Diese Wochenende :::this weekend:::

Some highlights of the weekend...

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Jeff and I joined a small group of 9 young adults from CIG church in Vienna that meets every Saturday in Vienna for the summer. Yesterday was our first meeting and it was great! It was hosted at our leader's flat, Rob (American) and Isabella (Austrian) and we had a great time getting to know everyone. The theme of our time is "Equipped" with the endeavor to find and act out of the calling we have for the building up and expanding of the Body of Christ. It's a great group and I'm really excited for it (not to mention that Rob has a motorcycle that he said Jeff could borrow)! Yay for new friends and a Christ-centered community.

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Jeff and I then visited a garden/animal place in the middle of the city owned by a Christian man, Martin, who wants people to experience God in nature. He's a landscaper by profession so turned his land into a masterpiece for example! You can check it out here. Jeff had to leave for church, but I stayed and talked awhile (in German!) to Martin and some other visitors over rhubarba (rhubarb!) cake and coffe. They were so friendly, kind and generous and it was fun to experience a part of their lives.

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Today I got to go swimming at the pool with Lindy and Judika (a fellow missionary from Germany). Then Lindy and I went to get Kebab's (a very popular Turkish food that's similar to a Gyro and is European fast-food!) and met an elderly Austrian man on a park bench. He was friendly and talked to us in German for over an hour-- the best part: we understood the whole thing!! Yay. :) He lives in Stockerau so we can go and visit him!

Tomorrow.... we leave for Hungary to apply for visas! Team trip in the team van. :) We'll be back Thursday! Until then...

Auf Wiedersehen!