YES!!!!!!!!
‘Out of the box’ is the only way to describe our newest venture. 

I love to encourage women across the generations to love God, each other and themselves in their daily lives as children of God, daughters of the King of Kings, PRINCESSES!!!
But how can I do this beyond my town and local church?? Well…

I have decided to start a YouTube channel!  I know, what is a 57 year old mom thinking starting a YouTube channel?!?!?

Well, I’m thinking this is a way to encourage women here in Austria and beyond in their everyday lives…

The videos will look at….
What does everyday life look like for the daughter of the KING?
How can someone become a daughter of the KING?
How can I get to know my Heavenly Father?
How can I help my sisters grow?
Is it true that every one needs a HEIDI???
And more!

A new video in German and English every Tuesday

Click here to go to my channel. Feel free to subscribe and share it with friends. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43ds4_s-HgUQK6Hz-Yuh_A

Please pray!!!

1. That these videos spread the truth of God’s love and good news to many. 
2. That God would give me wisdom and the words as I make the videos.  For skill and creativity as David does the editing/uploading. 
3. I am also getting licensed to teach my coach’s Leadership Symposium September 10-12. There is a lot of preparation involved for me and my three teammates before we can do the intensive three day training/testing along with 9 other participants. I am so thankful for this opportunity. My coach has helped me so much in developing the leaders in the women’s ministry in my local church. This licensing will broaden that skope! I use it too in developing the plan for my channel and it will certainly be part of my teaching content.

So thankful that:
-Jonathan is doing well at his one year Leader in Further Training course in upstate New York. 
-David has settled into grade 11!!!!!!!
-Both of my guys, several nieces and many friends have been a part of getting this channel going. 

Life and ministry is flourishing. Praise God!!! Thank you for the many ways you support the work here!
The Lord bless you!
Leanne, Jonathan and David

This was the motto of our planning team of 4 for the Budapest, Free to Live, conference. It is by God’s grace alone that we serve and see fruit.

Thank you for praying!!! So many prayers answered…

New home for refugee family!! 

I was able to help move the refugee family into a new place in Vienna!!!! That sure was close! Thankfully they were given a couple of extra days in their old place and then we loaded up my car with their belongings and delivered them to their new home 🙂

Salzburg…Two days of leadership team/ vision/planning meetings for Befreit Leben (Freed Life discipleship ministry). Clear direction for leader training was the fruit!!

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Florida…Helped my big sis/sister-in-law, Joan, move my 97 yr old mother-in-law into assisted living. Change at any age is hard. I was so thankful I could be there to laugh/cry/pack with mom and Joan.

My other sister in law, Marilyn, flew in to work with Joan to pack up the apartment and get mom fully settled.

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I am so thankful to the Lord for His provision of help and new encouraging friends. March was so full. I didn’t know how I would manage. God knew and sent me loving co-laborers from my California church, Calvary Community. I start to cry just thinking about God’s kindness in sending these ladies. Seriously, tears are running down my face as I type. 

God is so good!!!!!! And shows His love through His children. 

Jennifer, Michelle and Rosanna experienced my life and work here up close and personal!!!! They worked sooooo hard. We had fun too and talked lots! 🙂

I am so grateful for God’s loving kindness poured out through them on our ‘chai time’ team and the refugee women and children…

For how the crafts and gifts they brought made the refugees smile…

For them being a part of the team serving 250 women at our Mutternander conference where mom’s were encouraged, educated and well fed…and got present!

And Joining Oasis team members to sing in Farsi for the refugee women and children…

Jennifer lead worship at the Discipleship and leader training conference, FREE TO LIVE in Budapest, lifting our eyes and hearts to the Lord.

55 participants, 11 leaders in training, 15 group leaders and a support and leadership team of 9.

They came from 12 different countries including: Moldova, Macedonia, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Austria, England, Germany, Usa 🙂

There is so much to share…my next letter will give more glorious highlights of what God did!!

Family

David and I will see Jonathan off at the airport May 2 for a year in North America!

He will stay with family in Ontario for the first month or so then the rest of his time will be at Camp of the Woods in upstate New York. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, dad and dad’s sisters & parents, Jonathan will work on the camp summer staff (in the kids program) and then do Camp’s two semester LIFT – Leader in Further Training for young adults. I am so happy for him. It will be strange to not have him at home for a year!!

Please pray for all three of us in this new phase of life. A new opportunity to fully rely on God!!

With love and thanks

Leanne, Jonathan and David

So, I had been feeling sad that come April Jonathan would fly the coop and it would be just David, me and two chihuahuas in the house…

Do you remember refugee mom who thankfully was not deported, AND got to stay with her husband and daughter AND got a one year contract for their apartment? They also added a precious baby boy (SEE PICTURE ABOVE) to the family two weeks ago!

