Under the title "More than a standby", the first women's singles weekend of the Austrian Union took place in Mondsee in the Salzkammergut in mid-March 2023. The participants and speakers came from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and were between 21 and 72 years old.
We had the Youth Hostel in Mondsee practically to ourselves and enjoyed not only good food and the proximity to the lake, with walks in the great weather. Above all, we will remember the good fellowship. Although some of us knew only one or two people when we arrived, the ice broke quickly, e.g. when laughing about caricatures on the bulletin board, during a skit about being single, playing various games, singing together, praying, doing handicrafts or studying the Bible in groups.
In addition to profound spiritual and practical impulses, there was also enough time for personal conversations. After two speakers had given a moving personal testimony on Sabbath afternoon, some of the participants also contributed with their personal stories, and a mood of great solidarity and special, encouraging openness arose, which one rarely experiences. In the end, we were amazed at how much God had given us in these few hours and how such a diverse group could experience something like this together.
As reported by Luise Schneeweiß
First Single Women's Weekend in Austria
More than a Standby