Jennifer Henson
4/22/07
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Germany Team Newsletter #22

Dear friends and family,
Thank you for all your prayers and support.We are all very grateful to you and value both your prayers and support. It is so encouraging to know that there are people praying for us.
On Monday this week I got to babysit my gest family girls. The four of us rode bike( they rode and I walked) to a skater park. There we met up with Janae and the Norton children. ( That is Pastor Steave's children)
We ran up and down the ramps trying to reach the top and pull ourselves up onto the platform. The children were really good at this,but sometimes they just didn't get enough speed. It was so funny watching them slide down the ramps like they were big sliding boards. I think my favorite thing about that day was just to enjoy being a kid again.
My German father ( as I call him) had packed us some snakes and drinks. This was a really good idea because after running around in the hot sun we all were thirsty and hunger. So we had a little picnic in the shade of a big tree. I live picnics and especially the eating part.
Wensday's praise walk was a stretching day for Eric, Shaina, Janae, and Brent. They were prayer walking this one street and singing "Lord Reign in Me". It started to rain as they walked and stopped when they finished that street. Then the clouds rolled back letting the sun shine through.
Eric said,"It was as like God was showing us in the physical what was happening in the spiritual. That the clouds were being pushed back and His presence was coming through. Our goal was just to have God glorified at that place."
They were around the indoor ice skating building. This weekend and I think into next week, there is an Erotic Fair going on. That is basically a huge porn oriented fair.
Please join us in prayer for the women and men involved in this stuff. Pray that they would find freedom from the bondage they are in and healing in there lives.
Another good day this week was Friday. We four younguns helped Charlotte Yoder ( a self supported missionary) with little home improvements. I got to make two curtains for her bathroom. It was nice to use my sewing gift to help in this practical was.
After Charlotte's we went to the park and inter acted with the children and youth there. Shaina and I met this adorable four year old named Paul. He was so cute when he asked if he could join the soccer game we were playing with two other young boys. We just loved watching this little guy chase the soccer ball around.
Later while Shaina and I were sitting on a wall, Paul was climbing along the railing behind us. It accrued to us during are conversation that he had been rambling on in German and talking to us. We had a really fun conversation with him about his family and favorite cartoon characters. He told us a lot about himself and was so friendly. It really blessed us both.
Please keep Paul in prayers too. Pray that he would remain so sweet and innocent. That he would grow into the man of God the Lord desires him to be.
Well, that is it for this week. God Bless,
Jennifer Henson


Praises:
* Good relationships with people living here
* Team is in good health and Eric's throat is doing much better
* Eric and Val are feeling more confident in teaching and really enjoy it

Prayer Requests:
* Bathroom sink is clogged ( has been for 5 or 6 days )
* Wisdom in vacation decision making ( 6 people + thousands of vacation destinations + limited team budget = hours of discussion to some to a consensus)