post - Paraguay

It has been a while since my last post. After I returned from Paraguay to Switzerland I had the chance to work during the months of February till mid April for ImmoGarden. I enjoyed it a lot and I learned a lot of new skills.
Since my internship through CLBI with PróSERTÃO in Brazil I'm actively helping them out. This means that during the day I worked for ImmoGarden and at night I would do the work for PróSERTÃO. My work for PróSERTÃO included mostly IT work and graphic designing (I have to say though that I have no education in those area at all, so it is all amateur work). After my visit to Paraguay I got asked to help Movida Brasil out with some of there internet work. Now because I want to work together with Movida in Brazil I considered it and confirmed them, that I'll be helping them in that area. So this gives me quit a bit of work, that I can do in my "free time". Starting in June I'll be working 60% for ImmoGarden with the possibility of getting up to 80%. The remaining 20% I want to dedicate completely to missions. Currently I'm talking with SAM (Swiss Alliance Mission) to get an employment for missions.
Right now I'm in the USA. Now some of you might be asking what I'm doing here. Well just holidays. I returned to Canada on the 20th of April for may Bachelor graduation. I graduated from CLBI with a Bachelor in Applied Christian Studies. So this trip to Canada I combined with a trip down to the US, this because it might be my last chance for a long time before I start with overseas missions.  So here in the US I'm enjoying the beauty of this country as well as visiting and catching up with some friends that I haven't seen for a long time.
Well this is enough about my holidays, if you want to check out some pictures I took, then you'll find them on Facebook or Instagram.

Thanks for your interest and God bless you.

Quick Look Back to Paraguay

Finally I got time to write about my trip to Paraguay. I have to say, that my time in Paraguay was great and I enjoyed it a lot. As I already mentioned in my last post I left a week prior to the conference and I stayed a week later. In the last three days prior to the start of the conference I went to the location where the conference would be held to help with the last preparations. We had little time and a lot to do and this lead to it, that most of the volunteers would work till 3am. On the last night prior to the start I also had to stay till 3am up and help with the last prep work.
During the conference I was a participant / volunteer / PróSERTÃO "missionary". It was great being able to sit into the seminars of the speakers and listen to what they had to teach but it was also great to be a help where help was needed. And if I had some time left I would stand at the PróSERTÃO booth and try to help out there. So as you can see it was a very busy week during the conference but it was great and it was worth it. I had the chance to get to know a lot of new young people from 10 different countries from across the world, who are passionate to reach their people and have a heart for mission. It was very encouraging and as well a blessing to see this revival amongst the youth of South America.
At the second last night I was asked to represent the Sertão in the prayer session and to lead it as well.  So I showed a video clip to start of this prayer session (video below but just available in German or Portuguese - watch it even though you might not understand anything).


This video and the reality of the Sertão have impacted a lot of people in a way that we (PróSERTÃO) got a few interests that want to come to the Sertão to do an internship or for a short missions trip.
After the conference I offered MOVIDA to help them with the take down. So they thought that I can be of great help back at the office in Asuncion. So I went back to Asuncion just to figure out, that the 20ish boxes aren't back from the location yet. So they put me on standby. While waiting for the boxes my new friends from Asuncion showed me around the city and surrounding area. This way I had the chance to be a tourist for a few days and to get to know more of the culture and the country. Well the boxes eventually arrived, but they arrived during my last afternoon in Paraguay. So I decided that it wasn't worth it anymore to drive downtown just for 2-3 hours. So I couldn't help MOVIDA with the clean up in the office but I had the chance to spend time with Paraguayans and this way to get to know an other culture.

Now I'm back in Switzerland and I'm working in Maintenance. I'm glad to be back in Switzerland and to spend some time here. Now I have to pay of my school depts and make a decision in regards of missions. So I ask you to pray for me as I'm making this decision. Ok, I think that's it and I can thank God of a great and blessed time in Paraguay. Thanks so much for your interest and your support.

May God's protecting hand be over, around and before you and may you be filled with His blessing.

