Day 2

Today we finished with our time in Leipzig with some shopping (everyone liked it, even the boys). We then boarded a train and headed south to Zeitz where we were met by Pastor Albrecht Weisbach's son. We were taken to Droßig, to the site of the camp where we will be until August 14. We had an afternoon snack with the rest of the staff (both German and Californian) and American youth.

We are staying at Christopher Schüle which was build to educate the privileged so they could teach the poor. It was then a convent. Beside the schüle is a schloß (castle) where the man who designed the schüle once lived. It was in the 1850s and he was then a Duke.

Everyone has gotten settled in their rooms, some like dorm rooms others more like classrooms. We had our abendessen and then joined in worship with the whole group. There are 33 of us wating and preparing for the German youth who will come on Sunday to learn English but more importantly, hear and live the word of God. The worship service was powerful as we sang, "Light of the World" together in English and then sang a hymn together using both the German and English lyrics. God doesn't care what it sounds like because to Him it is always a melody to His ears. We closed our evening with a reading from Psalms 46:9-10: "He stops wars all over the world; He breaks bows, destroys spears, and sets shields on fire. 'Stop fighting, ' He says, 'and know that I am God, supreme among nations, supreme over the world.'"

So with that we bid you a gute nacht.