Towards the end of the month in Romania we began to talk
about where we would be going next. After a few days of talking about it, we were asked by Team Judah to
accompany them in traveling to Berlin, Germany to work with a 24-7 prayer and
worship movement called “Burn.” Although, not everyone felt settled about it (myself included), the
decision was made. Not really knowing
how we would get to Berlin, we boarded a 12 hour train to Budapest, Hungary in
hopes of catching an 8pm train to Berlin. Turns out we got held up (mechanical problems or something), and our
train sat on the tracks somewhere between Bucharest & Budapest for about
3hours, causing us to miss the last train of the night as we arrived at what is
likely Eastern Europe’s sketchiest train station after 10pm. We quickly
assembled in a corner of the station to discuss what we would do. Jamie Neuman
and myself, set out to figure out what to do about getting on another train,
while others guarded the gear, hit up the fast food joints, and looked for a
place to stay the night if we couldn’t get on a train pretty quickly.
about where we would be going next. After a few days of talking about it, we were asked by Team Judah to
accompany them in traveling to Berlin, Germany to work with a 24-7 prayer and
worship movement called “Burn.” Although, not everyone felt settled about it (myself included), the
decision was made. Not really knowing
how we would get to Berlin, we boarded a 12 hour train to Budapest, Hungary in
hopes of catching an 8pm train to Berlin. Turns out we got held up (mechanical problems or something), and our
train sat on the tracks somewhere between Bucharest & Budapest for about
3hours, causing us to miss the last train of the night as we arrived at what is
likely Eastern Europe’s sketchiest train station after 10pm. We quickly
assembled in a corner of the station to discuss what we would do. Jamie Neuman
and myself, set out to figure out what to do about getting on another train,
while others guarded the gear, hit up the fast food joints, and looked for a
place to stay the night if we couldn’t get on a train pretty quickly.
The Roaring Concords, refreshed and ready before leaving Romania.
The next train didn’t leave until 5:15am the next morning
and they wanted 100 Euros a ticket, which was well over our budget and the
nearby hotels wanted 25 Euro a night per person, which is well over our budget.
As we bowed our heads to pray about where to go next, we were interrupted by a
security guard telling us we needed to move… And although I was content to spend the night hanging out at the train
station, within minutes a few people stepped up to pay for our nights stay in
the Hotel across the street. What a blessing it was to the rest of us! Thank
you Justine, Rebekah, and Mike.
After an awesome night’s sleep Brad, the leader of the Tribe
of Judah, hopped on the Internet and found us a bus (sort of in the budget),
that would take us all the way to Berlin. Sadly enough the bus didn’t leave
until midnight, and we were forced to spend the day hanging out in the
beautiful city of Budapest. We ate at a
Mexican food restaurant, rode a subway, used good Wi-Fi, went to the zoo, and
saw some pretty cool buildings. It was like a Pseudo-vacation. Then, we loaded the bus, hopped on the
Autobahn, and booked it to Berlin (actually bus travel should never be referred
to as “booking it.)
of Judah, hopped on the Internet and found us a bus (sort of in the budget),
that would take us all the way to Berlin. Sadly enough the bus didn’t leave
until midnight, and we were forced to spend the day hanging out in the
beautiful city of Budapest. We ate at a
Mexican food restaurant, rode a subway, used good Wi-Fi, went to the zoo, and
saw some pretty cool buildings. It was like a Pseudo-vacation. Then, we loaded the bus, hopped on the
Autobahn, and booked it to Berlin (actually bus travel should never be referred
to as “booking it.)
Rebekah and Alana trying really hard to look like they are enjoying Budapest.
All of the people who read my blog met me in Budapest. Sorry you couldn’t make it Mom.
Whoever comes up with the best caption for this photo wins.
Riding the rails. Brad and Erika Baldwin, Jessica Johnson, and Jamie Neuman.
When we arrived at our bus station many hours later, we were
greeted by our host-for-the-month Chuck Magnet (that’s right his name is Chuck
Magnet). Chuck and his wife Della, are
the directors of the Berlin chapter of Burn, and have been awesome hosts. A few hours of rest at the Lindenhof (does
anybody know what that means, because I don’t?), and we were on our way to the
park to get our first taste of the “Burn…”
greeted by our host-for-the-month Chuck Magnet (that’s right his name is Chuck
Magnet). Chuck and his wife Della, are
the directors of the Berlin chapter of Burn, and have been awesome hosts. A few hours of rest at the Lindenhof (does
anybody know what that means, because I don’t?), and we were on our way to the
park to get our first taste of the “Burn…”
Welcome to Berlin… This is the infamous Hotel Adlon, where Michael Jackson dangled Blanket over the balcony. We tried to stay here but they wouldn’t let us pitch our tents in the lobby.
