Letter to MLCers

Greetings MLC!

Many of you know that I have been living in Lutherstadt Eisleben, Germany for the last month and a half. The Lord has been working in amazing ways here and so far it has been a spectacular experience. I am writing this letter on November tenth, the 523 anniversary of Martin Luther's baptism. Just a few hours ago we finished a baptismal remembrance service in St. Peter-Paul, the very church Luther was baptized in 1483.

The remembrance service was wonderful and with only 40 people, it had a very intimate feel. We wrote our names on a piece of cloth and tied it together to form one band. Pastor Claudia, one of the American pastors I am working for explained that we are all tied together in the body of Christ. I got homesick as I thought about the church I was baptized in and where my faith was nurtured.

I have been keeping busy here in Eisleben with a couple of outreach ministries. I teach English lessons four days a week and am starting a website class. I’m meeting a lot of youth and just moved into a new flat. My flat is conveniently located and a great place to meet with youth. I have a spare room that I would like to make into a worship space.

The youth group is going very well. We have about 25 youth and usually 15 come to our weekly meetings. During the day I help the pastors with a lot of the day-to-day church work.

I will be doing a live presentation/conference call Sunday Dec. 10th right after the fellowship hour. I will be speaking on life in “Luther Land” and our ministry here.

Thank you for all of your prayers and support. Please continue to pray for our ministry. Remember… in the name of Jesus Christ, "ich bin gertauft" – I am baptized.

Rockin' and rollin' out,

-Taylor