Hi everyone!

Sorry its taken me so long to write you, I have been pretty busy with learning my way around and getting moved into the apartment. Last week I went on a little tour of Berlin with Sarah and the kids (who slept the whole time) and I saw the Brandenburg Gate, the Dome Church and a memorial put up for all people who died.


The Brandenburg Gate



The Dome Church


This was a memorial put up for everyone who died in the war. Its a bunch of blocks (for lack of a better term) that vary in height and width, and you get to the point when you are walking through that you are surrounded by tall blocks. So imagine walking through, thinking about all the people that died in the war, and its strangely silent, kinda eerie.



Here are all the kids last Wednesday nights. They are all so cute!

On Sunday I went to the Chinese Alliance Church (CAC) and met all of them and went up to the Berlin International Church (BIC) Church Service. After Church I went back to the CAC for lunch.

The apartment is really cute and a nice size. The first four days I had the Jones' dog with me, so that was nice company. Its a nice area and pretty central, so its not really hard to get anywhere.
I hope you all are well!!!!

God Bless!

Abbi

First two days in Berlin

First I would like to thank all of you  for your prayers! Its been so encouraging knowing you all have been praying for me. :)

The flights went really well. The first flight I sat next to a pastor from Knoxville, Tennessee who was on his way to Uganda, Africa for a missions trip. 

I switched planes in Amsterdam, and it was awesome looking out the window as we came down, because all the greenhouses were lit up. I had to rush through the airport to catch my plane, which ended up being delayed a half hour, Praise the Lord!

After I arrived Don Jones and his daughter Jenna met me at the airport. We then drove back to the Jones' house. Basically all day they just tried to keep me up (I was up for more than 30 hours) so that I could get used to the time change quickly. We went to the Carey's for dinner, and then hung out there for awhile. Below is a picture of (left to right): Dane and Jenna Jones, Travis and Hannah Carey. 

Today I spent some time getting to know the Carey kids, me and Travis had a good time playing with trains, and Hannah and I just hung out. Then I came back to the Jones' and we had Spaztle (sp?) which is a German egg noodle with bacon chunks and onions mixed in, and then cheese on top. Its very yummy. Then I spoke to some wonderful people on my computer thanks to Skype and Facebook. And now it is time for bed (I am 6 hours ahead of most of you). Thank you all for reading. Goodnight!!!

~Abbi

Adventures In Berlin

Tomorrow I set out of the airport for Berlin, Germany! I am so excited! And yet sad to leave everyone back home. I will be going to serve as a missionary intern. I would appreciate some prayer in the following areas:

1. That I would serve the Lord wholeheartedly 

2. That the plane ride would go smoothly

3. That I would get adjusted quickly

Thank you all!

In Christ, 

Abbi