Here we are at the YWAM (Youth With a Mission) base near Lausanne, Switzerland, for a new adventure with a support programme called Mission Builders. YWAM is an organization in which "young" people take part in a 3 month training programme, then go on an outreach trip to share the good news of Jesus Christ in another part of the world. A new batch of students is arrivin in 3 days, and we'll help the staff to get ready for them.
This morning in our room we heard strains of a familiar worship song from a staff gathering below. We feel as if we're at Living Faith Bible College! Mostly young people everywhere, from all parts of the world.
Terry and I spent the last 3 weeks visiting family in Darmstadt, Germany, and in the Czech Republic, and friends from the school we helped start in Bratislava, Slovakia, 20 years ago. Our summer was spent waiting for our house to sell. Finally, a week before we were to leave, we had to pack up all our belongings to put into storage. The house was sold! To say this time was hectic is an understatement! Thanks to our children, the water test finally came back positive, final legal details were taken care of, and the house was cleaned for the last time.
The YWAM base is 15 minutes away from the railway station from which we arrived yesterday, in a suburb of Lausanne called Chalet-a-Gobet. We're in an old 5 storey hotel; our little room is on the first floor. That is, not the ground floor, but up a few steps to the next floor. The room is similar to the rooms in pensions in the Czech Republic- the typical 2 beds pushed together covered with duvets. There's lots of cupboard space, and best of all, our own bathroom! (Other dorm rooms don't have this feature) There is a wooded area next to us and fields nearby. We had a tour after lunch to orient us to all the facilities and to the bus system and grocery stores.
We feel as if we're in the right place for the next two months.
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