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Thank God for protecting me here in Argentina from all the city hazards. I thank you that I could get to know you and me better here. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. 

After my trip to Bolivia I flew to Brazil, Campinas. There, I was received by missionary Paulo Kim, the shepherd whom had fished my father many years ago. I was in Brazil for only six days, but those were six beautiful and relaxing days. I was getting spoiled by the Kim family and got also the opportunity to go on a day trip to Rio de Janeiro with missionary Sarah Kim. Another day I spent the day with a sister, Julia, in a huge shopping center. In the worship service I was allowed to share my life testimony and was received there very warmly by everyone. After these six relaxing days I had to go on to my last destination, Argentina. When I arrived in Buenos Aires, I was first fascinated by how European the people here looked and how much the city resembled New York.

Since my stay here we started to do our Daily Bread in the center. At first there were three of us, sometimes even only two of us, but with the time being we were able to encourage others to participate in the Daily Bread and now we have grown into a solid group of five. I thank the Lord that we have been able to take the daily word every morning at 6 o'clock and I pray that they can continue doing it with perseverance.

I thank God that He sent me to Argentina at the right time because Missionary Noé needed help for his French exam. Since I know six languages and one of them is French, we were able to practice together for an hour every day. M. Noé didn't have a teacher at that time and was discouraged, but with the intensive lessons and with much prayer he regained strength and motivation and finally passed the exam! I also practiced with another shepherdess for the same exam but she will take the exam in February.

On the 15.12.19 we celebrated our Christmas service and I had the privilege to perform a dance with a daughter of a sheep. During the rehearsals we had a good and fun time, even if we sometimes got into despair and stress. I also had the opportunity to play two roles in the Christmas theatre, which was also very fun. Some evenings we went to play football with the brothers and sisters or we just spent time together drinking the typical Argentinian drink Mate. During these times I was able to get to know the shepherds and sheep better and to hear some of their life testimonies. The shepherds were also able to invite other sheep through these game nights.

Here I was able to deepen my faith even more and I learned how I can pray intensively and personally to God. I also heard during these three weeks that I came as a little spark to Buenos Aires, that I animated many people to do something for God's work. Every day I asked God to fill me up with the Holy Spirit. I was joyful and alive in the Lord and my surroundings felt that. I thank God that He used me as a little light here and that He made me a joyful person. 

I thank all the missionaries, shepherds and sheep who provided my stay with many beautiful and good memories. As my last destination I will have this church in my memories freshest and therefore miss it most. I thank them for their big and warm hearts.

I pray that I can continue to strengthen and deepen my faith in Switzerland and to be a light in the darkness.

One word: I am a light 

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<SPANISH>

“Ni se enciende una luz y se pone debajo de un almud, sino sobre el candelero, y alumbra a todos los que están en casa. Así alumbre vuestra luz delante de los hombres, para que vean vuestras buenas obras, y glorifiquen a vuestro Padre que está en los cielos.” -Mateo 5,15-16-

Gracias a Dios por protegerme aquí en Argentina de todos los peligros de la ciudad. Le agradezco que haya podido conocernos mejor y también a mí. Oro en el nombre de Jesús. Amén. 

Después de mi viaje a Bolivia volé a Brasil, Campinas. Allí me recibió el misionero Paulo Kim, el pastor que había pescado a mi padre. Estuve en Brasil sólo seis días, pero fueron seis hermosos y relajantes días. La familia Kim me mimó y me dieron una oportunidad de hacer un viaje por un día a Río de Janeiro con la misionera Sarah Kim. Otro día lo pasé con la hermana Julia en un enorme shopping. En el culto se me permitió compartir mi testimonio de vida y fui recibido con corazones calientes por todos. Después de estos seis  días relajantes tuve que ir a mi último destino, Argentina. Cuando llegué a Buenos Aires, primero me fascinó el aspecto europeo de la gente de aquí y lo mucho que la ciudad se parecía a Nueva York.