New Year

With much delay I wish you a Happy New Year and God's riches blessing for this upcoming year. I hope you started well into this year and that you already could make some great memories.
As I already mentioned last year I'm for the month of January in Paraguay. I landed after a long and tiring trip in Asuncion, Paraguay (capital city of the country).
I got the chance to stay in Asuncion for three days with an American Family as well as I had the chance to get to know the office of MOVIDA Paraguay. The last preparation work for the CIMA Conference is running. After those first three days I got into a bus to drive across the country to the Paraguayan and Brazilian border. Here I'm staying with a swiss farmer / missionary family for three days. Today I'll be leaving here to go to the city where the CIMA will be held. There I'll help with the last preparations. So far I'm enjoying my stay here and I'm looking forward to what God has all planned for me.

The Temperature here is really hot, it is almost if not hotter the Piaui. Yesterday, Sunday, I had the chance to go to the Iguaçu Falls. It is incredible to see all this water falling down the cliff. I was once more amazed by God's mighty creativity and power.






I hope, that I can keep you post during the Conference. I wish you God's riches blessing over your life.

Last day of School

Well almost reached the finished line. Today (Monday Dec. 8th) is my last day at the university. The time just flew by, if you ask me it went to fast. During this time here in Canada I fell in love with the people, culture and country and it will be hard to leave all of this behind. But till my departure I still have stuff to do, such as final exams or my farewell party. I'll have just three final exams due to just attending three courses this semester, so that isn't to bad. The most important exam will be the Psychology exam, this because it is the last required course for my degree.

I thank you for your prayer for this last two weeks.

May God bless you

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My last few weeks

Well the end is approaching. Around a month left till my return to Switzerland. But first I want to continue where I left of last time.
Sadly I didn't have the opportunity to take some picture of the Welcome Back Weekend in Camrose. But it was a good time and I had the chance to catch up with Friends and Staff from my time at CLBI. I also had the chance to visit the church that I went to during the last year. It was a huge blessing being back at that church and realizing how supportive they are. As it is tradition at a CLBI Welcome Back Weekend we always play a game of football, current students against alumni students. The longer I'm here in Canada the more I like football and the more it makes fun. And maybe that was why I had the chance to make the first touchdown of the game. As in most of the years the alumni team won the game.
Two weeks later I had the chance to go to a wedding up in Fort St. John, BC. The trip was a pain due to the weather chance starting in Grand Prairie, AB. From that point on it was a fight to get to Fort St. John. The roads were either covered with snow or ice. The wedding on the next day was really beautiful and I enjoyed being there.
Here at the University everything is going good and the first preparation for the finals are starting. I have an other 3 weeks of school left and then two days of finals. After that I'm done.
If you live in the Edmonton area and you are friends with me on Facebook, you'll find an event that I created there with information of my departure date and time of the Edmonton airport. Hope to see you there.

Wish you all the best and till the next post (which I hope I'll still post while in Canada).

Half - time

Wow, it has already been over a month since my last blog entry. Since then a lot has happened. At school everything is going good and I am enjoying my last semester at the University here in Canada. I already now that I'll be missing this beautiful country a lot and that departing from here will not be easy. But sadly I can't stay in Canada, as I already mentioned it in the last post I'll be leaving Canada in December. For the months of February till April I almost have everything scheduled with work and  I'm already looking forward to that. I have the opportunity to see God's faithfulness towards me and His provision everyday new. And for that I thank God and all you who are praying for me. In regards to my future also some stuff have changed. I got an invitation to work for PróSERTÃO in Brazil for the summer of 2015. I received that over while I was still in Brazil and since then I was praying to God to show me his will. Every time that I was about to consider to go to Brazil I just felt that it wasn't the right time and that I should spend some time in Switzerland instead. So after 2ish months I decided to decline that offer and not go to Brazil in 2015. January 2015 will give me more details towards my long time missions work with SAM and MOVIDA. Till then I can say much about my future. My personal plan and goal is to stay in Switzerland till the end of 2015 and to strengthen my roots back home with Family and Friends. Well, this are the informations about what is still to be written in my personal History Book. :)
Here in Canada the summer is holding on a bit longer and giving us an amazing fall. Here a small joke about Canada, You know you're in Canada when your class at University is canceled to play Ultimate Frisbee outside due to nice weather and temperature in October :) . Well this is what happened today. I loved it. Instead of having a lecture we went outside and we were given the homework to read 4 pages in the textbook. How tuff, lol.
This up coming weekend CLBI will be hosting the Welcome Back Weekend for the alumni's of the last 5ish years. I hope to get some picture and then post them for you guys here.
Ok, this would be it for now.

God's richest blessing over you.