NEWS FROM DAN & SUZIE POTTER

Pictured above is our group (Left to Right) on our "Creative Day
Outing" as we were walking in the woods:
Jeremy (Malaysia), Corine (from Netherlands living in Chile with her
husband), Michal & Martina (Czech Republic = also married), (down in
front) Yerko (from Chile= married to Corine), Dan & Suzie (that's
us), Natasha (Russia), behind her is Ryan (from Minnesota), Timmy
(from N. Ireland but living in Germany), Barbara (Germany), and
Simone (Germany). We are missing Ricky from Marlette!

imagiNations '06 is going well, we are in our 5th week, with only one
to go. They all depart on November 1.
It seems in many ways like they just got here, but because of the
relationships and all, it also seems like we have been together for a
long while. Pray for all of us that we will end our time together
well, and that the impact they have had on each other and the
community will continue to grow fruit for the Kingdom of God!

Dan & I were away last week in Houston, Texas for our Germany and
International TeenStreet meetings. (During that time Chip Kirk, from
OM USA were here to imput into the imagiNations group how to Practice
the Presence of God). Our meetings honestly were difficult in many
ways. Lots of details to cover, many transitions in growth,
leadership and development. We are praying hard this month for God's
direct words and wisdom in the TeenStreet's to come. In November we
go to Mosbach, Germany for more Germany TeenStreet meetings with all
the Home office representatives, and the other European leaders. So
this is our time to pray about specifics and direction for us and
TeenStreet, especially the international TeenStreets. We need more
youth communicators to be trained, since it looks like we are moving
towards new TeenStreets starting up in the next year and a half in
Sudan, South Africa, and Australia. So, we need wisdom on the
transitions of program leadership especially in Germany, Uruguay,
Brasil, India, Czech Republic and Malaysia. Please continue to pray
for us! We are also in the midst of writing the the new program
theme: Contagious . . . "Infect Your Sphere".

Joshua and Josiah continue to grow (both in height . . . yeah . . .
and in their walk with Jesus!). Joshua is 16 and a Junior in school
(next year is his last year in school, hard to believe). He has been
very involved in his soccer team this year. They just played their
last game this past Monday. It was good, but he is looking forward
to more free time and getting started again with teaching guitar and
hanging with his friends. He continues to help me out with leading
worship in both Going Deeper on Sunday nights and in church with the
Praise Team on Sunday mornings. Josiah is in 8th grade (the oldest
in the middle school). He is doing well in his studies and is a PAL
(a specially chosen leadership group who help out with things in the
school). He just had his first "DJ Schmoke" opportunity in DJ ing
the last Middle School dance (he is the one on the left below in his
Dad's purple velvet jacket - that he used to do his magic shows in).
The principal was happy he was doing it because it meant that he
didn't have to check the song list he would be playing. He also said
he knew it was a good dance (you can tell by the number of people
hanging out in the gym - there were only 3). Josiah is also playing
soccer on the 7th & 8th grade traveling team, even though the weather
is getting colder, we continue to support him and his team in this.