The Wittenberg English Ministry gets ready for worship

The Wittenberg English Ministry gets ready for worship
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If you're planning a trip to Lutherstadt-Wittenberg (between Berlin and Leipzig in Germany) this summer, than we'd like to recommend the services run by the Wittenberg English Ministry. Beginning on May 2 and running through October, you can fellowship with other Christians in the historic Wittenberg churches. There are services on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (new time 6-7pm) and they are often available at other times too. We always include a service with them on our group tours and their ministry is a blessing!

Switzerland trip!

Yesterday whilst arranging flights for a number of clients, I was also able to arrange flights for myself and I'm excited! in May I will be going to the Swiss Travel Mart, plus visiting Zurich and Geneva and hopefully Chillon Castle(see left) as well. It's always wonderful to be in these historic cities and meet up with friends there.

We were recently involved in a project by the Swiss Tourist Office to create booklets about the religious significance of many Swiss cities and we have a stock of these if you would be interested in receiving a copy. If you are going on one of our tours to Switzerland, it will be part of your pre-travel pack. By the way, if you are looking for a tour of Switzerland this year, we have space available on the "Reformation Trails" tours in June and September and on the "Footsteps of Martin Luther" tour with Lilian Scott-Baer who is originally from Zurich. We can also arrange travel for small groups.

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The joys of airports

I know that sounds rather odd, as we often see airports as stressful, busy and inconvenient. They are often though, a place of real joy and expectation. Take last night as an example. We were there to meet my father who was flying in from England, so we were definitely excited. We weren't the only ones. Two little German boys had their hand-painted signs "Opa" for their grandfather and could hardly contain their excitement. We shared their joy when he finally arrived and was bombarded with full-speed hugs from two small boys. A Russian lady was waiting for her Mother and chatted about the Ukraine. A couple were expecting their daughter and grandson from Germany...everyone had their joyful reason to be at the gate with great expectation. Imagine for a moment the welcome we will receive when we make our final journey to be with Jesus. He has made lavish preparations for us and can't wait to shower us with love and attention. Just like the arriving passengers last night who instantly forgot the long journey as they laughed and hugged their relatives, so we'll forget any of the stresses of this life, as we look forward to an eternity with him.

Breakfast in Ireland

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As my brother and sister-in-law are about to head to Ireland tomorrow and one of our tours is set to go there on the 14th, it reminded me of our family trip there last year. One of the highlights of our trip was the opportunity to return to my grandparent's house in Bangor, which is now a B&B. I used to love looking out of the bay windows and see the rain coming in from County Antrim. The colors were amazing. Although I hadn't been back since age 11, it was all remarkably familiar. Rosie and Josh enjoyed tucking into the enormous breakfast!

About our links

Christianity is all about community and that's one of the highlights for me of all international travel. It's usually the highlight for people on our tours too, which is why we also have a list of English-speaking churches in several countries on our website. We've done Germany, France, Switzerland and the Czech republic so far and we intend on doing more.

One of the links on our site is to Professor Dave Black, who is always such an inspiration. He teaches New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological College. He and his wife Becky also have a real heart for Ethiopia and often go on trips to see their beloved friends there, taking practical and spiritual help. They are a blessing to all that know them.

Amazing Grace

We had the privilege of seeing this movie recently and we were impressed. Although I grew up in England, I wasn't very familiar with William Wilberforce's achievements, so I was fascinated.

Last week while I was teaching Sunday School to the 4-Kindergarten class, I was really surprised when one of the children suggested that we sing Amazing Grace and many of them knew the words!

Welcome

Welcome to our new blog! My husband and I are Christian Travel enthusiasts and love to chat about the Lord and travel. We own two travel companies: Reformation Tours, LLC and Christian World Travel and we also have a Christian travel club open to anyone in the St. Louis region. We also have two wonderful children, Rosie and Josh, who also love to travel.