Category: Personal

It was a special opportunity for me to participate in a Ecumenical Service at Cantate-Kirche Kircheim tonight. It was part of a special “Day of Repentance” and the text I was given to speak from was Revelation 3:14-22. It was a unique service for me for a number of reasons: 1. I realized “ecumenical” was…

[Choir Practise – Vivaldi Video] I was impressed with this Lutheran Church choir … joining in the choir practice was a lot of fun especially when the choir director was so energetic, passionate and intelligently helping the members interpret the music. There were times where even for someone like me who’s not so into classical…

Sometimes we find a most scenic moment in the most hidden place. In the case of the picture above it’s a pond found near a small village in the region of Hof where I was at last weekend – in a place what people would call the Bavarian Siberia. 🙂 Now, I’m near Munich ……

The hosts in Germany have been very kind to me .. exposing me to the variety of Bavarian specialties …. often we eat at home …. I had some snacks in my room, and Malaysian Maggi Mee just in case 😛 I did my own fushion once *smile* and have grown used to the more…

It’s nice to be back after sleeping in another bed for two days. Now, I’m back to where I started November 2. How time flies. It’s one more week left in Germany. I found myself tickled when I was arranging some pictures of some of the food and beverages I’ve had thus far. There’s been…

[Video Call with the Kits I] Thanks to Skype … we could still be in touch … for quite a number of times already. We just need to time ourselves a little bit. These video calls made being away a little easier … just a little.

[Singing Grace Johannes Style Video] This is the video I promised in an earlier post. I loved little Johannes’ energy and enthusiasm as he led us every time before a meal 🙂 This unofficial episodes are pleasant surprises!

It’s good to be back to a familiar bed (the one above) in Bayreuth. Sleeping in different beds during this 26 days in Germany is very much part of this whole experience here. So, it’s not just the official “Teaching-Preaching” program that I’m part of. Last night was the first time I ever slept in…

The name Thomas is often associated with “doubt” but meeting Rev. Thomas Hofmann who’s the pastor of Christuskirche at Lauf, was a great new connection and the word that came to me is “dedication”. Both of us are similar in age. He looks younger though he is older. We have similar and yet different stories…

I’m at Bayreuth right now but the updates are slow unless I have internet access like now. There has been many activities both formal and informal which has kept me busy. All of them serving a a new “text” for me to reflect on my own “context” and prayerfully in time a “renewed text” or…