The beginning

Well, I’ve been at Camp des Cimes for three full days now, and it’s been pretty amazing. This is still downtime before the first camp starts, so we’ve just been working to get everything ready. On Thursday, I did some random chores around camp, such as filling in a basketball court and weed whacking, while others did some masonry on a building, others fixed a deck, and yet others cleaned. Friday, I had the pleasure of mowing the entire camp, and weed whacking what I wasn’t able to get to with the mower. It was a lot of work, but the weather was nice, so it wasn’t too bad. Today was an off day, so a group of us hiked up to a refuge in a nearby national park, and delivered a bible to the people working there. The Alps are insanely beautiful, as a video I took will show to a small extent. Tomorrow, the first camp, Refresh, begins. It’s a camp for missionaries to come to and… well… refresh themselves.

Thanks so much to everyone who prayed for my safety getting here – I didn’t have any major issues! I’d appreciate prayers for Refresh, and that it would be a beneficial time for all involved. Burnout is a huge issue for those involved in ministry, and hopefully this will be able to prevent that for those who come.

Godspeed,

Ryan