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Crazy Spring...and new opportunities.

Usually, when talking to someone about our life here in Vienna, the conversation will turn to the weather...how hot during the summer, how cold in the winter, etc. And really we don't know how to answer...weather here has been different each and every year. This year it seems like winter will never end; we've had snow flurries every day in April (granted, there's only been three days).

Baseball season has (for the first time in MY life) been postponed for a week. Fields are currently under snow and most clubs have been unable to have any significant outdoor training sessions. I am looking forward to my third season playing in Vienna and can't wait to get going.

The concert ministry that we started here in Vienna continues to continue to present opportunities. I will be attending a gathering of Austrian ministry leaders from Catholic, Evangelical, and charismatic traditions. I hope to connect with many of these individuals and try to get them excited about this concert ministry. We are working on a concert for the end of May featuring Firelight. This is a pretty big deal as they have achieved a large amount of success in the States. We are still working on some of the financial elements of the concert before officially announcing it. I hope that Friday night will be a valuable time of networking and meeting new ministry partners.

Please lift these things up in prayer...and please check out our newly updated prayer request page.

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