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Hey everyone!
Sorry its been awhile since I’ve really updated this, but don’t worry. Well, I think the last time I wrote I was getting sick? Well, I did get sick. I got a really bad cold. There were a couple days that I had to whisper the whole day. It was pretty miserable, but I’m feeling about 95% today, which is nice.
So! I went to Austria! It was amazing and I’ll never forget it. The reason for going was for our ‘speaker’s week’ or rather ‘listener’s week.’ There is usually one each semester. It was about a 4ish hour train ride…maybe less.
I was so amazed that Calvary Chapel actually owns a castle! Lol. Truly it was amazing. I wish I could post more pictures or even better…take you there. Pictures are very limited.
The food was AMAZING at the castle. Three full homemade (sp?) meals every day! The last night we had a fire in the fire place with candles and apple strudel!
The teachings were amazing. A guy named Russell from Calvary Philadelphia, I think, came and taught for the week. The topic was ministry…who does God use, what is He looking for in our lives, and are we called to ministry? It was really good and insightful. He was very truthful and honest. Not only did he teach that week, but he also made the effort to spend time with us and get to know us. He even had a special bible for his week in Austria that he brought so that we could all write our names in the back and so he could pray for us!
A little background on him, he used to be an actor and almost got the lead part in LA Law, but then he got involved with cocaine. It was downhill from there. His testimony is amazing, though and I can’t remember a lot, but the point is that he came back to Christ.
So! He wanted to put together a video for the missionaries all over Europe that they can give to their supporters so they can see what it’s like over here and how much missionaries need the support of home, which is sometimes their only support. I understand this more now. So Russell interviewed us two at a time for the video, which was fun. It was so exciting to be apart of his vision and hopefully help the missionaries a little.
Along with the interviews Russell and his assistant Robert also wanted to visit a few key sites (He spent a lot of time here as a missionary so he knew the cool spots). For about 3 days he took a different group of students to go out with him to film.
The day that I went with him we went to a waterfall, a really old wall to a castle (Russell and Robert bought us all coffee and dessert here in the little town), and a berg (a fortress to fight enemies) with a torture museum in it that Russell again paid for us all to see. The torture museum was so disturbing. It was good to see though because it showed us how the Catholics used to persecute Protestants because they wouldn’t convert.
The last night at the castle we all had a campfire and roasted marshmallows. The best marshmallows I had ever tasted. I think they were flavored. Anyways, lol, that was a lot of fun.
That was pretty much the highlights of the week. In all, it was very relaxing….not boring though, just relaxing.
Now, more current…
The mission teams are all getting ready to leave for Sicily, Rome, or Norway. I’m going to Norway!! I’m so excited! I even get to spend my 21st birthday in Norway! We leave on Saturday and get back the next Saturday. So expect another writing gapJ
The reason we are going to Norway is to minister to a Christian boarding school. We will be having a couple concerts, games, testimonies, worship and just getting to know the kids. Some of these kids are missionaries’ kids that get kind of dropped off there while they need to go to school. Its going to be a great opportunity to love on these kids. Who knows if they have made a commitment for Christ yet? We will also get to tell them about the bible college and hopefully some will want to come to the knew one in Italy. That is the hope and desire of the director, Brian. He almost moved to Norway as a missionary, but God had Italy in mind for him. He desires to still minister to these kids though, which is awesome. We will be staying with Brian and Maria’s missionary friends there in Norway, who are from the United States.
I don’t know if I have really talked about the problems we have been having at our apartment, but we’ve had a few things go out, blow up, or stop workingJ
We were without hot water for 3 days right before Austria, but praise the Lord we have it back!
I think I actually did mention the stove blowing up….well, pastor Craig got it fixed mostly. We have about 2 ½ burners now
So these two things were fixed when we came home, but then we found out we have a radiator problem so the house was really hot…fine with meJ
I think they fixed that too though….bummer that’s the one thing I was ok with. Haha.
So I have an updated list of prayer requests…
By the way, THANK YOU so much for all your prayers. You don’t even know how much I need them right now. I realize more than ever that missionaries’ support sometimes comes only from the faithful back home. I appreciate you all SO much!
Pray for…
*Roommates and the guys---God has been revealing to me that I’m also a missionary to these.
