The rest of our time in Vienna was a lot of fun. Kevin and Keely got their bags and guitar...so no problems there. Thursday we went to the Belvedere Palace, which was Prince Eugene of Savoy's summer home, and to Schronbrunn Palace, which was Maria Theresa, Marie Antoinette's mothers, summer home. They were beautiful! Karl realized halfway through the day that it was his birthday so Michelle and I went to the grocery store and bought a cake and filled it with whipped cream and nutella. It was a mess, but a lot of fun...and I think Karl enjoyed it.
That night we went into downtown Vienna to Stephansplatz and looked at a beautiful church. Kevin had the great idea of splitting up the kids into small groups and each having a map and a location. The leaders just had to step back and let the kids find their way to the place and back to the hostel. My group was assigned City Hall. I had Andrew, Jenny, Kt and Tony in my group. We made it there with extra time and were able to walk around and see a film festival and some other cool buildings.
Friday we packed up and headed onto Sopron! We made it here safely. Its been great to see kids from last year and meet new friends. We had a smaller group of kids this weekend, but everyone arrived Sunday so the Olympics program started, with Opening Ceremonies Sunday night, Monday the theme of status quo and using Samson, and today was humility, talking about Jonah. Sunday morning our team was able to worship with the rest of the conference. It was amazing to be in a room where people live all over the world to serve Christ yet you could feel true fellowship and family among them. I was reminded of how important Christ's story is, and what a privledge it is to be able to share it.
I have been able to step more outside of my comfort zone, meeting with missionaries and other resources here. Alan and Deb Hirsch came and spoke to our team last night which was awesome. I have been able to talk to someone who works with people to help them apply their test results from Strengthfinders. I have a lot of processing to do...and I'm excited about it!
Our floor in the hotel is having some power issues. Most of our rooms have no power. Yesterday we didn't have water. Its all being blamed on the american appliances and converters, but I don't think thats what it is...so I can't add more pictures...Things could be a lot worse!
This afternoon the team went into downtown Sopron. It was fun to walk around the quaint little town.
We have all had a blast with all the kids, but we are running a little low energy wise, so please pray for strength.
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