Desde mi estadía aquí comenzamos a retomar el pan diario cada mañana en el centro bíblico. Al principio éramos tres, a veces sólo dos, pero con el tiempo pudimos animar a otros a participar en el Pan Diario y ahora hemos crecido en un grupo de cinco. Agradezco al Señor que hemos podido tomar la Palabra diaria cada mañana las 6 en punto y oro para que puedan continuar con perseverancia.

Agradezco a Dios que me haya enviado a Argentina justamente cuando el Misionero Noé necesitaba ayuda para su examen de francés. Como conozco seis idiomas y uno de ellos es el francés, pudimos practicar juntos una hora todos los días. M. Noé no tenía un profesor en ese momento y estaba desanimado, pero con las lecciones intensivas y mucha oración encontró de nuevo fuerza y motivación y finalmente ¡aprobó el examen! También practiqué francés para el mismo examen con otra hermana, pero ella lo tomará en febrero.

El 15.12.19 celebramos nuestro servicio de Navidad y tuve el privilegio de presentar un baile con una hija de una oveja. Durante los ensayos nos lo pasamos muy bien y nos divertimos, aunque a veces nos desesperamos y nos estresamos. También se me permitió jugar en el teatro de Navidad, que también fue muy divertido. 

Algunas noches íbamos a jugar al fútbol con los hermanos y hermanas o simplemente pasábamos tiempo juntos bebiendo el típico mate argentino. Durante estos tiempos pude conocer mejor a los pastores y a las ovejas y escuchar algunos testimonios de vida. Los pastores también pudieron invitar a otras ovejas a estas noches.Aquí pude profundizar aún más en mi fe y aprendí a orar de manera intensiva y personal. También escuché con regularidad durante estas tres semanas que llegué como una pequeña chispa, que animé a muchas personas a hacer algo por la obra de Dios. Cada día le pedí al Espíritu Santo que me llenara de Él. Así que yo estaba feliz y vivía en el Señor y ellos sintieron eso.  Agradezco a Dios que me haya usado como una pequeña luz y me haya hecho una persona tan feliz. 

Agradezco a todos los misioneros, pastores y ovejas que me dieron muchos y buenos recuerdos de mi estancia. Como mi último estadía tendré Buenos Aires más fresca en mi recuerdo y la extrañaré mucho. Les doy las gracias por sus grandes y cálidos corazones.

Oro para poder seguir fortaleciendo y profundizando mi fe en Suiza y ser una luz en la oscuridad.

Una palabra: soy una luz 

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<GERMANY>

Danke Gott dass du mich hier in Argentinien vor allen Grosstadtgefahren beschützt hast. Ich danke dir, dass ich dich und mich hier besser kennenlernen konnte. Ich bete im Namen Jesu. Amen. 
Nach

meiner Reise nach Bolivien flog ich nach Brasilien, Campinas. Dort empfing mich Misssionar Paulo Kim, der Hirte, der mein Vater vor vielen Jahren gefischt hatte. In Brasilien war ich nur sechs Tage, jedoch waren es sechs wunderschöne und erholsame Tage. Ich wurde von der Familie Kim verwöhnt und durfte sogar einen Tagesausflug nach Rio de Janeiro mit Missionarin Sarah Kim machen. Einen anderen Tag verbrachte ich mit der Schwester Julia in einem riesigen Shopping Center. Im Gottesdienst durfte ich mein Lebenszeugnis vortragen und wurde von allen sehr warm aufgenommen. Nach diesen sechs entspannenden Tagen musste ich schon wieder weiter gehen, nämlich zu meinem letzten Reiseziel, Argentinien. Als ich in Buenos Aires angekommen war, war ich zuerst einmal sehr fasziniert, wie europäisch die Menschen hier aussahen und wie sehr sich die Stadt New York ähnelte

Seit meinem Aufenthalt hier haben wir angefangen, das tägliche Brot im Zentrum wieder aufzunehmen. Zuerst waren wir zu dritt manchmal sogar nur zu zweit, jedoch konnten wir mit der Zeit andere dazu animieren, am Täglichen Brot teilzunehmen und nun sind wir zu einer soliden 5er-Gruppe gewachsen. Ich danke den Herrn, dass wir jeden Tag um 6 Uhr das tägliche Wort nehmen konnten und bete, dass sie mit Beständigkeit weiterfahren können.

