Flea market the IIIrd and sick

So the third time at theflea market was amazing again. The weather forecast had said it would rain and all. I did not rain and I know that God helped there a bit. It was not too cold and even sunny. I stood there for 7 hours and had wodnerful encounters again. I learnd how to say "how are you" in Russian, I met another great neighboor with whome I ha dmeaningful conversations, I sang worship songs and blessed people. Alle in all it was great. Then I was able to see dear friends of mine from Oregon. They were on their tour through Europe and came and saw me in Frankfurt for some hours. What a treat! Thank you Jill, Tim and Hannah!! Yet, I am fighting exhasution and sickness, have been in bed all day and my muscles ache. So tha tis why you get a sort blog entry and some picks and I will go back to bed! Blessings to you all!!

for my blog-thoughts to my bible reading

lets read those psalms againa nd again, how rich they are

A day as a bride....

Wow, I am overwhelmed. I am so thankful and so .....I guess the word is thankful. God is good. He is so merciful and fullof love that He helped me feel and see that He is with me. I borrowed a coat from my friend Ines today cuz I forgot one at home. I am staying with her and her husband for a few days here in Frankfurt. It is soooo refrehshing, so wonderful. I have absolute delightful talks with them and feel sooo blessed and the wonderful thing is: They feel blessed as well!!! We went for a walk today- to a beautiful park close to the big house they both are living in (they liev on the 13th floor). The sun was shining today and it could not have been more perfect. We strolled by a typical European site: the street cafes and the atmosphere .....it was extraodinary!! After that I realized that it is today that goods are being sold to support my minsitry ...they are being sold at a Fall Event. I am praying for people to be blessed as they bless me. I had 2 hours of free time tonight before I would go to an African restaurant with my friends and other friends for a birthday party. I walked around a pretty area in Frankfurt, praying for my friends and thanking my Jesus for this day....AS I realized that I was still wearing the white coat that Ines gave me for today. I suddenly felt like a bride, Jesus was there hugging me and my heart was warm and thankful. All my needs HE supplies, He is with me, for me not against me. I feel like in a honeymoon with Jesus- if that sounds weird...that is your problem :) SO I go to bed...feeling like a bride, knowing that God fills me and cares for me and being proud of my Jesus!!! Kerstin Sunshine

Kerstin at the flee market PART II :)

I am so tired but happy, not because of any money but because my God was so personal and lovng to me today that I am touched beyond words. I got up at 5am in the morning to prepare for my second adventure at the flee market. I had put all stuff in the car last night and now the next chapter could begin: I arrived at 6:15am at my place, payed the little fee and set up all my stuff. One the way to the market I committed this work to the Lord: Let people be blessed and let me not look at the money but at the hearts of the people that would come- this was my prayer after reading Psalm 37 this morning. I got rid of more than half of my stuff for not a lot of money. However, I samg a lot of songs, hummed and was happy for I saw how it blessed the people that came by. I had an awesome neighbor and we got along really well, singing, dancing and chatting about this or that. I was blessed and she said that she was blessed as well. Then an older woman from the Jehova's wittness appeared, bought my coffee machine and wanted to sell or give me those magazines...THE WATCHTOWER . I politely said NO and still we had a nice chat. I could bless a woman whose name is Anna. She has a little Baby and two odler sons. her husnand died with 36 years and now she is alone. SHe bought htings and aksed if I could drive to her appartment after the market ot bring them to her. I said yes. After the market I could not remmenber where that street was and my cell phone was close to die , so I could not ask her ( she had given me her number). As I asked the Lord driving in the car, I looked at the next street sign and it was exactly the street I needed to go- I just felt a soft hug from the Lord it was marvellous. As I came into Anna's appartment, I was blessed with her smile and we talked over a coffee and I was able to see and hug her little baby girl- she gave me a biiiig baby smile and my heart melted. I was touched by that woman's life and I am asking God now to reveal to me if I can bless that woman and if then how. God also encouraged me in me going to South Africa in HIs own way which is indiscribable. All in all I am tired now but happy- I think i made 40 Dollars but in the unseen world I gained so much and could bless so much, wha a wonderful experience! Thank you my dear God, thank you for your sweetness! I love you!!!!!! P.S. ON THAT ONE PICTURE I AM WEARING THE RED BEANIE ABOUT WHICH I BLOGGED A FEW MONTHS AGO- LOOK AT THIS BLOG POST CALLED ; THE RED BEANIE

