http://www.thereigels.org As Assemblies of God Missionaries to Germany, the Reigels share the hope and love of Jesus Christ with East Germans. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:02:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We began our trip eastward with a service in Arizona. Leaving the high heat of L.A. was wonderful, except for the fact it only got hotter. L.A. was around 105 degrees, Phoenix was over 115 degrees! It was here at Scottsdale First Assembly that our kids enjoyed ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=119 Our summer trip started as we headed to Fairfield, CA. We were able to visit Erika, a gal we have known since she was 10. She is our former pastor's daughter and was in our youth group for many years. It was a great time to visit ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=116 June 17, 2008 marked the start of a long journey. We began a family adventure throughout the United States. We started from Oregon, our home state, and will make a large loop south through California, turn west heading towards Florida, with a stop in Springfield, MO, travel north ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=113 On February 2nd, we landed in Seattle, WA. What a great feeling of being in the USA again. Instead of being the odd passport, we were greeted as "normal," and with casual, friendly conversation, welcomed back to the US! It was great to see the Red, White, ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=110 As we returned from our Holiday vacation, we made an enormous list of "to do's" for our remaining month in Germany. It is easy to talk about moving, but it is often hard work, headaches, and many surprises to get it accomplished!One major surprise for us was our lack ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=109 December brought about lots of planning. We knew our departure from Germany would be on February 2nd. We spent a month of planning how long we would need to pack our apartment, where we would stay when we had left our apartment, where we would store all our ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=108 It has been many months since we have added a new blog to our site. Although, we have great excuses for our time away! We will detail out the events from each month in future entries. Here is a highlight of the last six months:November was a ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=105 Ah, the joys of learning another language! I believe everyone should give it a shot. It is a very natural way to learn humility, on a regular, unending basis!While the common mistakes occur quite frequently, they do not often merit mention in this form. Here is yet ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=102 Grandpa Guerra had just arrived for a visit from America, Matt was on his way to the National BFP Conference (similar to General Council in the US), and Heather was filling in for another teacher at church. Gretchen, Nick, Joseph and Grandpa walked to the school playground for some ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=91 We are finishing our first term as missionaries. In essence, our goals for this first term were: 1. Learn the language. 2. Learn the culture and live comfortably in it. 3. Build relationships with people in ministry circles, including both the national and local churches, and ... http://www.thereigels.org/?p=93