An Update for regarding the Last Day of the 2026 Baseball Camp for Jesus in Aurich, Germany

Last Day in Aurich, Germany
And Transitioning to Osterholz-Scharmbeck

I hope you will bear with me in these blog posts because I am very excited about how God has worked so powerfully this past week in Aurich, Germany. Mike Garst has been praying and working and preparing for months for these baseball camps, and it is such a blessing to see how God is working. Also, I know that the more people who are praying, the better things are going to go.

In each of these three baseball camps, they build toward the conclusion on Friday. Mike’s previous update took me a bit by surprise because so many things were happening on Thursday at the camp. Even as I was reading about the Thursday baptisms, my heart was becoming very curious and excited about what might happen on Friday! Friday was obviously another powerful day.

Also, we want to be praying for Mike and the American leadership team as they transition to Osterholz-Scharmbeck. We want health and unity and a strong focus for these leaders. We can remember that some of the American leadership team struggled with a stomach bug for part of the week in Aurich. We don’t want anything like that in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, so please be praying. Obviously, we want to be praying that God will continue to move in power next week as well.

Here is Mike’s email telling about the last day at Aurich and sharing just a bit about the transition to Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Please continue to be in prayer for Mike, the leadership team, and these camps! Here is his latest email update:

Dear Prayer Warriors,

Thank you again for all your faithful prayers! What an awesome week as we finished the camp Friday with two more baptisms!! So, we had six Baseball Camp baptisms plus one from one of the churches, a total of seven—a good biblical number, which could have several implications! Plus, one of the Germans said that somebody had prophesied that there would be seven baptisms this week. Praise the Lord!

As predicted, the weather was great, and all the Homebases and games went very well, along with the final ceremonies and barbecue with hamburgers and pulled pork. We did the baptisms as the very last thing. We do the baptisms in a lake about a quarter of a mile from the fields that we can easily walk to. So, it seems God directed us to these fields for that reason eighteen years ago. It’s a God story in itself how we ended up at this campsite.

Today, eleven of us are being driven to Osterholz-Scharmbeck, where we will meet up with two more Americans from Maryland to start the preparations for that camp. Please pray for God’s traveling mercies and favor and that we will use our time wisely today and tomorrow to get ready. We are not sure who will be preaching at the worship service we will be having to kick off the Baseball Camp, so please pray that we will follow the leading of the Holy Spirit to make that decision.

The weather is forecast to be in the high 70s and low 80s, with no possibility of rain until Friday. So please continue to pray for the weather we need to glorify the Lord.

God is good, all the time!

In Christ’s faithfulness,

Mike

There is no doubt that God is working, so let us continue to give prayer support and prayer coverage for Mike, the leadership team, and each young person and adult who will be involved in the Baseball Camp for Jesus this week! We also give God praise for the way He has worked this past week, and we pray that the fruit will abide for His Kingdom and His glory!