Ich danke Gott dafür, dass er mich zur rechten Zeit nach Argentinien geschickt hat, denn  Missionar Noé brauchte Hilfe für seine Französischprüfung. Da ich sechs Sprachen kann und eine davon Französisch ist, konnten wir jeden Tag zusammen eine Stunde lang üben. M. Noé hatte zu dieser Zeit gerade keine Lehrerin und war entmutigt, doch mit den intensiven Stunden und vielem Gebet fand er wieder Kraft und Motivation und hat schliesslich die Prüfung bestanden! Auch einer anderen Hirtin haben wir zusammen etwas Französisch für die gleiche Prüfung geübt, sie wird diese jedoch erst im Februar antreten.

Am 15.12.19 feierten wir unseren Weihnachtsgottesdienst und ich hatte das Privileg, mit einer Tochter eines Schafes einen Tanz vorzutanzen. Während den Proben hatten wir eine lustige und schöne Zeit, auch wenn wir manchmal in Verzweiflung und Stress gerieten. Ich durfte auch im Weihnachtstheater mitspielen, was auch sehr Spass machte. 

An manchen Abenden gingen wir mit den Brüdern und Schwestern Fussballspielen oder verbrachten einfach Gemeinschaft miteinander und tranken das typisch argentinische Getränk Mate. In diesen Zeiten konnte ich die Hirten und Schafe besser kennenlernen und einige Lebenszeugnisse erfahren. Auch konnten die Hirten durch diese Spielnächte andere Schafe einladen.

Hier habe ich meinen Glauben noch mehr vertiefen können und lernte, das intensive und persönliche Gebet. Ich hörte auch in diesen drei Wochen regelmässig, dass ich wie als kleiner Funke gekommen sei, dass ich viele Leute dazu animiert habe, etwas für Gottes Werk zu tun. Ich bat jeden Tag um den Heiligen Geist, dass ich überfüllt sei von ihm. So war ich glücklich und lebendig im Herrn und das bekamen sie zu spüren.  Ich danke Gott, dass er mich als kleines Licht genutzt und mich zu so einer Frohnatur gemacht hat. 

Ich danke allen Missionaren, Hirten und Schafen, die meinen Aufenthalt mit vielen schönen und guten Erinnerungen versorgt haben. Als letztes Reiseziel werde ich diese Gemeinde am frischesten in Gedanken haben und werde sie auch am meisten vermissen. Ich danke für ihre grossen und warmen Herzen.

Ich bete, dass ich auch in der Schweiz weiterhin meinen Glauben weiter stärke und vertiefe und ein Licht in der Dunkelheit sein kann.

Ein Wort: Ich bin ein Licht 

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<KOREAN>

“등불을 켜서 그릇으로 덮어 둘 사람은 아무도 없다. 오히려 그것을 등잔대 위에 올려놓아 집 안에 있는 모든 사람에게 비치게 하지 않겠느냐? 이와 같이 너희 빛을 사람들 앞에 비추게 하라. 그래서 사람들이 너희 착한 행실을 보고 하늘에 계신 너희 아버지를 찬양하게 하라.” -Mk 5,15-16-

하나님아버지 아르헨티나에서 도시의 많은 위험으로부터 저를 지켜주신 것을 감사드립니다. 주님과 저 자신을 더 잘 알수 있게 해주셔서 감사드립니다.  예수님이름으로 기도합니다. 

