Category Archives: Markus and Jen News

From Passive Observer to Active Participant

Today’s video is about Community and how to change from a passive Observer to be an active Participant! You can find the bible passage I mentioned for today’s video in Philippians 4.10-14.

Hello our friend

We hope you are having a wonderful summer!! Our family is visiting Pennsylvania to see our family, friends and supporters there. After that we are adding a vacation. So for the month of July there wont be weekly updates, but you will still get a weekly video to challenge and encourage you here on the blog!

We also have this prayer request for our time away: Our last season has been really busy and all of us are pretty tired. If you could pray for a time of good rest and refreshment for us during our time away. Thank you so much!!

Also a reminder from the video: If you feel like you are passive in your community start looking into ways on becoming more active!! It will be a blessing for you as well as the community you are part of!!

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

What to do when anxiousness knocks at the door?

Today’s video is about what to do when anxiousness knocks at the door! Find the Bible passage for today’s video in Philippians 4.6-7.

Hello our friend

We hope you had a great week!

In our 5th love your neighbor class during the weekend we talked about hospitality and how there are so many wonderful things happening when you do that. Just to name one is that it brings people together and can build friendships between them and not just with the host. Think about how you can make hospitality a regular part of your life. Maybe host a BBQ during the summer month,  start a regular monthly brunch, have a monthly game or movie night or have neighbors over for a monthly coffee and desert time. Be the neighbor who brings the  neighborhood together through hospitality!!

Don’t forget the homework from the video!! When fear knocks, pray and put the situation in God’s hands. Remember and thank God for how he has often brought you through situations. Then experience how his peace fills you.

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

Let me introduce

Todays video is about introductions. Find out what this is about and be inspired and encouraged!

Hi our friend

We hope you had a wonderful week.

I cant believe that we are already in the 4th session for the love your neighbor class. Time flies so fast. We are excited to see how the participants apply the things from the class into their communities. Let us know if you would be interested in joining a workshop or class in the near future or if you would like to organize a group of people who want to make a difference in their communities to have us do a class with! We do them in person as well as on zoom. Let us know!!!

Also don’t forget to introduce 2 of your friends to Jesus over the next few months!

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

The best gift

Todays video is about the best gift that is totally free for us. Be encouraged!

Hi our friend

We hope you had a wonderful week!

What a special week! We got a surprise visit from neighbor friends who moved away a while ago. They had a little boy too while they still lived here and we could encourage each other for a season in parenting. It was fun that they got to see Caleb and we got to see their boy and how much they grew. Friends I want to encourage you build friendships with your neighbors, we promise you it’s a blessing!!!

Also don’t forget that all of us including you got the best gift for free!

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

Gospel Carriers: Hudson Taylor

This weeks Gospel Carrier is a Man from England who followed Gods call to bring the Gospel to Inland China. Be encouraged and inspired by him. If you want to read more of his stor the book Christian Heros then and now Hudson Taylor deep in the heart of China on under this link is great .

Hi our friend

We hope you had a wonderful week!!

Our last week was full with people and it was fun! We had a dinner with families from Calebs future preschool, were teaching part 3 of the love your neighbor class and were involved in church this week with greeting and announcements to just name 3. I love weeks like that but then we were all a bit tired by the end. But that is why God gave us a sabbath to refresh and since we have been doing this it has refreshed us. We want to encourage you to even in times of busy schedule to set one day a week away for a day of rest.

We also hope you got inspired by the story of Hudson Taylor. We want to encourage you to ask God who the people are he wants you to share the gospel with. Also think about those 3 things:

  1. Ask God to guide you in sharing the gospel in a way people can understand and in a way that breaks down barriers for them.
  2. Make sure to work out of Gods strength not your own.
  3. Be prepared for attacks of the enemy and keep your eyes on Jesus. Remember God is way more powerful than anything the enemy can do!

Have a blessed week

Markus, Jen and Caleb