Visiting with Erich Werner - Geigenbaumeister













Walking in the inner city of Erlangen













Oct. 7 - We left Uttenreuth at 9:30, arriving in Würzburg about 11:00 Here are photos of the city and surrounding countryside.


The Rettelbachs, with whom we are related, hosted us at their house when were in Germany previously, and were excited about our visit. We enjoyed some water in Taiwanese cups before a tasty meal of chicken, potatoes, and sumptuous salads. The time spent with them included conversation about family, work, college, and some violin music. We left a little after 4:00, in time to join the Staschs for grilling in their backyard. The four boys then played Risk together, finishing their game which lasted a week, and starting a new one.




















Oct. 8 - Unlike weekdays, all four Staschs and we had breakfast together. Uncle Peter accompanied Timo at his soccer game while the rest of us walked to Kay's game nearby. At one of the three soccer fields, a game of little children was going on. They were very cute to watch.













At 11:00, Kay's game commenced. We enjoyed watching and seeing the 11 goals of his team. Getting home, we heard that Timo's team had also won by 4 goals above the other team's four. The twins teams scored 19 goals that morning. Yippee!

In the afternoon, everyone helped with chores.(except Martha, who after a couple days was still sick in bed) At 5:00. Ana Marie showed her graduation dvd, which was followed by dinner and the watching of Germany vs. Turkey in soccer. Unfortunately, the score became 2 - 0 for Turkey.













Oct. 9 - Today, Georg, Ana Marie, and Paul Stefan went to church(Martha was not feeling well, and Peter stayed home too.). After the meaningful service, two appointments with friends were arranged for the week after being in Switzerland. At lunch, Martha remarked that Aunt Nisha had offered Paul Stefan and Ana Marie's music for a baptism service at 3:30. This totally shocked Ana Marie, so they practiced a little on "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" since it is also a German hymn. The five of us with Aunt Rosi and Timo drove to a Baptist church where the baptism would be, and the music was not even mentioned at the church. We met Uncle Hermann, Aunt Nisha, and Varun there. The building was full of people who came to see the 5(The reason we attended was because one of Varun's good friends was one of them who accepted Christ, and had invited anyone who wished to attend.) who would be baptised. The truly beautiful service featured testimonies of the each of the five young people. Twenty minutes after the service, everyone exited the room and waited while tables for Kaffeetrinken were set up and decorated. We found very inexpensive books at the small bookstore in the church lobby. Therefore, we now have some more German reading material on topics of interest.:-)

Oct. 10 - It is now 7:30, and we are anticipating a full day of preparation for our drive to Switzerland tomorrow. We will be visiting one of Georg's cousins and attending the wedding of a missionary friend where Paul Stefan and Ana Marie will share some music.