ABOUT SandraA warm welcome, glad you are here. My name is Sandra, I am a wife, a mom, a Swiss Canadian and I am inappropriate. I talk fast. I don't like to be around complainers. I share my answers. I sometimes crack jokes when I pray and my positive energy can be annoying. If that works for you --- let's be friends :)
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Hi, glad you are here; my name is Sandra. I was born and raised in Switzerland, married my best friend Enrico, with whom I have been together for 30 years, and am a proud mom. With a big question mark I left Switzerland for Canada with my family in 2012 with a big question mark, I found myself back in Switzerland at the end of 2020 to experience the here and now and the future with an even bigger RED question mark!
So, in case you see ??? from now on, welcome to the club. In search of meaning and purpose in life, I embarked on a journey that I have only recently begun to understand. Never would I have thought that I would give up my passion of being an entrepreneur and be called to lock arms with an international Christian non-profit organization. Never in my life would I have dreamed of equipping and coaching churches and their leaders across Europe and being part of a worldwide missionary movement.
When I was diagnosed with terminal cancer as a young mother and wife in 2003 (3 months to live), I learned to follow my dreams. I would not have dared take the step into entrepreneurship as an HR & training specialist, our emigration to Canada, and founding my global network marketing company had I not faced a death sentence.
In search of fulfillment, I came to Canada with my family. After a while, I noticed that striving and achieving still left me empty despite my success. It wasn't until later that I realized that my reasons for motivation were selfish and, therefore, not fulfilling.
Then Enrico brought a book home from the library in Vancouver. It's called "THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE" by Rick Warren. This book has completely changed my/our life. After decades we dared to step inside a church building again, and after the life-giving & fun service, we attended the Alpha course without knowing what to expect. For 12 weeks, we met as a randomly mixed group with other curious and skeptical people from nations worldwide and in all age groups. We all had unique life stories. We all had questions about faith, Jesus and more. Thanks to this course, I found the answer to the question marks in my life. I soon realized that my performance, career, acquisitions, and lifestyle do not define me. Instead, I want to make an impact through my contribution and no longer through self-serving actions. I found my identity in Christ and was set free not by my works but by His grace. The relationship with Him allows me to step out in faith and work for His glory.
So, in case you see ??? from now on, welcome to the club. In search of meaning and purpose in life, I embarked on a journey that I have only recently begun to understand. Never would I have thought that I would give up my passion of being an entrepreneur and be called to lock arms with an international Christian non-profit organization. Never in my life would I have dreamed of equipping and coaching churches and their leaders across Europe and being part of a worldwide missionary movement.
When I was diagnosed with terminal cancer as a young mother and wife in 2003 (3 months to live), I learned to follow my dreams. I would not have dared take the step into entrepreneurship as an HR & training specialist, our emigration to Canada, and founding my global network marketing company had I not faced a death sentence.
In search of fulfillment, I came to Canada with my family. After a while, I noticed that striving and achieving still left me empty despite my success. It wasn't until later that I realized that my reasons for motivation were selfish and, therefore, not fulfilling.
Then Enrico brought a book home from the library in Vancouver. It's called "THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE" by Rick Warren. This book has completely changed my/our life. After decades we dared to step inside a church building again, and after the life-giving & fun service, we attended the Alpha course without knowing what to expect. For 12 weeks, we met as a randomly mixed group with other curious and skeptical people from nations worldwide and in all age groups. We all had unique life stories. We all had questions about faith, Jesus and more. Thanks to this course, I found the answer to the question marks in my life. I soon realized that my performance, career, acquisitions, and lifestyle do not define me. Instead, I want to make an impact through my contribution and no longer through self-serving actions. I found my identity in Christ and was set free not by my works but by His grace. The relationship with Him allows me to step out in faith and work for His glory.