Schönen guten Abend,
A week from now will mark 1 year since I left Texas.
A year mark is a strange time in the life of a missionary. It really
gets you thinking.
You start realising how far you've come and how far you have to go,
your shoes are no longer waterproof, an American burger sounds all the
more appealing, you're beginning to be one of those old missionaries
you looked up to 6-7 months ago, emails are less frequent, you start
to be a fan of sauerkraut, you realise you can speak another language
(kinda) and that itself is freaky, the list goes on.
After being here in Germany I've learned a lot. I've seen cultures and
heard languages I didn't even know existed.
I've been involved in more religious discussions than I can count and
have learned so much about the religious beliefs of the world. And
every moment I do it testifies to me of the truthfulness of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ. There are many religions that are very convincing and
bring many people to their doors but the lack faith and simply don't
believe what they don't like. Others are based entirely on blind faith
and can turn to fanaticism, others are a nice balance but I still feel
like there is something lacking.
I'm not saying this faith I've spent a year preaching is perfect. But
I know for myself that it is build on 100% truth and I can answer
almost all the questions many other great religious scholars can't. I
know for myself that what I've doing is the work of God. Even if I'm
no good at it haha. And I'm grateful for the opportunity.
Anywho, moving on from the preachy part of the email.
This last week was filled with ups and downs. We had the chance to go
on a split with the Duisburg Elders and I was able to spend the day
with a 3 week old missionary. He's just as confused as I was when I
first got here. Course he'll stop being confused someday and to be
honest I'm still confused haha.
Unfortunately after our split we got home and realised my bike had
been stolen. Which is odd as there was a nicer bike next to it without
a lock. I guess thieves aren't that smart. We'll be able to replace it
soon but for now we're back to riding buses. Which normally isn't so
bad however for some reason the bus drivers in Wesel like to drive
past us without picking us up. Honestly why wouldn't you pick up two
smiling guys in ties? We're not that sketchy (although we have been
mistaken for drug dealers for some reason)
We continue to teach our Spaniard friend and he continues to progress.
He told us the story of how he met his wife which was probably one of
the cutest stories I've heard. (I'm getting sappy in my old age).
Lots of other odds and ends but not really worth mentioning.
Today one of the Krefeld Elders had a dream to go see a certain castle
in Bonn. Since I know the area and miss the place I thought it be a
great opportunity to go back. You don't know how much you love an area
til you leave. Unfortunately my beloved Bonn district didn't join us
but we were able to have a party trotzdem. And finally go inside the
actual Drachenburg castle which was gorgeous as all heck.
Here have some pictures
Mit große Liebe -Elder Füller
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