Sunday, August 03, 2008
Leipzig Trip
Last Full Day! As today was mostly a day of traveling, we still had many enjoyable exeriences. first, we woke up bright and early in our lovely uniforms, and headed straight to Bach's home church where he worked for twenty seven years. Naturally, this was a high for Clark, we got to see his grave and have a private tour all to ourselves. Then the service started, which I might add was completely in German. We added an american twist to the traditional sevice by singing three songs, "Come Flood This Heart of Mine", "Hush Somebody's Calling My Name", and the all famous "Alleluia Fugue". As we finished the first song we were echoed by the amazing
reverb that the church's vaulted ceilings created. It was a spine tingling noise that completed our choir tour and literally was a great note to end on. From there we all rushed to the bus to get to the closing celebration of the BWAYC, still in our uniforms. Here we gathered for the last time with youth from eighty nine different countries where the celebration was broadcasted live on German television. We sang, danced, and prayed together reflecting on our time with each other and all that we had learned. Finally at the end of the conference, we had to say our goodbyes to our global friends and our uniforms as we ran to the bathrooms to change. We got on the bus once again and prepared ourselves for the five hour journey ahead of us to Munich. Once we arrived and found our hotel with lack of air conditioning, we cleaned up and headed out to the restaurant Lenz where we were greeted and served wonderful German food. This meal together truly wrapped the trip up for us since this is also what we arrived to on the first night in Germany. We got back to the hotel and gathered for fi
nal thought and reflection. From all that was shared it was evident how close we have grown to each other and God over the past ten days. Lastly, each of us were given a Dive Deeper bracelet by Roy that we exchanged six times with- prayer partner, family group members, and for some hugs. Thank you for your prayers and support. We get up in six hours to come home where we can't wait to see you all and share our many stories!
reverb that the church's vaulted ceilings created. It was a spine tingling noise that completed our choir tour and literally was a great note to end on. From there we all rushed to the bus to get to the closing celebration of the BWAYC, still in our uniforms. Here we gathered for the last time with youth from eighty nine different countries where the celebration was broadcasted live on German television. We sang, danced, and prayed together reflecting on our time with each other and all that we had learned. Finally at the end of the conference, we had to say our goodbyes to our global friends and our uniforms as we ran to the bathrooms to change. We got on the bus once again and prepared ourselves for the five hour journey ahead of us to Munich. Once we arrived and found our hotel with lack of air conditioning, we cleaned up and headed out to the restaurant Lenz where we were greeted and served wonderful German food. This meal together truly wrapped the trip up for us since this is also what we arrived to on the first night in Germany. We got back to the hotel and gathered for fi
nal thought and reflection. From all that was shared it was evident how close we have grown to each other and God over the past ten days. Lastly, each of us were given a Dive Deeper bracelet by Roy that we exchanged six times with- prayer partner, family group members, and for some hugs. Thank you for your prayers and support. We get up in six hours to come home where we can't wait to see you all and share our many stories!Love you!
Corey Hart & Madeline Lipe
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