Hello Everyone,
If you all would like to see pictures, you can click on the link to these albums. I will adding more to the tour album - it isn't finished yet.
Pre-English Camp: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=481116&id=548955649&l=19f6efb9c8
English Camp Album, Take 1: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=483223&id=548955649&l=583de827fa
English Camp Album, Take 2: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=483260&id=548955649&l=c0b3fcaf5c
Talent Night & Tour: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=483286&id=548955649&l=1876e802a0
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Our Last Goodbyes
It has been awhile since I wrote last because we left for tour last Friday after camp had ended. I had the opportunity to travel with my friend, Vanessa (who visited several of us in the states this past June), and left with her last Wednesday (July 28). She and I went to her house where I visited her and her family. While I was gone, the rest of the team and some campers which stayed spent time moving all the kitchen utensils and food, etc. out of the kitchen so that the music camp which starts this Saturday could bring in their cook and set up their things. Grace has been very busy as she had another group here after English camp and is preparing for the music camp which had around 500 people here when I came in 2008.
Vanessa and I met the team in Heidelberg for the Evensong service. It went very, very well. Unfortunately, the pastor was sick and unable to attend, but Bishop Meyer, Bishop Sutton and Werner Heissenhuber led the service. Beforehand, we all walked through the streets and passed out flyers for the service. A few people came (in addition to others from the church)! I was prepared to play the piano but ended up playing the organ (in a cathedral-like church, St. Peterskirche) when we discovered there was no piano! It was intimidating at first, but all went smoothly and it was a great experience. We had great fellowship with the people from the church afterwards and we all went out to a nice restaurant afterwards. It was great fun and we were serenaded by a young lady who played the piano quite well. (We were also serenaded by some German men who began singing some German anthems.)
We returned from tour last night and I got to see a friend from music camp who is here setting up, Laurin. He helped me lead music at English camp back in 2007.
Hopefully I can write more about our tour later, but tonight we are going the The Schnitzel Place for a final meal together with Bishop Meyer and Grace. We leave tomorrow morning around 5:45 so please pray for our travels. It will be sad saying goodbye, but the Lord has done a great work and the mission here will continue to be in our prayers!
God bless you all - thanks for reading my blog and praying for all of us!
Elyse
p.s. I will try to also figure out how to upload pictures. The past few times I've tried it has failed, but I spoke with my mom this afternoon and she has an idea of how I might be able to get it to work. I'll keep you posted in the days ahead.
Vanessa and I met the team in Heidelberg for the Evensong service. It went very, very well. Unfortunately, the pastor was sick and unable to attend, but Bishop Meyer, Bishop Sutton and Werner Heissenhuber led the service. Beforehand, we all walked through the streets and passed out flyers for the service. A few people came (in addition to others from the church)! I was prepared to play the piano but ended up playing the organ (in a cathedral-like church, St. Peterskirche) when we discovered there was no piano! It was intimidating at first, but all went smoothly and it was a great experience. We had great fellowship with the people from the church afterwards and we all went out to a nice restaurant afterwards. It was great fun and we were serenaded by a young lady who played the piano quite well. (We were also serenaded by some German men who began singing some German anthems.)
We returned from tour last night and I got to see a friend from music camp who is here setting up, Laurin. He helped me lead music at English camp back in 2007.
Hopefully I can write more about our tour later, but tonight we are going the The Schnitzel Place for a final meal together with Bishop Meyer and Grace. We leave tomorrow morning around 5:45 so please pray for our travels. It will be sad saying goodbye, but the Lord has done a great work and the mission here will continue to be in our prayers!
God bless you all - thanks for reading my blog and praying for all of us!
Elyse
p.s. I will try to also figure out how to upload pictures. The past few times I've tried it has failed, but I spoke with my mom this afternoon and she has an idea of how I might be able to get it to work. I'll keep you posted in the days ahead.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Heidelberg
Tomorrow we travel to Heidelberg for and Evensong service at a church that Bp. Meyer is helping start there. Pray for us! The end of camp went well, though it was sad saying all of our goodbyes.
Thanks for the thoughts and prayers - much love, Elyse
Thanks for the thoughts and prayers - much love, Elyse
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Last Days...
Yesterday we had an all-day outing. A bus arrived to pick everyone up around 9 AM and we drove to castle nearby. Some of us took cable cars up the mountain to the castle and we all met at the top where we walked to the castle. After enjoying the view, we had morning prayer and then returned to the bus.
