We arrived at Kilchzimmer (CEF European Headquarters, Switzerland) last night at 10.15pm.
Our journey began on Monday morning when we got the 7.35am sailing from Belfast to Stranraer. We arrived around 8pm at Mark & Heather Steele's home in Rochester (SE England). Mark (who is the brother of my brother-in-law) is Assistant Pastor in Rochester Baptist Church. We spent all day Tuesday with them and left at 7.30am on Wednesday. We then got a boat from Dover to Calais and for the next 9 hours we travelled through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, France (again), Germany and finally Switzerland - arriving just after 10pm.
We are thankful for the Lord's protection on the long journey and for how well the boys behaved. One cause for concern is that Joel has had swollen glands since Monday. He has a temperature, sore head and has been sick a couple of times. We went to see a doctor in England but she was happy that it was only a viral infection and that we should treat him simply with the usual Capol and Nurofen. However, he has still not improved and we are wondering whether we should just be patient or if we should go through the hassle (insurance wise) of seeking medical help in this a non-EU country. Pray that this will not be necessary.
The weather is cooler today than normal and there are light showers (which allows us acclimatize). The meetings of the CEF European Field Council are taking place this week and we will meet with them either today or tomorrow. So we have some time to settle in and get our bearings before the rest of the students arrive on Saturday. Classes begin on Monday morning at 8.30am (rise and shine is at 6.30am !!! )
Thank you again, that you are interested enough in us to take the time to read this and to pray for us. We really appreciate your partnership with us in this way.
Gary (Claudia, Joel and David)
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