Hi praying friends,

This weekend will be our final church visit! This year, one of our biggest prayer requests has been for safe travels and that God would allow us to be present at each place we visit. In past years, this has been challenging for me - the schedule begins to drag, the questions are often very similar, and the names and faces all start to run together. This year, we have been praying that God allows us to be present in each conversation - extending hospitality to people by creating space for them. I know, as I look back over the past 10 months, that there are times that I did not succeed in that, but for the most part, God has given us His grace in this journey, and we have almost finished. Don't stop praying!! We will be in Baxter, MN this weekend, and then next week we head to Indianapolis for what promises to be a very full week at the LIFE 2025 conference.

I have also had a lot of online (and some in-person) meetings with people who want to serve somewhere and are interested to see if Envision Berlin might be the next step for them (as an intern or resident.) This is really exciting for us! Pray for these men and women who are exploring what God has next for them, and pray for us as we enter into this journey of discovery with them. For some people, serving overseas will not be their next step - and that is fine! We want to come alongside them as they search for whatever that next step may be.

Here are a few other prayer requests:

1. The next couple of months before we return to Berlin will go by fast! Pray for us with some of the logistics that need to take place before we go.
2. Our team in Berlin will be welcoming a short-term team from Vestal, NY next week. Pray for the team from Valleyview Alliance!
3. Envision Berlin has another book in the works, pray for Stephen as he writes/edits.
4. Pray for continued health for us! God has been so good, and we want to finish well.

Thanks for your prayers!

Blessings,

mike