Thanks be to God for You!

Thanksgiving Blessings

1Chronicles 16:8-9 Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

This Thanksgiving we were able to get together with Seth's immediate family as well as his grandpa. We were all blessed (escpecially Jonah and Jessica) by the entrance of Catherine Grace Sander into the world the day before Thanksgiving. Counting Catherine, there were 20 of us who were able to get together. This will most likely be the last time we'll all be together until we return back from our 23 month commitment in Austria. 

This month we've reflected on the numerous ways God has blessed us! A huge part of that blessing has come from you all! We firmly believe that without your prayers and support, we would not be this close to leaving. Thank you all so very much! It looks like God is keeping us in the states for Christmas and if the rest of our funds come out this next month we'll be flying out in January. We could definitely use your prayers in this specific area. We will not be able to get to Austria on our own. We continue to give this over to God and pray for his blessings on our ministry partner development.

Upcoming Events
Please be in prayer 
December 2nd - Speaking to the Youth Group at our church
December 6th - Sharing with the GI E-Free Church Missions Board
December 6th - 11th - In Wichita - Alyssa's family is getting together for Christmas
January 6th (tentatively) - Speaking at the Geneva E-Free Church Service(Also be in prayer for weekly meetings and calls that we are having with individuals)

As we look back over the past few months it is remarkable to see how God has been using us as well as providing for us. We are blessed in so many ways. It's really starting to set in that we are close to leaving. We do need to raise 100% and only need $1,150 more of monthly commitments to get there. Praise God! Our goal is to leave in the month of December. There is paper work that needs to be filled out by the 23rd of November if we are to leave ANYTIME in December. In order to fill out this paperwork, we need ot be around 95% by the 23rd. This means there needs to be about $875 of monthly commitments (for the whole 23 months we'll be gone) by the 23rd. That is a week away. We need your prayers in order for this to become a reality. We love you all. Thanks for the encouragement you've been!

Seth & Alyssa

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Mail:

Make checks payable to EFCA and in the memo line put Sander #1753

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Undeniable Grace

Our most recent update sent out through e-mail. If you would like to receive these e-mails let us know by email: alyssa.sander@efca.org

We are at 80% of our funds! We are getting closer to our departure date every day now and we are getting very excited to join the ministry team there in Innsbruck. We do have to be at 100% before we can leave. Lord willing that will be before the end of the year! Be in prayer for us as we raise our final 20%. Thank you for all you have done for us, both through prayer and financially. Everyone has been a blessing and encouragement to us. If you are wanting to give you canclick here. Our number is 1753. We visited a big cat rescue center. Many of the tigers, lions and leopards at the center had been abused, neglected or unwanted by their previous owner. So this place decided to take them in. I got to thinking about this, It reminded me of many of us. A lot of us have felt unwanted or unloved or have been abused, neglected or not cared for. Thanks be to God for His overwhelming love and grace towards us! Just like the people that had a heart for these animals, God has even a greater love for us. While others may see unlovable, worthless people, Our Father sees great potential. We should be abundantly glad He's not just interested in adopting the best of the best! Our hope is that God can use us to show His love to those in Austria  Dave Osterhus will be our team leader while in Austria. Dave Initially arrived about 15 years ago and has since met his wife in Austria who serves as part of the ministry team as well. They have two wonderful(So we've heard) kids, Jakob and Jana! God has blessed us with a awesome team and team leader who desire to bringGod glory by reaching Austrian youth for Christ. Dave has been a huge support and encouragement while preparing to go. Refreshed! Recently, we were able to spend a couple of days away from everything and spend time just the two of us. We definitely feel a little more refreshed after spending time relaxing together and in prayer. We hope to be able use the time away we had to re-focus and maintain excitement for what God has in store! We Need You Give In order to reach or goal we need 13 more people to give $100/month or 26 to give $50/month - For more information on giving, click HERE. Pray -That God provides in order to leave in December. -That God empowers us with His Spirit as we share our heart with others. -For the team in Austria, that they would be continually strengthened and encouraged. -For those being ministered to in Austria, for there Salvation. Stay Connected Skype: Alyssa.sander10, Seth.Sander10 facebook Blog E-mail: Seth.sander@efca.org, Alyssa.sander@efca.org