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My lovely DTS people
In a few days will be christmas. Time to rejoice because God sent his own son. Did you already jumped up and down because of this great gift? If not please stop with reading this letter and do it now!!! ( If you are able you can read this letter while you are jumping....)
I need to write you what's going on in my life and I want to do this before year 2000!
When I got home from India in June I had some problems to adapt in the swiss system. Because I came back in the same flat, in the same work, in the same church, with the same friends,..... it was difficult then I was'nt the same. I wanted to have an other lifestyle and in all this old structur I needed to learn how to function. But in this time I felt that the Lord carried me through all this. I could accept the difficulties.
Three months later my best friend married and she went away with her husband. I organised many things for the feast and then, I had to say good-bye .Now she lives three hours from me. So in our share house we got an new person to live with. She is an nurse and is working in the hospital. Through her and also through Rebekka (who is living since April in our flat) I got to know more about the joys and the problems as a nurse. It becomes interesting for me.
Kindergarten
In the kindergarten I started in August and I have 20 kids to take care of. They are not the easiest, but I try to do my best. I feel so much that I didn't work in this kind of job for one year. I had to learn new things about it. But now I do not prepare all details so much as I had before. I spent more time in praying for the kids and in the rooms where the kids are. So I'm sure that God's spirit is working among the children and I hope they feel it. I don't want to see the problem from every child and won't complete it suddenly. I want to see them with God's eyes: Children who need love and acceptance. That's the goal for my work.
Personal life
I attend the same church as I did before. It's a traditional church, conservative with organ and hyms. I do love that and it's o.k., but sometimes I really miss the living worship with guitar, drums, vocals and dance. But from time to time I go to an other church to pour in and then it goes for a while. Prayer is a key in my life. I pray with Rebekka and togehter we can stand firm against the attacs from all. I also attend a prayergroup with an old lady and two others. This old lady is filled with the holy spirit and has so much fire in her heart that she is a big example for me. I can see an incredible love for the Lord,a prayerheart in her and a great wisdom. I think as young people we must take adventage from such people and let inspire our lifes from them. Search for this and you will find them.
Future?
I will work in the kindergarten surely until june 2000. I got to know a lovely person from chec republic. He is a teacher and may be he can study in switzerland. If not, I'm thinking about going to chec republic. I don't know anything clearly but God will speak and then we will see. Until now I just try to learn this difficult language....But I like it.....
It's a new season for my life: New thoughts, new feelings, new sorrows..... But definitly I learn to trust God, and that's a good thing, isn't it.
So finally I greet you with all my love I have for you.Rebekka and I often think back on our great DTS time.
If you have any encouragment from writing to an swiss sister then make my joy complete by sending a letter to her. I will be glad and recojce in me so you too should be glad and rejoice with me....... If you can I would love to hear from you, even if it's just a short note...
Stand firm with God in this time and let him reign in your lifes. He is so faithful and please remember:
Because he loved the world so much he gave his one and lovely son that whoever believes in him will live with him forever..... John 3,16
Because of that please again : Jump up and down three times: once for God ,
Jesus,
and the holy spirit....
I wish you a joyful christmas and a good start in the new year with our Lord!!! I love you Guys!!!
Irene