I'm still alive

Apparently there's no school for two weeks in October here in France which meant a lot of extra work for me. The second week of the holidays the chaps went to their father's place so I got a much needed week off. Hannah and I spent some time in Ireland. It was really good being back home. We made some new friends and I met some of my old class mates which was a very nice surprise. Spending time with the family was something much needed.

I don't really feel like that week was enough to recover so this past week I've been rather tired. When I got back I felt a bit discouraged. I talked to someone about it and they prayed for me and it got a bit better. At the end of the day all those negative feelings were gone. Things have gone relatively smoothly which is nice. Hannah and I were talking and we realised that it's not long till we leave for Finland. Today it's only 40 days till we go back.

Hannah and I got accepted to the DTS in Paris. That means that in the end of January we're coming back to Paris which we both are looking forward to. We're going to spend three months in Paris and three months in South East Asia. 

Here in Paris we have a lovely church. You can really tell that they genuinely care about what's happening. We had a youth meeting on friday and had lots of fun together. Today we visited one of the pastors couples which was really nice. 

Challenges

It's been a while since I wrote about what's going on here. There has been so much going on so I just haven't felt like writing about all of it. To be honest these past few weeks have been really rough. I've run into a lot of opposition but I think things are going to calm down now. I really hope they will. 

So being here and being "all alone" has thought me a few things. While going through this rough patch I've reached out to my friends and I've had their support. Once again I'm reminded of how important it is to have people behind you who support you. A reminder that I'm never really alone. 

Also having faith has really made a difference. Even though I was facing a disaster I knew that I was safe. My confidence that God had it all under control helped me get through it all. I knew that whatever happens I know that it'll be grand. 

Since the chaps have their October holidays means I have a week off which led to Hannah and I deciding to go to Ireland. After everything that's happened I really need to have a bit of a vacation. 

I usually write a lot of details about what I'm doing but today I just don't feel like sharing.