Hi praying friends!

One of my colleagues, Juri Ammari, has been involved in Urban Ministry for a long time! He talks about the importance of people who minister in a city environment having time away from the city. Almost a Detox from the urban environment.

Berlin is a very green city - which is a blessing! It is not the constant concrete jungle atmosphere you sometimes think of when you envision a capital city filled with millions of people.

Even saying that, however, our staff is taking a few days and spending some time together with our families several hours outside of Berlin. It's been great to have time together out of the office - something that enhances our relational connection to each other to help us when we are back working together in a more traditional way.

Pray for these days together!

Other requests:

1. Johannah found an apartment! Thanks for praying. Pray for her as she settles in.
2. Can you pray for interns and residents for next year? We have several, but would love to have a few more. Our summer teams schedule is completely full for next year - which is amazing! We love investing in people for a longer-term timeframe as well, so some interns and residents would be great!
3. As we look ahead to the next couple of years, we have some complicated decisions to make related to how our team's home assignment schedule aligns. Can you pray for wisdom?

thanks for praying!

mike