KIDS WEEK!!!!

This week was our kids outreach week. Let me tell you it was intense! It was a lot of fun though, it really made me excited for the different kids clubs I can be involved in after out training. Many of these kids come from all over, Iraq, Turkey, Nigeria, India...not many kids are Swiss. Some are refugees, and some came here with their parents who work to support their family members back in their home country. The kids all come from many different religious backgrounds as well; Hindus, Muslims, Catholics, and kids from homes who don't go to church. This week was a good opportunity for me to start to build relationships with these kids, to be a friend and a Christian role model. And I have a lot to look forward to in the next 2 years, working with these kids, and having an impact in their lives!!

Thanksgiving..with a compact Turkey!

Maybe it's because I am so far away from home, but I realized that I really do have a lot to be thankful for! I decided that I was going to make this thanksgiving special..and since I really like to cook I was going to make myself a nice Sunday Thanksgiving meal. So I went to the store to see what I could find that would resemble a Canadian Thanksgiving. It was a little different such as; they don't sell full turkeys here. (In my previous pictures you can see how my kitchen is so small and compact) which means that my oven is really tiny and I don't even think a whole turkey could fit in there. Instead I bought a whole chicken a compact turkey! Which I seasoned and cooked to perfection! I made HOMEMADE stuffing! (As I was making this I knew that my Mom and Grandma would be so proud, and impressed with me and my talented cooking!) I cut the bread into cubes and dried them overnight and..seasonend them, added some celery and onions, it definitely tasted better than stovetop stuffing. And then I made a green been casserole that is a favorite of mine that we eat at thanksgiving, with cheese and roasted almonds. It was delicious; I think it even tastes better made with Swiss cheeseJ. The only things missing was Grandma’s wonderful mashed potatoes, buns, and pumpkin pie. And all the games after the big meal!!
I really did have a great thanksgiving..I even had that feeling afterwards of being soo full that all you can think of is curling up and having a nice long nap!

Open air concert?..in the Alps?..in October? FANTASTIC!

On Tuesday a few of us from the team went to see Micheal W. Smith. It was a lot a fun..Big road trip in such a little country, all 2 and half hours. Even though I am from Canada..the great North, and we can put up with a lot of cold weather, I was still a little skeptical of it being an open air concert. After all it was in the alps..I could just imagine standing outside listening to the concert and not enjoying it because I was so cold. But the outdoor atmosphere made it that much better..and there was a lot of people there so you were surrounded which kept you warm. I ended up having a great time..good worship, and even a few oldies from good ol' Michael!