Staff appreciation dinner

Every year the school board hosts a dinner to show their appreciation for the staff at ICSV. This year the dinner was hosted at Esterhazykeller...a traditional and very old Viennese restaurant. It has been in operation since 1683! While this dinner is very much appreciated, it serves as the opening salvo in the many goodbyes that will be said between now and the middle of June.

Rebecca with our dear friend Kristi-Anna...she'll be leaving to go to Sweden next year

half of the people at this table will be gone next year :(

captivated by the magical stylings of Tom Mason

photo evidence that Barbara cut in line...she's the only one eating at her table.

just hours earlier, Whitney (on the right) was in a hospital...so that's cool.

Gardners (leaving) and Overbys (staying)

staying hydrated so she doesn't have a return visit to the hospital

Kleins...also leaving :(

Bethany and Jeff Stockett...also leaving :(

this is the stairwell leading in/out of the keller. Quite deep. Very steep.

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and baby makes four...

that's right...our little family will soon become a foursome. We have found out that Rebecca is 6 weeks pregnant! There is definitely "something in the water" as all the families that live within our block have recently had a baby or are currently pregnant. Our baby will be the 6th baby born to ICSV staff in a span of less than a year (first one was born in early November and we will be welcoming our new addition in September). So, kind of unexpected, but a pleasant surprise nonetheless!

an update on the transition and the simplicity of obedience.

As many of you might know, it has been over a year and a half since we moved back to southern california. It been a wonderfully difficult time. The reminder in James 1:2 to "Count it all joy when you meet trials of various kinds" has never been more real to me than this year. These past months have been a experiment in examining the "various kinds"...and in God proving the promise that these trials will produce steadfastness. It's been too long since I have updated this page. In some ways, I think it is losing its "effectiveness". With our mailchimp updates and our facebook group page, it almost seems like we're falling in to the trap of over-communicating...and in this trap, updates are lost. But...I think over-communicating is "better" than isolation. Plus...God has done some amazing things during this time and through the challenges, has placed our entire family in positions of growth while stretching and strengthening our faith. For...

Who are these kids at ICSV...

Hi everyone... The first week and a half of school has been absolutely amazing! We have had some great opportunities to begin building lasting relationships with the students that God has brought to Vienna to be educated at the International Christian School of Vienna. Rebecca has been adjusting well to her role as secondary secretary. She is learning quickly the many demands of her new role and is doing quite well in supporting us teachers and the rest of the staff. Rebecca hard at work I have been really enjoying my classes. I have a total of 43 students spread out over 4 periods. The students I have represent 14 different home nations, with many of the students who are "Austrian" are first generation, so they are of other nationalities as well. I have also had the opportunity to begin working with the soccer team...again, many nationalities are represented on the field, truly an international squad. Here are some pictures of the team training at the local club...

Johnstein!

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