Well, this has been the first full week at YWAM, and I've learned a lot.
Before I get into anything, let me dissuade any rumors: I did not actually eat at the McDonald's in Lyss. We just went in to get a pop.
Well, the speaker who was speaking last week was Paul Hawkins, one of the first YWAM leaders. But, the problem was, that he was also scheduled to speak at YWAM Lausanne (one of the other bases in Switzerland, an all-english school) that week. Fortunately, God was watching out for us, and it turns out that YWAM Lausanne is one of the bases connected all around the world through the Genesis Project, YWAM's teleconferencing project. So, Paul talked to us, and the Lausanne kids watched him on live TV from their base. It's kind of wierd. They're in Switzerland (the french-speaking part), but the school of 26 kids is almost all Americans and Koreans (about the same # of each), with one Norwegian, one Mexican, and one German. They still have 4 guys, though.
On Wednsday, the Lausanne kids came over and we had class together. Now, before I show us all together, let me show you what the Swimming Pool (actually, our classroom) looked like empty:
and here it is filled with all of the students (the 14 Wiler kids, and the 26 Lausanne kids):
oh, and here's a picture of Paul Hawkins, and Björn, one of our staff, who translated everything he said into German. Paul is the old guy on the left, if you didn't get it before.
We did a bunch more stuff during the week, including go on a small outreach. We went to an Asylum Seekers' home about 30min away. It was run by the Salvation Army, and we weren't allowed to evangelize, but we could hang out with the people, who often didn't have much to do. We played with the kids a bunch, played volleyball with a guy from Eretria, and me and Allard (the guy from Luxemburg) played cards with a guy from the Sudan, in Darfur. He was pretty cool.
So, this week we were learning about God's Character. And I'm proud to report that He is a good God. We just don't always do what he wants to do. Most people who doubt God simply have a wrong view about God. Email me if you have any questions, or something.
Well, until next time, God bless,
Frederick Beuttler
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