JohnBeckiCHALLENGE

Dear you, please take a few minutes and check out two videos that John and Becki Rusk (I blogged on them and their challenge in my last blog post) downloaded. One is about them explaining what is going on right now and one video is stunning as it shows a Buffalo herd and a little Buffalo being attacked. Watch and stand in awe! go here.

CapeTown

I am in Cape Town and have only 5 more minutes online so here are so pictures for you from my first 3days here. It is amazing and slow pace! I like it and am more and more aware that this is my new home now. wow!!!Take a look. I live 8 minutes walk from this beautiful beach and I hopefully will include a pic of the pastor.I also include a pic of my room at the Bed and Breakfast which is just awesome for me! I am soo thankful for it!!! Till next time with more to write about what I eat and why I am so tired :) I saved this text, am online now a bit later on saturday night. I really do enjoy it here and my whole soul is in the ADJUSTING phase. Yomorrow I will be in church, my new one, for the first time!!!! I am excited and it is awesome to be with some friends I made back last year when I went here for 10 days. I am so thankful and pray for God to direct my very step, my live, my heart!! He is in control

Let it show - Holland - no intimidation!

Last week, I joined a group from our church plant in Frankfurt to go to a national foursquare conference in the Netherlands. My heart was so encouraged and full of joy for I met dear friends from the States there: the pastor that led me through my first 2 years as an intern in Gresham/Portland DAN RUSSEL and my pastors and the ones who sent me out as a missionary: TED and DIANE ROBERTS. How wonderful to welcome them on European ground this time. The theme of the 3 day conference was: Let it show - I am so thankful to God that HE gave us Germans such a good fellowship, such good talks and wonderful prayer times for each other. It kind of felt like the fellowship of the ring in a way. I experienced huge intimidation internally about my call during that time. I felt like a female Timothy thinking that I am too young or too inexperienced to go and do what God is calling me to. I received new encouragement from the throne room from God himself. I really needed that time away at that conference. It was a last minute decision but such a good one: a breath of fresh air AND no more intimidation (I know it'll come but I also know that I am a princess of the most HIGH GOD and HE has made me more than a conqueror!)

Faith makes things possible NOT easy!!!

Here I am again...what a day. I had a really good meeting and lots more that I need to learn about money and how to handle everything. It can be discouraging and overwhelming and yet I have wonderful people around me that really help me understand things in the monetary world. NEWS NEWS NEWS I have 4200 $ in for my funds!!!! After my meeting I realized I need to have a monthly amount of 2000 $ raised every month. I am working on getting friends and fellow East Hill attendies to commit to give towards my ministry for a year (every month at least 35 $). This weekend, I will be on stage for all the services (6) and have an opportunity to speak my heart and be prayed over. I will also have a table in the foyer and be sure about that , I will decorate it to the best of my creative ability :) I was invited to the widow connection yesterday and boy was I blessed. I fellowshipped with 15 widdows of age and experience of life. they reminded me of my grandma who passed away last year. We had a potluck and then did a scavenger hunt in the parc whci was so much fun (I will post some pictures of this soon). Later these precious ladies prayed over me and blessed me for my ministry in South Africa. How precious!!!! I am showered by HIS blessings every day. My staff has touched me by praying over me in my last staff meeting and by having a goodbye-cookie-thing while I was working at the front desk for the last time. I am blessed to be aprt of the East HIll Church Family! Yesterday I received a call from a lady who wants to sell thngs for me and give me the money and she is talkingabout the garage load full!!!

Thank you my dear Lord for bringing all these people into my life! Thank u for helping me trust when I am worn out and overwhelmed! Thank you for helping me to focus on YOU and be with you my dear dear Lord Jesus!

I so love you!!!! ur little sunshine princess

UPDATED update, more money in and more to raise!!!!!!!!!!!!

 SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN Dear family and friends, Here I am, less than 3 weeks before the big move. I will go home to Germany, get my visa and then go to Cape Town as soon as I have enough funds. I am doing ok in all this, am so glad that God provides me with peace and trust and all that. I know that He is here and He is working in all this. Thank you so much for your prayers!!!!!!! Trust is what my theme is these days…a trust that is weak and raw and vulnerable, a trust that can only come from my God  When will I leave the U.S. for South Africa?              My last day of work at East Hill Church will be Friday, July 20th, 2007 and I will fly home to Frankfurt, Germany exactly one week later on the 27th of July.  I am returning to Germany to apply for my visa which must be done from my home country.  Then I will have approximately three months in Germany to work and be with friends and family before I embark on my new adventure to Capetown, South Africa. NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS How is my support going? I have a lot of people praying for me and to be honest that is the most important thing right now. It helps not to stand alone J The finances are slowly coming in. I should have about 1700 $ by now, but need at least 3,200$ to be able to have a “reserve” here at East Hill at all times in case of emergency PLUS the money for the first 2 months there that I can spend: in all 6,400 $. I believe that God will provide and bring it in. If I cannot cover the first months in Cape Town, I cannot be sent out yet. Also, I need to have the “reserve” money in at all times. If I fall under the 3,200 $, I have 60 days in financial emergency state before I would need to leave the field to go home and build up my support again. Certainly, I would not want to go there.How can you support me in this? - with your prayers.   During this season of transition I am need of spiritual protection over my emotions, decisions, thoughts and actions.  I need discernment and God’s wisdom for balance.  Likewise, you can pray for a good and stable family that will open their home to me in Capetown.  My e-mail address is newborntigger@yahoo.com and I would love to hear from you at any time. Financially, I am going to need approximately $1,650.00 a month in support.  While East Hill will be giving me some financial support, it will not cover the full support amount that I need.  My IMMEDIATE needs are 2 months worth of my budget as reserve PLUS 2 months of my budget to actually spend on housing and food to be able to go: 6,400$ If you need a tax receipt, you can send payments to East Hill Church. Please make sure to note "South Africa Long Term Missions” on the memo line of each check .

