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The concerted effort of over a 1,000 people to re-write the entire Bible. I wrote my passage (Exodus 24-25.7) in English :)

Seigneur Tu me cherches
Tu me connais
Et si je T'oubliais
Je sais que Tu m'aimes

Ta Sainte présence
Elle m'environne
A chaque moment
Je sais que Tu m'aimes
Je sais que Tu m'aimes

A la croix je me prosterne
Où ton sang coula pour moi
Aucun amour n'est plus grand
Tu as gagné sur la mort
Ta gloire remplit les lieux très haut
Rien ne peut nous séparer

Tu marches devant moi
Tu gardes mes pats
Ta main me soutien
Je sais que Tu m'aimes
Je sais que Tu m'aimes

Tu déchires le voile
Tu traces le chemin
Quand Tu as dit "Tout est accompli"

Et si la Terre s'effondrait
Devant mes yeux
Tu resterais là
Je sais que Tu m'aimes
Je sais que Tu m'aimes

Susi, Maryke, Clyréna and Charlotte in front of the 'written Bible'
at the Institut Biblique de Genève

This weekend the youth group from GBSE joined over 1,000 other young French and Swiss people in Geneva for a youth conference. The conference is held every three years with the exception of this year and next year (Pâques 2014). Can I just say again how amazing it was to see so many young French and Swiss people joyfully worshiping the Lord and loving the teachings by pastors?

The keynote speakers this year were twin American brothers (salute to the States!), Brett and Alex Harris, who also happen to be brothers of author Joshua Harris (I Kissed Dating Goodbye). Now while I'm not a particularly huge fan of the elder Harris's book, I was impressed by the wisdom his younger brothers displayed during the conference. The kids at the conference were really quite inspired by these two young men who are living pleasing lives to the Lord as well as encouraging others to do the same. I was skeptical at first that these guys were going to be less than interesting, but they did a pretty bang up job. You can listen to their joint speech here in English and French!

I don't know if many people became followers of Christ after this weekend, but we certainly prayed for something big to happen in the lives of all those who went. After the conference was over I heard some people saying they really wanted to get their lives straight with the Lord and dig into scripture. I'm right there with them. I don't know where I heard or read this recently but "being content with our relationship with Christ could mean we're backsliding". Getting to know Him, getting to know ALL about Him, should be our goal thus we should constantly strive to go deeper and further with Him. When we are content with where we are in our relationship with Him, we run the risk of letting that intimacy stagnate and eventually die. So, this weekend wasn't really a 'wake-up' call for me; it was a confirmation that I have so much more to learn about this God I call my savior. The prayers for this weekend were heard and God is drawing us closer to Him, hallelujah.

I hope this Resurrection weekend (I was called a pagan for saying Easter...ermm , in jest) was replenishing for you as you remembered our Lord Jesus Christ's sacrifice. Curious, have you ever told the story of Jesus's death and resurrection to someone who's never heard it? This really is what's so great about children's ministry. I didn't realize that I knew the story so well up until this weekend when I shared the whole story with my room mate. She was so concentrated and focused that I couldn't believe we'd been living together so long without having had this conversation. To share the passion of our Savior with someone who's never heard the story is really an incredibly, fulfilling thing to do. It's the greatest truth we believe in and yet, for me, it's one of things I talk about the least. All that to say I enjoyed sharing with my room mate and I hope I have the courage and opportunities to do so again with others.

Que Dieu vous bénisse où vous êtes aujourd'hui!
Blessings to you, wherever you are!

For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:40