Then we stopped at a dam that was bombed by Britain in 1943 during World War 2. It was very neat. After that we went to a lake and canoed for about an hour. Then we went to Fritzlar where we saw a statue of St. Boniface standing on a tree stump holding a small chapel in his hand. During his life, he cut down a tree that was dedicated to a German god and used the wood to build the first chapel in the town where the tree was. There was also a cathedral that we toured where St. Boniface was buried.
Afterwards we went shopping and stopped for a mid-day snack. We returned to Knull Camp around six and had dinner at six thirty.
Last night we watched "The Mission" with Rober De Niro as another example of people giving up their lives for the Gospel. It was very interesting and I have a lot of thoughts about it... The theology of the priests is not totally something I agree with, but it was good to think about.
Today is the last day of camp! This morning we had our last teachings. Bishop Sutton and Fr. Miller finished summarizing their material. A girl came whose name is Dorothy - she is a neighbor of Bp. Meyer and Grace. Esther met her last year and then ran into the other evening and asked her to join us. It was exciting to see her here. She is a Christian and so is her family, but they are not currently attending church - you could pray that they would get plugged in somewhere!
This afternoon we do not have a regular schedule. Tonight is talent night where everyone performs or does something showing their various talents. Then, Mandy and Tera put together a play in which most of the campers are participating. It is about the crucifixion. First, we will have the talent show and then a big dinner (with steaks!), then we will have the play about the cross and afterwards Bp. Meyer is going to lead us through the stations of the cross that he has set up around the big building. We will all head to the campfire for some reflection on the camp - what stuck out to us and meant something to us - in hopes to encourage one another. We will probably also have some singing and then will hang out until people decide to go to bed.
Should be a fun evening!
Then we stopped at a dam that was bombed by Britain in 1943 during World War 2. It was very neat. After that we went to a lake and canoed for about an hour. Then we went to Fritzlar where we saw a statue of St. Boniface standing on a tree stump holding a small chapel in his hand. During his life, he cut down a tree that was dedicated to a German god and used the wood to build the first chapel in the town where the tree was. There was also a cathedral that we toured where St. Boniface was buried.
Afterwards we went shopping and stopped for a mid-day snack. We returned to Knull Camp around six and had dinner at six thirty.
Last night we watched "The Mission" with Rober De Niro as another example of people giving up their lives for the Gospel. It was very interesting and I have a lot of thoughts about it... The theology of the priests is not totally something I agree with, but it was good to think about.
Today is the last day of camp! This morning we had our last teachings. Bishop Sutton and Fr. Miller finished summarizing their material. A girl came whose name is Dorothy - she is a neighbor of Bp. Meyer and Grace. Esther met her last year and then ran into the other evening and asked her to join us. It was exciting to see her here. She is a Christian and so is her family, but they are not currently attending church - you could pray that they would get plugged in somewhere!
This afternoon we do not have a regular schedule. Tonight is talent night where everyone performs or does something showing their various talents. Then, Mandy and Tera put together a play in which most of the campers are participating. It is about the crucifixion. First, we will have the talent show and then a big dinner (with steaks!), then we will have the play about the cross and afterwards Bp. Meyer is going to lead us through the stations of the cross that he has set up around the big building. We will all head to the campfire for some reflection on the camp - what stuck out to us and meant something to us - in hopes to encourage one another. We will probably also have some singing and then will hang out until people decide to go to bed.
Should be a fun evening!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Praise Reports/Prayer Requests
Aside from giving you the schedule, I'd like to highlight some spiritual events.
Sonja and Mattias - These two have particularly been on my heart. Sonja is ten and Mattias is probably eleven or twelve. Neither speak very good English, but both have worked very hard to fit in and learn words. There countenances (especially Sonja's) have brightened since they arrived. Both of them desire to be baptized, but there stepfather is not a Christian and neither is there mom, which makes a difficult family situation. We prayed all week about possible baptizing them during the service today, but Bp. Meyer talked to their stepfather and thought it best to wait until the fall. They were anointed and prayed over during the service (though Mattias had disappeared - I'm not sure where he was). Sadly, both of them left today. Please pray for them as they return to their old circumstances of living in a nonChristian home (aside from their grandmother) - and ask that the things they've heard this week will grow in their hearts. Pray their whole family receives Christ.
