Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Answered Prayers!

Hi everyone,

I want to share with you the following email that I just received from Xiannan. For those of you who do not know, he just recently relocated to Innsbruck for a six month work assignment at a research center as part of his PhD work.  It has been very difficult to find a place to live, and we have been praying for him.  Here is his email:

Hi Bob,

I am contacting you to inform you guys I found an perfect room.

I visited a potential room this morning, and got it. I can't believe the fact, since
she hardly speaks English, however I indeedly make it under the help of my colleague. 

This room was previously her daughter's room and very clean and tidy. The lady is so nice and
kind, even she told me I don't need to pay any deposit, just because she trusts in me. In addition,
I don't need to buy any life stuff, just move in directly. By the way, it is just a kidding but is true, she said she can even help me wash clothes, since she is free most of the time.

Last but most importantly, I really fall short of words to express my gratitude to God and all you guys. I couldn't make it without mercy of God and your numerous prayings. Please help me forward my gratitude to all guys.
Thanks a lottttttttttttttttttt!

Have a nice day.
Kind regards
Xiannan

Thank you for your prayers for Xiannan.  Please continue to pray for other students, including Anok,who is waiting to hear a response from more than 50 applications that he has sent our regarding his future studies.

In addition please be praying for Christy Helfand's family, and the health of her father, and for Franzi Ngnoudgi, who is recovering from emergency surgery over the weekend. 

Prayer works!
-- 
Today is, of course, September 11.  We all know what happened on this date in 2001, and we mourn for the lost.  Seventy years ago today, on September 11, 1944, the city we now live in was destroyed.  As many as 12,000 were killed and 60,000 left homeless in a 20 minute period.  Darmstadt was one of 5 cities in Germany to have casualties of more then 10,000 in a single day. September 11 brings two very sad reminder for us.

(If you use Google Chrome to open the link below, you can have it translate the article into English).

http://www.echo-online.de/region/bergstrasse/heppenheim/Zehntausend-Tote-in-einer-Nacht;art1245,5419965


Monday, September 8, 2014

Prayers for Darmstadt



Dear Praying Friends,

In your prayers in the coming week, please remember the following requests:

Xiannan, our dear Chinese friend, has relocated to Innsbruck, Austria for the next 6 months as part of his PhD studies. He is in desperate need of a place to stay. Right now he is sleeping on a cot in his office while looking for a place. No one wants to rent him a place for just 6 months. Xiannan is a new believer, and he also needs to find Christian friends, and if possible an English- or Chinese-speaking group of believers.  Pray also for Michael, a student who just relocated to Tomsk, Russia for a one year term, who faces some similar challenges.

Pray for Anok, a University student from India, who has applied to more than 60 locations for a PhD program, and has not received a single positive response. He is very discouraged, and is asking for your prayers.

We have many students in situations similar to these, or struggling with discouragement or confusion regarding God's direction in their lives - please pray for Aurelion, Samir, Mo, Samuel, Arthur, and Venkat.

As we move toward October, and the beginning of a new academic year at the University, we are welcoming many new people into the church.  Single students and families from around the world are walking through our doors every week.  Pray for our church family to be welcoming, engaging and supportive in Jesus' name, sharing the love and gospel of Christ with these new friends.
Thank you for your prayerful support of this amazing work in Darmstadt!

Soli deo gloria!