SUPER SIZED UPDATE...Kind of

Now the hard part of this is trying to remember what I did in the last two weeks or however long it's been. I'm going to make a list. Because here at Bodenseehof we make lists of what we do because A. we're so busy ALL the time, and B. Because we do so much it would take forever to go in depth to every event
So the last two weeks of my life are as follows:
-trip to Neuschwanstein Castle
-a week on Colossians with a man named Jochen
-Sommor Rodelbahn...know about it
-flea markets in Frieds (Frieds is what we call Friedrichshafen by the way)
-a week on character studies with Ken Needham from Ireland (Excellent man, great story teller. Prime, really)
-Coldplay album (Yes, this totally deserves to be on this list)
-more walks in orchards
-life chats with new friends
-Schwarz bakery (its up the road)
-missionary presentations including Operation Mobilization
-deep stuff
-small group dinner (last night, so full)
-our first "6th Hour" event (music, plays, balloon art, pretty much everything you could want for an evening of open mic)
-sunshine, lots of it
-and rain
-and so much more that I can't remember at the moment

Soon I'll be starting Outreach. There are four different types of teams for Outreach: Sing teams, drama teams, English team, and children's team. I am on the children's team, and my first outreach will be was is called Kinderbrunch, which is basically a full morning where parents from Fischbach, Frieds, and area can drop off their children for fun, games, and food. I'm really looking forward to it, despite the language barrier. It'll be a good time.

I've been working through a lot already during this past first month at Bodenseehof. And it just keeps coming. I was naive enough to think that I'd dealt with most of the deep stuff during my first couple of weeks here, but God just keeps dismantling me and showing me more things. Some stuff is easy to process and deal with, but other things are deeper issues that I know He will be working hard on. It can be kind of frightening letting God work on you with complete abandon. But it's only temporary pain and I know that God will work through all of the hard times with so much grace and love, and His glory will be revealed through all of that. Bearing that in mind, I feel strengthened even when I am at my weakest point. It's not my job to be strong, because I can't rely on my own strength, but I can rely on that never ending power that comes from Jesus. He is doing some amazing things on this side of the ocean, and not just in my heart.

Much love,
Mickeelie