The Whitt's Tale of Deutschland

The Whitt's Tale of Deutschland A chronicle of our mission and journey to Hamburg, Germany, to "bring liberty to the captives." Our names are Brandon and Arielle Whitt.

The Gospel has compelled us to make a move to Germany. We desire to bring the hope of Christ to a dejected, self-reliant teen generation there. This is a yearning deep within us that the Lord has been stirring for the past few years. Last fall, we took an exploratory trip to Germany. After much prayer, seeking much counsel, and actively waiting on the Lord, we felt definitively we were to move to

Hamburg. He led us to Hamburgprojekt, a church located in the heart of the city. Hamburgprojekt is a missional church sent into the world to join in God's work to renew the city of Hamburg. We will actually be involved in the launch of its first daughter church, Wilhelmsburgprojekt, which will be located on an island just south of the city center, in a predominantly young and multicultural neighborhood. We hope to move to Hamburg between September and the end of this year, and we will be committing at least three years to these two churches. We will be on staff with Hamburgprojekt, serving both the mother and daughter churches in various capacities. In addition to our desire to minister within the context of the workplace, we have a specific call and a plan to open our home to the youth and teens of Hamburg and Wilhelmsburg. Whether this is for tutoring, video/card/board games, meals, community groups, worship, Bible studies, opportunities for teens' bands to practice and play shows, art space and exhibitions, reading groups...the possibilities, we feel, are endless. Our heart is to be open and to serve the kids that come to us however they may have need. This portion of our ministry will be very organic and, likely, the most time-consuming, though it will be integrally connected to both Hamburgprojekt and Wilhelmsburgprojekt. Our pastors are excited about our vision, and they see its desperate need in the context of their communities. We understand Germany, and Europe in general, may not be one of the first places you think of for missions, church planting, or a need for evangelism. With only approximately 2% of Germans calling themselves born-again Christians, though, the land of Martin Luther has become a truly post-Christian nation – one of the least evangelized places in the world. We're so excited to have you join us on our journey!

08/07/2017
This is an encouraging and challenging read, even as we are right in the midst of what many of you are hearing back in t...
19/11/2015

This is an encouraging and challenging read, even as we are right in the midst of what many of you are hearing back in the States.

12 verses about loving immigrants, refugees and displaced people.

05/09/2015

Warning - there are very graphic images in this video: In light of what we just shared, we think it is important to show the other side of what is happening with refugees in Europe...the very sad reality. This devastates us and we must find a solution to this huge huge burden. Pray with us for the EU to be able to make wise decisions regarding this. Pray for our neighbors...the ones who have made it here finally...but with stories that break your heart and memories that still haunt.

05/09/2015

Knowing what we know now, and as we have started relationships with people in this very same situation, we well up with tears as we think about what this kind of greeting could mean to them. It motivates us even more to maintain true relationship with our neighbors. Praise God for people who have love in their hearts and a desire to see people be able to have the opportunity to live in peace and safety.

19/05/2015

Recently, our new church plant has taken some time to prayerfully consider what types of things we could be doing to reach the people of Wilhelmsburg with the good news of the gospel. It become readily apparent that we should be more involved with the refugee camps that, in some cases, are right out…

A few pictures (courtesy of Sigi, our pastor) from the first worship service on September 28th at Wilhelmsburgprojekt - ...
09/10/2014

A few pictures (courtesy of Sigi, our pastor) from the first worship service on September 28th at Wilhelmsburgprojekt - Kirche für die Insel...the second service is happening this Sunday, October 12th. Be praying with us!

Here is some of the PR we had in town for our Repair Café on September 18th. Check out the article (you'll likely need t...
07/10/2014

Here is some of the PR we had in town for our Repair Café on September 18th. Check out the article (you'll likely need to translate it)! The second is scheduled for October 24th! We're excited!

Im Repair Café in Wilhelmsburg trifft man sich bei Kaffee und Kuchen um gemeinsam kaputte Dinge zu reparieren. Auch Reparaturwissen wird dabei ausgetauscht.

09/09/2014

Also...so sorry we haven't been doing much social media updating recently. We plan to step it up from here on out. We look forward to updating you more regularly!

This is a picture taken at the recent "Reiherstiegfest," which was a neighborhood festival in Wilhelmsburg where many of...
09/09/2014

This is a picture taken at the recent "Reiherstiegfest," which was a neighborhood festival in Wilhelmsburg where many of our team members live. We had the opportunity to take part, to play games with and catapult lots of sweets at kids, and share about what God is doing here.

A translation of the text: With each hit, sweet things come from above: The Christians of the initiative Wilhelmsburgprojekt garnered some attention with a "Schokokuss" (chocolate-covered marshmallow on a wafer) catapult. Starting at the end of September, there will also be worship services for the neighborhood, said [Pastor] Sigmar Borchert. "Basically, we want to convey the gospel in such a way that people in Wilhelmsburg understand it is relevant to their lives," he says.

And the article this came from: http://www.wilhelmsburgonline.de/2014/09/reiherstiegfest-ein-quartier-stellt-sich-vor/

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