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Sunday, December 16, 2012
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Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.

-proverbs 29:18

two months ago we were like people without vision, at least without a
long-term/passion-filled/Lord-leading/heart-stirring vision.

but then, we attended the Calvary Chapel Church Planting Conference.
the one we'd been waiting for
the one we'd stayed in california to attend
the one that we hope would give answers to our questions

and it was
AMAZING

better than we could of hoped.

the speakers were great
the location was amazing
there was great food, fellowship,
and focus.

it was at this conference that we met, Pastor Rolf
he's from Lippstadt, Germany
his church plant is about 5-6 years old
they have around 30-40 regular attendees
(50 at Christmastime!)
but they are still struggling a bit

that's where we come in!

we spent a lot of time with Rolf,
probably the majority of our freetime..
it was great, speaking german, walking, talking, praying.

he shared the needs of his church
and we stood there in awe thinking
"is he referring to us?!"
because seriously, as he spoke,
it was like he was describing us!

so blah blah blah, after lots of prayer and details...
we are now planning a six week vision tour to Lippstadt
the hope is that Aaron will become their Assistant Pastor/youth leader
and I would help in the women's ministry and children's ministry.
it's so amazing because the Lord has already worked out so many details!
we know we are eligible to receive german health insurance,
which we couldn't get last time around.
our flights have been purchased graciously by our home church here!
THANK YOU LORD.
and Rolf may just have found us an apartment, right above the church
in the center of town!

so, on our "vision tour" we are praying to receive visas, with the option to work,
to secure an apartment
to make good connections with the church in Lippstadt
and to make sure this is the will of God.

this is our Macedonian call...
the one Aaron prayed for.

[read acts 16]

our asia, was Hamburg
our Mysia, was L.A.
and our Macedonia is Lippstadt.
God is so good.
and He knows exactly where He wants us!

as a prerequisite to acquiring visas we must show proof that we will have regular contributions
because we are legally forbidden to work/earn any money for our first year.
right now our monthly expenses are estimated to be about $1000/month for our whole family;
we have faith that God will provide for our every need.
anyone wishing to help meet this goal can give to:

Calvary Nexus along with, Aaron or Amy Snyder in the memo of check.

thanks for reading, we are so grateful for you all...
the snyders

stayed tuned for posts on:
Lippstadt- the city// the people// the purpose

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"If God wills the evangelization of the world, and you refuse to support missions, then you are opposed to the will of God."
- Oswald J. Smith

Saturday, December 01, 2012
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many are the plans we have..

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wow it's been awhile.. but there's a reason why! we had visitors in town, then, we moved, which included packing moving unpacking (and we're still unpacking :) ) but oh it feels amazing to be pretty much moved in! it was pretty sad to say goodbye to our apartment though.. i mean it was our first real home, and it's where we brought baby p home to, so that was a little sad to move away from but we are really loving our new home! our great friends (reesie and mr. t) bought a sweet house so we are renting two rooms from them :) good times.

it's kind of an odd situation though, as we can't fully unpack to fully settle in since we're only planning on being there about 2 months. our hope and prayer is to find a place in los angeles so my mr. can be close to work= less drive time, more time for family, ministry, sleep etc.

^^^ so i wrote that a few weeks ago, hehe, and here we are. great news though, our family will be attending a church planting conference this coming week! yay! please pray that the Lord really reveals to us our next steps.. we have some difference options and sometimes its hard to discern what the "right" decision is.

and as this post is titled from proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

this has proven to be immensely true, we have found that there are all sorts of things we'd love to do, take on, all sorts of plans we'd like to make but in the end it's what God's planned that comes through. we spend and have spent so much time thinking about what "might/could/will" happen, and God already knows! we spend a lot of time making "plans" and then.. only one or none come to pass. but we take rest knowing that what God has planned is best, we end our prayers with "Thy will be done" truly and 100% we mean that, for to be apart from the will of God would be the worst thing for us. and so now we wait, patiently (sometimes) hopefully(often) expectantly (very) knowing the Lord will be faithful to reveal His plans to us. stay tuned as we will reveal them as they happen :)

hopefully and expectantly waiting,
mrs. s

p.s.
if y'all haven't noticed, i removed all of the pics for safety reasons.. sorry about that, there may be a place you can view more pics, if you'd like to know more, email me!

Sunday, October 14, 2012
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Return from Germany

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To our family, and friends around the globe,

Just a few months ago my new wife and I plunged into the second biggest commitment of our lives. That is, we came together in holy matrimony which is second only to a commitment to God in Christ Jesus as it is in itself designed to be a physical representation of the self-sacrificing love of Christ and the incredible respect and submission of His bride, the church. This most holy covenant we entered into with great reverent fear knowing that these shadows of spiritual substance imply a weight of glory far greater than we can yet fully comprehend. Day by day I am discovering how zealously I must guard this fundamental institution of family because it is through this basic structure that we have all come to be. The foundation of every firm family is Christ and then the husband and wife and then the children they raise and then other family and friends. The enemy desires to destroy this beautiful structure instituted by God. However, the enemy does not have the power to destroy the unshakeable foundation that is Christ Jesus therefore the most strategic point of attack so as to collapse the whole structure is to attack the husband and wife relationship. Therefore the wife and I's relationship will be a continual focal point of the enemy's attack. This may not be new information to many people and I know it was not new to us. We knew this to be true but we knew that God had given us the weapons in Christ to overcome the enemy. Amen.

The next step we took was returning to our work in the mission field of Germany. We knew it would not be exactly like home but we figured as long as we were together it would not really be like going to war or anything it would just be continuing our labor. So we returned to Germany full of the Holy Spirit and working powerfully for Him yet since our return we have been repeatedly walled-up and hedged-in from pursuing the ministries that were really on our hearts. It seemed like the more we pushed the more entangled we got. It seemed our struggles only continued to multiply and increase with time and we could feel the multitude of these outside factors weighing heavily on our new marriage. Housing was a continual issue and then visa problems multiplied further as did employment and insurance issues and with other limitations, hindrances, and trials so we began diligently seeking counsel and direction. (Also for those of you who have not heard we are expecting a baby in December!! One might be able to imagine how this could add further complications to many of those situations.) I do, however, know that God is fully able to easily fix all of those things. In this sense I do not need to have a thorough understanding of everything going on but in that case I need to have that "peace that surpasses all understanding" and that too was lacking which was rather bothersome.

One older man counseled us by taking us back to Deuteronomy chapter twenty-four, "When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken." I was fairly familiar with the verse but as I have said I had reasoned that Germany was not really like going to war for us but this man said, "You are in a different land with a different language with a different culture with different laws. You came to the frontlines. You should go back and establish your family first and then press on to missions." This brought more relief and peace than anything else we had considered and as we began investigating the option God brought us many words of encouragement that it was the right way to go. And so we have decided together with the Holy Spirit that the next right step is to return to the States to focus on our family for at least one year before pressing on into missions with renewed strength. We know this may come as a surprise to you just as it has to us but so goes the exciting journey of faith. We are quite convinced that this is the wisest thing to do and that in the long run we will be more fruitful and productive for having taking this time to start it right. We want to focus on our cleaving to one another so that the enemy will not find any fissure by which to separate that which God has brought together. We appreciate your prayers through this time and if anyone has any additional leads on work or housing we would be very thankful for that as well. May the grace of God be with you all as you abide in Him.

Mr. and Mrs. S.

p.s. we will be arriving july 7th (two weeks from today) see many of you loved ones soon!!

Thursday, June 23, 2011
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