Yellowstone Young People @ GYCP

Hello readers! Althought today started as a rainy and dreary day, things were really heating up as your excitement grew for todays excursions in Berlin and surrounding areas. This morning, we held worship in the famous Berlin Dome with the German Bishop and others. We sang songs and partaked in different areas in the sanctuary where people could ask for prayer and receive blessings. From there, we walked to our seperate excursions to learn about the culture in and around Berlin.

Our excursion was to Potsdam, where we walked to Brandenburger Tor (the small replica), followed by the Schloss Sanssouci. There they had many gardens, a very large vineyard, a church and two palaces. Although we weren’t allowed in the palaces, we did see the king’s grave as well as other parts of the palace grounds. Our tourguide was the minister from the Ecumenical Community Center Church of Reconciliation. After the tour, we went to the Ecumenical Center for dinner and a small worship service. The congregation was very nice and the food was great as always.

After a long day of site-seeing, we finally got a chance to relax, hangout with new friends over a friendly game of cards and partake in  an exciting late night trip to McDonalds. Today was obviously adventurous and fun, and we plan on creating more memories such as these as the week goes on. Thank you for your interest and support. Talk to you later!

 - Katie and Emily