Wow we are in week 3 and I feel so much time passed! Where was God using you to bring peace? How did it go? We want to encourage you to write those things down in a journal so you can look back at it someday! Also don’t forget to invite that person God put on your heart to your house for Christmas!

Each year about 2 Billion Christmas cards are sent out just in the US alone. That is a lot of Christmas cards. Do you remember getting an unexpected Christmas card? How did it make you feel? I remember cards I got from people that I haven’t seen forever and it made me feel so loved. Jen and I brought a Christmas card to every person we have relationship with on this hill we live. We want each one of them to know that they are loved and special to us and God. I remember the first year we did that we had some amazing responses and friendships were started through that. So to really get to know your neighbors this is a wonderful way to start.

1. If you can, print a card with you and your families picture on it. Its more special than just using custom cards, but they work too, since we are already close to Christmas this year! Better a custom card then no card.
2. Bring something along with the card maybe some home baked specialty.
3. Pray over each Card that the person will feel the love of God through it!
4. Deliver them personally and bring them to all the neighbors around you, Co workers and people who God puts on your heart.

Be excited to see what God will do through it!!

Hey our friend

I think this week had the most Christmas parties we went to in the amount of 7 days. WE had a German Christmas party for our german speaking group, a YWAM Christmas party for the YWAM Bay area family, a Neighborhood Christmas party for all the people from the neighborhood association which we are a part of and then we ended with a church Christmas party. But all of them were awesome and a great way to connect with people. We also just had a great week in general. We were baking tons of german sweet bread “Hefekranz” to give to our neighbors along with the Christmas cards.

Please pray with us in this Christmas season that every person will have a place to celebrate Christmas at. Pray that every person will have an opportunity to hear the reason for the season! Make sure to share it also with people in a way they understand so they can experience the love of God! Let God guide you in the how, since each person is different.

Have a wonderful blessed week

Markus and Jen

P.s. This is totally unrelated, but I just saw a Trailer for a movie made about one of my favorite books, The Shack. It’s a story about a man who meets with God, jesus and the Holy Spirit after going through a really hard time in his life. If you haven’t read it give it a try!! Make sure to read further then page 80 since the first 80 pages are a bit slow. But here is the trailer to it.