Sunday, June 21st

This was our final day of the official campaign. :(

It is always amazing how quickly the time flies by! 

The kids were excited to give Daddy their Father's Day card. 

In the morning before we headed to the center for lunch and worship, we had one last campaign devotional and meeting to talk about what we gained from the trip and how we were affected. It is always worthwhile to reflect on all we had experienced and to talk about how God blessed us through it. We also shared encouraging words with each other and how others in the group had blessed us as well. This is always such a meaningful time together as a close knit group. 

Made it to the center and Clint put his leg up and had some frozen peas on it. :)

Singing and worship time

After worship we sang a few songs to end our time in Leipzig

Mason and Heidi walking together to get ice cream. So cute. :)

Hanging out for a bit before heading back to the hostel for the night. 

Group hug!

We found a little trampoline!

Overall, our time in Leipzig was very blessed. We met lots of nice people and enjoyed getting to know them. We felt blessed to also get to work with the church and grow closer to our brothers and sisters there. 

Saturday, June 20th

Saturday was our Baseball game in the park. It has been quite cool and raining a lot so I think we actually got through this day without too much rain and even had some sun! We got rained on a little bit when we took a break for food but then the sun came out again. We had several visitors and had a great time playing with them and talking to them again. We were also able to talk to some parents of some students who visited. We passed out more information about the Let's Start Talking program and ways they can stay in contact with the church. 

Talking with visitors

We sang a few songs 

The kids begged me to take them to this playground nearby. 

Helping Corbin bat. 

At the very end Clint wanted to bat one last time. He was running to home base and he felt a pop in his right calf muscle and he fell down in pain. :( Thankfully our friend Sven was there and he just happened to still have the crutches in his car that Jevon had been using and had just returned to him a couple days before. He also had his car there so he could take him to the emergency room. It was late evening by then. He ended up waiting at the ER for about 5 hours before he got back to the hostel. The diagnosis was a torn or maybe ruptured calf muscle. It will probably take several weeks to fully heal. Thankfully shortly after Clint fell, he started cracking jokes and laughing. I think it put everyone at ease a bit more. Later, in the ER, Mark sent me this photo of Clint. 

When I originally asked what the diagnosis was, Clint said that his calf muscle was too big for his leg. :) At least he still has his sense of humor. 

Friday, June 19th

Happy Corbin

Upset Corbin 

Friday was another school in the morning. We went to this school last year too. We had a concert and then we split into small groups. This school is a vocational school for medicine. Some of them are studying to be doctor assistants, veterinarians, dental assistants and so on. Some groups were more talkative than others but I think we had some good conversations and invited everyone to our activities. 

The conversations wore some people out. :)

And some people just have issues... Ha ha!

Logan is not sure about Mark. 

In the afternoon I met with Pam, Aniko and her daughter Carolina. We had a lot of fun together and the kids loved the sweet baby. 

The rest of the group went to see the Battle of Nations Monument. This is where Napoleon got turned back. It is huge and is very interesting to see. Going to the top is quite a trek but there's a great view. 

Thursday, June 18th

We went to another school in the morning. These students were mostly 5th and 6th graders. They were pretty interested in speaking with us. They sometimes just had a hard time finding all the words, but they did a good job! They also took us on a tour of the school. 

In the afternoon we all took a nap. All 4 of us were even able to sleep!

This is me and Ginna!

That evening we had a concert at the English Fun Night. We had a lot of fun singing for everyone. It was great to talk with every afterwards too. 

Afterwards we were walking back to the hostel but it looked like rain so I put a plastic bag on Corbin's legs to keep him dry. Ha ha!

Wednesday, June 17th

We went to another school this morning. Two years ago, when it was just our family here, we visited this school and spoke to the students. Today we also had a concert first. Then we sang a couple of songs with the students and then broke into 3 groups to speak to them. We gave them invitations and hope to see some of them at the Baseball game on Saturday. 

After class, a coupe of the students and Logan took turns playing the piano. There were some very talented students!

After lunch at the center some of us were able to get some rest. :)

There was a little bit of excitement when 3 of the campaigners got stuck in the elevator for about 20 or so minutes. Thankfully someone came to repair it and get them out. 

In the afternoon we went to a place called Geyserhaus. It is kind of like an after school program for kids. They played soccer and then we gave a short concert. We grilled bratwurst for dinner afterwards and got to talk with them a bit. The interns will be going back on a regular basis to talk to the kids and spend time with them. It's been a good connection to have. 

They have a really nice playground there. The kids had so much fun, they are totally covered in dirt. 

Walking to the tram stop. 

Heidi wanted to put a towel on her head like mommy does. :)

Corbin took a tumble at the playground and scratched up his nose and got a little bump on his head. :( But he's a tough guy and was ok.