We have almost reached the halfway
point of our program here in beautiful Colorado and I think that most would
agree that tremendous amounts of growth have already taken place. For one, all of us have created new
relationships with fellow Calvins (what they call us here) and people from
other programs. The largest contingent
of staff is international workers from all over the world, such as: Colombia,
Thailand, China, Turkey, and Ukraine, to name a few. The vast majority of from these countries do
not share the same beliefs that we do.
I work with many of these people in housekeeping; personally, they have
caused much growth from me. I have been
put in a place where my beliefs are among the minority. This can be intimidating at times, but also a
great opportunity to be a witness to many who know very little about
Christianity. Along with several others,
from Calvin or elsewhere, I have been able to have some good conversations with
people of other religions about what they believe as well as what Christians
believe. In talking with my roommates
over the past couple of weeks, I have found out that many of us from Calvin are
taking advantage of the opportunity to share what we believe with others.
I also want to speak of the great
beauty that we are experiencing here in the mountains. Even from the middle of camp we are
surrounded full circle by a panoramic view of the mountains. On one side, is the continental divide with
its snow capped and rocky peaks, and on the other are gentler, green-capped
mountains. We have been graced with
moose, foxes, beavers, and I think there was a bear sighting. All of this shows the wonderful picture that
God has painted through creation. We
have experienced campfire worship as the wind blows through the trees and the
mountains are silhouetted by the setting sun.
We have all seen incredible sights and I’m sure that more are to come!
Andre Otte
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