The address of The East Hill Church is: East Hill Church, PO Box 650, Gresham OR 97030

You can send checks made out to East Hill to the East Hill PO Box . Finally, If you have any questions about my plans or want further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I’d love to hear from you as well J May God bless you!  Sincerely, Kerstin

Test in trusting - Promises need faith!!

Wow, so I am in a total trusting training here. Trusting in the lord my God....... HE is my shelter and my solid rock on which I stand. As I am reading in Hebrews I learn how important it is to have God's promises followed by faith I need to put in HIM and HIM alone. Words without acts are dead as James declared and it is true. The Israelites had all those promises from THE ALMIGHTY GOD and yet they did not put their trust in HIM and so those promises have were not fully fullfilled. In Hebrews 4,I read about God's rest and I yearn to enter this rest and I say and proclaim that I trust my God to fullfill allt He promises that HE has given me. HE will come through!

My dear dear Lord, thank you for givingme promises and now I tell you that I trust you in all you do to fullfill those! Help my mistrust and give me strength to stand firm in these days! YOur Princess K

Test in trust, promises need faith

WOW, I am tested in my trust to the Lord big time. Yet, I stand firm on the solid rock, HIS promise. Reading in Hebrews this mroning made me realize that God's promises need to come with faith on my part. God had promised the Israelites so much and yet when they were in the desert, they did not put their trust in GOD and acted on that faith. Thus the promises were nor fullfilled. I strive to enter into God's rest as it talks about in Hebrews 4. And I need God's help to trust in the promises that He has given me. WOW, what powerful Scripture!

I trust and stand, you are my portion, my deliverer, my shelter,s trong tower and I come to you in time of need: NOW! Your Princess :)

Thank you for your prayers- 3000 more!!!!

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN Dear family and friends, Here I am, less than 4 weeks before the big move. I will go home to Germany, get my visa and then go to Cape Town as soon as I have enough funds. I am doing ok in all this, am so glad that God provides me with peace and trust and all that. I know that He is here and He is working in all this. Thank you so much for your prayers!!!!!!! Trust is what my theme is these days…a trust that is weak and raw and vulnerable, a trust that can only come from my God NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS How is my support going? I have a lot of people praying for me and to be honest that is the most important thing right now. It helps not to stand alone  The finances are slowly coming in. I should have about 1200 $ by now, but need at least 4500 $ to be able to cover the first two months in Cape Town. I believe that God will provide and bring it in. If I cannot cover the first months in Cape Town, I cannot be sent out yet. How can you support me in this? First of all and most importantly you can support me with your prayers. During this season of transition I am need of spiritual protection over my emotions, decisions, thoughts and actions. I need discernment and God’s wisdom for balance. Likewise, you can pray for a good and stable family that will open their home to me in Capetown. My e-mail address is newborntigger@yahoo.com and I would love to hear from you at any time. Financially, I am going to need approximately $1,650.00 a month in support. While East Hill will be giving me some financial support, it will not cover the full support amount that I need. My IMMEDIATE needs are 2 months worth of my budget to be able to go: 4500 $If you need a tax receipt, you can send payments to East Hill Church. Please make sure to note "South Africa Long Term Missions” and “Kerstin Berthold” on the memo line of each check . This information is very important and for easier way for our accounting department we want to make sure that the money goes into the right account.

YOU ARE MY VICTORY!

Victory , that is what I proclaim, victory and I am not standing alone...all of you are standing with me, an army of warriors, an army of lovers, an army of encouragers, an army of intercessors! Victory over this life that is to be proclaimed...every day!

Lord, this life of mine longs to be lived for you, fully pured out for you...with all my mistakes and all my wounds...fully poured out for you, Lord! Why? Because that is the only thing that makes sense in this world! Your will be done! I am in your hands dear Jesus! Hold me tight! Your Sunshine!