Our First Bible Study...

We officially attended our first CC Münster Bible study the other night. Everyone meets in Chris and Nada's around 7:30ish on Wednesdays. This week was the first bi-lingual Bible study. Up until this point its all been in German but since there are now English speakers as well...it needs to be both. Paul led worship in both English and German (...he did a good job!) And Chris is teaching through the book of Romans with Nada translating for him. They just finished chapter five last night. Please continue to pray for the people attending on Wednesday nights and that would bring more people to hear His word and be encouraged!

Here's a few pics from the other night....

Pictures....

Paul and I went into the city today to meet up with our friend Valeska and our new friend Stella! We had a great time catching up and walking around Münster...here are some pictures we took!

City Hall

Some cool homes in downtown Muenster

Me, Valeska and Stella

Below: The Three Cages...this is where they would sentence people to death, so they would hang in there until they died and then the birds would eat their flesh...really crazy!!!

Left: inside the Dome church.

Right: Muenster is one of  the most bike friendly cities in Germany...this is a picture of the train station "parking lot". Seriously thousands of bikes!








Welp...thats it for now!

Let the journey begin!

So we are here in Germany...its so crazy that all one has to do is jump on a plane and then 6 hours later you are in a different country, speaking a different language. I always love that about traveling!

We arrived the morning of the 16th with no real delays, Chris was so kind to drive down and pick us up at the airport (which by the way was a six hour drive for him round trip). We are staying with Chris and Nada and their two adorable kids Simeon and Levi until we find a apartment of our own. They have been so kind to us...and are so greatful for their friendship. We got to spend a little time in the city on Friday...which I think we are going to love living in Muenster, its such a beautiful city! I didnt have my camera on me but we will go again soon and will post up some pics.

Sunday we attended a free evangelical church where Chris and Nada have been going. It was a great day, we met a lot of neat people. In the afternoon we went over to a family's house for lunch. And let me tell you...it was an awesome lunch! They were very hospitable and we had fun trying to communicate, since they didnt speak very much English and we dont speak very much German but luckly Chris and Nada are good translators...so it worked out!

Last night we had our first official "Calvary Chapel Münster" meeting. It was sweet...Chris casted the vision and shared his heart with us and then we had a time of prayer. We are so excited about what the Lord is going to do here in this city! We know that He desires to see the peoples lives changed, hearts awakened and true fellowship in Christ to happen. Already we both have experienced the Lord provision, blessing and peace in so many ways!

Well thats all for now, will write more later. Thank you all for all your prayers and support...the Lord is answering!!!

-Becca

Going Away Dinner

We had an amazing going away dinner with some SWEET people! We are going to miss everyone so much. Thank you all for your love, support, encouragement and prayers! May the Lord pour out His blessings on each one of you!

Much Love!

Paul and Bec

Moving to Germany!!!

Our story of how God called us to Germany starts in 2007 while I was studying and serving in Siegen Germany at Calvary Chapel Bible College. This was an amazing time in my life where I began to really hear God’s voice and to be filled with His love for the lost. It was here that I realized my calling to be a missionary and also met my wife Becca.

Since that wonderful time we had in Germany, God has lead us through quite a few different seasons. Immediately after we left Germany, Becca began a six month mission trip with S.E.N.D. Ministries serving in Morocco. During this same time I was interning at CCBC Ensenada Mexico. I was responsible for leading worship and setting up their computer systems and was blessed to be part of the very first semester of classes on that campus. The time Becca and I spent apart during our engagement was difficult but fruitful. Communication during that season of separation was very limited, but God was working great things in both of us. The difficulty of being separated actually helped to knit our hearts together. We were married on May 30, 2009 and we both felt certain that the Lord was calling us into full time missions as husband and wife.

This past year has also been very eventful for us. We spent three months last fall serving with Steven and Pat Apple in Tel Aviv, Israel where I was leading worship every week with the congregation in Hebrew and English. Every week we helped out at the soup kitchen, and helped with a food distribution with the Sudanese refugees. Because of Israel’s strict visa laws we could only stay three months before we had to leave. While we were serving in Israel, the Lord reconnected me with an old friend from Germany named Chris Waldrop. He told me about how God had given him a vision to plant a church in Northern Germany in a city called Münster.

Before I talked to Chris, and while we were serving in Israel, something interesting was happening. We were constantly meeting Germans, and we really started to have a strong desire to connect with them. Initially we thought that God was perhaps leading us back to Siegen to serve at the Bible College. But when Chris invited us to be a part of a new church, we knew why God had been stirring our hearts for the German people. After praying into this invitation we felt convinced that Münster, Germany was exactly where God wanted us to go next.

Chris, his wife Nada and their two children, Simeon and Levi, have been living in Münster for several months now. They have connected with many local believers in the area and have been holding a weekly Bible study and prayer meetings. It is their desire to begin holding Sunday morning services as soon as possible. Their need is for a worship leader, help for teaching and caring for the children attending. In Siegen I used to lead worship in German so I feel confident I can pick it up again. Becca has a lot of experience and loves working with children. We both have a heart for youth, for sharing the gospel and music, so this seems to be a perfect place where God can use our gifts.

Our flights have been booked for the 15^th of September. We will return to the states towards the middle of January when we hope we can reconnect with everyone and share more about what the Lord is doing in Germany. Until then we will be sending updates out through our blog and through email. In February we’re planning on returning to Germany.

Please keep us in prayer. We know that whenever God is moving powerfully there is strong opposition and we need believers to be praying for us and for the work in Münster.

Danke,

Paul and Becca Ainslie