselves to get up and then we went out for some German Mexican food. It wasn't half bad but Estradas easily beats it. After that we watched a movie and we made it til 10 pm so we went down stairs to what is like a mini apartment and hit the hay.... for 12 hours!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we woke up around 10 did some devos and headed to the church for a staff meeting, and later we picked up Peggy, Dave's wife, from the train station. She was just in Pittsburgh with her family and so it was nice to finally meet her. We ate at a German restaurant, Urban Cafe, es was sehr gut. It was funny though, Dave doesn't really speak German but Peggy does and right when she left us for a moment is when our server came by and we had really no idea what she was saying. Luckily she realized we didn't speak German so she brought us the English menu and then Peggy came back quickly after wards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We headed back to their house to drop Peggy off and they we went to the church again. Aaron and I worked outside on their prayer garden doing some yard work and then it was time for the Women's study. Aaron went home with Dave and I stayed with Peggy for the study. We studied Gen 16 and I met a few of the ladies, it was very nice and we were able to really share our hearts with one another. We headed back home after wards and for dinner Peggy and I had a salad that we picked fresh from her garden! It was quite delicious! We all shared some thin mints for dessert and then off to bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's all for now but we are excited to see what the Lord has planned for the next week and a half :D</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-69063951015450927802011-08-13T10:23:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:08:57.133-08:00On our way!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIunh_7kG7bGJ4JJz7z-PFwIO1uaCks1qxQP4tYI3xAbqu5_G9r2VrZuNjT_rIjjw_5K05Pb56ee3u0FvY7JsJRakbn7l6ioVbbb5dgG-NcabtmlTvJ6AtQDPVIkZSYc85uiorti8LOoW/s1600/Photo0167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIunh_7kG7bGJ4JJz7z-PFwIO1uaCks1qxQP4tYI3xAbqu5_G9r2VrZuNjT_rIjjw_5K05Pb56ee3u0FvY7JsJRakbn7l6ioVbbb5dgG-NcabtmlTvJ6AtQDPVIkZSYc85uiorti8LOoW/s1600/Photo0167.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are waiting in the Salt Lake City airport for our next flight @ 1:10 am local time, it's 10:30 ish. We have had relatively easy travel thus far and we are looking forward to getting to Atlanta to see Aaron's family and getting to Germany to see Pastor David. Our first plane was pretty small and tight corridors. Other than the turbulence near the end it was a pleasant flight.</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-28290501114931353662011-08-10T14:25:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:09:53.246-08:00Just a few more days<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">T minus 3 days until we leave. We are ready to go except for one little thing... my passport has yet to arrive via mail. We have contacted the passport agency and they assure us that it will be here any day now and most of the time, we believe them. We firmly believe that if God wants us to leave for Germany on Saturday then it will be here on time for us to take our flight that night. So, while there may be times in which we get a bit nervous over the timing of its delivery, we at the end of the day know that it will arrive just in time. We choose to trust in the Lord, and He can direct the post office how to get it to us :)</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-89295842962260706162011-07-11T12:52:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:11:29.011-08:00Our Heart For Germany<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our first trip out to Germany is barely more than a month away and we are busy trying to prepare ourselves for what is waiting for us on the other side of the ocean. I have been reading blog after blog, looking at photos of Germany, and reading up in Operation World the needs of the people and their country. It seems rather intimidating after reading these stats about the percentage of Christians falling away from the church (34% since the 1960s) and that there are whole cities that have not heard the Good News! The book states:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I know that the church we are going to minister to is an American church mostly for those who are stationed there due to their military orders. And I know that we will be involved in an even smaller part of that church, the high school ministry, but what better way to teach students about the Love of Christ than to make an impact on the community around them? We must lay the ground work now with prayer! Prayer for our hearts, for the students hearts, and for the community around them. Please join us in lifting up the country and people of Germany. Their hearts are hardened towards organized religion and are being seduced by new aged philosophies and false teachings. And they are more miserable than ever; the number 2 killer of Germans age 15-29 is suicide and mental illness is "<i>occurring in record numbers"</i>. Please pray for them, Germany in many ways influences the EU and they are the strongest economic power in Europe. If the Gospel can have influence in this country then the effects would ripple outward to reach every corner of this continent. Germany has such a rich spiritual history and we do not believe that God is done with them yet. Let it be said of Germany what God says of Israel in Jeremiah 30:22 <i><b>"You shall be my people, and I will be your God."</b></i></span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561950534810994562.post-5286286785143644962011-06-21T08:00:00.000-07:002011-11-29T08:13:32.163-08:00Graduation!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This has been a long time coming and we are so thankful to have finally reached this goal. God has blessed us richly with provision of finances, with grace, and with strength to persevere when life stretched us thinner than we have ever been before. This graduation is more than a celebration of a group of men committing to two years of demanding work and school loads and finishing well. It is the glorifying of God and His mercy and grace through each man's story; those men who He carried and prepared for the calling He has placed on each of their lives.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been a crazy journey since we got married full of exhaustion, worry, laughter, fulfillment, refreshment, growth, and joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After our fantastic wedding we stayed at my parents for a few months until the 2009 fall semester at the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry started. For 5 weeks straight, driving back and forth between San Diego and my cousins beautiful home in Cypress, we seeked out employment and housing. We knew Aaron was supposed to be going to the school, but we had yet to secure any of the necessary means of living there. So in faith that God would provide we told the school that we would be there when the semester started. In fact by the time Aaron had started classes we had yet to move in!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We moved in the weekend after he started school and I started my job at Knott's Berry Farm a week later. Our schedules were completely opposite of each other and our goal for the 1st few months was to simply survive. all the while we were desperate for a home church but it was very difficult to find one with my work being in the wee hours of the morning especially on the weekends. I would have to drag my body to church in the morning, and we were going to the latest services we could.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We church shopped at 3 churches before we found the one. We fell in love our first visit. We didn't know anyone there, there were few young people (at the time), and I didn't know half the music, but I knew this was the place we had been looking for. It was like sitting on your favorite chair with the sun light coming in, pure and bright, while you spend time with God and enjoy being in His presence. It was comfortable and genuine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have had God meet our needs in every way, providing jobs, car mechanics, checks in the mail, discounted food sections, microwaves, dining room chairs, strangers at starbucks to encourage us, a wonderful church to spur on growth, small groups and leadership opportunities, the list goes on and on. Living this way has truly been a blessing. We both have grown closer to God and seen more of Him than we have ever before. Now that Aaron has graduated from the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry we are looking forward to our next big adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We hope to keep this blog updated at the very least monthly and we will email you guys to let you know when we have updated. Thank you for your prayers and support they mean so much to us knowing that we are being lifted up by you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aaron and Donna Glaize</span>Donna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554848556907401032noreply@blogger.com0