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Day 13 - The Anabaptist Europe Story

By Jassmehar

by Richard Bergmann

We are on our last day of planned itinerary activities before most of us head home tomorrow. It starts on the bus with Ayold outlining the “day of today” and we are on our way to Dachau concentration camp. My eSIM card data plan isn’t cooperating today and so I’m feeling lost with...

23.12.24 12:43 PM - Comment(s)

Day 12 - The Anabaptist Europe Story

By Jassmehar

by Richard Bergmann

No alarm clock was needed today as I woke up to the church bells down the street full out at 6am. We have an earlier start today with more windshield time and miles to cover. There’s a spontaneous break-out of some hymn singing without Ayold’s prompt which much be a sign that the ...

23.12.24 12:42 PM - Comment(s)

Day 11 - The Anabaptist Europe Story

By Jassmehar

by Richard Bergmann

It is 9:45 am and the church bells of the Grossmunster are loudly ringing before the 10am service. It’s an all-German service and we are recognized by the minister and welcomed as brothers and sisters from America. I think to myself, we’ve double the attendance with our presence, ...

23.12.24 12:42 PM - Comment(s)

Day 10 - The Anabaptist Europe Story

By Jassmehar

by Richard Bergmann

We are back on the road after spending the last 3 nights in one spot. After Ayold reads what he refers to as the words of the day (Morvarian daily verses) he asks, “shall we do some singing?” He’s already passing out the song books, as we sing, I notice the front windows starting ...

23.12.24 12:41 PM - Comment(s)

Day 9 - The Anabaptist Europe Story

By Jassmehar

by Richard Bergmann

Today we are in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland for a visit this morning. The city of Bern got its name from Duke Berchtold and folklore legend has it that a bear was the first animal that the duke hunted and killed, thus the city of Bern (German for bear). Because of this, ...

23.12.24 12:41 PM - Comment(s)