Klauslis in Korntal

A reason for Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today, exactly one week since we arrived here in Korntal, we celebrated our first Thanksgiving. As for our own celebration, we had a traditional dinner together with an American couple visiting from CIU and a friend from New Zealand that both Julia and I knew during our CIU days. But Thanksgiving is more than Turkey (yes, and football) and I think it's appropriate to note some of the ways the Lord has blessed us and our family even in the last few days:

1. Love from Lake Cities and Trinity Fellowship in saying goodbye.

2. So many in helping us finish up the last minute details of our move.

3. Being able to sell our car (even on the way to the airport!)

4. A smooth, uneventful flight to Stuttgart.

5. A comfortable apartment that we could move directly into.

6. Provision of furniture, sometimes free or at a reasonable price, and help from friends here to go and get it!

7. A few weeks of downtime before the new schedule starts up.

Thank you Lord, and thank all of you for  your faithful prayers and support. God bless you all.

-MTK

We're here!

After two flights with three kids and twenty-one pieces of luggage, we finally arrived in Korntal, Germany on Thursday, November 15th. Like a dream come true we are still a bit in the "dream" as we recover from jet lag and what has been a whirlwind of moving, goodbyes, and last minute details (even selling our car literally on the way to the airport).

We were greeted here by friendly faces, a comfortable-functionally furnished apartment (pictures to come), and even a light dusting of snow. In short, the Lord has been very gracious to us and has helped us to make a good initial transition.

We will write more and post some pictures in the days ahead. We just want to express our gratefulness to the Lord for His guidance and to all of your for your prayers.

-MTK