Shaina Stutzman Germany Team Letter #29 June 9, 2007 Greetings!! This week we had four Americans from southern USA come and visit and share with us. They were all over 60 years of age and came with some Baptist organization located in Texas although they were from Louisiana and North Carolina, I believe. We had a good time interacting, sharing, and praying together. Also at the beginning of this week, Eric, Val, and Brent went with the Americans (I guess Eric, Val, and Brent are Americans too, aren't they..) to Wittenburg where Martin Luther nailed the 95 Thesis' on the door of a church. They had a fun time going there and spending time together, I'm told. While they were in Wittenburg, Jen and I got the chance to go with two of our German friends to a Christian concert in Eisleben, the birth place of Martin Luther. The group is actually from America and is called, "Lost and Found." We got to see Martin Luther's death house and "birth house" (the original burnt, but this was a remake, I guess :), and the place where he gave his last sermon. It was very interesting and we had so much fun interacting with our German friends, Carol and Uve. We are currently still working on the stairway at the church building and it's finally coming to look like we actually did something on it!! It's a whole lot more rewarding when it actually looks like you did something on a project you've been working on for a long time. :) We also cleaned up one of the apartment in the building because they will have a renter come in August or so!! Praise the Lord!! This really helps out the church financially. Today at church, Jen preached for the first time ever!!! She really has an obvious gift and God blessed us through her today. She spoke on how big God is and how little we can make Him to us sometimes. She was so blessed by the positive feedback she got from the congregation as well. God has really been expanding a lot of our gifts here and has given us opportunities to use them in ways we may have not had the confidence to back home. Praise the Lord for His ever-present faithfulness!!! Praises: -God really spoke through Jen when she preached and it went really well. -God continues to give us opportunities to expand our gifts. -God also continues to give us closer friendships with the people here. -Doors are opening up for Janae for when she returns home to the States. -Team unity Prayer Requests: -Pray for the whole team as many of us are going to different places this next week. Especially for safety as we all will be traveling. And for unity when we all unite again. -Brent would like your prayers for more of a confidence in the different situations he finds himself in. -For God to be fully revealed in us all the time. And that we would be a reflection of Him to everyone. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support. And remember, we never get tired of snail mail, emails, or phone calls!! It's such a blessing to here from those back home. God Bless you all!!! -Shaina Stutzman