This morning we all woke up to a dreary day... it was raining, then misting, and then back and forth all day long... no fun at all, kinda set a dark mood over the whole thing... But in any case, the tour of the city was still on! So with Ken as our guide we headed out to see a couple of churches and museums... a packed day!
our first destination was the St. Nicholas Church, one of two primary places that Bach was employed to compose music for... we also learned that it was one of the primary locations of social change during the peaceful revolution that brought about the fall of Eastern Germany... They really put Micah 4 into practice, a good example for us... We got to sing here as well as in the St. Thomas Church, it was amazing! Other events of the day included the Bach Museum, the Museum of the New Leipzig School (contemporary art, very good), and dinner together as a group at the traditional Saxon restaurant we went to last night, another good meal!
Sorry this got short and choppy... a little less than what I would like to give you all, but I'm tired, heck, everyone's tired, and it's been a long, rainy day...
Tomorrow morning we hit the road for a little over 5 hours, heading south to the Rhine Valley for a concert in the evening... a long day, hopefully we'll feel rested for the big night! The Concert is in a castle church, great acoustics, but not affiliated with the mennonite church at all... don't really know what to expect for an audience really... but it should be fun! A hotel tomorrow night, and then to host homes for another two nights!
Hopefully the weather gets better for us the rest of the trip... I'm done with cold and dreary... Keep us in your prayers! Sorry again for bein pretty short, but I'm sure you'll understand...
Off to bed! Hope everything's going well state-side!
Blessings,
John
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