Saturday, August 28
leaving camp of the peaks...
well it's been great, 2 months of hard worthwhile work with kids, youth and families. i'm tired physically, emotionally and mentally but rejuveanated and refreshed spiritually. i leave with tons of great memories, strong friendships and with the knowledge that this place will always hold part of my heart. it's not a matter of if, but of when shall i return? for how long? to do what? many questions, many plans. we humans make plans but God has the final word, so share your plans with the Lord and you will succeed (proverbs 16v1). bring it on!! :)
well it's been great, 2 months of hard worthwhile work with kids, youth and families. i'm tired physically, emotionally and mentally but rejuveanated and refreshed spiritually. i leave with tons of great memories, strong friendships and with the knowledge that this place will always hold part of my heart. it's not a matter of if, but of when shall i return? for how long? to do what? many questions, many plans. we humans make plans but God has the final word, so share your plans with the Lord and you will succeed (proverbs 16v1). bring it on!! :)
Monday, August 16
Mt VISO, Italy, 3841m. marc and i went and climbed it. in a few words: grueling, hard, long and superb.
we got up at 3:30 am and left the refuge at 4, hitting the summit at 11am (after being off-route a couple of times), elevation gain: 1350m. we descended and were back at the refuge for 4pm and back to the car by 7:30pm. total walking/climbing: 15hours.
sooooooooo long, hard and painful, but what a view! i had a little head-ache but marc was on stage 1 of acute altitude sickness with nosea, tiredness and incoherance, so the down climb was sketchy at times and quite slow...(the 3 hour scramble is quite exposed and a little scary and demanding, obviously going down is a little worse).
i hope the photos turn out!
we got up at 3:30 am and left the refuge at 4, hitting the summit at 11am (after being off-route a couple of times), elevation gain: 1350m. we descended and were back at the refuge for 4pm and back to the car by 7:30pm. total walking/climbing: 15hours.
sooooooooo long, hard and painful, but what a view! i had a little head-ache but marc was on stage 1 of acute altitude sickness with nosea, tiredness and incoherance, so the down climb was sketchy at times and quite slow...(the 3 hour scramble is quite exposed and a little scary and demanding, obviously going down is a little worse).
i hope the photos turn out!
Monday, August 9
i lead another climb yesterday down on a local sport route crag. sooooooooo much fun! it's such a different mindset, making sure about holds before just stepping up into oblivion, trusting small holds, regulating breathing, staying calm even when scared, clearing your mind of everything. wow. bring on the next one! just thinkin about it makes my hands sweaty!! we're gonna try a couple of summets next week, one in france one in italy...bring it on!!
i miss heather so much...
Wednesday, August 4
God's provision and care...again!!
so i got up at 4am, drove to geneva (2 and a half hours away on the wrong side of the road...the right side), parked the car in a nearby shopping centre car park and walked to the airport (10mins). i then had a fantastic time in norn iron and got back to switzerland to find the car still there, intact! i drove back and dropped in on an old friend for dinner, then back to camp. thank you LORD for your protection, care and the way you work things out sooooo well!
so i got up at 4am, drove to geneva (2 and a half hours away on the wrong side of the road...the right side), parked the car in a nearby shopping centre car park and walked to the airport (10mins). i then had a fantastic time in norn iron and got back to switzerland to find the car still there, intact! i drove back and dropped in on an old friend for dinner, then back to camp. thank you LORD for your protection, care and the way you work things out sooooo well!
so where do i start?? the camps here in the french alps have been great, chatting with french and american youth and young adults about life. i've done plenty of translating, walks and tiring activities (some of which i partly organised). my trips to norn iron was fantastic, great to catch up with so many great friends and the wedding was beautiful. i love you guys! back at camp and the first 4 weeks are over and it's a little quieter, i've scared myself silly on lead climbing, driven on the right side of the road (the wrong side), hang out with some great people and had some great times. i think i'm sensing that i'll move back here in dsa future...we'll see what happens!
