Au Revoir

Saying goodbye to Europe and Paris today as we'll be heading home soon! USA! see ya in the evening! WOOHOO!

LLN, au revoir!

Hello today is our last day around LLN so everyone is saying their goodbyes! We've made some lifelong friends here and watched just how great Students For Christ on this campus is doing. There is great moral fiber running through this group and we'll miss them tremendously!

Wednesday was our Tex-Mex night and everyone loved it! I got a little homesick because my family eats this meal once a week it seems! But that didn't last too long!

Thursday we cooked up some mean bbq chicken and had some amazing potato salad and homemade chocolate chip cookies featured by the lovely Lauren Howell!

Last night was our last culture night and we cooked up a great southern tradition of breakfast for dinner! Scrambled eggs, biscuits, BACON, oranges, with jams and juices! Everyone was thrilled for the new experience.

The best part of these nights were of course the community- we had around 24 people on Wednesday that increased to over 40 on Friday! God was and always is awesome. I'm glad to see that many of the students here made deeper connections with other students, God, and . . . WITH US!

Update From Louvain la Neuve!

Lauren says it best but we've had a great couple of days since our last update! We've thoroughly enjoyed the culture here and we've met some amazing people.  Our days include prayer walks around the town, grocery runs, and meeting with some really great Belgians. This city is great in the fact that I've met more people from other countries in the last 3 days than I have in a year in my hometown. I love seeing people interested, loving, and in a strong daily relationship with God from so many cultures- Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, the Congo, Kenya just to name a few.

Hello! We've had a great time in Brussels and Sint Pieters Leeuw! Many a beautiful sight and wonderful architecture. Also. . . AMAZING food. I can tell you that a Belgian knows how to make a waffle. There is no comparison. Heres a couple pics to keep your attention!  

Salut

Our second day of training has ended and the team is wired for Europe! We practiced sharing our testimonies as to feel more comfortable with what our stories can relate to the people on this continent. We had a great history lesson this morning from Ralph the Academic Dean of CTS and he encouraged us and challenged us with how much power our stories will have when coupled to the power of God and to the guide of the Holy Spirit. I'm sure most of us are ready to take our respective coutries to task! But first!

Its time to see Brussels! To TourISE as a TOURist! I'll tell you how the waffles and fries are as soon as soon can be.

Adieu!

Day ONE . Its on like Donkey Kong

Day one of Training is underway and students are learning. There's also the chowing down of fine Belgian chocolate! Today's training has covered the best techniques on how to not offend any of our European counterparts we are trying to work with as well as covering the second most important story that can be told. . .That being our testimony. The team is taking the time to write it down so that each of us will have our best game face on when it comes time for our story to be told.

Tonight's service will start soon so it is time to log off. Please keep us in prayer that God will set up devine appointments in the next two weeks specifically for those who don't yet know him, but will grasp on to our experience with familiarity. So that they may also want to experience Him and His awesomeness. To have the relationship with Him that most don't realize is available.

Phrase for the Day:

"Your frog has eaten my lunch"

"Votre grenouille a mangé mon dejeuner"
(Votr gre - noo - ee a man - zhay mon de - zheu - ner)

Welcome to Brussels! Our teams have arrived and are settling into jet lag removal process! We are ready for REACH!