International Evening

I love the fact that I live with people from all over the world. It is so cool. Tonight we celebrated the different nations represented among us at the castle including Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Russia, India, and the Cook Islands. Each country provided their own food and a number of people dressed up in traditional garb. It was fun. My fellow Canadian and I put on some winter gear. Somehow we have managed to acquire the title "crazy Canadians."

Hearing God's Voice

This week the emphasis for out DTS has been in learning to hear God's voice. It has been cool because a lot of time has been spent in worship and prayer which I love. Yesterday was a little different as we had to break into small groups and take turns standing in the center. The group would then pray and ask God for words for that person. I was very skeptical  at first but then it my turn to be spoken over and it was crazy how the things that were spoken lined up with what God had already been telling me.

On a different note, in October our team will be going on a mini outreach to Sicily which is exciting. For my main outreach in December I will be going with half of our group to the Islands, one of which will be Aruba, so I guess I will be spending my 30th birthday in the Caribbean. 

As a praise report I have been able to cook for myself here at the castle and so I have been doing really well physically. Please pray for me regarding when we go on outreach as I do not know what I will do for food or how my body will handle it--healing would be nice too.

Thanks for your prayers.

A couple pics

Here are a couple pictures of the castle. The first is of the part where we have our lectures located on the upper level. The second picture is a random shot of part of the castle. The third picture is the view of the village of Hurlach taken from the gym at the very top of the castle. Enjoy!

Welcome to the castle

Guten Tag!

As most people who will read this know, I am now in Germany to do a DTS with YWAM. Since arriving on Saturday, life is starting to get into a routine. I share a room with 7 other girls. It's actually not so bad--at least not yet. This week we have a guest speaker from Australia sharing with us on discipleship. At first I wondered how I would find the lecture sessions with my seminary background,  yet I find it rather refreshing to approach the Bible with faith that what it says will happen. Already I feel like God is starting to do some surgery on my heart revealing areas that I need Him to change. I think it will be a valuable 6 months.

As far as my diet goes, they have allowed me to use the staff kitchen to make my own meals. While the food everyone eats looks good its nice not to have to worry about being sick. One benefit of doing this is that it gives me the opportunity to get to know some of the staff on the base.

All in all it has been good. I will keep you posted on some of the things I am learning and life here at the castle.