August thanksgiving 8: work of the Schaeffers, and an update

I've appreciated reading the books of both Francis and Edith Schaeffer for many years. They were a great encouragement to me during my last two years in college.

I was happy to find a small window into L'Abri as it is today. Stephen West, the attorney, writer, and owner of a record label who blogs at Outwalking, recently posted about his plan to develop The Tapestry Project, detailing the personal story of the Schaeffers and the history of their ministry at L'Abri.

Mr. West and his partner traveled to Switzerland this month to do on-site interviews for the Project. He shares impressions and photos from that journey in The Tapestry Project mini-blog. They interviewed John and Priscilla (Schaeffer) Sandri, Udo and Deborah (Schaeffer) Middelmann, and Edith Shaeffer, in Switerzerland. They traveled on to Cambridge, England, where they interviewed Ranald MacCauley, husband of the Schaeffer's daughter Susan. In Oxford, they were able to meet with Joe Martin, husband of the late Linette Martin (whose conversion story is told in L'Abri) and Deidre Ducker, one of the young school girls who visited the Schaeffers at their first chalet, in Champery.

Mr. West and his partner collaborated earlier on an audio biography of the life of Ruth Bell Graham. I get the impression this project is also slated for audio format, with sounds of life in the Swiss Alps serving as a backdrop for the Swiss interviews.

I've occasionally thought of Edith, since Francis passed away, and hoped she was doing well. Stephen lets us know that she is. I look forward to the completion of this project.