Figuring It All Out!

Well now I have been here for two whole weeks. What a weird thought. The first week seems forever ago. Honestly, I have a very loose schedule with what I need to get done. I clean, cook, do laundry, chauffer, and spend quality time with our girls. It is heartbreaking to see them miss their families and be able to nothing for them. All we have are prayers and time. Tonight we have our Fall Fest...it is the Black and White Affair...I am dressing up as a Panda Bear!!! I also am taking my driving test today. I have never been on the autobahn so hopefully I will pass. I am still trying to fiind where I fit into the dorm setting. I know the personalities and things my fellow staff members offer to the girls, but I am just figure where I belong within our mix. So that is one thing I am proccessing. I love running here...there are a lot of hills, but the view is breath-taking!!! I can complain. I miss you all..Thanks for checking up on me.

FINALLY HERE!!!

As I walked out of baggage claim with three large pieces of luggage on a rolly cart that you have to push the handle down to maneuver.  I handed my passport the to Swiss police as he nonchalantly glanced at my photo and nodded me on through.  As I walked through the mechanical doors a giant scream breaks through my senses.  An uproar of gangstas cheering from my peripheral catches me off guard.  It was my staff and chicas picking me up on a traditional rainy evening in Basel, Switzerland.  

So far my experience has been marvelous.  The girls and my staff have been so gracious and welcoming.  My first official day I went to Budenfest...booth festival and ate traditional German food.  The next day was my day off and I went into Basel again...to see if I could buy items I needed.  Following that me and some of the my fellow male RAs bought frozen dinners and went to a family's house, that we know from training in Canada.  It has been such a whirlwind, but a blessing.  I can't even explain the beauty that surrounds me.  They love there gardens and everything is lush.  

Keep me in your prayers...I know it is not this simple.

Leaving On A Jet Plane

Wow the day has finally come to say I am leaving...well actually I am leaving tomorrow, but I figured this would be my chance to write before I leave.  I came home from Hume and only had three days to adjust, pack, revitalize, and say good-bye to everything familiar.  At home I saw many faces and got to do many things I wanted to do.  It is so weird to think that I won't be back for a while.  The next time I am back Layne (my cousin) will have a baby, we'll have another President, Hume '09 will have passed, and the Angels will have won another world series (or at least that is what I am hoping for!! ).  A lot of things will have changed but so many things will have stayed the same...one thing that I always know will be consistent is the fact that I have a home where family and friends still love me!!! Pray for safe travels!!!

I GOT NEWS!!!

I just got news about where I am going to be living and who I am working with!!! I am living in the dorm Wittlingen. My dorm parents are Brant and Laura McGlothlin. And I am so blessed to be working with two girls that I am associated with, Rachel Hosan and Sam Christanssen. It really lightens a burden, but at the same time it adds more questions and thoughts to what is going to happen. It is official...I have a place to live and work!!! CRAZY!!

Praise Him In This Storm

I love the fact that our journey is never easy. I love how we must face the day when life feels overwhelming or draining. The other day I went to chapel to hear the high school band lead worship. In that moment I became emotional just realizing that I can still praise the Lord when I feel so stressed and burdened because the Lord is ultimately in control and I need to let Him have that control. Next Tuesday, I am going home for the day to organize some items so that I can ship them to Germany. I still have not raised all my support but I am trusting and taking that step of faith. I am looking forward to seeing my family...it will be a really intimate time with them!!!

Knowing God is Faithful

As support comes in slowly I know that the Lord is providing. He has given me moments of peace, but also moments of uncertainty. My heart is clinging to my family and friends I am leaving behind, but has wide open arms to latch onto the adventure that awaits me. I am up at camp wondering if this is all real. Or if I am just going to wake up from a dream and realize I am still a junior in college and have to re-live it all over again. Right now, I ask for pray for peace and a confidence that can only come from the Lord...I know He is faithful and in the end if everything works out it will be of Him.

Waiting on the Lord

Raising support is probably one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do. But every time I begin to doubt what is going on He proves Himself. Just last week I was starting to get anxious about everything and one random day I met a teacher who has been working at BFA for the last five years. So random, especially because I was up at Hume Lake. Not only that but her parents offered to help support me. It just showed me that the Lord was ultimately in control and going to provide at all times.