A welcome visit from home...

Though their time was brief, I had the wonderful opportunity to welcome some friends from my home church on their short visit in Herrnhut. A group of five men (two pastors, one of the Missions leaders, and two other great guys) came through Herrnhut to visit Toni, Tom and Jen and myself on their way to Romania. (Picture: Kelly, Toni, me and George)

It was wonderful to have them here, and they brought a lot of fun and refreshment. And, as a special treat, one of my very good friends got to come along and see what it is we're doing here. What fun it was to have a close friend (I just wish his wife and kids could have come, too - maybe next time, Heidi!) be able to see what it is I do, and to have him be able to put faces to names. It was a little strange to realize, though, that we were all in Germany together instead of in Seattle! (Picture: Toni, Kelly and me!)

So, just know, that if you want to come and visit, too, you're welcome!

Let's skip ahead...

In a perfect world, I would have the information about my trip to Morocco and the end of this last DTS up here already...hmmmm. I'm still working on how to automatically transfer the stories in my head to the Blog. I'll let you know how that goes.

But, until then, I thought I'd do a quick post to stay hello and bring you up on what's happening here. Toni and I are in the midst of staff training for the upcoming April DTS. It's been great to work with this small group (with some being former students from this most recent graduating DTS) and I look forward to seeing how they will be challenged during this time. I know I will learn a lot from them!

Right now, we have 18 students for this school - 9 guys and 9 girls. We're so glad about having the even numbers! In that group are represented at least 5 nations: Germany, the US, England, Nigeria, and the Philippines. One thing we do need prayer for, however, is the woman from the Philippines. Because of the strict laws here in Germany regarding foreigners, she's been having trouble getting her visa. We really want her here with us!

So, that's it for now. This picture shows our student board for this school, and represents the new journey that lies ahead for all of us involved. Let the adventure begin!