Coming up soon..

At this time next week, I (Ellen) will be sitting on an airplane on my way to Germany. I get to stop in my home town for two days before moving on to Leipzig, where I am meeting up with our new teammates - the Frank family and Lauren - as well as a perspective teammate, Kelly.

We are visiting the churches/ church leaders with whom we met last year around this time but now with a new group of the JV Germany team. We hope this trip will once again give us insight into how we can best serve the churches in Leipzig and become a part of what they are doing for Christ. This visit should also be a huge asset for Lauren and the Franks' fundraising efforts. We pray that God will lay a specific church or community on their heart, which may become their German home church in the future. We also hope that God will speak to Kelly through this trip regarding His plans for her future.

We would appreciate your prayers for God's purposes for this time to come through as we hope they align with ours but yet know His plans are higher than our plans.

In addition, I would appreciate your prayers for me as I make this journey without my family and will miss them! And Joel would surely love for you to pray for him as he stays home with the girls!

I hope to give you updates throughout the trip. Thank you for praying.