They have had a terrible time with their landlady. So bad that staying in their apartment is not an option although we were ready to try and get them legal help. They must be out of their apartment on Friday. Just 4 days!!! Many are helping them hunt but there are few options. I told them tonight that if they didn’t have a place by Friday morning the boys and I were going to pick them up and bring them to our house to stay till they find a place.

Please pray for them:

*That they discover Jesus wonderful love for them.

*That they feel safe and at home Friday – in whatever nest they land in.

Leanne

 

AUSTRIA:

For three days this week my leader coach, Terry Cook, is here in Vienna doing his Seminar on

THE TRUSTED LEADER

I invited key leaders from my local church to attend. Please pray that this leader Lifestyle will deeply impact local churches in Austria.

BUDAPEST:

Planning continues for our Free to Live conference March 24-29.

We have participants and leaders in training from Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Austria! A multicultural experience! Praying that they go back to their countries and help build up the local church with this discipleship ministry.

FAMILY UPDATE:

David and I celebrated with Jonathan who is officially now a KINDERGARTEN TEACHER!!!!

Thank you for praying! We are so grateful!!!

We wish you a blessed celebration of our Savior’s birth!

❤️Jonathan, Leanne & David

Thank you for your prayers for this precious girl. God has made a way for her to stay together with her daddy and mommy. Praying they one day know Jesus.

THANKFULNESS

• for all your loving care and hospitality this summer THANK YOU. We are so blessed!!!

• for a safe return to our home, work and dogs 🙂

SCHOOL

• which started the day after we landed – it’s possible Jetlag will mean he doesn’t recall much of his first day. Our late return home meant he could celebrate his birthday in Canada.

TRAINING

Jonathan is in his last semester of college to become a kindergarten teacher!! He is gearing up for a gap year in Canada and the US for leadership training following graduation. ABOVE he is working with some of his tech team at church.

EQUIPPING LEADERS

• Sept 15 Susanne taught 40 women at our women’s breakfast about what a shepherd leader does – and how that looks for us in every day life

•October 5-6 I am speaking at a women’s retreat on Following Jesus in Everyday Life and doing a workshop on developing discipleship ministry in the local church

•October 12-14 is my church’s women’s retreat – very thankful for my team leader Josefa and her team. Our speaker will teach on 2 Peter 1. Please pray that these truths are life changing for the women.

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 2 Peter 1:3

• October 29 – Nov 1 I am off to Poland with one of my young leaders and her husband to attend Tim Keller’s city to city training conference

• Nov 3-8 working at small group leadership training conference in Salzburg

•NOVEMBER 23 cataract surgery for my right eye (connected to my accident)

•January 28-30 helping to organize (will also attend) leadership training symposium

THE TRUSTED LEADER by Terry Cook, LDN Global

Terry is my leader coach. I am so thankful for his wisdom and teaching.

• March 23-29 is Free to Live discipleship training in Budapest for Central and East Europeans. I am on the planning team. We are working with Cru (formerly Campus Crusades) and it is a lot of work. Please pray for us and for attendees.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LOVE, SUPPORT AND PRAYERS

Lord willing I have a solid 20 years of full-time ministry still ahead of me (maybe adding in a few extra naps in the second decade). My vision is to be a part of raising up a new generation of Titus 2 women in Austria. Older women who will pour into younger women. By God’s grace this past year has been the most fruitful ever for me. He has raised up new leaders and being intentional in helping them grow and develop is my goal this year. Would you pray with me that God would raise up more women who can invest in, care for and encourage women to use their gifts for God’s glory? 

Charis (r) leads this three generational team. It is a delight for me to walk with them as they lead and serve women in our church. Each generation brings its own blessing. From energy to vision to calm experience. It is discipleship happening naturally right in the leadership team. 
My goal is to see each new leadership team formed with three generations. Would you pray for these teams and give thanks for the fruit we have already seen,

such as…

?Loving and serving refugees 
?Women being equipped to study God’s Word 
?Women encouraging each other to love and good works 
?Joy in deepening relationships 
?Loving neighbors and sharing Christ with them 
?Older women investing in younger women to discover and use their gifts for God’s glory 
?Working together to provide for refugees 
?Discipling and training trainers 
?Worshipping the Lord together 

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Prayer requests:

for God’s leading and blessing on upcoming events.

*Warren’s 7 heaven birthday Feb 14

*Women’s breakfast Feb 17

*Leadership training for my team leaders Feb 23

*Discipleship training in Croatia Feb 24-27

*Weekly Wednesday afternoon drop in for refugee women and children

*April prep for next inductive Bible study training

*prep for teaching on 1 Peter 1 March  17

 

Family

We are all well.  David is in grade 9 is on the honors role 🙂 and Jonathan is one year away from college graduation.  Hopefully he will get an internship this summer as a caregiver for the Vienna Boys Choir.

 

Hopefully we will see many of you this summer!!!!!!!

 

Thank you for praying!!!!!!!