Day 1 in Schwabisch Hall
Our first team meeting in the cellar
Wow! It’s hard to believe that Beth, Stef and I are in Germany. It seems like just a few weeks ago (because it was) that we were in East Point desperately trying to raise enough support to get here. I feel so thankful to all of the financial and prayer supporters for this opportunity, to be in Germany, working to build a community of love centered around Christ. I should add that Stef and I were cleared only for language school because we had 70% of our funds raised. We will have to come back home to finish raising support in February unless we can raise the other $2,400 in monthly commitments by then.
But this isn’t our first day in Tubingen, its our first day in Schwabisch Hall (SH), the “center of all things Schwabian”. Before any of us can attempt ministry, we have to start by knowing the culture and the students of Tubingen, Germany. That starts with learning the language. The Goethe Institute is a language school run by the German government and is the best program in the world for learning the language. So, Beth, Stef and I got on a train today after church in Tubingen (another awesome story) and arrived here in SH a mere 2 hours later. Tomorrow is day 1, so fluency comes 27 days later!
