Been a while...

So, I have a number of blogs going on now and I need to merge them. For the whole first half of January I was traveling Eastern Europe. It was quite an amazing experience. You can read about all the details and see pictures here... www.taylorisbaptized.blogspot.com

The reason for the trip was the European Taize Prayer Gathering in Zagreb, Croatia. More than 40,000 young people traveled there for the annual meeting hosted in a European city. It was the first time I had experienced anything put on by Taize and the it was amazing.

I think this somes up what the meetings are about... "an invitation to go to the sources of the Gospel through prayer, silence, and searching.' Also called 'a pilgrimage of trust on earth', they aim to nourish our hope." And a good article... http://www.taize.fr/en_article4330.html

I had enough money to travel for a week in Eastern Europe, but somehow that money lasted more then 2 weeks! It became a real pilgrimage of trust for me. I met several really kind people, at the gathering and I was able to stay with many of them on my way back to Germany. The generosity and trust in the Christian community in Europe is alive.

We have a lot of cool stuff going on here. Christmas was really busy. I helped with and participated in 5 services on Christmas Eve! I don't know how pastors can do that every year.