6 days left & an Update

So I know that I have missed a few days for the countdown, but things have been busy and I do not always find time to get to my computer, but tonight I am finding a little time before I go to bed. So let me give you a little update as to what has been taking place the past few days.

SUNDAY

Sunday was our last day at CC Herborn. It was a very surreal day. A day full of mixed emotions. During the worship I would simply stop singing just to hear the people worship and I would start weeping. I was overwhelmed with so many things running through my mind.  Pastor Edmund gave Rebecca and I an opportunity to share our final words with the precious people at CCH. I can't totally remember what I said, but I do pray that the people know how much we love them and how blessed we were by them! After the morning service, we had the opportunity to get together with a few families and go on a walk into the forest. It was a great walk! So beautiful and such great fellowship. How thankful we were to have Kristine and Amy along with us so that they could get to know our friends a little more. Our friends were equally as blessed to get to know Amy and Kristine as well. I then went back for the evening service where I was able to share once again with the evening crowd. What a blessed last Sunday with the saints at CCH!
Here is a photo from our walk...

 

MONDAY

For me, Monday was a long day of driving, a little bit of packing, and then a huge surprise. I left Monday morning with Kristine and Amy to take them to the Düsseldorf Airport. It took us about and hour and 40 minutes or so to get there, hitting a little bit of traffic along the way. I then helped them out, making sure that they were completely taken care of. I then headed on my way home to get back and start packing. Well.... and hour and a half drive turned into almost 4 hours. It was ridiculously boring. As some said to me on FB, God is probably preparing me for CA traffic once again. NO THANK YOU! I then came home to help Rebecca and a few of our friends with the packing and started to move some of the boxes and furniture over to our storage room at the church.

And then around 6pm or so, a few of my friends from the church showed up, acting like they were ready to help pack. I knew something was up, but had no idea what was in store for me. They ended up surprising me and taking me to an indoor soccer field where many of the brothers in the church were there to play some Fußball (soccer)! I was super-stoked! The only problem was, I had just packed all of my soccer stuff and given it to Kristine that very morning to have her take back to CA for me. I was able to borrow some shorts and was really excited to play! Since I had been running and training for the past 10 days or so, I was completely in shape for this evening of soccer! I was able to play pretty much the whole time and I didn't get tired at all. It was great! Thanks Kristine for getting me into shape for this! We then ended the evening with a BBQ at the church! Last night of Bratwurst with the Men! What a great time I had! Thank you all who came and blessed me! SO THANKFUL - You have no idea!

TUESDAY

Today was simply a day of packing and moving! We had a lot of help throughout the day and were able to pack and move most of our stuff over to the church! Lord willing we will be able to finish the apartment tomorrow. We shall see! We are super thankful for all of the help that we have had so far and look forward to the finished work!

Please continue to be praying for us!