Fascination and Terror.

so i forgot a card reader. more pictures to come! 

:: Nurnberg has been great so far. Our speaker last week was Sam Hoffman, a German YWAMer. He is the most intense person I have ever met…well, kinda. He pushed us a lot and I know we are still processing and learning from what he brought to us.

:: The church some of us are straying at stands directly across from former Nazi Rally Grounds. The other day a few of us went to explore and learn a few things from the museum that it now operates as. The emotions I felt as we walked through those places were unbelievable. To stand in the same place that Hitler stood and spoke is a heavy experience. None of us spoke as we toured the buildings and listened to clips from the Nurnberg Trials. That experience will definitely be remembered as the most impactful hands-on history lesson of my life.

:: We spend time in worship every night in the town square, another important historical place. Each morning we stop at Starbucks for a half-price warm drink and free wi-fi but as I was looking at one of the photos at the museum I realized that I was looking at Nazi soldiers standing exactly where the Starbucks stands today. And not only there but throughout the whole square. It’s unbelievable how much can change in just two generations. It’s amazing how much stays the same. Germany is not always the most open or trusting community but when you think back to what has been done in this nation it’s truly amazing that there has been as much reconciliation as there has been. Reunification day was a few weeks ago it never occurred to me that it is not normal for a country to go through what they’ve been through and be able to operate is such a “normal” manner.

:: Street art has been so much fun. Since we all came together for mini-outreach there is a good chance that you’ll run into someone doing something creative in any given street in Nurnberg. There’s an art school nearby so that’s connected us to many of them. The other day a few of us girls decided to live paint and we met so many people in just an hour. Jam sessions on street corners is the norm and collaboration with other street performers has opened a lot of doors. My friend Allie met a musician named Julienne, and he has come to hang out /perform with some of our musicians everyday since. Pretty sure that the Lord is going to do something big in his life soon. There’s also Ariel, who lives under the bridge. My Spanish roommate Keila has really connected with him. Those are just a few of many people we’ve met this past week. Pray that big things happen this next week as we continue to pursue relationships with them.

:: A few things on the books for this next week include a flash mob in the town square, more street art, worship in the streets, prayer walks through the red light district and art exhibit nights.