Hello all! This week has been really amazing and really challenging. Over last weekend we got almost a foot of snow just in town so that made for some unreal powder riding Sunday. On Monday we had the day off so we rode in the morning at Parsenn (the largest mountain) and found a ton of fun powder runs and even a little mountain shack to jump off of! Then we took the bus to Jakobshorn and rode in the park for most of the afternoon. There was almost no one there, because all the kids were in school so we had it all to ourselves! Monday was an unreal day of riding.
Then on Tuesday we baked a TON of smilie cookies and then went for a walk overlooking the city of Davos to pray as a school for the upcoming week of the World Economic Forum. For those of you who don't know, the WEF is an event always hosted in Davos. Kings, queens, diplomats and anyone else rich enough to join their club is allowed to come. Because of all of the important people in town this means security is veryyy tight (If you would like to hear a very personal story about how tight security is you'll have to ask me privately). Along with security and famous people means lots of press, and lots of just people roaming about Davos that wouldn't usually be there. So as a school we took the opportunity to bless people, pray for them, make them smile, and let them know that there is a God who cares about them so much! On Wednesday we handed out smile cookies and just chatted with people. On Thursday and Friday we got to work with an evangelist team called "Fingerprint". They are also from Switzerland and it was so amazing to watch how they interact with people and how in tune they are with the Spirit. They really challenged me to think about how much I care for people around me. The first day with them was pretty hard for me. I was overwhelmed with how amazing they were at connecting with people, and not speaking Swiss-German makes things a lot tougher. These were only excuses however, and later that night during a prayer time God told me that my love for those around me needs to surpass my love for myself. That's when stepping out to talk to then becomes so natural and easy!
Friday morning came and we went back out to the street and it was awesome! Within the first 15 minutes I was chatting with a young guy and got to pray for him and that was a massive confidence boost. It showed me how simple it is to love someone who I don't have a relationship with! Then throughout the day we sang and worshiped on the sidewalk, handed out cookies, and just interacted with people and it was amazing! Here is a link to a video with a few of Friday's testimonies. https://www.facebook.com/video.phpv=10205321513853640
One thing that Stephan really challenged us on is that evangelism should be a life style not just something we plan to go out and do. I challenge you to look for ways to bless people throughout your regular schedule. Buy someone a coffee, ask someone to pray with them. The more you do it, the easier it gets!
Yesterday we had some hilarious sessions in our backyard mini park. We have a convenient hill in our backyard to build features and ride when we have time off class. We plan on inviting a bunch of locals to come chill and maybe have a mini comp in the backyard. So we spent last night building some new features and goofing around under some flood lights.
It is now Saturday morning and the crew is getting ready to go ride! We are supposed to get some snow today and maybe a bit tomorrow as well. I hopefully will be able to join them but this weekend I am one of the Weekend Warriors. Which means a few of us have to stay back one weekend a month to make sure the base stays running properly and make sure guests have everything they need. So potentially I'll be riding later but who knows!
Missing you guys back home!
Nick
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