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When did you become a human being?

In the past I always thought that the stars in the sky were little holes. I was then also wondering where the light behind them came from. Well, stars are small light dots so my thought was dismissed. Now I am happily surprised that this thought is not unknown here in Greenland. “Ammalivatsiar” means star while the first part “Ammaler” has the meaning hole and the second part “tsiar” small. So my former thoughts where not that strange after all!

When did you become a human being is the question to ask about when someone was born. As you can see we are learning Greenlandic but it keeps being exhausting. As if every day you step on your bike and you had to learn how to ride it all over again.

Winter is coming
That means that boats cannot go out any longer to fish and to hunt. It also means that building activities slow down or stop completely. Winter time gives people more time to come to join the bible school and Sunday services. In our last update we asked you to pray for the bible school. In the meantime a small family has come to Jesus in the bible school and it is very obvious how much peace Jesus gives. He really gives what the world cannot offer. So wonderful! We are also getting more contact to people who have alcohol problems (and want to get free from that). Please pray with us for wisdom in how we can help them.

By the way, the biggest building company here has recently gone bankrupt. This has a huge impact. A childcare center for about 100 children can for example not be finished and also the renovation and building of houses has stopped.

Friends of ours, Mikki, Rebekka and their 3 children (age 3-11) will be coming back to Tasiilaq. He has received cancer treatment in Denmark and it seemed getting better, but the cancer came back. If God does not heal him, he will not live long any more. That is a terribly painful perspective being only 51.

New contacts
During the last two weeks the group of short term missionaries from Norway and Germany was in Tasiilaq again. We have become friends in the meantime and it was such a blessing to have them here. They have been coming here for 10 years already and have built a big network. We have met some new people through them and hope to be able to invest in them on a structural level through the services and the bible school. There is nothing better than getting to know Jesus better and making Him known to other as well. But the best is yet to come; He will really come back. The Man on whose birth we based our timeline! Are you ready for that?

Warm greetings,
Peter, Katharina and Joël

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