*Norway…prepared hearts, hassle-free traveling, and finances
*Homesickness—normal life, family, friends, and my church
*Classes
*The possessed flat---haha
*Humbleness
*Wisdom
Sorry its been awhile since I’ve really updated this, but don’t worry. Well, I think the last time I wrote I was getting sick? Well, I did get sick. I got a really bad cold. There were a couple days that I had to whisper the whole day. It was pretty miserable, but I’m feeling about 95% today, which is nice.
So! I went to Austria! It was amazing and I’ll never forget it. The reason for going was for our ‘speaker’s week’ or rather ‘listener’s week.’ There is usually one each semester. It was about a 4ish hour train ride…maybe less.
I was so amazed that Calvary Chapel actually owns a castle! Lol. Truly it was amazing. I wish I could post more pictures or even better…take you there. Pictures are very limited.
The food was AMAZING at the castle. Three full homemade (sp?) meals every day! The last night we had a fire in the fire place with candles and apple strudel!
The teachings were amazing. A guy named Russell from Calvary Philadelphia, I think, came and taught for the week. The topic was ministry…who does God use, what is He looking for in our lives, and are we called to ministry? It was really good and insightful. He was very truthful and honest. Not only did he teach that week, but he also made the effort to spend time with us and get to know us. He even had a special bible for his week in Austria that he brought so that we could all write our names in the back and so he could pray for us!
A little background on him, he used to be an actor and almost got the lead part in LA Law, but then he got involved with cocaine. It was downhill from there. His testimony is amazing, though and I can’t remember a lot, but the point is that he came back to Christ.
So! He wanted to put together a video for the missionaries all over Europe that they can give to their supporters so they can see what it’s like over here and how much missionaries need the support of home, which is sometimes their only support. I understand this more now. So Russell interviewed us two at a time for the video, which was fun. It was so exciting to be apart of his vision and hopefully help the missionaries a little.
Along with the interviews Russell and his assistant Robert also wanted to visit a few key sites (He spent a lot of time here as a missionary so he knew the cool spots). For about 3 days he took a different group of students to go out with him to film.
The day that I went with him we went to a waterfall, a really old wall to a castle (Russell and Robert bought us all coffee and dessert here in the little town), and a berg (a fortress to fight enemies) with a torture museum in it that Russell again paid for us all to see. The torture museum was so disturbing. It was good to see though because it showed us how the Catholics used to persecute Protestants because they wouldn’t convert.
The last night at the castle we all had a campfire and roasted marshmallows. The best marshmallows I had ever tasted. I think they were flavored. Anyways, lol, that was a lot of fun.
That was pretty much the highlights of the week. In all, it was very relaxing….not boring though, just relaxing.
Now, more current…
The mission teams are all getting ready to leave for Sicily, Rome, or Norway. I’m going to Norway!! I’m so excited! I even get to spend my 21st birthday in Norway! We leave on Saturday and get back the next Saturday. So expect another writing gapJ
The reason we are going to Norway is to minister to a Christian boarding school. We will be having a couple concerts, games, testimonies, worship and just getting to know the kids. Some of these kids are missionaries’ kids that get kind of dropped off there while they need to go to school. Its going to be a great opportunity to love on these kids. Who knows if they have made a commitment for Christ yet? We will also get to tell them about the bible college and hopefully some will want to come to the knew one in Italy. That is the hope and desire of the director, Brian. He almost moved to Norway as a missionary, but God had Italy in mind for him. He desires to still minister to these kids though, which is awesome. We will be staying with Brian and Maria’s missionary friends there in Norway, who are from the United States.
I don’t know if I have really talked about the problems we have been having at our apartment, but we’ve had a few things go out, blow up, or stop workingJ
We were without hot water for 3 days right before Austria, but praise the Lord we have it back!
I think I actually did mention the stove blowing up….well, pastor Craig got it fixed mostly. We have about 2 ½ burners now
So these two things were fixed when we came home, but then we found out we have a radiator problem so the house was really hot…fine with meJ
I think they fixed that too though….bummer that’s the one thing I was ok with. Haha.
So I have an updated list of prayer requests…
By the way, THANK YOU so much for all your prayers. You don’t even know how much I need them right now. I realize more than ever that missionaries’ support sometimes comes only from the faithful back home. I appreciate you all SO much!
Pray for…
*Roommates and the guys---God has been revealing to me that I’m also a missionary to these.
*Norway…prepared hearts, hassle-free traveling, and finances
*Homesickness—normal life, family, friends, and my church
*Classes
*The possessed flat---haha
*Humbleness
*Wisdom
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