Time to Hit the Books

Well, I have my school schedule where I will be involved in the PE class at the Christian school in Siegburg and I have started German class with the city. Today marks the first complete week. My first German class was last Wednesday. I learned 7 questions: Wie heissen Sie? (What's your name?) Wie alt sind Sie? (How old are you?) Was arbeiten Sie? (What's your occupation?) Woher kommen Sie? (Where are you from?) Sind Sie verheiratet? Und haben Sie Kinder? (Are you married and do you have kids?) Welche Hobbys haben Sie? (What are your hobbies?) Was sprechen Sie? (Which languages do you speak?) Today I had towrite about my family. Meine verlobte (Fiance), Meine Eltern (Parents) und Brueder (Brothers) und Schwaegerin Sister-in-law.


Outside of school Baseball has been great! We had 2 Saturdays in a row that we got a group together to play baseball. There was about 15 players each time and that was awesome! Many of these were not students from the church, which is awesome! This past Saturday we played in a tournament in Lubbecke with all the other Synergy camps. Syngery if you don't know, is the organization that has assisted all the many baseball camps that happen in Germany each summer! We took two teams to the tournament, and older and a younger team. The Older team took 2nd place for the second year in a row, which is amazing! The younger team went undefeated, taking 1st place!! It was a great weekend and we introduced the idea of a baseball league. This is in the mind of some of the players and many of the volunteers and pastors. We aren't sure when / if it will all come together. Maybe this spring and maybe in the coming years! We shall see.

I also met a youth pastor from Bruckeburg named Jacob Ferguson. He is an American from Ohio, I believe. He has been here in Germany for two and a half years. He has played a major role in organizing youth camps, retreats and concerts in the Bremen area. We talked for a few minutes, exchanged contact info and hope to work together throughout the year.

Aside from baseball, many of you know, but some of you  dont, that I have many years of sign language experience, specifically in reference to contemporary Christian Music. When I was serving as the youth pastor at Northview Baptist Church, God brought to my attentiont hat I need to always use the talents He gave me and so I began a class there. Here in Germany He is opening opportunities for me to use this talent again, in the schools. In addition to the PE classes I will be assisting with a couple Chapel services on Tuesdays. Next Tuesday I will be introducing sign language as a form of worship to the Chapel Services at the Christian school in Siegburg.

Continue to pray for me as God  open new doors and opportunities for Him to work through me.

Following His Call