Bonjour!
Heather and I are in Grenoble, France. All of the YHMers have been sent off on their respective teams, so now it's just the two of us! Our time with everyone in Amsterdam was awesome, but very exhausting. Our time in Grenoble has been restful thus far (I slept until about 1pm today) and I think we're beginning to get our energy back after leading 10 other people across the Atlantic.
We had a bit of time getting to Grenoble, but things have worked out awesomely. We got directions from several amazing French people, one who even used his cell phone and called our hostel for us, another who gave us his number in case we got lost and needed help again, and another who took out his map and gave us very detailed and exact directions (and I got to practice a little French in the process--but mostly I just said "je ne sais pas"). I had even told Heather right before we met the map guy that if I only had a map to look at, we would be fine. Then, about 30 seconds later, this guy pulls out his city map.
We finally made it to our hostel, which is a little out of the way of the center of the city, but it's all good. We navigated the bus lines this afternoon and now here we are. Our goal today is to spend time in prayer for the other teams that are now all over Europe (Amsterdam, Brussels, and somewhere in Spain). We also need to find a grocery store because we went food shopping in Amsterdam for stuff that would last us about 3 days and of course left it all in the hostel. So, needless to say, we're a little behind on our food budget, but I think we'll be fine.
That's about it for now. Please be in prayer for all the YHMers and for Heather and I. We are both still trying to recover from a very busy time in Amsterdam. Pray for strength and rest. Also pray that God will show us how to best support the other teams wherever they are. Pray for travel logistics, as our next city is somewhat in the middle of nowhere I think. Pray also that we can meet travelers and build relationships and share the Gospel with them.
I hope you are all doing well! Please update me on all of your lives, too!
Miss you and love you,
Sarah
Be Still My Soul
9 years ago
4 comments:
Sarah, it is great to hear from you and Heather. We are praying for you. Things are much the same here. The Yankees lost yesterday but took the first 2 games in the series with Minnesota. They play the Twins again tonight. I hope you got food. We love you and you are in our prayers. Love, Mom
Sarah,
We are so proud of you. You are more of an international traveler than we will ever be. We are praying for you and Heather constantly! I pray that God will prepare hearts for you and prepare your heart for all that is ahead-- travel, encouragement of teams, physical strength, and spiritual growth. Go for it!.
I was also looking through the Wheaton College Magazine and noticed an article by Dr. Jerry Root entitled Encourage Evangelism. Lo and behold--- my Sarah is quoted several times in the article. Talk about INFLUENCE! WOW. Now that's impressive. Serving the Lord is awesome, isn't it!
Love, Dad
Sarah...we're praying for you. What an adventure!
Love you,
Jenn...and Paul :-)
Thanks for all your prayers. :) I miss you guys and love you!
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