Micha - Micha is sixteen and though his family is Christian, I found out today that he is not baptized. I talked with him later and he said that his parents believe in believer's baptism and that he had not yet decided. Our talk got cut short but he said he was finishing his bible school at his church soon. I think maybe he'll decide after that? I'm not sure but will try to follow up with him. Please pray he'll choose Christ and be baptized soon. Also - he struggles with being persecuted at school for being a Christian.
Tolga - Tolga is a seventeen year old Turkish boy. I do not think he is yet a Christian and I think he has some muslim background, though he denies that he is Muslim. He has been here ever since I came and he really wanted to come back this year, which I think is a good sign. Pray for his salvation.
Hannah - as I told you, Hannah's mom was diagnosed with cancer. A praise report: her first treatment went really well. She did not have any of the bad side affects which is a direct answer to prayer. I think she may have had a bad day recently, but cancer is a long road, so please just keep praying for her.
Christin - has a big exam coming up which makes her nervous.
Travelers - Mrs. Sutton, Roy, Jan, Sabi and their little boy are coming on Tuesday to camp.
Lukas - he is participating more in the discussions and hasn't skipped in several days! He knows a lot about church, but it is just not personal. He also shared with me that he struggles with his dad because his dad is overdramatic and makes a fuss about everything to the point that Lukas begins to ignore him.
Other praise reports: more campers attended chapel the other morning and one of our own faithful campewho has been coming for the past 6 years gave the teaching!
On a side note, something that keeps coming up is an event called the "Love Parade" - a fest of everyone getting drunk and partying, etc. that takes place throughout the entire year in Germany. It's interesting because the man that sat next to me on one of the plane rides told me all about it and said I should I go. He is not a Christian - please pray for him, his name is Steve. But I found out yesterday that there was riot at the Love Parade and 19 were trampled to death and around 340 were injured. I just read an article that they are no longer allowed to have the parade. And Vanessa's friend, Lucas, was there preaching the gospel and two people were saved - praise God! Please keep this whole even in your prayers. Germany has forsaken God in many ways - many of the churches are empty. May their hearts be revived for the Lord.
Ok, that's quite a long post. Camp ends on Tuesday and we have an all-day outing tomorrow so you can pray that goes well too :)
You have no idea how encouraging it is to know you are all praying for us! I could not do this without you.
God bless,
Elyse
Sonja and Mattias - These two have particularly been on my heart. Sonja is ten and Mattias is probably eleven or twelve. Neither speak very good English, but both have worked very hard to fit in and learn words. There countenances (especially Sonja's) have brightened since they arrived. Both of them desire to be baptized, but there stepfather is not a Christian and neither is there mom, which makes a difficult family situation. We prayed all week about possible baptizing them during the service today, but Bp. Meyer talked to their stepfather and thought it best to wait until the fall. They were anointed and prayed over during the service (though Mattias had disappeared - I'm not sure where he was). Sadly, both of them left today. Please pray for them as they return to their old circumstances of living in a nonChristian home (aside from their grandmother) - and ask that the things they've heard this week will grow in their hearts. Pray their whole family receives Christ.
Micha - Micha is sixteen and though his family is Christian, I found out today that he is not baptized. I talked with him later and he said that his parents believe in believer's baptism and that he had not yet decided. Our talk got cut short but he said he was finishing his bible school at his church soon. I think maybe he'll decide after that? I'm not sure but will try to follow up with him. Please pray he'll choose Christ and be baptized soon. Also - he struggles with being persecuted at school for being a Christian.
Tolga - Tolga is a seventeen year old Turkish boy. I do not think he is yet a Christian and I think he has some muslim background, though he denies that he is Muslim. He has been here ever since I came and he really wanted to come back this year, which I think is a good sign. Pray for his salvation.
Hannah - as I told you, Hannah's mom was diagnosed with cancer. A praise report: her first treatment went really well. She did not have any of the bad side affects which is a direct answer to prayer. I think she may have had a bad day recently, but cancer is a long road, so please just keep praying for her.
Christin - has a big exam coming up which makes her nervous.
Travelers - Mrs. Sutton, Roy, Jan, Sabi and their little boy are coming on Tuesday to camp.