볼리비아 여행 후 저는 브라질 깜피나스로 갔습니다. 거기서 파울로선교사님이 저를 맞아 주셨는데 파울로 선교사님은 수십년전에 우리 아빠를 피싱해주신 목자님 이시기도 합니다. 저는 브라질에서는 6일간 머물렀습니다. 이 기간동안 잘 쉬어서 그동안의 피곤을 회복할 시간이 되었습니다. 선교사님가정의 섬김에 그동안 긴장이 풀어져서 조금 게을러 지기도 하였습니다. 이 중간에 사라선교사님과 하루 시간을 내어 함께 리오데자이로 잠시 여행을 갔다오기도 했고, 다른 하루는 율리아자매님과 엄청큰 쇼핑센터에 가서 즐거운 시간을 보내었습니다. 주일예배때 저는 인생소감을 발표하였고 모두에게 따뜻한 환영을 받았습니다. 

6일간의 아쉬운 시간이 지나고 저는 마지막 여행지인 아르헨티나로 떠났습니다. 제가 부에노스아이레스에 도착해보니 유럽풍의 사람들과 뉴욕과 같은 도시를 보는게 너무 신기했습니다. 

이곳에 체류하면서 센터에서 몇명의 사람들과 양식모임을 가졌습니다. 처음에는 주로2- 3명이 모였지만 시간이 지나면서 활성화되더니 참석하는 사람이 늘어 꾸준히 5명이 참석하는 양식 모임되었습니다. 우리는 매일 6시에 함께 양식을 먹고 이 모임이 계속적으로 이뤄주시도록 함께 기도하였는데 이것을 생각하면 하나님께 감사드립니다. 

하나님께서 저를 하나님때에 아르헨티나에 보내시고 noe선교사님이 불어시험준비에 필요한 도움을 드리도록 하심을 감사드립니다. 제가 할 수있는 6개국어가운데 불어가있는데 매일 한시간씩 연습을 도와드렸습니다. 당시 마땅한 개인교사가 없어 힘들어하던중에 저와 집중적으로 연습하며 이를 함께 힘써 기도하게되서 다시 새힘과 용기를 받게되셨고, 결국 시험에 합격하게 하셨습니다. 역시 같은 시험을 준비하던 또 다른 목자님과도 불어를 공부하였는데 이분은 2월부터는 직장을 다닐수 있게 되셨습니다. 

12.15일 성탄예배를 이곳에서 함께 드렸습니다. 한 자매님의 딸과 함께 춤으로서 예배를 섬기는 은혜를 가질 수 있었습니다. 춤을 준비하며 연습할 때 재미도 있고 아름다운 추억들도 많이 있었지만 힘들고 자주 스트레스에 빠지기도 하였습니다. 매우 재미있는 성탄극도 함께 할수있어서 좋았습니다. 

저녁땐 자주 저희는 자주 형제자매들과 함께 축구하러 나가거나 또는 아르헨티나전통차를 마시면서 교제하는 시간을 가졌습니다. 이 시간에 저는 목자님들과 양들을 더 깊히 개인적으로 사귈수 있었으며 그들의 인생소감들을 들을 수 도 있었습니다. 목자님들은 이런 저녁 교제의시간에 다른 양들을 초청하기도 하였습니다.

저는 여기서 더 깊은 믿음을 가질 수 있었으며 집중적이고 개인적인 기도를 배웠습니다. 저는 여기 3주 체류하였는데 제가 작은 불씨로 와서 다른 사람들 가운데 하나님의 역사를 위한 새 기운을 불러일으키고 있다고 하는 소리를 계속 듣게 되었습니다. 저는 매일 주님께서 저를 충만케 해주시도록 성령을 구하였습니다. 그래서 저는 행복했으며 주님안에서 활기찼습니다. 그리고 사람들이 이것을 느낄 수 있었습니다. 주님께서 저를 작은 빛으로 사용하여 주신 것을 감사드리며 또한 저를 이처럼 행복한 자로 만들어 주심을 감사드립니다.

