In January 2007 we started with 60 days of Prayer. We had many people on our email list that joined us for 60 days in praying for something that was at this point only a word from God. Now since then many of the prayers became reality and a community was created. A place where we found amazing friends and were we became friends to many others. We learned an old forgotten way of loving our neighbors and neighborhood and with that inspired many others all over the country and world to do the same. But the foundation for all of that to happen was prayer.

David spent time with God in prayer long before he became King. Before Jesus started doing anything he went into the desert to spend time with his father in Prayer. Before he went to the cross he spent time in Prayer to be ready for what was ahead of him. So again the foundation needs to be prayer so we have Gods heart for things.

So you see how important it is to lay a foundation of prayer for all things we do in life. So whatever your plans might be, step into it with the heart of God and listen to what He has to say. Involve others to pray with you. And then wait on God in those times. You might be praying for something that might happen far in the future, so be patient. Know that God will come through!

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We hope your week was awesome!! We are gone for a writing Trip and are working on the book. Please pray for us for wisdom and the right words. Also pray for our beautiful city that many people will be encouraged through lovers of Jesus.

Remember this week to start laying a foundation of Prayer.

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Todays video Blog is about the most famous Psalm in the bible, Psalm 23. We pray that the Psalm and video will inspire you to grow even closer to Father God!

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We hope you had an awesome week!! When you read this Jen and I are already on our writing trip to keep working on the book. We left on Saturday. Please keep praying for us that we captcha Gods heart fully for this book and that He will give us the right words to express it in a way that everyone understands. Thank you for your Prayer.

Last week we had a wonderful time at our Haeusser hangout. We just started to change it a bit and we do at each of them a theme night with a different country. We have a potluck with food representing this country and then we talk a little bit about the history and current state of that country also the faith background. After we either play a related game or watch a movie from that country. Its wonderful and everyone enjoys it and is inspired. We want to encourage you to host your neighbors at your house with a little event once a month. It will help to create deeper friendships and a deeper sense of community and belonging.

Spend some time this week to read through Psalm 23 and let God speak to you!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Recently I was reading through the book of 1. Samuel. Samuel is a very interesting prophet. Even before he was conceived he was dedicated to God. His mother said that if she will have a son she will give him into the full service of God. When he arrived at the place of worship he was a very little boy but was dedicated to serve God. While being there he hears the voice of God for the first time but he thinks it was his mentor talking to him. After 3 times the mentor knew that it was God talking to Samuel and he started listening. And the first message God gave him is a challenging one where God called out his Mentor. Imagine that, God gives you a strong word for someone that so far just spoke into your life, that must have been scary. But Samuel shared it fully with him and totally obeyed God.

A while later God extended his responsibility after he saw how trustworthy Samuel was. He tried to speak wisdom to Israel  through Samuel when they wanted a King and with that rejected God. But after people didn’t listen to him and he shared all the consequences with them, God used him to anoint the first King of Israel Saul. After Saul disobeyed God, Samuel brought the hard truth from God to him even knowing that it could cost him his life. Saul kept disobeying God but Samuel kept obeying God by sharing Gods words with Saul.

Eventually God used Samuel to anoint David as King which again could have meant his death. Anointing a king while the other king is still in power is not a great idea, especially if the other King is a little bit on the jealous side. But Samuel kept obeying God till the end of his life. He didn’t succeed in every area of his life especially with his sons who didn’t totally follow God well. But that shows even more how this man was human and had his struggles. Succeed in one area in your life doesn’t mean that you are perfect in every area.

So Samuel obeyed God during his life no matter what. That is one of the key things I want to point out. It’s more important to God that we obey him without delay. Even if it is hard at times and it can cost us a lot, it is always worthied. As more as we obey Him as more He can trust us with greater things. Samuel started as a young boy obeying God, but we can start any day doing that.  Let’s start with the things we already know, like loving our neighbor!

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This was a special week for us! We celebrated our 6 year anniversary on May 12th. Its crazy how time flies.  We still remember our wedding as if it was yesterday. Its also amazing how much our love grew for each other in that time through fun and hard times and everything in between. You can only experience certain things if you are in for the longhaul and that is not just true for marriage. We see that in our neighborhood with all the friendships we have with neighbors. As more and as longer you know people as more you invest into each other as closer you get. Very simple and logical, but many times the most simple things are the most effective. So keep working on your long term relationships!!

Remember this week Samuel didn’t succeed in every area of his life but he obeyed and loved God!

God bless you

Markus and Jen