Dec prayer letter part 1

What Now

As I prepare to leave please pray that all the necessary preparations will be done! I will be leaving here Jan 11th to go
to Germany for the 10-day Global Orientation conference. There I will get some training on things like security, OM's core
values, team living, etc.

From Germany I will make my way to Belgium where I start the actual time there. First I will be trained and find out where
I will be living. Then all the fun and challenges will begin

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

I got an email the other day with more information about what I will be doing in Belgium.

They have set up for me to work in central

Brussels in a interesting area called Marolles. This

area was historically outside the old city wall.

Every evening all the outcasts and rejects would

be kicked out of the city and take refuge in the

Marolles. To this day it has remained a poor area,

housing both immigrants and the poorest of

Belgian citizens.

But Marolles is much more than a poor

district. It is scattered throughout with boutiques

and antique shops. There is a market every day,

and the people are reputed to be the friendliest in

Brussels.

What will I be doing? I will be working in a

ministry called Le Hevre, French for “The Haven.”

Together with volunteers I will be helping with

fortnightly kids club and week long holiday clubs

held on the street. These clubs draw hundreds of

kids and gain Christians valuable contacts with

local families. The vision of The Haven is to be the

light of Christian community to the people in

Marolles. I will also spend a lot of time visiting

people, praying for them, reading the Bible with

them, or just listening and sharing with them.

My Car

At the end of October I decide to put my car up for sale, thinking it would take a few weeks. It

took 1 day for someone to come to buy it, even giving close

to the asking price. I got the offer on Friday, the safety inspection on Monday, and gave up the keys and bid my car goodbye on Wednesday. It has been different not having a car, but I have been blessed to be able to borrow my Mom’s van and get rides from friends. Although I had have a couple of months without a car I have been blessed to be able to sell it quickly and not have to think about it in the midst of other trip preparations!