I found this interesting and it gives a good insight as to what the Euroquest team has been up to lately:
EuroQuest: Switzerland, A Spiritual Retreat
In route to Switzerland, we spent a day and night in Italy. We stopped in Verona (home to Romeo and Juliet) and experienced a small town in Italy, and then headed up to Lake Garda. We arrived by late afternoon, just in time for a brisk(!) swim in the lake.
Driving from Italy to the German region of the Swiss Alps is breathtaking. We passed countless bright blue and green lakes, mountains that shoot straight up from the valley floor, and went through over two-dozen tunnels--one of them 20 minutes long. Then, it was on to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. Curtis calls the 3 days in Switzerland, a ‘Spiritual Retreat' for the team. He did some teachings, we had a full free day for the team to explore, and we camped right in the center of God's beautiful mountainous creation.
The first morning, Curtis took the team up to the town graveyard and did a teaching on Christ's sacrifice and how our sins died with Him and we must give those up to Him and also forgive ourselves. In the afternoon, we all hiked to Trumbelbach falls- located half inside and half outside the side of the mountain. Our 2nd day there, it was National day for Switzerland. A huge firework show went off at 10pm in Lauterbrunnen, but also other shows in neighboring towns went off until late into the night.... and with the mountain walls, it was LOUD booming and echoing!
During the day off, many of the students hiked all day (10+ hours) from camp, through Murren, and all the way up to Schilthorn. They were tired, but really enjoyed the experience. Other students relaxed and spent the day in Lauterbrunnen.
One of the greatest things the team has experienced and learned this summer is witnessing by actions. Through our words, actions and way we live our life, it is a witness to our faith in the Lord and these students have shown that. At multiple campsites, the owners or diretors have told Curtis how well-behaved our team has been and that we are welcome back at anytime. At night in the campsites, we often have worship time. One or two of our students leads us with his guitar as we praise God. Everytime, other campers are intrigued. They come to join, to watch, to listen. Some start asking questions, others just start singing along. Back in Paris, some of our students had the opportunity to share Christ with girls there age after worship.
We are back in London and beginning to debrief, before heading back to the states!
Lindsey Powell
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