Lukas - he is participating more in the discussions and hasn't skipped in several days! He knows a lot about church, but it is just not personal. He also shared with me that he struggles with his dad because his dad is overdramatic and makes a fuss about everything to the point that Lukas begins to ignore him.
Other praise reports: more campers attended chapel the other morning and one of our own faithful campewho has been coming for the past 6 years gave the teaching!
On a side note, something that keeps coming up is an event called the "Love Parade" - a fest of everyone getting drunk and partying, etc. that takes place throughout the entire year in Germany. It's interesting because the man that sat next to me on one of the plane rides told me all about it and said I should I go. He is not a Christian - please pray for him, his name is Steve. But I found out yesterday that there was riot at the Love Parade and 19 were trampled to death and around 340 were injured. I just read an article that they are no longer allowed to have the parade. And Vanessa's friend, Lucas, was there preaching the gospel and two people were saved - praise God! Please keep this whole even in your prayers. Germany has forsaken God in many ways - many of the churches are empty. May their hearts be revived for the Lord.
Ok, that's quite a long post. Camp ends on Tuesday and we have an all-day outing tomorrow so you can pray that goes well too :)
You have no idea how encouraging it is to know you are all praying for us! I could not do this without you.
God bless,
Elyse
Latest Update
I have so many things running through my head right now - it's been a long but very fruitful weekend and I am tired!
To pick up where I left off...
Friday
On Friday, we ... oh my goodness, I can't even remember what happened on Friday! I do know that evening several others (who are old timers): Nils, Vanessa, Malte and Anna. Malte and Anna were just married last Saturday and are spending a little vacation time here with us! Christin arrived on Saturday (it is so great to see her and Vanessa in particular!).
Friday night, we had a special time at the campfire (ok, now it's coming back to me). That afternoon we spent time writing down all of the sins that seem to plague us, or ones that we can't seem to feel released from. Then on Friday night, Bishop Sutton spoke to us about the forgiveness and grace of Christ. We then threw our papers into the fire and he read to us the Absolution of Sins as well as the Comfortable Words. I hope that it was impacting for the campers. We then sat and sang worship songs/hymns.
Earlier that evening I gave my testimony - I felt like it fit in and God was leading me to share it at that time. I spoke of how burdened I become sometimes about doing everything perfectly and how I have struggled with self-condemnation. Thanks be to God, He has done a work in my life to assure me that God is greater than my heart that condemns me and that Christ has truly forgiven me for all things - not by any merit of mine. And I have had such a freedom that I have never had before.
Saturday
Yesterday, our group was obviously bigger, which was nice. That afternoon, we played kickball and ultimate frisbee - so much fun!!! I think and hope everyone had a good time.
The theme of the camp has now shifted from Christ and His sacrifice for us to picking up our cross and following Him. The phrase Bp. Sutton has used is "Sacrifice Provokes Sacrifice", stating that when someone gives us a gift, our response is usually one of wanting to return the gesture. The same should be true of us for Christ - we should desire to pour out our lives for Him when we truly begin to fathom how He gave His entire self for us. It was a really great teaching.
That afternoon we made Black Forest Cherry Cake (I know how to say it in German, but not write it!) and had a special party for Malte and Anna after the evening teaching. It was nice -Vanessa gave a toast.
Afterwards, we all watched "End of the Spear" - a video about Jim Elliott, Nate Saint and other missionaries who gave up their lives to preach the gospel to an Indian group in South America.
Sunday
Today we had Holy Communion with Bp. Meyer's church as well as all of the campers. I played the piano alongside his daughter who played the liturgical music (which was nice since it was all in German).
We had a great meal, took naps and went to a place called Lake Silbersee, where you can do anything from paddleboat and swim to ride a roller coaster type ride and eat ice cream. It was nice. Bp. Meyer and I ran back to the Knuell which was pretty painful, but now I can take off tomorrow. We didn't have any teachings today, but this evening we went to the campfire and sang worship songs (with Tolga on guitar) and Vanessa shared her testimony.
To pick up where I left off...
Friday
On Friday, we ... oh my goodness, I can't even remember what happened on Friday! I do know that evening several others (who are old timers): Nils, Vanessa, Malte and Anna. Malte and Anna were just married last Saturday and are spending a little vacation time here with us! Christin arrived on Saturday (it is so great to see her and Vanessa in particular!).
