Germany/Luxembourg

June 24 Post 4

Thank you to all of you that have been following the blog while we are away. We are so grateful for all of the prayers. Yesterday was an amazing day! We had a wonderful morning of sightseeing. Luxembourg is an extraordinary city. Many of the students had opportunity to tour through the casemates. These are caves that were built in the enormous walls that surrounds the city. Years ago when the armies attacked the people would retreat to the caves and they actually made homes there. There are a series of tunnels and caverns that are filled with dark corridors. It is was incredible!

Because yesterday was the countries’ national day many of the people were off work and the city center was filled with families enjoying their time off. After setting up for our evening concert the guys were also able to join the fun.

Last night was our concert at the Tramshapp. It was an awesome venue. It used to be a train station and it has recently been converted into a modern looking concert venue. We were joined my Portuguese church from Luxembourg. Their youth group was able to open with a couple of songs that they had written. The concert was not as heavily attended as hoped, but the connections that were made with Portuguese church was invaluable. The Lord really used our students to be an encouragement to their people. What started out as an evangelistic opportunity quickly turned into a full on worship service. The presence of the Lord was rich in the room and the people’s response was amazing.

Today is our fun day. We had the opportunity to visit the American Cemetery and a World War II museum. The cemetery was an experience I’m sure that many of the students will never forget. Our tour guide encouraged us to touch the head stones and think about the stories that each of the head stones represented. The price of our freedom was very clearly articulated. At the end of the tour the student gathered on the steps and sang the star spangled banner. It was a very moving moment.

Currently I am sitting in the wood with my laptop out in the woods above Vianden Castle. A group of 50 of us are getting some team building in on a high ropes course. I sort of feel like I’m watching the old movie, “Swiss Family Robinson.” Climing around on cables high above the ground and riding zip-lines to the bottom…it’s been a great afternoon.

Pastor Tyler