Today is the day.

Today is quite a historic day in the history of YWAM Burtigny/Switzerland.
Today is the day that the first ever Mission Adventures team arrives.
Today is the day that all of this preparation and prayer really comes into play.
Today is the day on which people will look back and say "The first ever MA in the summer of 2012...."
Today is the day I get to be a part of something historic. I am so blessed to be able to pioneer this programme here with so many incredible people.

Our staff consists of: a Korean, American, English, Swiss-French, Swiss-Italian, Mexican, and a Canadian. If there is one thing I love about this base, it is the diversity.

All of us have put in countless hours of preparation for this day. We've put in hours of prayer before and during the time I've been here. Everyone of us has gotten God's word spoken over the lives of each individual coming here -- very specifically and clearly.

I'm so excited but nervous because I speak NO French, and it's mainly in French.........and Romanian because we are going to Romania. Pray for that whole tricky situation would be appreciated, because it changes a lot of what I normally do during cycles.

file://localhost/Users/rachelvillaire/Documents/MA/Switz%20'12/Staff%20Photobooth/DanBuck%20copy.xcfI am so proud to call myself Burtigny MA Staff. I love each one of these people and can't wait until the team arrives - the countdown is on...Now, it's less than an hour.

The wonderful MA staff! Dressed up for our Rules Video
The theme was "sports" because of the Olymics

Dressed up for our staff video - we did cultural cliches
 I was a cowgirl, and Beth was a proper English lady :)

Beautiful view from the little restaurant Beth and I visit.

Prayer Requests: 

• That God would use me and give me peace about not speaking French/Romanian which makes things pretty difficult
• God would speak clearly to these students lives, as he's already shown He has so much to teach ALL TWENTY of them! Including the leader, Gael.
• Continual Financial Support - I still owe a chunk of staff fee's, and am in need of monthly supporters. God has provided this far, and I believe he will continue to.