Friday night, we had a special time at the campfire (ok, now it's coming back to me). That afternoon we spent time writing down all of the sins that seem to plague us, or ones that we can't seem to feel released from. Then on Friday night, Bishop Sutton spoke to us about the forgiveness and grace of Christ. We then threw our papers into the fire and he read to us the Absolution of Sins as well as the Comfortable Words. I hope that it was impacting for the campers. We then sat and sang worship songs/hymns.
Earlier that evening I gave my testimony - I felt like it fit in and God was leading me to share it at that time. I spoke of how burdened I become sometimes about doing everything perfectly and how I have struggled with self-condemnation. Thanks be to God, He has done a work in my life to assure me that God is greater than my heart that condemns me and that Christ has truly forgiven me for all things - not by any merit of mine. And I have had such a freedom that I have never had before.
Saturday
Yesterday, our group was obviously bigger, which was nice. That afternoon, we played kickball and ultimate frisbee - so much fun!!! I think and hope everyone had a good time.
The theme of the camp has now shifted from Christ and His sacrifice for us to picking up our cross and following Him. The phrase Bp. Sutton has used is "Sacrifice Provokes Sacrifice", stating that when someone gives us a gift, our response is usually one of wanting to return the gesture. The same should be true of us for Christ - we should desire to pour out our lives for Him when we truly begin to fathom how He gave His entire self for us. It was a really great teaching.
That afternoon we made Black Forest Cherry Cake (I know how to say it in German, but not write it!) and had a special party for Malte and Anna after the evening teaching. It was nice -Vanessa gave a toast.
Afterwards, we all watched "End of the Spear" - a video about Jim Elliott, Nate Saint and other missionaries who gave up their lives to preach the gospel to an Indian group in South America.
Sunday
Today we had Holy Communion with Bp. Meyer's church as well as all of the campers. I played the piano alongside his daughter who played the liturgical music (which was nice since it was all in German).
We had a great meal, took naps and went to a place called Lake Silbersee, where you can do anything from paddleboat and swim to ride a roller coaster type ride and eat ice cream. It was nice. Bp. Meyer and I ran back to the Knuell which was pretty painful, but now I can take off tomorrow. We didn't have any teachings today, but this evening we went to the campfire and sang worship songs (with Tolga on guitar) and Vanessa shared her testimony.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Perfect day...
Wednesday
On Wednesday we moved our schedule up a little bit so that we could go swimming in a natural pool that is nearby (it's basically like a public pool with a cafe, etc., but the pool is more like a pond). It was the hottest day of the week so far, so it seemed like good timing.
A group was taken to a place called Lockbachlam (sp?), a beautiful wooded area, to hike through and then on to the pool (basically a 20-25 minute hike). I decided to run there to get in my miles for training and was joined by a camper, Lukas as well as Bp. Meyer. Lukas and I ran part of the way while Bp. Meyer took groups in the cars to Lockbachlam. We got to a small village where we were supposed to meet Bp. Meyer and since it was so hot Lukas decided to knock on a door and ask if we could have a drink. We walked up the stairs to a house and the lady that answered the door came out with two bottles of water and glasses. Then we sat on her patio and just talked with her. Her English was relatively good and I was able to have a good conversation with her. Then her husband came out with two bowls of ice cream! It was such a nice experience and I think a highlight of my trip - they were so kind.
Bp. Meyer soon met up with us and we ran the rest of the way. The part through Lockbachlam was simply incredible. The creek is so pure that you can actually drink the water and it was quite refreshing. The pool was a lot of fun as well and the cold water felt really good. There is a lookout castle just up the hill from the pool and some of us went up and looked around.
After swimming, we all drove back to Knuell for a hot meal and the evening lesson. That night we went up to the tower, at the top of the hill, and looked at the stars and constellations through telescopes. We actually got to see Jupiter and some of its moons! It was so neat.
Thursday
Thursday was rainy. It has been amazing to me how God has orchestrated the weather to perfectly fit our schedule. We had lessons and that afternoon we stained glass and made "windows" with designs about the theme of camp or whatever else people wanted to paint. People came up with some pretty neat ones.
During our devotional group on Thursday, one of the younger girls - Fenja (who is 15) - really opened up her heart to us. It was really quite incredible. She gave us her testimony about how God had redeemed her life from attempts at suicide and feelings of no self worth. She is the younger sister of one of the campers that has been coming to camp for quite some time - Florian. He is a strong Christian and played a key role in leading her to Christ. It was so exciting to hear her testimony, I was somewhat concerned about her at the beginning of camp. She is still very young and has some maturing to do, but I can tell that God has a hold on her life now.
