Greetings from the beautiful land of Hofheim, Germany! Today, was our second day out here in Europe and it was quite eventful. We started the day off with a band with a very traditional breakfast, went to downtown Frankfurt to sightsee, and had our first concert working with Missionaries Richard Crabb in a small hotel conference room. Although the turnout only resulted in approx. 20 people, they received us extremely well and our performance seemed to be a big hit drawing a crowd outside of the open windows. We were informed by the missionaries that there were a number of non-believers in the audience and we had the opportunity to share the gospel with them through our music. It was quite an exciting experience. Overall, today was an awesome day and tomorrow will be our first "work-day" where we travel to Worms and Bad-Durkheim. Were staying at a Hostel in Worms and we have 2 concerts in Bad-Durkheim, one out doors and the other in a church. We'll have more details to come but I'll leave you with some of the really cool experiences we shared today:


-In Frankfurt, we witnessed the train station where most of us enjoyed our first Germany McDonalds Experience. 
-Many of us visited different shops where we could find souvenirs and good deals on "western wear." 
-We witnessed the "Occupy Frankfurt" rallies in the heart of Frankfurt. (Surprising that this has come over the Pacific to have an influence here)
-We visited 3 extremely old churches with some tremendous history, one being the Frankfurt "Dom" where for hundreds of years, the German Kings were crowned. 


Until Next Time,


STEPHEN BURT 

Three Services Down!!!

            We are now one day and three services in! Yesterday we spent loading the bus and driving to Chesterfield, MO, for a service at West County A/G. The service in the evening was excellent and they served us some great food afterward. J

            We spent the night in homestays. My homestay was awesome. I went to bed at 9:30 and got up at six and I’m still really tired. I am now sitting on the bus as I write and I’m trying to rest a little bit before our service in Sullivan, MO.

            We had the morning service again at West County and it was wonderful. We play two services, an 8:15 and an 11:00 service. After that we loaded the bus and now we are driving to Sullivan. Space is so tight I was amazed that we even got everything in the bus luggage compartments.

            We are getting ready to depart in the morning for Europe. We arrive at the St. Louis airport tomorrow at 7:30 and our plane takes off at 1:30 for Philedelphia. We’re then flying tomorrow night to Frankfurt, Germany.

This was written on Sunday night but I haven't had time to post it... :) More to follow soon... :)

Almost There!!

Nine days till we leave!!

We as an orchestra have been preparing for months and we are almost ready to leave!

We will be playing in 5 countries across Europe over the course of 3 and a half weeks and we are so excited!

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