End of Bible School

So sadly my time at Tauernhof has come to an end. It was a life changing experience and worth every minute! In a lot of ways it still feels really strange that I am not there. God worked on my life so much while I was at school. Some of the time it hurt but in the end its all worth it because God is molding me into the person he wants me to be, molding me to reflect the image of Jesus Christ. I know that he still has lots of work to do in my life but it is a process. While I have been at bible school I've come to the realization that often in my life God has become just a part of my life and not my life. One of the speakers, Tobi Kley said "God is a mountain; Our life and goals are an apple tree at the bottom of the mountain. Our lives are way smaller than the mountain. God needs to be the mountain in our lives, not just another apple tree."

My goal as I go home is to keep the focus that God is a mountain in my life, the biggest, most important thing. While living in the mountains every day I woke up and was continually amazed by them and it wasn't like I could just ignore them, because they are kinda big and always there. In the same way I want to be continually in awe of God and his wonders, continually looking to him and finding his beauty. I want God to be my life and not just in my life.

There is this awesome video that shows how I felt at times during bible school as God was working on me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXut0HxncvY&feature=autofb

I have now spent the last couple of days at my friend Jenny's in Germany and today I go to my family here in Germany. Its only 10 more sleeps until I head home.

Love you all and can't wait to see you.

Testimony

Hey everyone! Things are going great out here at Bible School. We are just starting week 9 which is crazy. I can't believe how fast time flies. We have had some awesome lectures and fun times. I am in an outreach group that sings in the hospital and also in local churches. We are doing a service tomorrow in which I am sharing my testimony. I am just going to share it with you as well.

'My name is Esther Reimer and I am from Manitoba, Canada. Growing up my Mom was a great Christian influence in my life and as a result I accepted Jesus Christ into my life at a young age. I really recognized my need for Jesus Christ when I decided to live my life centered on him, which he continually gives me strength to do. Through him I have found purpose for my life, my life is not meaningless but centered on my relationship with Him, His love for me and the plans that He has for me, which in Jeremiah 29:11 it shows his plans are to prosper me, not harm me and to give me hope and a future.

God has really shown his love for me this past year when within the same week my close friend, who was my mentor died, and my nephew was stillborn. During this time of pain I called out to God to comfort me and I felt him comfort me. I could actually physically feel arms wrap around me and comfort me even though there was no one else in the room. But even when I don’t physically feel Him beside me, I know that I can trust God to always be there for me, to strengthen me and give me comfort.

I came to Tauernhof to learn more about God and to spend time focusing on God without my busy schedule of university, work and friends but mainly with the hope of being able to figure out what God wants me to do with my life. While here God has used this time to show me how spending personal time each day with Him, fills me with His Spirit and reminds me to look towards Him for all my needs and that I do not need to look towards anyone else or to anything else in order to fulfill my life and that with all things I should do them to glorify God.

I am excited to go home and take all the things that God has been teaching me here and to share it with others. I want people to look at me and see the joy that God gives me and ask how they too can receive that joy. '

I hope that this gives you a bit of insight into how I am doing and what God has been doing in my lately.