Category Archives: Updates

We have arrived. In some ways it still feels a bit surreal to be writing this email, but the reality is ‘wir sind angekommen’… we have arrived. We have arrived in Austria. We have arrived in Linz. We have arrived at our partner church, Baptistengemeinde Linz and at the OM office. And we have arrivedContinue reading “Wir sind angekommen”

Permits Approved We are very excited to share that we have received that news that our residence permit applications have been approved! This means that the time to move to Austria is coming very soon. On Tuesday we have an appointment for the D visa we require to enter Austria and collect our residence permits,Continue reading “Let the next chapter begin”

It has been 6 and a half weeks since our appointment at the Austrian Embassy in Pretoria to submit our temporary residence permit applications. It has been in some ways a challenging time navigating the waiting. We are so excited to become part of the OM team in Austria, step into our new roles, joinContinue reading “A Mini Update”

Timeline & Targets Update It has been an interesting, challenging and rewarding 9 months since we returned from the ship. In this time we’ve reconnected with church, friends and family, had a vision trip to Austria, learnt some German, helped out in interim roles with OM in South Africa, requested and collected a stack ofContinue reading “Applications Submitted!”

Are you concerned that 39% of the world’s 7.7 billion people have never heard the gospel or experienced Christ’s love through the life of a believer and that this number increases by around 60,000 each day? Operation Mobilisation – Be An Ambassador If you’re anything like me reading a quote like the one above triggersContinue reading “Go… Visit, Grow, Live”

Present but pressing forward In his letter to the church in Philippi, Paul writes that “I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize. My friends, I don’t feel I have alreadyContinue reading “What Lies Ahead”

Preparing to go… In our previous Ministry Update we shared about what we learnt and what God showed us on our Vision Trip to OM in Austria. Being on furlough/home assignment comes with a different rhythm. While this change is good (particularly after the very intense pace of the past 2 years on Logos Hope)Continue reading “Targets & Timelines”

Being strong and courageous In our previous Ministry Update we shared about why we felt it necessary to go on a Vision Trip to visit OM in Austria. It’s now been just over a week since we returned from Austria and what a trip it was! We were able to spend time learning about theContinue reading “Vision Trip Update”

A Vision Trip to Austria In our previous update we shared a little bit about our upcoming vision trip to Austria. Well that trip is now right around the corner… 2 sleeps away to be exact (if COVID-tests come back as expected and nothing changes with regards to travel restrictions). A vision trip is aContinue reading “The Next Big Step”

Information, Updates and Action Points It’s a new year! 2022 is here and God is with us and we are excited about what is in store for us and you as we continue on this journey of loving God and making His love known to others. For those of you that might not know, weContinue reading “News from Home (Assignment)”