Dankeschön!

Happy Friday! I'd like to say a huge thank you to my first supporters. Today, I received my first support payment, which is made up 100% of the finances individuals have decided to commit to my work at TWR. There are times when the total goal I'm aiming for seems huge. Yet the generosity of my first supporters is also amazing to me. There are times when I wonder about what will happen when all those who know me and want to support me are doing so, and I still have a mountain to climb. Well that's when God opens up new paths and provides new people to add to that support.

The 'S' Word

OK guys, this week's post is gonna be quick & messy. Otherwise it isn't going to get posted. And since I'm not back to working a full schedule yet, it'd simply be shameful if I didn't post anything this week. Having said that, one of the things I've been made aware of this week is my comfortable, dependable relationship with the word 'should'. A friend pointed out that my German sentences often begin with 'I should...' And I realised that my English sentences do too. I have a feeling that 'should' has become part of our 24/7 lifestyle and creeps into all our lives, regardless of where we are in life and what we're doing. Each of us is juggling different things. 

These Women (part 2)

I promised to tell you more about Project Hannah and I will. I've had a few days to 'arrive' back in Vienna, which has included soaking up the last of the summer sunshine and freaking out because my support raising target just increased by a significant amount. Somewhere in between, I've unpacked my suitcase, done my laundry and contemplated what to write next. Perhaps I'll start by telling you that the prayer aspect of Project Hannah, upon which all the other work is grounded, looks like this: women (& men) in 124 countries praying through the monthly prayer calendar in 79 languages. Each month the calendar has a specific focus (this month is women in South-eastern Europe) and for each day there is a specific prayer point. People pray alone and in groups, daily, weekly... wherever, whenever, however. And it is this movement of prayer, which changes the lives of women. 

These Women

You're getting two posts from me within about four days, which means there must be something special to write about. This week's post comes from Germany (I am heading back to Vienna, I promise) where I have a week off of Support Raising. I'm here attending Project Hannah's very first European conference. Project Hannah is, simply put, TWR's ministry for women. The only problem is that's like saying Pavarotti was a bloke who sang.