저의 체류기간동안 아름다운 추억을 만들어 주신 모든 선교사님들, 목자님들, 형제자매님들 모두에게 감사를 드립니다. 마지막 여행지로서 저는 이 모든 교제들을 가장 또렷하게 기억에 간직 하고 있습니다. 그래서 가장 많이 그리워 할 것입니다. 그들의 넓고 따뜻한마음을 감사합니다. 

제가 이제는 스위스에서도 계속 저의 믿음을 계속 굳게 더 깊게하여 어두운 시대 하나의 빛으로서 살수있기를 기도합니다. 

한마디: 나는 빛입니다

 

 

 

 

 

"So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love," (Eph. 3,17)

   

Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for the time I spent in Bolivia in the middle of the Santa Cruz community. I thank you for your protection from the beginning of the journey. Continue to help me to get to know you better and to see your wonderful works in other places and countries. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

On the 21st of September 2019 at 7 pm, I separated myself from my family. I knew up to now a new adventure in my life would begin. Three months away from my family, without knowing what was expecting me. After a long journey, I landed in Santa Cruz, where a small person, our missionary Paulina and her tall son Daniel, had picked me up. Although I was tired from the long journey, I felt wide awake because of the excitement. The people, the city, nature, everything was new and unknown. I was shocked at how dangerous and chaotic the traffic here was. Every time I crossed the street, I held M. Paulina's hand because I was afraid of being run over. It was also difficult for me to understand Bolivian Spanish.

 

 

The English classes gave me a lot of joy and it was my main occupation. I liked to watch the students doing exercises in pairs and how they were improving little by little. I am very proud of my students and thankful that they participated with such commitment.

Maybe I didn't come to Bolivia at the most ideal time. But the peaceful citizen strike against the fraud of Evo M. showed me a side of Bolivia that I could not have experienced otherwise. The solidarity of the people touched me very much. And during this time I had more time for myself, additionally, I could spend more time with the children from the church.

 

 

My prayer topics were that I could get to know my own self more deeply and that I could strengthen my relationship with God. I and my friends were asking us if I would return as a completely different person. I can already answer this question now: I will definitely return as a different Hanna because my perspective on the world and life has widened. I no longer have only the comfortable Swiss life in my mind, I have seen another side of our world. 

I also think that I have become more mature and independent.  I have learned how to be more involved in the household. And now I know that I can take care of myself. Going to a small shop alone and buying something cost me courage. Calling a taxi cost me 15 minutes to overcome. I know it sounds very banal and a 7-year-old child could do exactly the same but for me, everything was new and unknown.

 

Thanks to God I didn't miss my home too much. I had regular contact with my family. My father also sent me the German DB every day. And with my mother, I had a Bible study every Friday.

The weekly group Bible study about Romans, the regular testimony writing and reciting, the daily bread devotion and other church activities kept me very close to God. Here I could study God's Word more intensively. I also loved to get to know new Christians, the personal and individual faith always inspires me very much. God has given me the desire in my heart to become a servant of God. I strongly believe that God will take me to a great woman of faith.

 

Now, looking back, I can say that I have become more courageous, independent and self-confident and have once again come out of my "princess bubble". I now understand Bolivian Spanish better and have also learned new Bolivian expressions such as 'Está buenango' or 'nos cheque.' And I can confidently cross the streets alone, call a taxi alone, drive a micro (bus) alone and maintain the household.

 

I can't believe that the time in Bolivia has come to an end. I have had a very nice time here which I owe to the people here who made my stay more beautiful. I came as a stranger, but I was directly lovingly accepted by the community. I really appreciate the work in this church. I would especially like to thank the missionaries Paulina and Esteban Cho for welcoming me into their house like their own daughter and providing me with delicious vegetarian dishes. I thank each one of you who prayed for me, chatted with me and spent time with me. I have all been very fond of them and will miss the people and Santa Cruz very much. I will never forget this trip, it was a great change in my life.

This verse especially encouraged me to search even more for God and every time I was worried, this verse calmed my heart.

I continue to pray for my faith and my identity and that God will protect me during my stay in Brazil and Argentina so that I can learn and see more about God's works in South America.

 

 

 

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