Thursday morning we finished going through the seven last statements of Christ on the cross, so it was quite fitting to show the film we had planned for that night: The Passion by Mel Gibson (which also fit in because it was raining and we couldn't have a campfire). After the evening lesson, we rearranged the large room to watch the movie and showed it with German subtitles (the language it is spoken in is Aramaic). Some of the campers had seen it before, but it was still very powerful. Some of the comments I got about it was that it was easy to know the Cross and feel what it had done in their life, but it was even more impacting to see what Christ actually went through. Fenja, who I mentioned earlier, cried through the whole thing. Also, the younger girl and boy - Sonja and Mattias - I think were touched by it. You can continue to pray that God would disturb them and work out His salvation in their hearts.
I have to go now, but I will try to update you on yesterday and today. I have several pressing prayer requests and news about answers to prayers, so I will try to write more later this afternoon!
Peace in Christ,
Elyse
On Wednesday we moved our schedule up a little bit so that we could go swimming in a natural pool that is nearby (it's basically like a public pool with a cafe, etc., but the pool is more like a pond). It was the hottest day of the week so far, so it seemed like good timing.
A group was taken to a place called Lockbachlam (sp?), a beautiful wooded area, to hike through and then on to the pool (basically a 20-25 minute hike). I decided to run there to get in my miles for training and was joined by a camper, Lukas as well as Bp. Meyer. Lukas and I ran part of the way while Bp. Meyer took groups in the cars to Lockbachlam. We got to a small village where we were supposed to meet Bp. Meyer and since it was so hot Lukas decided to knock on a door and ask if we could have a drink. We walked up the stairs to a house and the lady that answered the door came out with two bottles of water and glasses. Then we sat on her patio and just talked with her. Her English was relatively good and I was able to have a good conversation with her. Then her husband came out with two bowls of ice cream! It was such a nice experience and I think a highlight of my trip - they were so kind.
Bp. Meyer soon met up with us and we ran the rest of the way. The part through Lockbachlam was simply incredible. The creek is so pure that you can actually drink the water and it was quite refreshing. The pool was a lot of fun as well and the cold water felt really good. There is a lookout castle just up the hill from the pool and some of us went up and looked around.
After swimming, we all drove back to Knuell for a hot meal and the evening lesson. That night we went up to the tower, at the top of the hill, and looked at the stars and constellations through telescopes. We actually got to see Jupiter and some of its moons! It was so neat.
Thursday
Thursday was rainy. It has been amazing to me how God has orchestrated the weather to perfectly fit our schedule. We had lessons and that afternoon we stained glass and made "windows" with designs about the theme of camp or whatever else people wanted to paint. People came up with some pretty neat ones.
During our devotional group on Thursday, one of the younger girls - Fenja (who is 15) - really opened up her heart to us. It was really quite incredible. She gave us her testimony about how God had redeemed her life from attempts at suicide and feelings of no self worth. She is the younger sister of one of the campers that has been coming to camp for quite some time - Florian. He is a strong Christian and played a key role in leading her to Christ. It was so exciting to hear her testimony, I was somewhat concerned about her at the beginning of camp. She is still very young and has some maturing to do, but I can tell that God has a hold on her life now.
Thursday morning we finished going through the seven last statements of Christ on the cross, so it was quite fitting to show the film we had planned for that night: The Passion by Mel Gibson (which also fit in because it was raining and we couldn't have a campfire). After the evening lesson, we rearranged the large room to watch the movie and showed it with German subtitles (the language it is spoken in is Aramaic). Some of the campers had seen it before, but it was still very powerful. Some of the comments I got about it was that it was easy to know the Cross and feel what it had done in their life, but it was even more impacting to see what Christ actually went through. Fenja, who I mentioned earlier, cried through the whole thing. Also, the younger girl and boy - Sonja and Mattias - I think were touched by it. You can continue to pray that God would disturb them and work out His salvation in their hearts.
I have to go now, but I will try to update you on yesterday and today. I have several pressing prayer requests and news about answers to prayers, so I will try to write more later this afternoon!
Peace in Christ,
Elyse
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