UPDATE May 14, 2009

The Lee Singers are in Hoenfels! The first performance was on the US Military Base in Baumholder. The base had several troops returning from Iraq during this time and it was a good time for the choir to be there to minister to the families and soldiers who came to the service. The group had a huge success in Kaiserslautern and Rammstein. The public concert in Rammstein was wonderful and there were several people who came to know Christ through the concert. The Lee Singers participated in a feeding ministry with the World Outreach Center in Kaiserslautern with senior pastor Phil Burton, who is a Lee University alum. The ministry went into local areas that had been identified by the Outreach Center as areas of poverty and need. We not only brought food to the residents, but also sang several songs in the street for all to hear. After the morning participation with the ministry, the choir went to visit a historic castle, Burg Lichtenberg. The time at the castle was a lot of fun and very beautiful. On the two nights in Kaiserslautern, the students stayed in host homes provided by the church. This was a great experience for the students, and all will have stories to tell upon return to the US.

Tonight, the choir is singing on the US Military Base in Hoenfels. The service was a wonderful time of worship for both the choir and the congregation of servicemen on the base. The senior pastor, Military Chaplain Herman Mitchell, has a daughter currently at Lee and he was very pleased with the service. He will also be hosting the Lee Singers on a US Military Base in Grafenwoehr tomorrow night.

Things are very different in Germany. Simple things like toilet paper and meal portion sizes are seemingly insignificant… until they drastically change. Many of us have become incredibly aware of the cultural differences between the US and Germany, and have even been inspired to make changes in our personal lives based on some of those differences. We’re all learning bits and pieces of the German language... so “Auf Wiedersehen!” (good-bye) for now! Look for more posts soon...