For the next two weeks, it is still summer break here in Austria. (But don't be jealous because their summer starts at the start of July). During the summer, life is very different for us. We don't have the majority of our regularly scheduled events (including: Youth Group, bible studies, Thursday night soccer, and daily afternoon tutoring) and many of the youth kids are off on vacation with their families. The only regular weekly activity we have is Friday night hang out at the Lighthouse. This is such a huge change for us. Before we left for camp, we had German class every morning, followed by the after school Tutoring (most days), and then activities the majority of the evenings during the week. We were busy, really we were a bit too busy. God has really switched our daily life around. Now we are planning and scheduling our daily events. We are doing more sports outreach, more meeting one-on-one with youth, studying German, spending more time with God, pursuing more in depth relationships with those from German class and we are even taking an online class (through the EFCA) on Ministering in a Roman Catholic Context. It is exciting to see how different our life looks right now but also to see how much God is using us! It can be stressful at times and requires a lot more effort on our part to be planning out each day but God is developing that skill. It will be nice to have school start again and be back into a routine (although we most likely won't have any more German classes). Now with our extra time from not having German classes, we will be able to implement more of these things we are doing now into our daily life. You can definitely be praying for us as we will be going through the transition back to school being in session here in a couple weeks but also for the time now that God will really use us in unexpected ways.
Seth and Nur went hiking (we live even closer to the mountains in our new apartment). They almost made it to the top but decided to turn around. Maybe next time :)
Me and Jen, she has been on our team here for the last 3 months but is now back in the states in hopes of coming back next summer and then staying for a year!
Talia, Viki, and I. These are two girls that have been a part of the middle school youth group and this year, Talia will now have moved up and becoming to the High school youth group, which we help with. Viki is also now old enough but she will be moving with her family to London tomorrow. Definitely be praying for her transition through the move as well as our relationship, so far we had been meeting on a weekly basis and she would like to continue that, through Skype.
David and Jonas in the Lighthouse preparing supper for us all for Friday Night...with their chef hats on. It has become tradition now that a couple people will cook and everyone will chip in a little for groceries. It is a great way to get healthier and cheaper food rather than everyone going out to Burger King for supper and then bringing it back.
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