Reaching Stuttgart with the love of Christ through the Ehmann family

Rainer & Susanne Ehmann
Grace Church formally initiated our partnership with Rainer & Susanne Ehmann in June 2010. Rainer and Susanne Ehmann were born and raised in Stuttgart, Germany. Both found the Lord during their early youth.
Rainer & Susanne live in Stuttgart, GERMANY. They serve the Grace Brethren Church in Stuttgart. Rainer also serves on the Charis Leadership Team for GBIM.  

While Rainer had wanted to pursue his own career, the time he served in the military brought about a change in his life. Confronted with the futility of life, he decided to dedicate his life to serve the Lord. This led him to Dallas Bible college, while Susanne started nurse's training in Germany. Back from Dallas, Rainer began an internship at the Grace Brethren Church of Stuttgart in the fall of 1983, where Roger and Nancy Peugh then served as missionaries.

Time and God's guidance led to a change of ministry over the years. God drew the Ehmanns further and further from pastoral responsibilities and ministries to pursue a more and more evangelistic lifestyle. Susanne meets with ladies she got to know over the years, and Rainer started his own motorcycle club. "People who don't know Jesus won't come to a church; the church must go to them."

Rainer and Susanne got married in 1985. They have three children, Johannes, Friederike and Carolin. In January 1999, they were appointed to work with GBIM as Charis Associates. They work now in contact making and church development in the Stuttgart area.
"Germany is a very secular country," say the Ehmanns. "It is not true that people here have heard the good news of new life in Jesus Christ. Yes, the Reformation took place in Germany, but that was centuries ago. Now rule the gods of materialism, pleasure and success. It is the goal and desire of the Stuttgart team to confront people with a life that mirrors the living God in order to show them that even in this day and age, there is a God who loves people and who wants to save them."

To get prayer requests and ministry updates, send an email: rhehmann@t-online.de.

Prayer Requests:

• Physical & Emotional Needs: Ask the Lord to help Rainer & Susanne maintain good health.  Please pray that God keep them from discouragement, loneliness, and depression. Ask God for healthy diet, consistent sleep, and adequate rest.
• Demanding schedule: Ask the Lord to give them safety, stamina, and a sense of purpose.  Pray for their travels around Germany and throughout Europe.
• Prayer support: Ask God to provide strength in the Lord everyday