Support letter december NO 1

Dear friends, this is the first newsletter in the holiday season, in the season of advent. Here in Germany we celebrate this season this way: every sunday we light a candle , or two or three or four depending which advent it is. Yesterday we lit 1 candle because it was the first advent! Christmas markets are open now and I love it. The atmosphere of Christmas markets is wonderful. There are a lot of different craft-booths and food to eat and glowwine and hot orang juice to drink. Things have changed: First of all: I am 30 now and I love it!!! I had a wonderful birthday..I would say the best in many years. God gave me such an inner joy and I loved to be with my parents. THey surprised me with my cousin who came to join us at our family dinner. The night after my birthday I had a great party and over 20 of my friends came and we had a good good time. I was so excited!!! Christmas is coming closer, I will see my mom sing in her choir pretty soon and her and my dad will join me for a service in my church. I am excited about that. Keep on praying for those two special people in my life! The time is drawing closer. Soon it will be less than 40 days until I will fly out to Cape Town. I know that it is the right time and we will see how God will move in all the areas. I am 950 Dollars under my budget goal. This means that I still need to raise 950 dollars per month so that I reach my monthly budget. Only then I will be able to get a document that will authorize me to apply for the visa. Time is ticking and I am praying and in allt his I trust the Lord. AT this moment, I'd like to pause and thank all of you for your prayers for me and for your continuous support in areas like finances and prayer and letters and packages...Thank you so very much, my heart is very grateful and blessed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last weekend I connected with an important woman in restoration type minsitries. Her name is Maria Prean (She is from Austria, went to the States and is now living in Uganda/ Africa) and I have listened to her teachings for over 5 years now. Early in August I heard God tell me to connect with her. It seemed impossible to me until I heard that she would come to Frankfurt and then I found out that one couple in my church know her personally. They connected me with her. I do not know where this will lead but I obeyed the voice of the Lord and we will see. Funny stories... Prayer corner: Friends, I LOVE to receive your emails telling me what to pray for you, do not stop, ok? It is good for me how I can specifically pray for you!! This is how you can pray for me in this holiday season: -please pray for protection emotionally and spiritually -please pray for my parents to get to know JESUS -please pray for wisdom and guidance in all my relationships here in Frankfurt -please pray for a good team work with he Holy Spirit -please pray for favor at the consulate and with all my fundraising as well -please pray for the funds to come in and people's hearts to be touched to give at least 20 Dollars permonth (for one year : Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008) Now let ME give you a hug and wish you a great first week in december!! with all my love, in HIS grip, Kerstin P.S. visit my blog for some updates on a regular basis: http://freiheitwelcometomyworld.blogspot.com