february update//

Hi friends & family!

I feel so blessed to be here in Biarritz and things have been working together really well. The transition back into Ywam and now to base staff has been very smooth and it's crazy how quickly this place can feel like home again. 

The January DTS students are leaving for outreach in 2 weeks and it has been awesome to get to know them and serve them in different ways. I can't remember what I said in the last blog post but I have been on the kitchen and hospitality teams. What that looks like throughout the week is usually driving, food shopping, cooking, baking, planning different base events, making welcome cards, as well as staff meetings, base intercession and worship, evangelism, and lots of fun time together as a community. 

{ These pictures are some of the January DTS girls, and another night at sunset! }

So far God has been stretching me in continuing to trust him. To remember that he is a faithful God who will complete the work he started in me. To trust that he will use me how he has made me. How he knows me deeper than I know myself, and knows my desires and dreams- and who better to live my life for and follow no matter what that is going to look like. 

I've been feeling very blessed these last few weeks - Biarritz is a beautiful city to call home for this season. The staff I serve alongside with are also amazing people and I am so blessed to do life with them. Thank you for praying, for being a part of this! If you feel led to support me financially, it is greatly needed as I do have to raise support and pay my staff fees every month- which comes to about $545 CAD. There is a convenient little "Donate" button that should be on the right side of this blog that will go straight to my Paypal account. If you have any questions or want to know more about anything, feel free to email me! {stephaniebweiss@gmail.com} I will update every once and a while specifically about finances and how much I am still in need of. Thank you so much for faithfully reading this blog and supporting me! 

Steph

Rise and Shine

Hello everyone!

     Day 5 here being back in Biarritz, and I couldn't be more thankful. It feels great to be back  re-united with friends and to be a part of this awesome community once again. I have a better idea now of how I am going to be serving as well, which is great. Leah and I were talking as well about me going to Lesvos to help with the refugee crisis with a team, and that looks like it might be closer to May-June. Until then I am going to be helping in practical base ministries, with the kitchen and hospitality teams. I am living on the base with some of the new students for the January DTS, in a room with 2 other staff girls! There is also a separate girls & guys apartment, and a rented place for more DTS students. I think around 4-5 weeks the students will leave for outreach, and the music DTS students will start coming for their school in April! So always lots happening at the base but it really does feel so right for me to be here, to take this time to seek God and his direction. 

     Isaiah 30:21 was written on my welcome card, and it reads: 

"Your own ears will hear him.
    Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
    whether to the right or to the left."

     So very timely as I take this time to seek his face and serve here even as my future is a bit unknown. Thank you for your prayers as they are greatly appreciated. I also found out that as a base we will all be driving to Germany for a Ywam conference in May- I am so stoked for that! All in all, I am very excited for this season on staff with Ywam Biarritz and to see where God leads me.  Pictures coming soon! :)