Wow! March has been busy! 2 weeks ago we gathered in the mountains outside of Munster, France for our European MCYM staff conference. It was great to gather with people from England, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy, Turkey and all over Germany to hear the awesome things that God is doing all over Europe. We also had 4 days of training from some great teachers. My whole team came away energized for ministry. While we were there we had one afternoon to do some sightseeing in Colmar, France, the home of the man who designed the Statue of Liberty. (Just a little trivia for you.) It is there I discovered my extreme love of chocolate crossiants. Amazing! We returned home from France on a Friday night and left the following Thursday morning for a Regional Overnight Retreat in Mons, Belgium. We stayed in a beautiful Chateau that has now been turned into a hostel/retreat center. That was also a great time of planning and brainstorming. Back in community we had two great clubs this past week. We had 40 kids at high school club on Monday night and 30 something on Tuesday night middle school club. Tomorrow afternoon we have a middle school outreach event after school. I am starting to develop some relationships with not only these great kids, but also their families. It is amazing to see the way they rally around each other and at the same time understand that losing friends and family members to frequent deployments and moves is just a part of every day life. It is still something I am struggling to wrap my head around. I am really loving the ministry though. I have also started attending the weekly PWOC meetings (Protestant Women of the Chapel) and have really enjoyed the relationships that I am building there. I have also been attending The Haus, a Thursday night Bible study for young adults hosted by Cadence Ministries. On a personal note I am moving into my apartment on Saturday amidst a flurry of activity. God has truely been proving Himself faithful on a daily basis here. My new apartment came without a kitchen and buying a new kitchen is a pricey investment. Last Tuesday morning at PWOC God provided a wonderful family who is giving and installing a wonderful kitchen for free! I am constantly surprised and amazed at the little ways God cares for us! In closing, please pray for our group as we are gearing up for our Czech Republic Service Project trip over Spring Break. We will be doing some building projects as well as doing peer to peer ministry in the school there. We have a lot to do before that time. Also, please pray that God would open doors as I am in the beginning phases of meeting with some students one on one. I am excited to see what the next month will bring!
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