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Our Presentaion Introdution



Welcome, Josefine Adelaide!
Born on June 29, 2009
7lbs 15.7oz
20 inches long



Josefine turns ONE!



Josefine in front of the US Capital Building (August 2010)



Family Picture on Jim's Birthday before heading to DC (August 2010)



Welcomem, Cornelia Ruth Hosanna!
Born May 2, 2011
8lbs 8oz
20.5 inches long



Josefine turns TWO!

Family Picture on Josefine's 2nd Birthday, enjoying a Strawberry Ice Cream Cone at the Drug Store! :) And including our newest addition, Cornelia! (2011)



Cornelia, June 2011

Added Meetings & Our Car Situation

We are so thankful for the blessing our summer minstry has already been! We enjoyed our meetings at North Creek Baptist in Bothell, WA and First Baptist Church in Soap Lake, WA. Family Camp and VBS were fun and refreshing! We're excited that the Lord brought one little boy to Himself this week! How precious to see the excitment of a new believer announcing "I got saved yesterday!" with such a big smile on his face!

Josefine celebrated her 1st Birthday this week. It's hard to believe a year has gone by already...and so quickly! We are so thankful for our little girl and pray that she will be a light to the world someday, the same way she has been a light in our lives. Children are truly a blessing of the Lord.

We also ran into a car issue...transmission to be exact. Of course, it was no surprise to God. He has everything planned out perfectly and we trust in His faithfulness and provision! Pray with us about this situation.

We have a few new meetings lined up as well. This Sunday, we'll be at in Grace Baptist Church in Wilson Creek, WA. On Wednesday, we'll be at Grace Baptist Church in Kennewick, WA. We have so much enjoyed sharing our hearts with people in the state of Washington, and sense such an interest in the mission field of Germany!

Thank you for praying!

Love,
The Engles

Happy 1st Birthday, Josefine!

From Sea to Shining Sea

We're excited to share that the Lord has provided meetings and a busy travel schedule for the summer. As the title of this post explains, we'll be traveling, literally, from "sea to shining sea." :)
Please pray for us as we share the need for missionaries in Berlin and as churches consider taking us on for support. Also pray for the churches we have been in previously as well, that they might also consider us for support.

Our travel schedule is as follows:

June 20: North Creek Baptist Church - Bothell, WA

June 21-25: Family Camp with North Creek & First Baptist

June 27: First Baptist Church - Soap Lake, WA

June 28-July 2: VBS at Frist Baptist Church - Soap Lake, WA

July 7: Grace Baptist Church, Kennewick, WA

July 12-17: BMM Annual Conference: Cleveland, OH

July 25: Calvary Baptist Church (a supporting church): Bay Shore, NY

August 2-6: VBS at Evangel Baptist Church (our sending church): Taylor, MI

Thank you for your prayers!

The Engles

Answered Prayer

Thank you all for your prayers these past several weeks. The Lord saw fit to keep our baby with Him, and we are grateful for the answered prayers through this miscarriage. God is good and we grew closer to Him and to one another through it all. Please read some of these posts to get more of a detailed update on that.

We spent a week at a Missions Conference at Faith Baptist Church in Albert Lea, MN. It was a tremendous blessing to us to serve with the people of Faith Baptist Church. It happened to be right in the middle of the miscarriage, but it was exactly where God wanted us at the time. We couldn't have asked for a better circumstance or sweeter more compassionate servants of the Lord with whom to share it. We truly enjoyed focusing on "Declaring His Glory" and sharing our burden for Germany.

Currently, we are enjoying the Missions Conference at Faith Baptist Bible College. Our display is up and we're meeting and greeting and getting opportunities to interact with students. In a few weeks, we'll be displaying at the IARBC Annual Conference.

Things are coming along nicely at the house. We're still working on it and still have a quite a bit to finish before moving in. A group of men from a supporting church will be helping Jim work on a Saturday in April. We are so grateful for those who have helped on this project that will get us one step closer to full-time deputation!

Josefine is growing, growing, growing! She turned 9 mos yesterday, is starting to get up on her hands and knees and rocks, but finds that she is "stuck" and doesn't care too much for it. Soon, she'll love the opportunity to get what she wants by crawling, though!

We're coming up on "Wedding" season as well, and we have several wedding photoshoots through June. All of which will help finacially with our deputation trips and outfit and passage. In the middle of June, we'll start a road trip to Washington state, where we'll have meetings, a camp and VBS and have opportunity to introduce Jim and Josefine to some of my family!

Thank you all sincerely for your prayers and support!

Blessings,
The Engles
Jim, Sarah & Josefine

Upcoming Meeting/Conference & Appointment

Hello all,

Thank you sincerely for your prayers this past week since we found out about the risk of our pregnancy. There hasn't been a miscarriage, and we're praying that there won't be...we have an appointment on Thursday. We're praying that we'll get to see this little one on the ultrasound to confirm that this could be a healthy pregnancy. We're praying for God's will, of course. And resting in Him. This post might help you understand our hearts on the matter.

Also, we're looking forward to joining Bethel Baptist Church in Pella, IA for a meeting on Wednesday night. Pray for Jim as he prepares a message/presentation. I look forward to seeing some familiar faces from the past and sharing our joy who is Josefine with them! Also, I look forward to sharing some of what God has been teaching me about Him lately. Pray that we would be able to communicate the need for missionaries in Berlin!

The second full week of March will be eventful, busy and lots of fun! We'll be in MN with Faith Baptist Church participating in a Missions Conference. Pray as we prepare our hearts for that as well.

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
for
Great is His Faithfulness,

Jim, Sarah & Josefine Engle

A Prayer Request

Doc says there is a high chance of miscarriage with this pregnancy...

We found out several weeks ago that we were going to have a baby in October. We're waiting on God now. We opted out of the D&C and we're going to let God do whatever He chooses. It could be a few days or weeks before we see any evidence of confirmed miscarriage. Or, it could be a few days or weeks before we see any evidence of a healthy pregnancy. It's all in HIS hands, and we're trusting Him..."strengthened with all might, according to HIS glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy." Colossians 1:11 Please pray with us!

We are thankful for so many things right now:

1. God's Word for sure. It's been amazing to be reassured of God's power, love and soveriegnty through His words.

2. The ability to bring our burdens before the Lord through prayer.

3. Loving and supportive friends & familiy.

4. A wonderful, knowledgeable and personable Doctor.

5. A beautiful little girl to love on...she brings joy to this home even when we're feeling down.

And of course...the list could go on.

Thank you for praying for us as we continue our journey of faith. God brings us through so many different avenues to strengthen our dependency on Him. Even ones that look grim...but we remember "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."

A New Church!

Hello All!

It's been a bit since we've last updated you with some of our ministry goings-on, and we have some GREAT news! First Baptist Church of New Hartford, Iowa has voted to take us on for support!!! We were elated to hear the news! Our meeting with them in August was such a blessing and encouragement. The people were loving and interested. We are so blessed to be a part of their missions team and look forward to building a relationship with them! Thank you for you prayers on our behalf. God is answering in so many unique ways that we could never fathom! Continue to pray for us as we schedule meetings. It looks as though we'll be in Washington State in late June with camps, VBS's and meetings! Also, continue to pray as Jim works on the house in Mingo. He's made significant progress lately and our goal is to be moved in by the end of March.

Thank you again for your prayers and support! We are truly blessed!

Love,
The Engles