We're On A Mission

Current Prayer Requests

Our upcoming First Termer's Retreat
Continued clarity as we seek to speak and understand German.
Wisdom for God's leading as we visit churches to find a church home.
The Visa application process to go smoothly - we currently have a 3 month Visa and have applied for a 1 year Visa.
Relationship building with our neighbors - so far so great!
For the spiritual darkness in Europe that is so prevalent.
The remaining 10% of our monthly support to get us to 100%!

Answered Prayer

Language school is going great so far - we're through the first level of four!
Friendship building has gone really well so far and we are starting to feel that Germany is "home".
Our condo is rented! Please pray for the young couple that now calls it home - we want it to be a blessing to them!
The few churches we've visited have been a source of encouragement and granted us hope that we'll find a great church home here.
We are 96% funded!

What's New?

The Europa Meister (EU Cup) Tournament is certainly a new experience for us! Games start at 8:45p most nights so around 11:30, there is a whole lot of yelling and horn honking (of course, this depends on who just won). We haven't heard a horn in Germany yet except for this purpose - they are wholly reserved for soccer fans. We decided to see what the fuss was all about so we went downtown to watch Germany vs. Portugal. Portugal was expected to win so we thought this might be our last chance. We sat in an outdoor cafe that was surrounded by public viewing areas. Absolutely every restaurant has a TV set out specially for the tournament. Normally reserved Germans are running around screaming flying the German flag behind them. The excitement over the Superbowl doesn't begin to touch the excitement of soccer fans when Germany makes a goal. It was a lot of fun to experience such a cultural event!

Germany at-a-glance

Highest Elevation: 9721 ft
Average Annual Temp: 48 F
Large Turkish pop. (1.8 million)
Pop: 82.5 million
Population Growth: 0.0%
Percent Evangelical Christian: 2.3%

Ministry at-a-glance

Apt Location: Lörrach
Office Location: Kandern
Language School: Lörrach
We are part of a team of missionaries working to grow churches across Europe by offering resources to help them reach into their community
Currently in language school. We expect to spent 9 months learning German before starting ministry tasks.
We arrived Jan 17, 2008

Current Needs

We currently need partners who are willing to make a monthly pledge to our ministry. GEM requires us to have 100% of our monthly support pledged to keep us on the field long term. We are currently hovering around 96%. Please consider making a monthly, quarterly, or yearly pledge commitment to join us in Europe. We need 4 more people to pledge $75/mo to make this goal.

Welcome
Partnering with Greater Europe Mission, we help churches reach out into their community by providing computer and English training. Even though we live in Germany, our ministry is Europe-wide. Please take some time to explore our ministry further. Thank you for your interest in the work God has given us to do.

After reading more about us, please consider signing up to join us in this ministry in Europe. We need people like you who want to support us in prayer and through financial giving. Visit “Partnering With Us” for more information.

In Christ,
Thadd Laura Davis