Hopegiver

Watch our newest blog to find what its about! Be encouraged!

Hey our friend

If I would have to describe the week with one word it would be meeting. We had our half yearly Bay area evaluation meeting which was encouraging. It s a meeting to see how everyone is doing and how the different locations are doing and to pray and help in ways we can. Then we met with neighbors and friends from the community for time of sharing. Then I also had an old friend from Germany here to visit and we also had a brunch with neighbors as well as our usual weekly things. It is amazing to see how God is using those times to be really encouraging to us as well as the others we meet up with. Why don’t you meet up with someone this week that you haven’t seen for a while and see how they are doing!!

Don’t forget this week to be encouraged by father God!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Counterintuitive

Sometimes things that make no sense make sense. Watch our brandnew blog!

Hey our friend

We cant believe it that January is already over. It felt like January went by in the fifth gear 🙂 How was your January? Did it go as fast as ours?

Last week we were teaching in the Discipleship Training school on on the Topic Relationships and Friendship. It was an exciting weekend with teaching sessions and times with the students. Relationship is such an important topic especially in todays time!

We also had wonderful times in our neighborhood!! God is awesome!!

Don’t forget this week that things that make no sense sometimes make sense!

Have a blessed week!!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Changing Generations

May this blog inspire you and help you to see even more how you have the power to change generations!!

Hey our friend

Isn’t it amazing to know that we are loved by Father God! When we go through our weeks like that it just brings so much more hope and it also gives us more love for others in our neighborhood and homes. We feel that ourselves so much in our lives through having more and more love for our neighbors and all the different places we serve in our our neighborhood.

We also had a wonderful first meeting with all the bay area ministries last week were prayed for each other and just worshipped God together. It was such a good start into the new year for everyone.

We want to encourage you like we said in the blog above to share the good news with a neighbor or someone you are in touch with. Bring change to generations!!

Have a blessed week!!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Encouragement in trials for others

Praised be God, Father of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah, Compassionate Father, God of all encouragement and comfort; who encourages us in all our trials,… so that we can encourage others in whatever trials they may be undergoing with the encouragement we ourselves have received from God.

2. Corinthians 1.3-4 (The complete Jewish Study Bible)

Last week we wrote about how God is with us in trials and how he brings comfort and encouragement in the middle of them. Today we want to look at the second part of the verse where Paul focuses on others. So when we go through trials and we receive encouragement from God it is not just for us. It is also meant to help others. Even Paul went through many trials in his life, he encouraged so many while still being in them. By doing that he actually helped others to grow in their faith and be encouraged by the fact that God is also with them.

Last week I talked about 2 approaches of 2 trials and the different outcomes for me. Looking at the second one where I leaned on God in the process and got encouragement and comfort from him didn’t just do well for me but also to others. A while after I went through this situation I was able to share with others how God comforted me and encouraged me in that season and how much it changed and helped me. Through that, they got encouraged and started to be hopeful for the trials they were in.

God is using the testimonies of our lives to help others be encouraged in their situations and to bring courage to them that they will also be able to make it through. So our victories God gave us can become victories for others.

We want to encourage you to share with others how God helped you through trials and comforted and encouraged you in them. Take courage and talk about the challenging times and how you were not alone!

Hey our friend

We hope you had a fantastic week!! We had a wonderful time with the first Haeusser Hangout of 2019. It was a great time to spend together with neighbors and others from the area. What are you doing to connect with your neighbors and community? Share in the comments!!

Don’t forget to encourage others this week through your testimony!

Have a blessed week!!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Encouragement in trials for you

Praised be God, Father of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah, Compassionate Father, God of all encouragement and comfort; who encourages us in all our trials,…
                                                                Corinthians 1.3-4 (The complete Jewish Study Bible)

When we think of trial pretty much all of us are not excited about it. Trials are usually times that are hard or challenging for us, times where we often don’t know how to make it through and we don’t know how it ends. But trials are part of life and we can’t or should not avoid them and stay true to what we believe. Paul was a man who went through many trials in his life if its time in prison or people turning on him. But Paul points out an important fact, God is with us in the trials and He is the one who will encourage and comfort us in the middle of it and gives us hope. That is pretty amazing. Many people in this world go through hard times but have no one that encourages them or helps them through. But for all who know God, the creator of the earth, they can be affirmed that He stands right at our side and helps us through.

It reminds me of 2 hard situations and trials in my life. In one of them, I decided to be mad at God and just not listen to him about this situation. For many years that situation kept affecting me negatively and I felt hopeless.  I had a hard time trusting God and it partially robbed me of joy. The second situation I decided to ask God and let him help me through and the outcome was so different. Yes, it was still hard, but through his encouragement and comfort I was able to make it through with hope and I came out stronger at the end.

If you walk with God through trials you come out stronger than before. We want to encourage you that through whatever trials you might be going through to ask God for encouragement. He is right at your side to help you through!!

Hey our friend

We hope you had a fantastic week!! Jen and i are almost fully recovered which is awesome!! We are so excited to see the book move forward this year and all the other things God has planned!! Keep us in your prayers while we are in the process of writing! How was your week? Give us an update maybe in the comments below!

Don’t forget to let God encourage you in your trials!

Have a blessed week!!

God bless you

Markus and Jen