After spending a few days in Herrnhut (where the base is located), my team traveled to Hamburg, Germany for 2 weeks of lecture and outreach. The lecture content was really challenging and focused mainly on using you abilities to reach people. It felt like we had an inspirational speaker who was really pushing us to stop sitting around and to actually do something. The outreached were amazing! Hamburg is such an amazing city with so many opportunities. We did mostly homeless ministry. We got to hang out with the ministry almost everyday. Some people were even invited by the homeless to sleep on the streets to get a real view of their lives.
Where the homeless live.
We also got to spend a lot of time in the Red Light District to pray and worship. The red light district was really difficult to digest because most of the prostitutes were either sold or tricked into prostitution. They are drugged and beaten until they submit to their pimps. They can't simply run away because the pimps know where their family lives and they threaten the girls with that.
Next we went to Bautzen, Germany for a week. This week was really relaxed. We were all so beat from Hamburg that a week to rest was really needed. We stayed at a church located on a lake.
My friend Hannah and I (she's AMAZING!)
We helped at a few churches during our stay in Bautzen.
Now, I am in Zurich, Switzerland! Our three and a half weeks here is coming to an end on Thursday. It has been a really good and busy time here. Lecture during the day and outreaches at night.
The city
On Thursday we will be packing out bags, yet again, and heading back to Herrnhut to pick up our Visa's. On Monday my team will be heading out for Kampala, Uganda. We will take a bus for 9 or so hours and finally reach Yei, South Sudan. We will be spending the Holidays there and starting our ministry. We we be working in various areas: orphanages, preschools, prisons, refugee camps, villages... etc.
We will be in Africa for a total of 9 weeks, then we will head to Amsterdam to meet up with our whole DTS and debrief about our outreaches. During my time away I won't be able to make much contact back home due to a really full schedule, lack of computers, and lack of phones. If you do want to contact me while I am away please e-mail me at: pricestephanie@live.com.
South Sudan and Uganda team picture!
If you would like to partner with me on this trip by donating to the cause, please contact me at pricestephanie@live.com for more information on how to do that.
Love you all!!
