Momentarily I’m sitting in dresden, at home with my parents. I want to take some time to write again before the closing of this year.
You wouldn’t believe all the things that have happened in my life in the past few months. Looking back, I’m still trying to catch my breath ☺

Weeks of sickness...
In mid-October, when I was driv-ing back home from a regional kids leaders seminar on the Auto-bahn, I suddenly felt my tempera-ture rising and pain going through my whole body. I didn’t know what was happening and thought about stopping at the sideline be-cause I didn’t feel up to driving anymore. Then a friend of mine happened to call and spontane-ously prayed for me on the phone, and instantly I felt a bit better. I decided to keep on driving, in or-der to get some rest at home. However, my condition worsened with each day and I was hospital-ized supposing that I had malaria.
There I underwent all kinds of ex-aminations, was put under quar-antine and kept for two weeks. Since I was feeling better then, they released me, although they weren’t really able to give a clear diagnosis of what I had. After that I had a “prescription” to stay home for another 3 weeks, in order to regain my normal strength and fitness. Just this past week, after an ambulant check up in the tropical clinic, it was found out that I had had the EBV virus that had been caused by some non-European bac-teria/virus. Only then I realized how the uncertainty of not knowing what I had, had troubled me. Thus it’s clear now that I do NOT have any kind of “chronical, tropical” disease ;) – yay, Jesus!

Kamenz
Since my return from the Philippines it seems as if God has gone on high speed in my life. I am now certain, that I will pursue my missionary call-ing. I’m being very transparent with my church family about what God is doing in my life, and it’s amazing to see how God has prepared them to stand behind me and release me into the calling he has placed on my life.
On October 25, 2009 I will be or-dained as a minister and I have cho-sen the same date to be send out as a missionary by my church. Prepar-ing everything for “my going-away” is not as easy and clear-cut as it sounds. The mutual love and respect my church family and I have for each other enables us to do “the impossi-ble”. We don’t have anyone to fill my spot yet. Nevertheless, we know that God has it all sorted out. His plans are never faulty!

The founding of GodI.D.
On Dec 15, 2008 the non profit com-pany “God I.D.” was founded in Dresden. GodI.D. – what does this name imply, you might ask? It’s an abbreviation for „God’s Identity“. True identity in and from God – only he can give it. God himself made each one of us. He gave us certain gifts and talents, and a specific per-sonality. God desires for everyone to live in all that he has for us; discov-ering our potential and living in it is the key! If we do and live in what we were made to be, we’re the happiest people on earth. We’re not just “surviving each day” – we live life for real! GodI.D. stands for all that and endeavors to release and enable people into this process of discovering their God-given iden-tity.
My name also stands for God I.D. I myself experienced how people in-vested themselves in my life and walked alongside me. Because of this I blossomed and am now able to live in all God has in store for my life. God put it in my heart, and I believe this is my calling, to enable people to discover their God given potential and DNA. I’m so passion-ate about this. I live for Him and give my life for him and the calling he has placed within me!
Practically I desire to live this in co-operation with different mission or-ganizations in- and outside of Ger-many through the following means:
1. Within the Christian circles>
• Life coaching/mentoring
• retreats/ seminars/ preaching
• establishing networks – connecting people and ministries with each other
2. supporting ministries on the field
• walking alongside pioneer-ing ministries
• development aid
• taking people/teams with a missionary calling on their lives to the mission field
Of course, the nonprofit company re-lies on donations. The funds will mainly be used for the aims of God I.D. A no-ther portion of it will be used to pay for my means of living. Needless to say, contribution receipts (within Ger-many only) will be sent out annually.

Afrika
Tomorrow, I’ll fly out to Mozambique, Africa. I will spend ap-prox. 4 weeks there – two in Maputo, the capital, and two in Pemba (up in the far north end, close by the Indian ocean). I want to get to know Heidi & Rolland Baker’s ministry, and be inspired by it (www.irismin.org). I’m quite anxious, due to the fact that there are only a few days left– I long for God to use me! On January 24, 2009 I’ll be back in Germany :)

I hope and pray that all of you will have a good start into the New Year and a God-filled Christmas season!

soon i'll be in Vienna - tonight around 10 pm, i'll be there already. i'll be staying with the friends of good friends ;) AND tomorrow is Anna's and Andre's special day - they're getting married in Rudersdorf, Austria. The sun will be out and it's gonna be a marvelous spring day...yipee :)

_katrin