Coming back from a good walk and talk with BIG J

I have just come back from a long walk with Jesus. It is pretty amazing how wonderful HE is. It is pretty amazing how ALIVE HE is and I am absoluty in love with God.I am going through some dissappointments with myself, with other people and through some pain that is envolved in that. It is so good to talk with Jesus about it. He understands. Last week when I was with my friends and my little Godson, God woke me up one night. I woke up at 3:30 am and NO I had not eaten any pizza that night... (lol) and I was awake. I was so awake that it scared me (grin) After half an hour of trying to fall back to sleep I gave in and was reminded of little Samuel who was woken up by God. Samuel finally got it and answered: Here I am my Lord, what do want to tel me? So I asked the same. No answer...but I was more awake than before. Then I thought I could start to pray for things and asked God to show me the needs and to show me my heart. God led me to pray for my parents, to pray for the family I stayed at and He gave me a promise for that family. He asked me to bless people who hurt me and dissappointed me and He asked me to forgive myself. I got more and more excited and the thought of going back to sleep was way back in my mind. After 2 hours I started to get tired and fell asleep at about 5:30am thinking: Oh my oh my, I will be so exhausted when little FAlk comes to my bed in the morning to wake me up to play with him at 7am.............but surprisingly I was not exhausted. Surprisingly, I was up even before and ready for the day when the little cutie came to welcome me into the new day! Last week God spoke to me about patience and having children. See, I really love children, I love babies. They always love to be held by me. Yet, I experienced a very exhausting life as a mother last week. Little Falk stopped sleeping during noon...no nap for mom and my friend Sandra was so exhausted ;( It was easier for me than for her since this was just one week out of my life whereas THIS WAS her life. I thought a lot about my wish to have my own children one day. Good that all this is in God's hands but I was not the most patient auntie last week sometimes. I got reminded of all that after reading a friend's blog post (Christine). Interesting how God speaks to us. Here are some words out of a song, an old song sung by Steven Curtis Chapman:

I can hear it in the baby's cry In a mother's lullaby Everytime the morning sky Begins to glow I can feel it pounding deep inside It's keeping faith alive And i will not let it die The heartbeat of hope I am learning I'm learning as I go Just how thankful hope can be The ache of yearning Can never let you go It has become a part of me But pure are the longings Holding on and holding out I'll keep holding to the one thing I know I can not live without

So I hold on to Jesus, I hold on because He is my life, HE IS my justice, He is my patience and HE is my wisdom, He is my all in all HE IS!!!!He is who HE is (Exodus 3:14) He is all that in me that I can never fully achieve. I want to achieve and achieve and operate in the spirit of religiosity, I am not better than any pharisee and I expect so much of me that my own expectations want to tangle me, BUT I DO NOT NEED THAT. I AM A CHILD OF GOD and in HIS NAME is my healing and my salvation, my righteousness and my justice!

At my Godchild's home

I am back from one week of refreshment, one week of learning, one week of receiving and giving, one week of love and one week of joy and relaxing. I spent the last week in the countryside nealry 2 hours away from Franfurt at my Godchild's home. His name is Falk, I was there at his dedication and I saw him every year in the summer. He is 2 and a half years old and my delight. I spent the time with his mom who has become like a big sister to me. Sandra and her family lived underneath my appartment when I lived in Frankfurt 4 years ago. We always drank cappuccinos together and had wonderful talks. Falk's two bigger brothers always loved to draw and paint with me which we did this week...again and again. I will write more about that time and about what God showed me .... here are some pics for now...

I sold goods for 180 $

This is my market experience from this week wednesday. My dad had told me about this market, it is like a garage sale with tons of other people on a little pasture in the middle of our little village. I decided to go there with all I can get together from all my old stuff. It all began tuesday evening when I loaded the car with 10 boxes. It is a red little Golf VW and I was sooo glad to get all of it inside the car. Then I got up the following morning at 5:15AM and went to that place. I arrived at 6:10AM and people were already there. As I undloaded the car the first interested people asked me what I had to sell. It was hillaious....a whole ne expierence for me. After 10 minutes I had already sold my old camera and other stuff. In the first 2 hours I sold a ton. In the end I was there for 5 hours, had some good tea, two good German bread rolls and some snacks. I was blessed with 180 $ and I still have stuff to do this again. I decided to do so. I will go tot he market in two weeks again. I had a fun time.....one of the neighbors came over from time to time and showed me new ringtones on his cell phone which were hillarious. Here are some pictures, enjoy!