It has been a privilege to serve through Wittenberg English Ministry (WEM) in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany. WEM began 17 years ago through the vision of The Rev. Keith Loesch and the Lord Mayor of Wittenberg. The concept is to provide a ministry to English speaking peoples as they encounter Wittenberg. There are three audiences: tourists […]
This newsletter is finally coming to you from central Germany. So much has been happening that it has been hard to keep up with this newsletter. You will find a fairly regular blog on my web site which outlines some of what I have been doing and thinking about. As I serve this summer, I […]
So much has happened since I have last written. I will be breaking the events of the past week into segments, and, most will come as reflections from the experience at the DIAKONIA World Wide Conference that was held in Berlin from July 1-8. It was a phenomenal experience to be with 400 deacons and […]
Last Thursday there was a powerful lightening and thunderstorm that hit Germany. Trees came down and one of the LutherFest 500 buses was stopped by a tree in the road. Participants got out in the rain and tried to move the tree. In the Twin Cities the storms came on Friday night. I heard of […]
Recently, I figured out that I took my first swimming lessons 55 years ago. Yes, I was 10 years old when I started at the YMCA in Decatur, Illinois. Once I got over my fear of the water, I had a good time swimming, and I really liked to swim. Once again, I am taking […]