An Interview with Alex whose 5 1/2 years old
Why are we moving to Germany? – “Because we are missionaries”
What kind of house will we live in? - “I don’t know… in a big castle” (I think mom and dad have to adjust some expectations on this one :))
What is going to be special? - “Learning new languages and doing new stuff and trying new food. Lots of things”
What do missionaries do? - “Tell people about Jesus”
How are you a missionary? – “By … uh… I don’t know. By going to different countries and going to the beach… well not really that… being friends with them”
What is Daddy going to do? – “He ‘s going to be working on computers to get to our next country… what he does now… working on the computer”
What’s going to be your favorite thing? – “Making new friends”
What kind of school are you going to go to? – “A German kindergarten and then a missionary kids school”
Who will be your friends? – “I don’t know them yet, but I’m excited”
What are you scared about? – “I’m not scared, I’m happy”
What will you miss about America? - “My friends, even my teacher and grandma a lot…. Hey dad you need to shave”
Why can’t we move to Germany yet? – “Because God wants us to do a lot of work here”
[Courtney and Krista here – So true… in most jobs you just start the job, but part of our job here is to help people understand missions and get excited about sharing the gospel with people here locally and around the world. We have been delighted to share with many churches, sunday school classes, small groups and individuals. We have over 63 families supporting us and another 9 families committed to pray for us regularly. We feel very blessed. The biggest way you can help us right now is to pray for us to rest in God’s timing, while we are continuing to work hard. We feel the pressure of needing $2,199 more in ongoing monthly while trying to move and be settled before Alex starts school this fall. We know that God is faithful, and that “what He has purposed in His heart He will accomplish”.]
Back to the interview:
If you could tell people one thing about us going to Germany what would you say? – “Because God has a job for us to do there… let’s go already.”
Thanks for your faithful prayers and support!
Courtney, Krista and Alex Roes
