Twas the Night Before Outreach and All Through Chatel..

As I mentioned on my other update, we are having our last meeting this evening with our base director. The items I am storing here are in the attic. We load the luggage in the car and load the team in the van at 5:15 a.m. tomorrow. Our departure time is 5:30 a.m....dark and early! We arrive in Geneva at 6 a.m. and our bus is scheduled to depart for Florence, Italy at 7. Our bus ride should take about 6 hours.

We will be staying in Pisa for two nights. I hear that the leaning tower is kind of out of the way, but I will see if it works to get a picture of it. We fly out of Florence for Constanta, Romania Monday a.m.

That is about it for now. Thank you for your prayers and for the travel and outreach expenses that many of you contributed to.

God bless you. I will write when I am able.

With Love,
Elizabeth

The Last Week at Chatel before Outreach

It is getting chilly in Switzerland. I am so-o-o-o-o-o-o thankful for the warm jacket I have. When I bought it in May, I really didn't think it would ever be cold enough to warrant such a warm coat. However, walking to church in Lausanne this a.m. confirmed a need for a warm cozy coat! We attended a French/English speaking church in Lausanne where the husband preaches and the wife translates. The church meets in a theater. Tonight I am attending the English speaking church in Nyon where I have attended before. It is a blessing to be on the other side of the world, worship the same God, and know His Holy Spirit is with us wherever we are.

The first three days of this next week, class time will be spent discussing outreach. We will have a special prayer service Tuesday evening. On Thursday and Friday, we will be cleaning our rooms, packing for outreach, and storing anything in the attic we will not need until it is time to go home in November. There will be many good byes this week as most of the people we have spent time with will be going to various parts of the world. New faces will be here when we return in November except for the permanent staff people.

If you did not see my class picture on facebook, you can see it on this profile page. The picture was taken the last day we met with Dr. Bruce and Barbara Thompson.

I do not know how often I will be able to add to this blog in the next 2 months as I am not taking my computer to Italy, Romania, and Bulgaria, and will be doing my communication mostly from internet cafes.

May God bless and keep you all.

With Love,
Elizabeth

My 9th Week in Switzerland

It hardly seems possible I have been in Switzerland for 9 weeks, and it has been 10 weeks since I left Oregon! These last 9-10 weeks have been nothing short of amazing! I am so grateful to God for all of His provisions financially, His blessings of healing, the making of incredible friendships and the opportunity to see awesome sights in this part of the world. I realize more and more the magnificence of the very personal God I serve.

I shared in my news update about the 20th Anniversary we prepared for and celebrated yesterday at the Chatel YWAM base here in Essertines sur Rolle, Switzerland. It was a lot of work, but I know many people were blessed. Even though I have only been here about 2 months, I realized how many friends I now have from many parts of Switzerland, so it was a joy on Saturday to see "new old friends" once again!

We are beginning our last week of lecture. Our teacher this week is Bruce Thompson. I must admit, one of the reasons I chose Chatel was because of my acquaintance with Bruce and Barb Thompson, of hearing them teach, and of receiving blessing from them in the past. I so look forward to all we will learn this week.

I am strategizing my packing for Romania...I need to be careful to pack only enough clothes for a week and then count on being able to wash clothes when needed. I have visions of looking like Heidi as she went to visit the Alm Uncle....she wore all her clothes and didn't pack anything. We will be on three different bases with most likely 3 different routines for clothes washing, drying and daily routines....flexibility is the key! I also hear that Romanians may like to eat chunks of bacon lard with raw onions for breakfast. Thankfully, they also have yogurt and oatmeal! :>)

The picture I have on the post this week is a view of Lake Geneva from Vevay, Switzerland.

Blessings to all!