Spiritual Emphasis Week

Last week we had our Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW) for the secondary school (grades 6-12), which is always an amazing time around the VCS campus. This year we had Tim Milburn from NNU leading the week's festivities, and it was a joy to have him join us for the week. He focused his message around the simple truth of Jesus' love for the students, and I thought it was really well-received by the kids.


Now comes the fun part for the VCS staff--following up to make sure the seeds that were planted get cultivated and nurtured as the Spirit leads! There have already been a number of kids asking some pretty heavy questions about the ideas Tim presented, so please continue to keep this in your prayers in the days/weeks to come.

Here's a few pics from Tim's visit. I think we may have to start a Flickr account or something soon to make it easier to share pics and videos, as this blog is somewhat limited in that regard.

Tim meeting some of the VCS staff at a welcome lunch.

Tim teaching during High School Chapel.

This is the view of the surrounding valley from the town of Dürnstein, which is about an hour or so outside of Vienna. The castle that once stood on this site served as a prison for Richard I (the Lionheart), the King of England. Richard was captured near Vienna after battling Saladin during the third Crusade. We took Tim here (and a few other places) on Saturday in celebration of a great week!