Tuesday 5th

Tuesday morning is team time. Today Cherie the short termer shared her experiences here because she is leaving this week for home. It was really encouraging for me to hear her struggles because already I’m identifying with some of them and to hear her highlights because it gives me hope for my time here.



In the afternoon some of us went on a prayer walk around the refugee camp or Lager as it is known here. Outside it's a beautiful old building; I don't know what it's like on the inside. It currently houses hundreds of refugees, although I’ve heard that in times past it held thousands. It reminds me of the German schloss I stayed in a few summers ago, but I doubt its residents are having as much fun as we did. I cycle through the vineyards and past the lager every day on my way to work. It's a very imposing building that I must believe heavily influences the identity of Traiskirchen. I’ll never go inside, the armed guards see to that, but hopefully over the next few months as I work here, God's love will reach some of those who live there.