The Robinson Family

1. Praise for a spiritually refreshing time in Colorado as we met with colleagues at the headquarters of Greater Europe Mission. Praise for the meaningful conversations and for the team that served each of us during our Home Ministry Renewal.

2. Praise for a letter from a German pastor who is growing through a period of deep burnout in ministry. Pray for continued healing in Reinhold’s life and for wisdom as he seeks to discern what the next steps for his life, family and ministry should be.

3. Praise for safety during Ben’s recent training in California. He is now in Savannah, Georgia (Ft. Stewart) preparing to deploy in early February. Pray for us as we travel to see him, help him wrap up his affairs and say “goodbye”. This tour of duty is for nine months.

1. Praise for a warm welcome and encouraging visit to Leipzig. We enjoyed many good spiritual conversations with friends and ministry partners. Our meeting to discuss the training center was open, honest and interested. The relationship will require time to develop but an invitation was extended to explore this idea further when we return to Germany next summer. We are encouraged and continue to pray for clear guidance in this matter.

2. Pray for the week of prayer, January 8-15, in Leipzig. Pray that the churches in Leipzig will become more zealous in their witness for Christ. As one pastor recently lamented, Leipzig is an extremely atheistic city with little interest in the church. Pray that the witness of individual Christians will point people to Christ, even if they are unwilling to enter a church.

3. Praise for our safe return to the USA (with no delays!). We arrived a day before our children’s visit to Ohio for the Christmas holidays. It was a very special time together as a family. The first time we have all been together in several years.