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Yes, I am just writing some news. Beause a lot of things just happen during this summer
Not only I enjoy a lot of e-mailing with USA and Switzerland, but more, I hope to be part of the big european party in august for DTSers.
Back home with my father, whom I help to change location (from Paris to Pont Saint Esprit ="Holy Spirit Bridge", nice isn't ?). It's was just time for me to come back in order to help the move. It wasn't a small one, as usual when you have been for 25 years in the same house
I didn't feel painful to leave so much stories and memories in this city I spent so much of my life in. DTS and GOD has already change something in my heart. I knew, before to leave, that this year should be a year of great changes
Then I spent 2 month fixing small problems in my new father house. Frustating for me, very helpfull for him. May be God wanted me to learn to serve my father (!).
After, I met Oliver and Regula in Berne. She spoke to me about MedAir, a Swiss (of course) N.G.O specialize in "crisis management"="to help displaced population du to wars or natural disasters". It sound so interesting that I decided to e-mail then in order to know if they needed a computer guy.
Their answer was NO ! but may be would you go to Kosovo ? Before I needed to go through the 10 days seminar, near London. I did. It was wonderful and felt really that it would be the kind of work I would like to do !
Right now, I will work for them in order to set up a database. I will have my teacher job back in september and hope to be able to go to the fiel again for in july 2000 with MedAir (?).
Hello Everybody,
What's up since june ?
But three time the Lord told me Phil 2.4 the SAME WEEK (who said that i am a little bit deaf ?) . So this is my big challenge for this year.
See you soon Guy. I love you all.
Olivier (France)
Hello Everybody,
I just surprise the time flying ... it's already august 2000 (the three last 0 looks like "Santa Claus" telling us that time does really fly). And i spent quite a whole year without spreading news. As we say in France "people who make shoes have the worse one" ;-).
What to say about this last 8 month ? That they have been some time very difficult and some time only difficult ? or that they were as sweet as honey ? Really not the second one. I HAD a lot of problem with my hierarchy about a web site (smile) i set up 3 years ago for my highschool, but some colleagues wanted the "fame" without the work, so i got problem with the guys "councelling" my new headmaster since they play golf together ... As he didn't know me at all before DTS, a lot of bad things have been told during my DTS time. Fortunately, i find back ONE faithful people. I was amazed to even find some. Then, as she was going through trouble as i did, we were very supportive for each other.
I just finish my year at this school to hear that i have been accepted in one another highschool for the highest teaching level i can reach. I was incredibly surprise and happy.
I met my new colleagues before french national holidays in june (yes, june ... and i am still in holidays !) and that was a kind of dream : young colleages, brand new section (we have to set up everything), new team (four people who don't know each other, which mean no clan !), same vision about teaching, same desire to share all our informations on the net, same will to help earnessly our students, no work outside the school to make more money ... A lot of small details which make me feel happy about these people. I could soon tell you more about, since the next monday will the re-open of the school. At last i will work again.
But, what did i do during summer time ? Strangely, quite nothing. i spent 3 weeks to my father's home in the very south, working in his house and resting when the sun was too hot (most of the time). Then i spent one week in norway; one of my friend was marrying a norwegian girl. Strange country : very beautiful and nothing to eat ! I went to the "pulpit rock" a well-known sightsee near ... STAVENGER !
Then back to France i buy my first flat; And have to move everything from friends to my new sweet home. I though about 4 days, it tooks me 2 weeks to finish the move. but i got a good news for all of you : i got two extra beds to welcome you (and more with sleeping bad ). I am 35 minutes from Paris by tube. so i you "need" to see the Eiffel tower and so on, please have a stop to my flat.
Write you soon all my beloved people. Olivier.
Hello All Dears,
As Irene sentd her mail, i told myself : "OK lets write down mine. I use this computer every single day, i can manage to drop down few words ..."
Headlines :
If you are interrested, you can still continue to read the following lines. I will develop a little bit all these points.
