Dresden

I did not have access to the internet last night, so I'll catch you up tonight and a bit more of Dresden tomorrow, as well as Eisleben. Dresden is a marvelous city that rivals Prague in its beauty. The big difference is that Dresden was horribly bombed on Feb. 13, 14, 1945 and most of the city was burned. Many, if not most, of the historical structures were in ruins, but most

of them have been restored.

The first picture tonight shows the doorway entry to the address listed for the SDA Church in Dresden. I was thankful to find that they no longer meet there, but I had no new address. So, I didn't get to go to an Adventist Church, but we did get to go to church on Sabbath. We attended the service at the Evangelical Church (Lutheran). This is called the Frauenkirche and it is a marvelous church that was also destroyed in the bombing, but restored in exact detail. Standing room only for Sabbath church! We were with the last ones in, stood the whole time, and many were turned away!

Next you see a panorama of a tile mural depicting the various rulers. They said there were more than 25,000 tiles and the mural is over 100 meters long. I didn't count the tiles. I'll take their word for it. Next is a picture of Ingrid flanked by her cousin Ingrid and a good friend, Erika. It was just me with three ladies for the weekend. I won't make any further comment on that at this time.

Next you see a wonderful wood carving done by six prisoners who refused to give up their faith toward the end of WWII. These six young men, ages 19 - 32 were all beheaded. It was a moving experience to witness their work. This is on display in the Augustus Dom, a new Catholic Church.

The last five pictures all just show some of the architectural beauty that surrounds you in Dresden. The final four were all taken on the grounds of Zwinger, which is a cultural garden and exhibition area that has been the focal point of culture for centuries. I had so much fun walking around there for a couple of hours last night. I have many, many more wonderful pictures and it was hard to choose just a few to share.

Tomorrow we visit an uncle nearby and then the city of Eisleben for some further Luther sites and back to our host, Ingrid, for a tour of Halle. It's been a long weekend and our hearts have been with our home church family as they remembered our dear friend, Karl Yared. May Jesus come soon and show us beauty that we cannot even imagine.