a beautiful evening

Tonight we went to visit a young man who was an Iraqi Muslim and is now a wonderful believer in Jesus. We got a call from a friend in Australia (some of you know Ghassan) telling us he was here in Berlin and that he wanted us to meet Omar. What a small world, huh? The rendez-vous was for 9PM (my bedtime). He met us and took us to his hotel room and served us Coke. One by one, others started coming to the room until we were a good-sized group, sitting all over the beds, on the floor and in chairs. Christians, ex-Muslims, Americans, Iraqis, Syrians. What a beautiful evening it was! I realized how much I have missed the fellowship of Middle Eastern people. I love being immersed in Arabic; laughing and talking and praying. I guess I just really love Arab people and can't wait to see what God is going to do in this city among them. We were reminded once again tonight, that Berlin is the hardest city in all of Germany as far as the penetration of the gospel is concerned. Keep praying for breakthrough!

Progress!

Yesterday was a great day! We finally signed the contract for our new center. The landlord was so generous with us and allowed us to start furnishing it before we even had a contract. We have been very busy buying furniture and putting it together! (IKEA) Our center is about 90% finished now, I would say. Just need a few things on the walls. Attached to the center is also a lovely little guest apartment which we have not furnished yet since it still needs a bit of painting. It will provide a nice source of income for the center ministry. We are amazed at God's favor shown to us through this process. We found out there were several other organizations who really wanted this place but the owner wanted us to have it. It is very definitely a gift from God and we can't wait to see what he's going to do in this place! I will include a few pictures here so you can envision the space better. Thanks for all your prayers!! You have been a big part of this.