These past few days at Haus Edelweiss have been wonderful. We spent the first few days learning the history of the Haus and the area, then got ready to serve the students, professors, and translators. We serve these students as best we can.
They come from Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Estonia, Austria, Albania, and the Czech Republic. It is truly amazing to sit in the dining room and hear conversations in all different tongues, and to know that this is just a sample of what heaven will sound like. I'm soaking it all up as best I can.
I serve in the kitchen crew. The head chef's name is Zoli, a Hungarian man with the best sense of humor. Zoli, myself, and seven other volunteers work all hours of the day preparing different dishes from these countries, laughing and talking as we work. Every morning we sit down as a team to discuss the menu for the day, read a passage of scripture, pray for each other, and tell a few jokes.
Every session the Haus honors the country with the most representing students, making a special meal from that country and asking them to plan the Sunday service. Yesterday we made all our meals with Turkish food, and we got to spend the day praying for those students in particular. This morning (Sunday) the Turkish students organized the worship service. There are just under one hundred of us here, including volunteers, but the praise and singing was LOUD. We filled the room with our song, and I again I was filled with wonder at the diversity and splendor of our faith.
As we go into the last few days of our time here at the Haus, I can't wait to see how God works in the lives of everyone here!
They come from Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Estonia, Austria, Albania, and the Czech Republic. It is truly amazing to sit in the dining room and hear conversations in all different tongues, and to know that this is just a sample of what heaven will sound like. I'm soaking it all up as best I can.
I serve in the kitchen crew. The head chef's name is Zoli, a Hungarian man with the best sense of humor. Zoli, myself, and seven other volunteers work all hours of the day preparing different dishes from these countries, laughing and talking as we work. Every morning we sit down as a team to discuss the menu for the day, read a passage of scripture, pray for each other, and tell a few jokes.
Every session the Haus honors the country with the most representing students, making a special meal from that country and asking them to plan the Sunday service. Yesterday we made all our meals with Turkish food, and we got to spend the day praying for those students in particular. This morning (Sunday) the Turkish students organized the worship service. There are just under one hundred of us here, including volunteers, but the praise and singing was LOUD. We filled the room with our song, and I again I was filled with wonder at the diversity and splendor of our faith.
As we go into the last few days of our time here at the Haus, I can't wait to see how God works in the lives of everyone here!