The Surprising Blessing of a Preaching Tour

“Positive catastrophes,” too little material, full houses, and God’s grace in all matters.

We just wrapped up a richly blessed preaching tour through Germany, ending in the Netherlands. We can only praise and thank the Lord for the grace He has bestowed in every way. Many thanks to all who prayed for this as well.

The rooms were often overflowing—so much so that they nearly reached the point of “positive catastrophe,” whether in Amstetten (a small farming village in the mountains of Germany) or in Nuremberg. Here are some impressions from our various stops.

About halfway through, we had very little left on the bus to stock our book table. On the one hand, this was a blessing since demand was much higher than we had anticipated. But it would have been nice to have brought more materials—some evenings were real “full-frontal assaults,” with so much happening at once that it left us speechless.

The fellowship and unity we experienced in the different locations strengthened and encouraged us greatly.

In Zwickau, we held a gathering in Georg Schäfer’s church. The church was packed again, and it was a wonderful service. Georg is already 80 years old, but he is still active and serves in the church every two weeks. He and his wife Hanna are very involved with our ministry.

The last two stops were in the far north of Germany, almost on the coast of the North Sea. By then, everything was sold out—we had absolutely no literature left. Yet that was the very place (Grossheide) where we gained the most subscribers by far.

They were wonderful days in which we experienced how faithful the Lord is—both in the gatherings and while traveling. The weather was always cooperative, and we didn’t experience any traffic congestion.

The trip concluded in Putten (in the Netherlands), where there was once again great interest and refreshing fellowship. In all of this, glory be to our Lord!