Our Plans vs. God's Plans.

We have BIG plans for the Summer!

Sheila will be staying in Kandern with the triplets during the Summer while Brian returns to the US for a few weeks. While Brian is gone, Sheila... as usual.. is planning more than she can possibly get done.

SHEILA's PLANS

1. Repair the holes in the roof of the shed, from the hail storm several years ago.

2. Shore up the back of the shed that is falling apart. The widow that lives behind us is very concerned the whole thing is going to come crashing down onto her fence and into her back yard. I can't rule that out as a possibility.

I also need to haul off all the wood, bricks, rocks, and junk I pulled out of the shed and various places in the yard.

I also am planning to plant a vegetable garden and an herb garden. This should save us a good amount of grocery costs and also give my black thumb an ego boost. Everything seems to grow well here without much effort. I found some seeds for chili peppers, cucumbers, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, zucchini, dill, and basil. I'm hoping to find some cilantro.

And; I need to trim the tree next to the other widow neighbor. It's too much work for her when our leaves fall into her yard.

So that's just around the house. Of coarse I also plan to take the girls to the Kandern Pool often, the water is very cold, but we can walk to it and they really enjoy it. Plus they sleep well on swim days. : ) And we will all be missing Daddy.

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Brian's Plans:

Brian will be returning to the U.S. to try to shore up our partnership and financial support. We have been supplementing our funding with our savings and that has it's limits.

Brian and I will schedule appointments in the US, with anyone wanting to hear about our ministry. He will base his schedule on responses we get from newsletters, email, and word of mouth. We are planning for him to be gone 4 to 6 weeks. Sometime around mid June to mid July. He will probably be driving from Nebraska to Texas, California, and Washington; but that's all up to how the scheduling of appointments goes. We wish we could all go, but Brian can cover much more ground on his own at a great reduction in cost.

God's Plans:

You know how to make God laugh? ...... show Him your plans.

Despite the challenges we have faced during this first 8 months; we very strongly feel that God has equipped us specifically for serving Him here in Kandern, Germany. Every month that we are here we find the original challenges to be less daunting, and God finds more ways to stretch us for the next month. It's a joy to see what God is doing in the lives of BFA students, and staff. We also get to be a part in reaching the local community for Christ. It is our prayer that we can serve here for as long as God wants us to be here.

Your Plans:

Is God giving you a heart for His mission at Black Forest Academy and Teach Beyond? Is He wispering names or places in your ear? We ask you to pray for us as a family. Please pray for our ability to complete the work God has commisioned us to do here. Please pray for the LORD's protection over the school, and the families of the students that attend BFA. Prayerfully consider asking your small group, Bible study, church, friends, family,..... to schedule a presentation with Brian or just to sit and talk with him this summer. We urge you to prayerfully consider comming along side us as a partner in this ministry.

May the God of Peace bless you and your family,

Brian and Sheila Pogson