My flat
Oh boys, it's was so nice to have my own. But since, i consider it just no more that what it is really : "a flat". I will no be very sad to leave if i had to do, even if it was a small dream for me. the nice thing is that i can really do what i want inside. Nobody will tell me something.
But the best part is surely my relationship with my neighbourgs which are pretty good. It's really a blessing to have such.
Gathering Friends
Sometimes, i wonder about my useness. And may be one of my gift could be to do people meet each other. I am trying to organize meeting among old friend, whether christian or non-christian people. My flat was a good occasion to be surronded by all my friends. Everybody would like to meet again. So i am trying to set up some more for the next months.
Running forward
I fell like tired to look backward. Past thing are past and i think that better are coming. 2001 syndrom ? I don't know but for sure the time is coming short. And i would like to share with people around about God's love for them. In France, we got problems from everywhere and everybody look so unsatisafied. And often i thing about their lives if they wanted to accept Jesus ...
I got a bit dissapointement with my job. For the second year, our students have to choose a project to on. None choose mine, because they were afraid about the amount of work they should give. But for the first time, my reaction wasn't reject. And this was a big surprise. I am glad to God for this change.
Teaching young Adult
A friend of mine proposed me to come and teach young adult and job seekers. I already enjoy to teach new kind of people and discover new environnement. The level is after A-Level, and a second place is professionnal university. I hope God will open my some door there, even iif i am very glad in my new position.
Switzerland
I wnbated to got to Switzerland since Oliver invited me for New Eve. But my car broke up two day before as i was on my way back to home. I was very sad since i was sure not to be able to go there and spent the New Eve quite alone in my flat. But Thank God, He made me find a mecanician who have the piece and time (the day before a big W.E in France, and everybody was making chec his own car ...) to repair.
Then, i could enjoy to spent 2 day with Oliver, meet Irene and Regula. Thank you to everyone to welcoming me in your country.
I bless you all my friends.
Olivier.
Why does I decide to go to a DTS (Discipleship Training School) ? For several reasons. the first one was an incredible tireness of my christian life. Either God changed somtehing in my life, or I just give up the whole thing. The second one was my job. I expected a lot from it, but I realized that it was not the aim of my life as I supposed. The third one was my desire to build a house. Putting a lot of money besides, making plan, etc... But I was not happy despite of all this stuff. Something was missing. What ??
My sister had encouraged me several year to make a DTS. Ok, ok, but what will it change to my life ? Am I not a true christian ? What could it change in the deepness of my inner being ? I was sur to realize myself either in my job, or my friend, or by dancing lesson... 
On board, we had a lot of very good time. Between Antwerpen and Teneriffe, it was the tempest ! (Some just hated it, I loved). I was in a lovely small cabin with 3 others good guys (Andrew, Larry and Olivier). We had to make some duties, I was in the computer department with Nathan and Keith (the head). 
Then We finally arrived in Conakry, where a lot of christian welcomed us. It was so wonderful, I almost cry to see so much joy and wonderful people waiting for us.
During the outreach I choose to be part of the construction team lead by Gomer. A tall strong and kind guy.
We worked on the roof, at the wall, the concrete. But the good time was with the day workers. Every morming we organized teaching and once a week , they lead us in a worship time in african style. Woaah.
Yet, one of the most interesting time was the time with spend with the orphan. I personally thank God to have allow me to see so much change in these children. What did we do ? Just stay with them, playing small game, taking them in our arms. It was few and a lot in the same time. I was crying the first time, that God used me to give them joy. And the girls, made a great job by declaring in the banner "I am important and of value for God", putting the palmprint of each of them on it. Have a look to Pam report for more details.
I personnaly enjoy very much street evangelism. It was my greatest pleasure : to speak about God and Chrsit Jesus to these people. And I can tell you that, despiste the muslin religion, they are very open to the gospel. God is great to have allow me to witness of His wonderful grace for each of us.