Baptisten Gemeinde: When we arrived in Austria, the only Baptist Church in Graz was without a pastor and had been so for a couple years. We attended this church for the first few years we were here and God allowed us to serve in many different areas the ministry there. I was asked to preach on a regular basis and Krista and I were both involved in the music ministry. Krista was also very involved in the mother-child group of the church. Our goal, while we were there, was to help strengthen the church in any way we could as they searched for a pastor and to learn the cultural aspects of ministry as we studied German. The things we learned there have served as a basis for our continuing minstry in Austria. We stepped out of this ministry in the Summer of 2006 to beginning focusing on church planting.

Iranian Bible Study: One very exciting ministry that we were involved in was ministering to Iranian refugees in Austria. This ministry was actually a small group of the Baptisten Gemeinde. It was very unique and functioned more like ministry in a Restricted Access Nation than traditional ministry in Austria. In the time that we were involved, almost 20 people were baptized based upon their professions of faith. I have never seen a people hungrier for God’s Word than our Iranian friends. We were a part of this ministry until the left the Baptisten Gemeinde in 2006.

International Baptist Church: In the fall of 2006 we partnered together with two other families to help start a ministry to the international community of Graz. Danny's main responsibility was to translate sermons from English into German. We were involved in this ministry until the summer of 2007, at which time we returned to the states for furlough. We were honored to be able to attend the service celebrating their official organizational as a church in the June of 2010.

Stattegg Church Plant: After we returned from furlough at the end of 2007 we began focusing on a new church plant with friends we have made since moving here. We strongly believe in small groups and therefore launched this ministry through home Bible studies. In the Fall of 2008 we began holding bi-weekly Church Services just north of Graz, in a community called Stattegg. We have had a high attendance of 53. This was at the baby dedication service for our daughter Grace. We have a core of around 20 who are committed to our ministry. In the Spring of 2010 we began meeting weekly instead of bi-weekly. We are very excited about what the future holds for this ministry!

American Football: In the Fall of 2008 I joined the Styrian Bears American Football Club. My main interest in joining was to meet new people and to get in a little better shape physically. God has really blessed this opportunity and given me a lot of great friends through it. In the Summer of 2011 we were able to partner with The Way Sports Ministries to host a Christian football camp in Graz. During this camp 12 young men indicated an interest in Following Jesus. Our club has recently decided to add a youth football program to develop young players for the future. This is an exciting opportunity for both the team and our ministry.

Gössendorf Church Plant: In November of 2010 we launched a second church plant south of Graz in the community of Gössendorf, which is where we live. This ministry grew out of a Bible study that we were hosting in our home, ministering primarily to football players from the Styrian Bears. In May of 2010 we held our first service in the chapel in Gössendorf and in August we signed an agreement that will allow us to host a monthly service there on a continual basis.