Thomas, Naomi and I, had said our goodbyes to Living Waters and drove away. We were ready for the next adventure. But after our
“sending out” experience at the service that day, it looked like, we might be also saying goodbye to Eureka. Everything we owned, was packed and sitting at
the house, that we were supposed to move into. Jim had announced, that there would be an official service for the Germany team on Tuesday, at the Redwood Camp in Cutten.
We had never been there before and I don’t remember that place. The only reason, that I know we were there, is because of the tape that I have from that day. It was a recording by the ministries’ media group called Radiance. The title sticker says; November 19, 1974, Redwood Camp, Germany Team Sending.
For Thomas and I, that second service was of great importance. We had talked to Jim about our concerns, but he reassured us, that he believed it was the right time. Of course, he said, it was up to us, what we wanted to do. So we had from Sunday to Tuesday, to talk and pray about the situation. Thomas had been anxious, for at least a year, to go back to Germany, but he needed a confirmation about the right timing.
For the two of us, we had known ever since we became Christians, that we would be returning. When Jim had announced on Sunday that a team was going to Germany, he made a big deal that they were going to a foreign country, and entering the unknown world of Europe.
For us, that was not the case at all. Thomas was born and raised in West Berlin, and had been to other countries. When I met him in 1970, I had been traveling in Europe, and then lived and worked, for over a year in Berlin.
We would be returning to a familiar place, Germany and Europe. Thomas was interested in hearing about the group of Christians in Hannover. He was excited, about the idea of meeting German Christians, like us. In all of his years in Berlin, he had never met any believers, or people who shared the gospel.