A New and Better Way

Salzburg, Venice and now Siena. Waking up to the sound of bells. Watching water lap against the doorstep. Seeing where parts of the Sound of Music were filmed. Eating amazing food - bosna, feijao (can you believe that) and tons of chocolate pastries. Being spoiled rotten by Hazel and Richard Funk in Salzburg. Praying, laughing and joking together. Going to a free concert by a Christian orchestra and choir, seeing a concentration camp, eating lots of chocolate (did I say that already). Making new friends and meeting up with old ones. All of this has been part of my adventure since the end of English Camps. It has been intense and wonderful. Thank-you so much for your prayers for safety. So far things have gone very well in that regard. God is good and I feel so blessed to be seeing and experiencing all of this. I am learning so much. This trip is such a gift. Will see you all soon! Blessings!

If the last week of camp had a theme it would be this - joy. I don't think I've ever laughed that much in a week before. Yes there were tough moments. (The food was so greasy it gave myself and several others the runs. But its not a mission trip until you need anti-diarrhea pills right? I think everyone has one of those stories). But the tough moments were definitely outweighed by the fun and the friendships that were formed. The last week of camp took place at a location called The Silent Valley. We were 27 people in total with only 16 of those being students. The rest were families from a local church who made English camp their family vacation. It was great because it was like having extra leaders. The camp itself was in the middle of nowhere, it was a 30 minute walk/hike to the closest town. My class was small, 4 girls and one guy. There was quite a range in their language ability but we managed to learn and have a lot of fun doing so. The highlight was the skit we put toge