Friday Meeting————————————Sunday Service
October 5 Julia Henkins —————————-Julia Henkins
October 12 Deborah Yang ————————–Deborah Yang
October 19 Moses Cho ——————————Moses Cho
October 26 ——————————————–Deborah Kim
November 2 Rebekah Kwon ————————Rebekah Kwon
November 9 Christian Leonard ——————–Christian Leonard
November 16 Daniel Yang ————————–Daniel Yang
November 23 Grace Jang —————————Grace Jang
November 30 —————————————–Miriam Kim
December 7 Gideon Kwon ————————–Gideon Kwon
December 14 CHristmas Worship Service
December 21 Sam Jang —————————–Sam Jang
December 28 Dan Bockenfeld ———————Dan Bockenfeld
DSH-Prüfung Stellungnahme
Jeremia 29,11
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„Denn ich weiß wohl, was ich für Gedanken über euch habe, spricht der Herr: Gedanken des Friedens und nicht des Leides, dass ich euch gebe das Ende, des ihr wartet.“
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Learning German has definitely been a challenge for me. Mark Twain had written an essay with the title “The Awful German Language”, in which he explained how impossible it was for him to learn German while he lived in Heidelberg. I understand what he wrote about. But now that I’ve completed the official part of learning German I can say that I have come to understand the plans and power of God more than Mark Twain’s fatalistic view of learning German.
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In all honesty, I’m not the best of students and I’m horrible at things that require memorizing. Learning in this way was always difficult for me and looked like a prime spot to fail. At the beginning of learning German I tried with all my strength to get the basics down and to be able to use the language but it just wasn’t getting through. I went to class, studied and spend hours in the library, but nothing was changing. It was like this for the first few months but then I realized one other thing that I really needed to do. It was prayer. With all the time I was spending studying and doing other activities, I wasn’t praying enough and depended on my own strength to learn German. I repented and remembered once again how important it is to depend on God when studying.
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Afterwards my situation began to change and I could understand much more and kind of express myself in more than smiling and nodding my head. It didn’t get easier but I was getting somewhere. Being ambitious in character I wanted to get into the final class for my second semester so that I could begin my architecture studies in 2008 instead of 2009 and avoid visa problems. But when I didn’t place into the final class I was really hurt. According to the schedule I made up in my head I would be a year behind and face more difficulties. I would begin studying a year late, graduate a year late, and get a job a year late, and maybe even get married a year late. But after some spiritual advice and time I could see that God put me in just the right place. Not only was my level of German not good enough for the final class, but I could also meet a classmate named Mike and I could begin to be a blessing to him. I’m thankful that God said no to my prayer and opened my eyes to see that he was leading my life according to his plans. At this point I could be happy in my class and didn’t feel the need to force my way into the other class.
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But it turned out that God’s plans weren’t to hold me back for a year. After a renewed strength in my prayer life my teacher saw dramatic improvements in my writing and ensured a spot for me in the German exam preparation course, which only a handful of students were given. Through God’s grace and mercy I could pass the German exam and bring him glory through it. I’m very thankful for what God has done and taught me through this time. Looking back at everything I could only think of the verse from Jeremiah 29:11 and confirm that these words are true. I want to also thank all of you for your prayers and practical support through this past year that I’ve lived in Germany. I pray that God may continue to be glorified through this sinner’s life.
