Missio Colonia | Kevin and Kathi in Cologne, Germany

God continues to move in our relationships with churches. Last night Kathi and I went to a small group meeting of Valley View Community Church. We met with the missions committee chair and pastor of this church a few months ago. Anyway, we are really encouraged about partnering with this church, and they have been so open and supportive of us so far. The small group was a lot of fun and they were so encouraging and interested in what we are doing.

The relationship we've been building with this church really typifies our heart in partnering with churches. From the beginning we've been hoping that God would use us not only in the mission field but also that He would use us as a blessing and vision casters for the church here in the States. So often missionary relationships with churches simply involve a yearly prayer letter and a line item in the church's budget. We hope and pray that there would be a real connection between us and our supporting churches even once we are in the field. This kind of relationship is difficult because it takes a lot of time and patience to develop. But, we know that having that kind of support once we're in Germany will be huge.